# Melodifestivalen 2007

Melodifestivalen 2007 was the 47th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 3 February and 10 March 2007. The winner of the competition was the band The Ark with the song "The Worrying Kind", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, where they came eighteenth with 51 points.

## Format

The heats for Melodifestivalen 2007 began on 3 February 2007. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on 10 March 2007.
Competition Schedule :
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
| Heat 1 | 3 February 2007 | Jönköping | Kinnarps Arena |
| Heat 2 | 10 February 2007 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
| Heat 3 | 17 February 2007 | Örnsköldsvik | Swedbank Arena |
| Heat 4 | 24 February 2007 | Gävle | Läkerol Arena |
| Second chance | 3 March 2007 | Nyköping | Rosvalla Eventcenter |
| Final | 10 March 2007 | Stockholm | Stockholm Globe Arena |

### Second chance round changes

On 15 August 2006, SVT announced that the second chance round, which had by then taken place on the Sunday after the last heat, would be turned into a full Saturday night show. That meant that Melodifestivalen 2007 would become a six-week competition, rather than the five-week event it had been the previous years.
As well as turning the second chance round into a main show in an arena, the voting for it was also changed. A knock-out system was introduced where each of the eight artists were split into four duels, and the voters voted for their favorite in each one. The four winners went through to a second round, where they were paired off again, and the winners of each duel went through to the final.

### Wildcards

Starting in 2004, four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth. Each artist, called "wildcard", participated in a different heat. The wildcards in 2007 were the following:
| Artist | Song | Heat |
| Uno & Irma | "God morgon" | Heat 1 |
| The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | Heat 2 |
| Sebastian | "When The Night Comes Falling" | Heat 3 |
| Magnus Uggla | "För kung och fosterland" | Heat 4 |

## Competing entries

| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| Addis Black Widow | "Clubbin'" | Armias MamoDianne Wiston |
| After Dark | "(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer" | Henrik WikströmKent Olsson |
| Andersson & Gibson | "Anything But You" | Aleena GibsonStefan Andersson |
| Andreas Johnson | "A Little Bit of Love" | Andreas JohnsonPeter Kvint |
| Andreas Lundstedt | "Move" | Andreas LundstedtJohan Röhr |
| Anna Book | "Samba Sambero" | Thomas G:son |
| Caroline af Ugglas | "Tror på dig" | Caroline af UgglasHeinz LiljedahlMattias Torell |
| Cosmo4 | "What's Your Name" | Henrik WikströmKent OlssonNiklas Edberger [sv] |
| Elin Lanto | "Money" | Lasse Anderson [sv] |
| Emile Azar | "Vi hade nåt" | Larry Forsberg [sv]Lennart WastessonSven-Inge Sjöberg |
| Jessica Andersson | "Kom" | Lina Eriksson [sv]Mårten Eriksson [sv]Rasmus Lindvall [sv]Robert Wåtz [sv] |
| Jimmy Jansson | "Amanda" | Jimmy JanssonThomas G:son |
| Lustans Lakejer | "Allt vi en gång trodde på" | Johan Kinde [sv] |
| Magnus Carlsson | "Live Forever" | Michael ClaussDan Attlerud [sv]Thomas Thörnholm [sv] |
| Magnus Uggla | "För kung och fosterland" | Anders Henriksson [sv]Magnus Uggla |
| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Cara Mia" | Fredrik KempeHenrik Wikström |
| Marie Lindberg | "Trying to Recall" | Marie Lindberg |
| MissMatch | "Drop Dead" | Felix PerssonFigge BoströmMarit WoodyMärta Grauers [sv]Stefan Woody [sv] |
| Nanne | "Jag måste kyssa dig" | Ingela ForsmanNanne GrönvallPeter Grönvall [sv] |
| Regina Lund | "Rainbow Star" | Bobby LjunggrenFredrik KempeRegina Lund |
| Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" | Bobby LjunggrenFredrik KempeHenrik Wikström |
| Sarah Dawn Finer | "I Remember Love" | Peter HallströmSarah Dawn Finer |
| Sebastian | "When The Night Comes Falling" | Peter KvintSebastian Karlsson |
| Sheida | "I mina drömmar" | Niklas Roswall [sv]Rostam MirlashariUlrika Bodén [sv] |
| Sofia | "Hypnotized" | Dimitrios StassosJason GillSofia Berntson |
| Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | Bobby LjunggrenSonja Aldén |
| Svante Thuresson & Anne-Lie Rydé | "Första gången" | Bobby LjunggrenDan SundqvistSonja Aldén |
| The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | Ola Salo |
| The Attic feat. Therese | "The Arrival" | Eric AmarilloMichael Feiner |
| Tommy Nilsson | "Jag tror på människan" | Johan StentorpLasse AnderssonTommy Nilsson |
| Uno & Irma | "God morgon" | Staffan HellstrandUno Svenningsson |
| Verona | "La musica" | Joakim UddJohan Fjellström [sv]Karl Eurén [sv]Robert Rydholm |

## Contest overview
### Heat 1

The first heat took place on 3 February 2007 at the Kinnarps Arena in Jönköping. 2,989,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 379,212 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,086,555 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Votes | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Result |
| 1 | Elin Lanto | "Money" | 20,960 | 32,121 | 53,081 | 4 | Second chance |
| 2 | Andersson & Gibson | "Anything But You" | 17,610 | 24,984 | 42,594 | 5 | Out |
| 3 | Anna Book | "Samba Sambero" | 44,039 | 65,184 | 109,223 | 1 | Final |
| 4 | Addis Black Widow | "Clubbin'" | 3,717 | — | 3,717 | 8 | Out |
| 5 | Andreas Lundstedt | "Move" | 17,145 | — | 17,145 | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Tommy Nilsson | "Jag tror på människan" | 34,098 | 42,442 | 76,540 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Sofia | "Hypnotized" | 16,695 | — | 16,695 | 7 | Out |
| 8 | Uno & Irma | "God morgon" | 26,680 | 31,919 | 58,599 | 3 | Second chance |

### Heat 2

The second heat took place on 10 February 2007 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,211,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 508,716 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,336,344 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Votes | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Result |
| 1 | Regina Lund | "Rainbow Star" | 7,188 | — | 7,188 | 8 | Out |
| 2 | Marie Lindberg | "Trying to Recall" | 52,041 | 81,441 | 133,482 | 2 | Final |
| 3 | Jimmy Jansson | "Amanda" | 34,291 | 38,447 | 72,738 | 3 | Second chance |
| 4 | Cosmo4 | "What's Your Name" | 17,648 | 20,549 | 38,197 | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Lustans Lakejer | "Allt vi en gång trodde på" | 8,808 | — | 8,808 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Jessica Andersson | "Kom" | 20,808 | 27,575 | 48,383 | 4 | Second chance |
| 7 | Svante Thuresson & Anne-Lie Rydé | "Första gången" | 12,965 | — | 12,965 | 6 | Out |
| 8 | The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | 81,793 | 104,065 | 185,858 | 1 | Final |

### Heat 3

The third heat took place on 17 February 2007 at the Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik. 3,177,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 623,321 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,399,219 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Votes | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Result |
| 1 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Cara Mia" | 52,975 | 85,623 | 138,598 | 1 | Final |
| 2 | MissMatch | "Drop Dead" | 7,062 | — | 7,062 | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Magnus Carlsson | "Live Forever" | 44,193 | 56,692 | 100,885 | 5 | Out |
| 4 | Sheida | "I mina drömmar" | 15,839 | — | 15,839 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | The Attic feat. Therese | "The Arrival" | 10,960 | — | 10,960 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Sebastian | "When The Night Comes Falling" | 50,136 | 70,760 | 120,896 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | 38,530 | 58,529 | 97,059 | 4 | Second chance |
| 8 | Nanne | "Jag måste kyssa dig" | 61,051 | 65,791 | 126,842 | 3 | Second chance |

### Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 24 February 2007 at the Läkerol Arena in Gävle. 3,146,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 648,319 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,584,630 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Votes | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Result |
| 1 | Magnus Uggla | "För kung och fosterland" | 39,159 | 46,239 | 85,398 | 3 | Second chance |
| 2 | Emile Azar | "Vi hade nåt" | 17,388 | — | 17,388 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" | 32,092 | 43,882 | 75,974 | 4 | Second chance |
| 4 | Caroline af Ugglas | "Tror på dig" | 26,926 | — | 26,926 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | After Dark | "(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer" | 35,877 | 40,651 | 76,528 | 5 | Out |
| 6 | Sarah Dawn Finer | "I Remember Love" | 54,395 | 85,587 | 139,982 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Verona | "La musica" | 16,516 | — | 16,516 | 8 | Out |
| 8 | Andreas Johnson | "A Little Bit of Love" | 95,969 | 111,662 | 207,631 | 1 | Final |

### Second chance

The second chance round took place on 3 March 2007 at the Rosvalla Eventcenter in Nyköping. 3,038,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 1,073,000 votes were cast.
Round 1 :
| Duel | R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
| I | 1 | Elin Lanto | "Money" | 31,924 | Out |
| I | 2 | Jessica Andersson | "Kom" | 39,683 | Round 2 |
| II | 1 | Jimmy Jansson | "Amanda" | 81,699 | Out |
| II | 2 | Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" | 100,358 | Round 2 |
| III | 1 | Uno & Irma | "God morgon" | 44,527 | Out |
| III | 2 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | 70,863 | Round 2 |
| IV | 1 | Nanne | "Jag måste kyssa dig" | 118,217 | Out |
| IV | 2 | Magnus Uggla | "För kung och fosterland" | 149,331 | Round 2 |
Round 2 :
| Duel | R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
| I | 1 | Jessica Andersson | "Kom" | 45,046 | Out |
| I | 2 | Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" | 105,980 | Final |
| II | 1 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | 143,980 | Final |
| II | 2 | Magnus Uggla | "För kung och fosterland" | 142,540 | Out |

### Final

The final took place on 10 March 2007 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 3,976,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 2,072,918 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 5,117,374 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Votes | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | Andreas Johnson | "A Little Bit of Love" | 101 | 371,222 | 88 | 189 | 2 |
| 2 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | 40 | 128,806 | 22 | 62 | 6 |
| 3 | Anna Book | "Samba Sambero" | 1 | 42,205 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Sebastian | "When The Night Comes Falling" | 39 | 86,861 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| 5 | Marie Lindberg | "Trying to Recall" | 4 | 228,422 | 66 | 70 | 5 |
| 6 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Cara Mia" | 61 | 402,133 | 110 | 171 | 3 |
| 7 | Tommy Nilsson | "Jag tror på människan" | 0 | 50,850 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" | 33 | 113,012 | 11 | 44 | 7 |
| 9 | Sarah Dawn Finer | "I Remember Love" | 78 | 157,227 | 44 | 122 | 4 |
| 10 | The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | 116 | 492,180 | 132 | 248 | 1 |
Detailed jury votes :
| R/O | Song | Örebro | Luleå | Falun | Karlstad | Umeå | Norrköping | Gothenburg | Sundsvall | Växjö | Malmö | Stockholm | Total |
| 1 | "A Little Bit of Love" | 1 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 101 |
| 2 | "För att du finns" | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | "Samba Sambero" | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | "When The Night Comes Falling" | 6 | | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | "Trying to Recall" | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| 6 | "Cara Mia" | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 61 |
| 7 | "Jag tror på människan" | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 8 | "Vågar du, vågar jag" | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | "I Remember Love" | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 78 |
| 10 | "The Worrying Kind" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 116 |
| Jury spokespersons ||||||||||||||
| Örebro – Ann-Christine Bärnsten Luleå – Christian Lundqvist [sv] and Jakob Samuel Falun – Kikki Danielsson Karlstad – Magnus Bäcklund Umeå – Niklas Andersson [sv] Norrköping – Magnus Carlsson Gothenburg – Jessica Andersson Sundsvall – Göran Fristorp Växjö – Josefine Sundström Malmö – Björn Kjellman Stockholm – Carola Häggkvist ||||||||||||||

## Ratings

Viewing figures by show :
| Show | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
| Heat 1 | 3 February 2007 | 2.989 |
| Heat 2 | 10 February 2007 | 3.211 |
| Heat 3 | 17 February 2007 | 3.177 |
| Heat 4 | 24 February 2007 | 3.146 |
| Second chance | 3 March 2007 | 3.038 |
| Final | 10 March 2007 | 3.976 |