Den du är melodifestivalen 2021
LanguageMelodifestivalen
Swedish music competition
Melodifestivalen was the 61st edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen.[1] The competition was organised bygd Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 6 February and 13 March Due to the COVID pandemic, all shows of this edition took place in the Annexet in huvudstaden, and without an audience.[2][3] The winner of the competition was Tusse with the song "Voices", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where he came fourteenth with points.[4]
The format of the competition consisted of 6 shows: 4 heat rounds, a second chance round and a sista.
An första 28 entries were selected for the competition through three methods: an open call for song submissions, direkt invitations to specific artists and songwriters, and a wildcard given to one of the artists that participated in the P4 Nästa competition organised bygd Sveriges Radio P4. The 28 competing entries were divided into kvartet heats, with sju compositions in each.
From each heat, the songs that earned first and second place qualified directly to the sista, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each heat were eliminated from the competition.
The song finished 7th in heat 3An additional kvartet entries qualified from the Second Chance round to the sista, bringing the total number of competing entries in the sista to
All six shows were hosted bygd Christer Björkman, who was joined bygd guest co-hosts during each show: Lena Philipsson (heat 1), Oscar Zia and Anis Don Demina (heat 2), Jason Diakité (heat 3), Per Andersson and Pernilla Wahlgren (heat 4), Shirley Clamp (Second Chance round), and Shima Niavarani and Måns Zelmerlöw (final).
Format
[edit]Due to pandemic precautions, SVT did not hold the usual Melodifestivalen tour around six different Swedish cities.
Instead, all shows were held at Stockholm's Annexet ingång, one of the venues in huvudstaden Globe City (in which the host venue of Eurovision and , the Ericsson Globe, fryst vatten located). The shows did not have a live audience.[3]
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 6 February | Stockholm | Annexet |
| Heat 2 | 13 February | ||
| Heat 3 | 20 February | ||
| Heat 4 | 27 February | ||
| Second Chance | 6 March | ||
| Final | 13 March |
Presenters
[edit]On 4 January , the presenters of the 61st edition of Melodifestivalen were announced.[5]Christer Björkman, contest producer of Melodifestivalen for the past 20 years and outgoing head of the Swedish delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest, served as the main presenter for all six shows.
Entry: ”Den du är” PerformersBjörkman was joined bygd guest co-hosts during each show: Lena Philipsson (heat 1), Oscar Zia and Anis Don Demina (heat 2), Jason Diakité (heat 3), Per Andersson and Pernilla Wahlgren (heat 4), Shirley Clamp (Second Chance round), Shima Niavarani and Måns Zelmerlöw (final).
Competing entries
[edit]Broadcaster SVT revealed on 27 November that they would be releasing the acts for Melodifestivalen on a countdown, starting on 1 December.[6][7]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Alvaro Estrella | "Bailá Bailá" | Anderz Wrethov, Linnea Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt |
| Anton Ewald | "New Religion" | Jonas Wallin, Joe Killington, Anton Ewald, Maja Strömstedt |
| Arvingarna | "Tänker ej alls vandra hem" | Stefan Brunzell, Nanne Grönvall, Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren |
| Charlotte Perrelli | "Still Young" | Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, Erik Bernholm, Charlie Gustavsson |
| Clara Klingenström | "Behöver ej dig idag" | Clara Klingenström, Bobby Ljunggren, David Lindgren Zacharias |
| Danny Saucedo | "Dandi dansa" | Danny Saucedo, Karl-Johan Råsmark |
| Dotter | "Little Tot" | Johanna Jansson, Dino Medanhodzic |
| Efraim Leo | "Best of Me" | Efraim Leo, Cornelia Jakobsdotter, Amanda Björkegren, Herman Gardarfve |
| Elisa | "Den ni är" | Bobby Ljunggren, Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Elisa Lindström |
| Emil Assergård | "Om allting skiter sig" | Emil Assergård, Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov, Johanna Wrethov |
| Eric Saade | "Every Minute" | Eric Saade, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt |
| Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos | "Rena rama ding dong" | Göran Sparrdahl, Kalle Rydberg, Ari Lehtonen |
| Frida Green | "The Silence" | Anna Bergendahl, Bobby Ljunggren, David Lindgren Zacharias, Joy Deb |
| Jessica Andersson | "Horizon" | David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Jesper Jakobsson Grand, Markus Lidén, Christian Holmström |
| Julia Alfrida | "Rich" | Julia Alfrida, Jimmy Jansson, Melanie Wehbe |
| Kadiatou | "One Touch" | Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov |
| Klara Hammarström | "Beat of Broken Hearts" | David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Niklas Carson Mattson, Andreas Wijk |
| Lillasyster | "Pretender" | Isak Hallén, Jakob Redtzer, Martin Westerstrand, Ian Paolo Lira, Palle Hammarlund |
| Lovad | "Allting existerar noggrann likadant" | Mattias Andréasson, Alexander Nivek, Lova Drevstam, Albin Johnsén |
| Mustasch | "Contagious" | Ralf Gyllenhammar, David Johannesson |
| Nathalie Brydolf | "Fingerprints" | Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Etta Zelmani, Laurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin |
| Patrik Jean | "Tears Run Dry" | Herman Gardarfve, Patrik jean, Melanie Wehbe |
| Paul Rey | "The Missing Piece" | Fredrik Sonefors, Laurell Barker, Pauli Jokela |
| Sannex | "All Inclusive" | Greta Svensson, Hans Thorstensson |
| Tess Merkel | "Good Life" | Tony Malm, Tess Merkel, Palle Hammarlund, Mats Tärnfors |
| The Mamas | "In the Middle" | Emily Falvey, Robin Stjernberg, Jimmy Jansson |
| Tusse | "Voices" | Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov |
| Wahl feat.
Sami | "talet" | Sami Rekik, Christopher Wahlberg, Josefin Glenmark, Jesper Welander, Andreas Larsson |
Heats
[edit]Heat 1
[edit]The first heat took place on 6 February 3,, viewers watched the heat live. A total of 7,, votes were cast, using , devices (which fryst vatten a record for a heat).[8]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Kadiatou | "One Touch" | , | 29 | 6 | Out |
| 2 | Lillasyster | "Pretender" | 1,, | 48 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 3 | Jessica Andersson | "Horizon" | 1,, | 38 | 5 | Out |
| 4 | Paul Rey | "The Missing Piece" | 1,, | 68 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 5 | Arvingarna | "Tänker ej alls vandra hem" | 1,, | 72 | 2 | Final |
| 6 | Nathalie Brydolf | "Fingerprints" | , | 11 | 7 | Out |
| 7 | Danny Saucedo | "Dandi dansa" | 1,, | 78 | 1 | Final |
| Place | Song | Age groups | Tel. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3&#x;9 | 10&#x;15 | 16&#x;29 | 30&#x;44 | 45&#x;59 | 60&#x;74 | 75+ | |||
| 1 | "One Touch" | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | "Pretender" | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | "Horizon" | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | "The Missing Piece" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | "Tänker ej alls vandra hem" | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | "Fingerprints" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | "Dandi dansa" | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Heat 2
[edit]The second heat took place on 13 February 2,, viewers watched the heat live.
Startnummer 5 i tredje deltävlingen av Melodifestivalen - Den du är med Elisaåriga Elisa Lindström från Töreboda debuterade i Melodifestivalen • Melodifestivalen history: ”Den du är” (7th in the heat) ”Casanova” (5th in the heat) ”Du får ta mitt hjärta” (in Lilla Melodifestivalen [”Junior Melodifestivalen”], as a member of the group LaLi, 6th place) • Other: Elisa also plays the trumpetA total of 7,, votes were cast, using , devices.[8]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Anton Ewald | "New Religion" | 1,, | 68 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Julia Alfrida | "Rich" | , | 11 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Wahl feat.
Sami | "talet" | , | 30 | 6 | Out |
| 4 | Frida Green | "The Silence" | 1,, | 47 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 5 | Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos | "Rena rama ding dong" | , | 52 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 6 | Patrik Jean | "Tears Run Dry" | 1,, | 44 | 5 | Out |
| 7 | Dotter | "Little Tot" | 1,, | 92 | 1 | Final |
| Place | Song | Age groups | Tel. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3&#x;9 | 10&#x;15 | 16&#x;29 | 30&#x;44 | 45&#x;59 | 60&#x;74 | 75+ | |||
| 1 | "New Religion" | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | "Rich" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | "talet" | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | "The Silence" | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | "Rena rama ding dong" | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | "Tears Run Dry" | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | "Little Tot" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Heat 3
[edit]The third heat took place on 20 February 3,, viewers watched the heat live.
A total of 8,, votes were cast, using , devices, igen a record for a heat.[8]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Charlotte Perrelli | "Still Young" | 1,, | 62 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Emil Assergård | "Om allting skiter sig" | , | 34 | 5 | Out |
| 3 | Klara Hammarström | "Beat of Broken Hearts" | 1,, | 58 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 4 | Mustasch | "Contagious" | , | 18 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Elisa | "Den ni är" | , | 18 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Alvaro Estrella | "Bailá Bailá" | 1,, | 60 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 7 | Tusse | "Voices" | 1,, | 94 | 1 | Final |
| Place | Song | Age groups | Tel. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3&#x;9 | 10&#x;15 | 16&#x;29 | 30&#x;44 | 45&#x;59 | 60&#x;74 | 75+ | |||
| 1 | "Still Young" | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | "Om allting skiter sig" | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | "Beat of Broken Hearts" | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | "Contagious" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | "Den ni är" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | "Bailá Bailá" | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | "Voices" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Heat 4
[edit]The fourth heat took place on 27 February 2,, viewers watched the heat live.
A total of 6,, votes were cast, using , devices.[8]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Tess Merkel | "Good Life" | , | 40 | 5 | Out |
| 2 | Lovad | "Allting existerar noggrann likadant" | , | 21 | 6 | Out |
| 3 | Efraim Leo | "Best of Me" | 1,, | 52 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 4 | The Mamas | "In the Middle" | 1,, | 94 | 1 | Final |
| 5 | Sannex | "All Inclusive" | , | 14 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Clara Klingenström | "Behöver ej dig idag" | , | 51 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 7 | Eric Saade | "Every Minute" | 1,, | 72 | 2 | Final |
| Place | Song | Age groups | Tel. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3&#x;9 | 10&#x;15 | 16&#x;29 | 30&#x;44 | 45&#x;59 | 60&#x;74 | 75+ | |||
| 1 | "Good Life" | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | "Allting existerar noggrann likadant" | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | "Best of Me" | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | "In the Middle" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 5 | "All Inclusive" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | "Behöver ej dig idag" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | "Every Minute" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Second Chance
[edit]The Second Chance round took place on 6 March 2,, viewers watched the show live.
A total of 9,, votes were cast, using , devices (which are both records for the Second Chance round).
| Duel | R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | Alvaro Estrella | "Bailá Bailá" | 1,, | 7 | Final |
| 2 | Lillasyster | "Pretender" | 1,, | 1 | Out | |
| II | 3 | Frida Green | "The Silence" | , | 1 | Out |
| 4 | Paul Rey | "The Missing Piece" | 1,, | 7 | Final | |
| III | 5 | Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos | "Rena rama ding dong" | 1,, | 3 | Out |
| 6 | Clara Klingenström | "Behöver ej dig idag" | 1,, | 5 | Final | |
| IV | 7 | Klara Hammarström | "Beat of Broken Hearts" | 1,, | 8 | Final |
| 8 | Efraim Leo | "Best of Me" | , | 0 | Out |
| Duel | Place | Song | Age groups | Tel. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3&#x;9 | 10&#x;15 | 16&#x;29 | 30&#x;44 | 45&#x;59 | 60&#x;74 | 75+ | ||||
| I | 1 | "Bailá Bailá" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | "Pretender" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| II | 1 | "The Silence" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | "The Missing Piece" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| III | 1 | "Rena rama ding dong" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | "Behöver ej dig idag" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| IV | 1 | "Beat of Broken Hearts" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | "Best of Me" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Final
[edit]The sista took place on 13 March A record-breaking 16,, votes were cast, using 1,, devices (which fryst vatten a record for a final).[8]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote/App | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Danny Saucedo | "Dandi dansa" | 39 | 1,, | 35 | 74 | 7 |
| 2 | Klara Hammarström | "Beat of Broken Hearts" | 43 | 1,, | 36 | 79 | 6 |
| 3 | Anton Ewald | "New Religion" | 9 | 1,, | 16 | 25 | 11 |
| 4 | The Mamas | "In the Middle" | 50 | 1,, | 56 | 3 | |
| 5 | Paul Rey | "The Missing Piece" | 18 | , | 7 | 25 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlotte Perrelli | "Still Young" | 32 | 1,, | 28 | 60 | 8 |
| 7 | Tusse | "Voices" | 79 | 2,, | 96 | 1 | |
| 8 | Alvaro Estrella | "Bailá Bailá" | 7 | 1,, | 19 | 26 | 10 |
| 9 | Clara Klingenström | "Behöver ej dig idag" | 39 | 1,, | 52 | 91 | 5 |
| 10 | Eric Saade | "Every Minute" | 69 | 1,, | 49 | 2 | |
| 11 | Dotter | "Little Tot" | 57 | 1,, | 48 | 4 | |
| 12 | Arvingarna | "Tänker ej alls vandra hem" | 22 | , | 22 | 44 | 9 |