# Melodifestivalen 2002

Melodifestivalen 2002 was the 42nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a seven-week period between 19 January and 1 March 2002. The winner of the competition was Afro-dite with the song "Never Let It Go", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, where she came eight with 72 points. All shows were hosted by Kristin Kaspersen and Claes Åkesson.

## Format

This was the first year that a heat format had been used for the competition; but also, the first where songs were permitted in languages other than Swedish, resulting in a significant number of English language songs, and two songs with lyrics in Spanish. "Ett vackert par", composed by Py Bäckman and Micke Wennborn was disqualified before the competition, when the dance band Grönwalls had performed it on the radio before the contest (not knowing it was supposed to enter). Nanne Grönvall and Nick Borgen was thought as possible performers. It was replaced by "Sista andetaget".
Competition Schedule :
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
| Heat 1 | 19 January 2002 | Växjö | Tipshallen |
| Heat 2 | 26 January 2002 | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen |
| Heat 3 | 2 February 2002 | Sundsvall | Nordichallen |
| Heat 4 | 9 February 2002 | Falun | Lugnet |
| Winners' Choice | 22 February 2002 | Stockholm | SVT Broadcasting House |
| Final | 1 March 2002 | Stockholm | Stockholm Globe Arena |
The contest consisted of four heats of eight participants each. The songs that came in the first two placed qualified directly to the final while the ones that came third and fourth qualified to the Winners' Choice round. There, eight songs competed and they were judged by a jury of previous Melodifestivalen winners which individually ranked each song. Then the average was used to determine the final placement. The first two songs qualified for the final.

## Competing entries

| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| Afro-dite | "Never Let It Go" | Marcos Ubeda |
| Ann-Louise & Molle [sv] | "Sluta" | Anders NymanRobin RexTobias Karlsson |
| Annika Ljungberg | "Sail Away" | Johan RamströmPatrik Magnusson |
| Arvingarna | "Ingenting är större än vi" | Thomas G:son |
| Barbados | "Världen utanför" | Calle KindbomThomas G:son |
| Brandsta City Släckers | "Kom och ta mig" | Larry ForsbergLennart WastessonSven-Inge Sjöberg |
| Camilla Lindén [sv] | "Du har rört vid min själ" | Claes-Göran BjerdinTommy Eriksson |
| Date | "Det innersta rummet" | Johnny ThunqvistPatrik Tibell |
| Excellence | "Last to Know" | Brian HobbsDaniel Eklund |
| Fredrik Wännman [sv] | "Vackrare nu" | Fredrik Wännman |
| Friends | "The One That You Need" | Henrik SethssonPontus Assarsson |
| Hanna & Lina Hedlund | "Big Time Party" | Lotta AhlinTommy Lydell |
| Jakob Stadell [sv] & Voice Boys | "Ge mig mitt hjärta tillbaka" | Lars KarlssonSuzzie Tapper |
| Jan Johansen | "Sista andetaget" | Dan AttlerudThomas Thörnholm |
| Javiera Muñoz | "No hay nada más" | Javiera MuñozLars "Dille" DiedricsonMarcos Ubeda |
| Jennifer Newberry [sv] | "Ingenting ingenting" | Joakim BjörklundJonas SällbergTony Malm |
| Kikki, Bettan & Lotta | "Vem é dé du vill ha" | Calle KindbomThomas G:son |
| Kina Jaarnek | "Son of a Liar" | Marcos Ubeda |
| Linda Grip [sv] | "You're the Best Thing" | Linda GripMarcus Black |
| Martin | "Du och jag (i hela världen)" | Martin Svensson |
| Méndez | "Adrenaline" | Leopoldo MéndezPablo CepedaPatrik HenzelRasmus LindwallRobert Wåtz |
| Niklas Andersson [sv] | "I Want You" | Micke WedbergSvante Persson |
| Östen med Resten | "Hon kommer med solsken" | Larry ForsbergLennart WastessonSven-Inge Sjöberg |
| Poets [sv] | "What Difference Does It Make?" | Thomas G:son |
| Richard Sköld [sv] | "En värld som alltid brinner" | Erik AppelrosIstvan StenebergRichard Sköld |
| Rolf Carlsson [sv] | "Tidig är tiden" | Markku ReigngoldRolf Carlsson |
| Solo | "Ge mig himlen för en dag" | Jonas OhlsonNiclas ErikssonUlf Georgsson |
| Sylvia Vrethammar | "Hon är en annan nu" | Dan HylanderTomas Enochsson |
| The Honeydrops | "It Takes 2" | Mats Hedström |
| Tom Nordahl [sv] | "Blue As Her Angel Eyes" | Micke WennbornPy Bäckman |
| Towe Jaarnek | "Back Again" | Kjell-Åke NorénTowe Jaarnek |
| Zoë | "Hollywood-do" | Sofia Geiryd (Zoë)Stefan Olsson |

## Contest overview
### Heat 1

The first heat took place on 19 January 2002 at the Tipshallen in Växjö. 2,653,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 403,993 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 3,425,441 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Total | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Result |
| 1 | Excellence | "Last to Know" | 16,928 | 23,081 | 40,009 | 4 | Winners' Choice |
| 2 | Tom Nordahl | "Blue As Her Angel Eyes" | 4,137 | — | 4,137 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Barbados | "Världen utanför" | 44,899 | 52,309 | 97,208 | 3 | Winners' Choice |
| 4 | Camilla Lindén | "Du har rört vid min själ" | 15,549 | — | 15,549 | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Brandsta City Släckers | "Kom och ta mig" | 59,007 | 71,194 | 130,201 | 1 | Final |
| 6 | Zoë | "Hollywood-do" | 12,733 | — | 12,733 | 6 | Out |
| 7 | Richard Sköld | "En värld som alltid brinner" | 3,352 | — | 3,352 | 8 | Out |
| 8 | Méndez | "Adrenaline" | 45,731 | 52,632 | 98,363 | 2 | Final |

### Heat 2

The second heat took place on 26 January 2002 at the Himmelstalundshallen in Norrköping. 2,318,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 311,381 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 2,646,739 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Total | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Result |
| 1 | Poets | "What Difference Does It Make?" | 22,232 | 28,560 | 50,792 | 3 | Winners' Choice |
| 2 | Jennifer Newberry | "Ingenting ingenting" | 2,360 | — | 2,360 | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Javiera Muñoz | "No hay nada más" | 25,023 | 31,915 | 56,938 | 2 | Final |
| 4 | Martin | "Du och jag (i hela världen)" | 5,787 | — | 5,787 | 7 | Out |
| 5 | Ann-Louise & Molle | "Sluta" | 9,227 | — | 9,227 | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Jakob Stadell & Voice Boys | "Ge mig mitt hjärta tillbaka" | 13,604 | — | 13,604 | 5 | Out |
| 7 | Afro-dite | "Never Let It Go" | 56,029 | 89,487 | 145,516 | 1 | Final |
| 8 | Annika Ljungberg | "Sail Away" | 13,907 | 12,596 | 26,503 | 4 | Winners' Choice |

### Heat 3

The third heat took place on 2 February 2002 at the Nordichallen in Sundsvall. 2,188,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 219,474 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,865,529 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Total | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Result |
| 1 | Towe Jaarnek | "Back Again" | 9,053 | — | 9,053 | 7 | Out |
| 2 | Date | "Det innersta rummet" | 14,127 | 17,624 | 31,751 | 3 | Winners' Choice |
| 3 | Linda Grip | "You're the Best Thing" | 2,679 | — | 2,679 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Arvingarna | "Ingenting är större än vi" | 10,186 | — | 10,186 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Östen med Resten | "Hon kommer med solsken" | 33,570 | 46,553 | 80,123 | 1 | Final |
| 6 | Rolf Carlsson | "Tidig är tiden" | 11,000 | 19,104 | 30,104 | 4 | Winners' Choice |
| 7 | Sylvia Vrethammar | "Hon är en annan nu" | 10,251 | — | 10,251 | 5 | Out |
| 8 | Hanna & Lina Hedlund | "Big Time Party" | 21,821 | 23,093 | 44,914 | 2 | Final |

### Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 9 February 2002 at the Lugnet in Falun. 2,971,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 332,500 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 2,826,250 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Total | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Result |
| 1 | Kina Jaarnek | "Son of a Liar" | 14,186 | 25,578 | 39,764 | 4 | Winners' Choice |
| 2 | Solo | "Ge mig himlen för en dag" | 9,447 | — | 9,447 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Niklas Andersson | "I Want You" | 8,354 | — | 8,354 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Friends | "The One That You Need" | 24,584 | 40,188 | 65,042 | 2 | Final |
| 5 | The Honeydrops | "It Takes 2" | 10,277 | — | 10,227 | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Kikki, Bettan & Lotta | "Vem é dé du vill ha" | 69,514 | 66,048 | 135,562 | 1 | Final |
| 7 | Jan Johansen | "Sista andetaget" | 23,201 | 29,140 | 52,341 | 3 | Winners' Choice |
| 8 | Fredrik Wännman | "Vackrare nu" | 11,214 | — | 11,214 | 5 | Out |

### Winners' Choice

The Winners' Choice round took place on 22 February 2002 at the SVT Broadcasting House in Stockholm. 2,037,000 viewers watched the show live.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
| 1 | Excellence | "Last to Know" | 7 | Out |
| 2 | Barbados | "Världen utanför" | 1 / 2 | Final |
| 3 | The Poets | "What Difference Does It Make?" | 5 | Out |
| 4 | Annika Ljungberg | "Sail Away" | 3 | Out |
| 5 | Date | "Det innersta rummet" | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Rolf Carlsson | "Tidig är tiden" | 8 | Out |
| 7 | Kina Jaarnek | "Son of a Liar" | 4 | Out |
| 8 | Jan Johansen | "Sista andetaget" | 1 / 2 | Final |
Winners' Jury members :
| Juror | Winning edition |
| Anders Berglund | Chair of the jury without voting rights |
| Charlotte Nilsson | 1999, 2008 |
| Claes af Geijerstam | 1973 |
| Jill Johnson | 1998 |
| Lasse Holm | 1986 |
| Nanne Grönvall | 1996 |
| Roger Pontare | 1994, 2000 |
| Siw Malmkvist | 1959, 1961 |
| Svante Thuresson | 1966 |
| Tommy Nilsson | 1989 |

### Final

The final took place on 1 March 2002 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 3,720,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 926,318 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 7,873,703 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Votes | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | Afro-dite | "Never Let It Go" | 116 | 162,612 | 132 | 248 | 1 |
| 2 | Brandsta City Släckers | "Kom och ta mig" | 0 | 147,700 | 88 | 88 | 5 |
| 3 | Javiera Muñoz | "No hay nada más" | 71 | 39,978 | 0 | 71 | 6 |
| 4 | Barbados | "Världen utanför" | 46 | 94,770 | 44 | 90 | 4 |
| 5 | Hanna Hedlund & Lina Hedlund | "Big Time Party" | 43 | 19,226 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
| 6 | Östen med Resten | "Hon kommer med solsken" | 11 | 59,149 | 22 | 33 | 10 |
| 7 | Friends | "The One That You Need" | 46 | 58,634 | 0 | 46 | 8 |
| 8 | Kikki, Bettan & Lotta | "Vem é dé du vill ha" | 34 | 136,175 | 66 | 100 | 3 |
| 9 | Jan Johansen | "Sista andetaget" | 54 | 58,668 | 11 | 65 | 7 |
| 10 | Mendez | "Adrenaline" | 52 | 149,406 | 110 | 162 | 2 |
Detailed jury votes :
| R/O | Song | Luleå | Umeå | Sundsvall | Falun | Karlstad | Örebro | Norrköping | Gothenburg | Växjö | Malmö | Stockholm | Total |
| 1 | "Never Let It Go" | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 116 |
| 2 | "Kom och ta mig" | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 3 | "No hay nada más" | 8 | | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 71 |
| 4 | "Världen utanför" | | 12 | | | 8 | 6 | 8 | | 6 | | 6 | 46 |
| 5 | "Big Time Party" | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | 43 |
| 6 | "Hon kommer med solsken" | 4 | | 4 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | "The One That You Need" | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | | 8 | 4 | 8 | | 1 | 2 | 46 |
| 8 | "Vem é dé du vill ha" | | 4 | | 10 | | | | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 34 |
| 9 | "Sista andetaget" | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 54 |
| 10 | "Adrenaline" | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | | 52 |
| Jury spokespersons ||||||||||||||
| Luleå – Bobbo Nordenskiöld Umeå – Micke Leijnegard Sundsvall – Linda Olofsson Falun – Mia Norin Karlstad – Staffan Lindström [sv] Örebro – Ernst Kirchsteiger [sv] Norrköping – Joachim Vogel Gothenburg – Sara Wennerblom [sv] Växjö – Josefine Sundström Malmö – Emma Kronqvist [sv] Stockholm – Anders Lundin ||||||||||||||

## Ratings

Viewing figures by show :
| Show | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
| Heat 1 | 19 January 2002 | 2.653 |
| Heat 2 | 26 January 2002 | 2.318 |
| Heat 3 | 2 February 2002 | 2.188 |
| Heat 4 | 9 February 2002 | 2.971 |
| Winners' Choice | 22 February 2002 | 2.037 |
| Final | 1 March 2002 | 3.720 |