North Vision Song Contest 3 | |
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Country | Sweden |
National selection | |
Selection process | Fantasifestivalen 03 |
Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals: 12 June 2013 14 June 2013 16 June 2013 18 June 2013 Second Chance: 20 June 2013 Final: 22 June 2013 |
Selected entrant | Malena Ernman |
Selected song | "One Step From Paradise" |
Selected songwriter(s) |
Anders Hansson Fredrik Kempe Sharon Vaughn |
Finals performance | |
Semi-final result | 1st, 131 points |
Final result | 1st, 194 points |
Sweden in the North Vision Song Contest | |
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Sweden participated in the North Vision Song Contest 3 in Winterthur, Switzerland. The Swedish entry was selected through Fantasifestivalen 03, a national final format that consisted of four semi-finals, a second chance round and a final, organised by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). Malena Ernman represented Sweden with the song "One Step From Paradise", which scored 194 points in the grand final and was declared as the winner.
Fantasifestivalen 03[]
Fantasifestivalen 03 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's entry for the North Vision Song Contest 3. Hosted by Gina Dirawi and Eric Saade, 32 songs competed in a one-week-long process that consisted of four semifinals on 12, 14, 16 and 18 June 2013, a second chance round on 20 June 2013, and a final on 22 June 2013. Eight songs competed in each semifinal - the top two qualified directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed songs qualified to the second chance round. An additional two songs qualified to the final from the second chance round. Among the competing artists were Ulrik Munther, Nanne Grönvall, Danny Saucedo, Charlotte Perrelli, later North vision winners Amaranthe, later North Vision entrants Kevin Borg, Lazee and Helena Paparizou and Junior North Vision Song Contest entrant Zara Larsson.
Semi-finals and Second chance[]
- The first semi-final took place on 12 June 2013 at the Scandinavium in Göteborg. "Until the World Fades Away" performed by Sibel and "Våga" performed by Sonja Aldén qualified directly to the final, while "Spaceship" performed by Miss Li and "Det Fanns En Tid" performed by Nanne Grönvall qualified to the second chance round.
- The second semi-final took place on 14 June 2013 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. "Addicted" performed by Charlotte Perrelli and "One Step From Paradise" performed by Malena Ernman qualified directly to the final, while "We Are Young" performed by Le Kid and "Theory Of Everything" performed by Amaranthe qualified to the second chance round.
- The third semi-final took place on 16 June 2013 at the Cloetta Center in Linköping. "Save Me (This is an SOS)" performed by Helena Paparizou and "New Colours" performed by Janet Leon qualified directly to the final, while "Machine" performed by Frida Sundemo and "Out Of Time" performed by Kevin Borg qualified to the second chance round.
- The fourth semi-final took place on 18 June 2013 at the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik. "A Way Back To Love" performed by Sarah Dawn Finer and "When Worlds Collide" performed by Zara Larsson qualified directly to the final, while "Jag Tar En Annan Väg" performed by Shirley Clamp and "Easy Street" performed by Miriam Bryant qualified to the second chance round.
- The second chance round took place on 20 June 2013 at the Sparbanken Lidköping Arena in Lidköping. "Machine" performed by Frida Sundemo and "Easy Street" performed by Miriam Bryant were the two qualifiers for the final.
Final[]
The final of Fantasifestivalen 03 was held on 22 June 2013 at the Friends Arena in Solna, Stockholm. The two winners from each of the four semi-finals and the two second chance winners qualified for the final, creating a ten song lineup. A mix of televoting/SMS voting and international jury voting selected "One Step From Paradise" performed by Malena Ernman as the winner.
Draw | Artist | Song (English Translation) | Composer(s) | Juries | Viewers | Total | Place |
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1 | Janet Leon | "New Colours" | Janet Leon, Jesper Jakobson, Jörgen Elofsson | 46 | 59 | 105 | 4 |
2 | Frida Sundemo | "Machine" | Frida Sundemo, Joel Humlén | 39 | 31 | 70 | 7 |
3 | Malena Ernman | "One Step From Paradise" | Anders Hansson, Fredrik Kempe, Sharon Vaughn | 80 | 73 | 153 | 1 |
4 | Charlotte Perrelli | "Addicted" | Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren | 50 | 58 | 108 | 3 |
5 | Zara Larsson | "When Worlds Collide" | Elof Loelv, Marcus Sepermanesh | 38 | 57 | 95 | 5 |
6 | Miriam Bryant | "Easy Street" | Miriam Bryant, Victor Rådström | 54 | 16 | 70 | 9 |
7 | Sarah Dawn Finer | "A Way Back To Love" | Sarah Dawn Finer, Fredrik Thomander | 35 | 36 | 71 | 6 |
8 | Sonja Aldén | "Våga" | Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström | 41 | 29 | 70 | 8 |
9 | Sibel | "Until The World Fades Away" | Christian Antblad, Michael Jay | 19 | 37 | 56 | 10 |
10 | Helena Paparizou | "Save Me (This Is An SOS)" | Jimmy Jansson, Bobby Ljunggren, Mycah Wilshire | 71 | 77 | 148 | 2 |
At Northvision[]
In the allocation draw, Sweden was drawn to compete 8th in the second semi-final, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Iceland. It finished 1st with 131 points and thus qualified to the final. During the running order draw, Sweden was drawn to compete eleventh in the grand final, following Denmark and preceding Slovenia. Sweden won the final, scoring 194 points.
On stage, Malena Ernman was joined by five backing vocalists and dancers. The Swedish performance focused on Malena Ernman and the backing dancers' choreography.
In Sweden, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on SVT1 with commentary by the Head of Delegation Jan Simonis. The shows were also broadcast via radio on Sveriges Radio P4 with commentary by Carolina Norén and Ronnie Ritterland. The Swedish spokesperson revealing the result of the Swedish vote in the final was Helena Paparizou.
Points awarded to Sweden[]
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Sweden[]
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Split voting results[]
There have not been any split results in the third edition. The voting method was 100% televoting.
See also[]
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