Sweden was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Martin Stenmarck with the song "Las Vegas".
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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Country | Sweden | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2005 | |||
Selection date(s) | Heats 12 February 2005 19 February 2005 26 February 2005 5 March 2005 Second Chance 6 March 2005 Final 12 March 2005 | |||
Selected entrant | Martin Stenmarck | |||
Selected song | "Las Vegas" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 19th, 30 points | |||
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The entrant was chosen through the Swedish national final Melodifestivalen. Four heats and one "second chance" round were broadcast to decide the line-up for the national final in Sweden. As in recent years the qualifying heats were held across Sweden. The Melodifestival started out in Göteborg and travelled through Linköping, Skellefteå, and Växjö before the final. The final was won by Martin Stenmarck with his song "Las Vegas", which was written and composed by Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson and Tobias Lundgren. Nanne, who was the favourite of televoters, came second, as she did not receive enough points from the 11 juries. This caused much controversy in Sweden.
The final took place on 20 March 2005 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm and was presented by Jill Johnson and Mark Levengood.
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Martin Stenmarck | "Las Vegas" | 102 | 110 | 212 | 1 |
2 | Linda Bengtzing | "Alla flickor" | 15 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
3 | Nordman | "Ödet var min väg" | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 |
4 | Shirley Clamp | "Att älska dig" | 86 | 44 | 130 | 4 |
5 | Sanne Salomonsen | "Higher Ground" | 35 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
6 | Caroline Wennergren | "A Different Kind of Love" | 28 | 88 | 116 | 5 |
7 | Alcazar | "Alcastar" | 69 | 66 | 135 | 3 |
8 | Jimmy Jansson | "Vi kan gunga" | 27 | 22 | 49 | 6 |
9 | Fredrik Kempe and Sanna Nielsen | "Du och jag mot världen" | 30 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
10 | Nanne Grönvall | "Håll om mig" | 77 | 132 | 209 | 2 |
Martin automatically qualified for the Kyiv final (thanks to Lena Philipsson's 5th place result in the 2004 Contest), where he performed 14th. The result was a joint 19th place (out of 24) with 30 points; this was the lowest placement for Sweden in 13 years.[1]
The spokesperson who revealed Sweden's votes for other countries was SVT and radio host Annika Jankell.[2]
Score | Country |
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12 points | |
10 points | |
8 points | |
7 points | Denmark |
6 points | |
5 points | Moldova |
4 points | |
3 points | Monaco |
2 points | Spain |
1 point | Norway |
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