The Swedish Final, Melodifestivalen 2011, was held on March 12th at the Globe Theatre in Stockholm, hosted by Marie Serneholt & Rickard Olsson. The winner was chosen by 11 international juries (50%) and televoting (50%).
Before the final there were 5 semi-finals. The Swedish Semi-Finals were also hosted by Marie Serneholt & Rickard Olsson. The first 4 semi-finals had two rounds of televoting. In the first round, the top song automatically qualified for the final, while the bottom 3 songs were eliminated. In the second round, the top song (out of the remaining 4) also qualified for the final, while the 2nd & 3rd placed songs went forward to the 5th semi-final where they had a second chance to qualify for the final. In the 5th semi-final songs competed in groups of pairs. The most popular song from each pairing was chosen by televoting, then the winners of pairs 1 & 2 competed against each other to qualify for the final as did the winners of pairs 3 & 4.
Before the semi-finals there was a 'Web Joker' round. The Swedish 'Web Joker' final was held on November 8th at the 'Golden Hits' restaurant in Stockholm, hosted by Henric von Zweigbergk, featuring the top 5 songs from the internet voting. The top 2 songs (chosen by televoting) qualified for the semi-finals.
Results:
The Web Joker Final - November 8th - 'Golden Hits' restaurant, Stockholm
Tusen nätter - Billy
Better or worse - Julia Alvgard (Semi-final)
I wanna be with you - Anton & Dejo
Don't stop - Engla
On my own - Jonas Matsson (Semi-final)
Semi-Final 1 - February 5th - Coop Arena, Luleå
1. In the club - Danny Saucedo
2. Me and my drum - Swingfly
3. Something in your eyes - Jenny Silver
4. Desperados - Pernilla Andersson
5. Oh my God - Le Kid
6. Social butterfly - Rasmus Viberg
7. On my own - Jonas Matsson
8. Try again - Dilba
Semi-Final 2 - February 12th - Scandinavium, Gothenburg
1. I'm in love - Sanna Nielsen
2. 7 days and 7 nights - Brolle
3. Oh my God! - The Moniker
4. My heart is refusing me - Loreen
5. Like suicide - Christian Walz
6. Elektrisk - Anniela
7. Ge mig en Spanjor - Babsan
8. Vaken i en dröm - Elisabeth Andreassen
Semi-Final 3 - February 19th - Cloetta Center, Linköping
1. Popular - Eric Saade
2. The king - The Playtones
3. Spring för livet - sara Varga
4. I thought it was forever - Shirley's Angels
5. No one else could - Sebastian
6. Lucky you - Lind aSundblad
7. Enemy - Sara Lumholdt
8. Tid att andas - Simon Forsberg
Semi-Final 4 - February 26th - Malmö Arena, Malmö
1. E det fel på mej - Linda Bengtzing
2. Leaving home - Nicke Borg
3. Dance alone - Love Generation
4. Alive - Linda Pritchard
5. En blick och nånting händer - Lasse Stefanz
6. Better or worse - Julia Alvgard
7. The hunter - Melody Club
8. Run - Anders Fernette
Semi-Final 5 - March 5th - Nordichallen, Sundsvall
Something in your eyes - Jenny Silver (-) V Dance alone - Love Generation (Q)
My heart is refusing me - Loreen (-) V Spring för livet - Sara Varga (Q)
Oh my God - The Moniker (Q) V Alive - Linda Pritchard (-)
I thought it was forever - Shirley's Angels (-) V Desperados - Pernilla Andersson (Q)
Dance alone - Love Generation (-) V Spring för livet - Sara Varga (F)
Oh my God - The Moniker (F) V Desperados - Pernilla Andersson (-)
The Final - March 12 - Globen, Stockholm
01. Popular - Eric Saade, 193 points
02. In the club - Danny Saucedo, 149 points
03. Oh my God! - The Moniker, 124 points
04. I'm in love - Sanna Nielsen, 114 points
05. Me and my drum - Swingfly, 93 points
06. The king - The Playtones, 79 points
07. E det fel på mej - Linda Bengtzing, 58 points
08. Leaving home - Nicke Borg, 57 points
09. Spring för livet - Sara Varga, 50 points
10. 7 days and 7 nights - Brolle, 29points
The winner of Melodifestivalen 2011 was Eric Saade with the song Popular, written by Fredrik Kempe and David Alano.
At the ESC Sweden came 1st in the second semi-final and 3rd in the final with 185 points. This was the best result for Sweden since 1999, when Charlotte Nilsson won the contest.
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Eric Saade (born October 29 1990 in Kattarp, Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left the group in February 2009 to pursue a solo career.
In February 2010, Eric performed in the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song Manboy written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström. He won that semi-final and came in third place in the final of Melodifestivalen. The single reached #1 in Sweden and in the Swedish ringtone Charts. In June 2010, the single has reached Platinum status there.
On February 19 2011, Eric participated for the second time at Melodifestivalen. He won with the song Popular which was written by Fredrik Kempe and David Alano and produced by Peter Boström. Eric competed in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. He won the semi-final and came 3rd in the final. Popular was released on February 28 2011 in Sweden. The song reached #1 in Sweden and in the Swedish ringtone Charts. By July 2011, it sold over 40.000 copies in Sweden and received Double Platinum status there. The music video premiered on 14 April 2011. After competing in Eurovision Song Contest, Eric released the song in Europe, Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and the USA.
Eric is vey popular in Sweden, was nominated for many awards, released many singles and three albums. He also toured Sweden three times.
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