| Melodifestivalen | |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Heat1: | 15 February 2003 |
| Heat2: | 22 February 2003 |
| Heat3: | 1 March 2003 |
| Heat4: | 8 March 2003 |
| Second Name: | Viewers' Choice |
| Second: | 9 March 2003 |
| Final: | 15 March 2003 |
| Presenters: | Heats, Final: Mark Levengood Heat 1: Charlotte Nilsson Lena Philipsson Heat 2: Carola Häggkvist Heat 3: Barbro Svensson Heat 4: Roger Pontare Viewers' Choice: Rickard Olsson Final: Jonas Gardell |
| Director: | Sven Stojanovic |
| Host: | SVT |
| Entries: | 32 |
| Finalists: | 10 |
| Vote: | Heats and Viewers' Choice: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
| Winner: | "Give Me Your Love" by Fame |
Swedish: Melodifestivalen|i=unset 2003 was the 43rd edition of the Swedish music competition Swedish: [[Melodifestivalen]]|i=unset, which was organised by Swedish: [[Sveriges Television]]|i=unset (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 15 February and 15 March 2003. The winner of the competition was Fame with the song "Give Me Your Love", who represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, where they came fifth with 107 points.[1]
The heats for Melodifestivalen 2003 began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a heat format had been used for the competition. "När löven faller" composed by Carola Häggkvist and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition due to Carola's refusal to participate as an artist with no replacement singer found,[2] [3] while "Someone, Somewhere, Someday" composed by Peter Ågrenwill and Mattias Holmlund to be performed by Nathalie Family was disqualified due to the singer being under the required age of 16 years old at the time the Eurovision Song Contest would be held.[4] [5]
| Heat 1 | 15 February 2003 | Jönköping | Tipshallen |
| Heat 2 | 22 February 2003 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
| Heat 3 | 1 March 2003 | Luleå | Arcushallen |
| Heat 4 | 8 March 2003 | Sundsvall | Nordichallen |
| Viewers' Choice | 9 March 2003 | Stockholm | SVT Broadcasting House |
| Final | 15 March 2003 | Stockholm Globe Arena |
The Winners' Choice round was replaced by the Viewers' Choice round where the public could now vote for the top two songs among the third- and fourth- placed ones from the heats.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afro-dite | "Aqua Playa" | ||
| Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | ||
| Aleena | "Better Believe It" | ||
| feat. Jesse Martin | "Swedish: Ingen annan|i=unset" | ||
| "Just Like a Boomerang" | |||
| Barbados | "Bye, Bye" | ||
| Brandsta City Släckers | "Swedish: 15 minuter|i=unset" | ||
| Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | ||
| "Stronger" | |||
| Da Buzz | "Stop! Look | Listen!" | |
| DeDe | "Someone, Somewhere, Someday" | ||
| Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | ||
| Fernando Brito | "No dudes Swedish: en llamarme|i=unset" | ||
| Jill Johnson | "Crazy in Love" | ||
| Kerli & Locatellis | "Let's Go" | ||
| Lina Hedlund | "Nothing Can Stop Me" | ||
| "Love Is All" | |||
| Maarja | "He Is Always on My Mind" | ||
| "Television" | |||
| Méndez | "Spanish; Castilian: Carnaval|i=unset" | ||
| "Swedish: Tills jag mötte dig|i=unset" | |||
| Nanne Grönvall | "Swedish: Evig kärlek|i=unset" | ||
| Östen med resten | "Maria" | ||
| Pandora | "You" | ||
| Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | ||
| Sanna Nielsen | "Swedish: [[Hela världen för mig]]|i=unset" | ||
| Sahlene | "We're Unbreakable" | ||
| Sarek | "Swedish: [[Genom eld och vatten]]|i=unset" | ||
| Shanna Smith | "Tonight's the Night" | ||
| Shirley Clamp | "Mr. Memory" | ||
| Sofia Källgren & Robert Wells | "My Love" | Marcos Ubeda | |
| Style | "Stay the Night" |
The first heat took place on 15 February 2003 at the Tipshallen in Jönköping. 2,977,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 429,810 votes were cast, with a total of collected for Swedish: [[Radiohjälpen]]|i=unset. The heat was hosted by Mark Levengood, Charlotte Nilsson, and Lena Philipsson.[6]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crosstalk | "Stronger" | 14,651 | 6 | Out | |||
| 2 | DeDe Lopez | "Someone, Somewhere, Someday" | 5,386 | 7 | Out | |||
| 3 | Méndez | "Spanish; Castilian: Carnaval|i=unset" | 26,836 | 34,576 | 3 | Viewers' Choice | ||
| 4 | Alive feat. Jesse Martin | "Swedish: Ingen annan|i=unset" | 5,341 | 8 | Out | |||
| 5 | Jill Johnson | "Crazy in Love" | 42,697 | 48,786 | 2 | Final | ||
| 6 | Da Buzz | "Stop | Look! Listen | " | 16,817 | 5 | Out | |
| 7 | Markus Landgren | "Television" | 19,997 | 25,998 | 4 | Viewers' Choice | ||
| 8 | Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 95,703 | 90,302 | 1 | Final | ||
The second heat took place on 22 February 2003 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,180,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 632,206 votes were cast, with a total of collected for Swedish: Radiohjälpen|i=unset. The heat was hosted by Mark Levengood and Carola Häggkvist.[7]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrés Esteche | "Just Like a Boomerang" | 29,223 | 5 | Out | ||
| 2 | Sanna Nielsen | "Swedish: [[Hela världen för mig]]|i=unset" | 46,841 | 79,015 | 2 | Final | |
| 3 | Kerli & Locatellis | "Let's Go" | 15,334 | 7 | Out | ||
| 4 | Pandora | "You" | 10,496 | 8 | Out | ||
| 5 | Brandsta City Släckers | "Swedish: 15 minuter|i=unset" | 42,354 | 52,459 | 4 | Viewers' Choice | |
| 6 | Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | 69,283 | 125,975 | 1 | Final | |
| 7 | Aleena | "Better Believe It" | 26,285 | 6 | Out | ||
| 8 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 63,702 | 69,859 | 3 | Viewers' Choice | |
The third heat took place on 1 March 2003 at the Arcushallen in Luleå. 2,914,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 340,882 votes were cast, with a total of collected for Swedish: Radiohjälpen|i=unset. The heat was hosted by Mark Levengood and Barbro Svensson.[8]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | "Bye, Bye" | 36,287 | 38,144 | 2 | Final | |
| 2 | Shanna Smith | "Tonight's the Night" | 5,861 | 8 | Out | ||
| 3 | Nanne Grönvall | "Swedish: Evig kärlek|i=unset" | 11,771 | 7 | Out | ||
| 4 | Sarek | "Swedish: [[Genom eld och vatten]]|i=unset" | 55,934 | 58,138 | 1 | Final | |
| 5 | Sofia Källgren & Robert Wells | "My Love" | 22,381 | 5 | Out | ||
| 6 | Liverpool | "Love Is All" | 23,105 | 19,615 | 4 | Viewers' Choice | |
| 7 | Shirley Clamp | "Mr. Memory" | 11,962 | 6 | Out | ||
| 8 | Style | "Stay the Night" | 37,145 | 19,708 | 3 | Viewers' Choice | |
The fourth heat took place on 8 March 2003 at the Nordichallen in Sundsvall. 3,047,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 444,972 votes were cast, with a total of collected for Swedish: Radiohjälpen|i=unset. The heat was hosted by Mark Levengood and Roger Pontare.[9]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahlene | "We're Unbreakable" | 20,817 | 5 | Out | ||
| 2 | Fernando Brito | "No dudes Swedish: en llamarme|i=unset" | 7,526 | 8 | Out | ||
| 3 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 37,669 | 44,994 | 3 | Viewers' Choice | |
| 4 | Maarja | "He Is Always on My Mind" | 14,221 | 6 | Out | ||
| 5 | Östen med resten | "Maria" | 69,716 | 86,354 | 1 | Final | |
| 6 | Lina Hedlund | "Nothing Can Stop Me" | 20,878 | 27,581 | 4 | Viewers' Choice | |
| 7 | Mikael Erlandsson | "Swedish: Tills jag mötte dig|i=unset" | 10,581 | 7 | Out | ||
| 8 | Afro-dite | "Aqua Playa" | 51,974 | 51,378 | 2 | Final | |
The Viewers' Choice round took place on 9 March 2003 at the SVT Broadcasting House in Stockholm. 2,282,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 341,866 votes were cast, with a total of collected for Swedish: Radiohjälpen|i=unset. The show was hosted by Marianne Rundström and Rickard Olsson.[10]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Méndez | "Spanish; Castilian: Carnaval|i=unset" | 33,315 | 5 | Out | |
| 2 | Markus Landgren | "Television" | 21,763 | 7 | Out | |
| 3 | Brandsta City Släckers | "Swedish: 15 minuter|i=unset" | 44,191 | 3 | Out | |
| 4 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 102,240 | 1 | Final | |
| 5 | Liverpool | "Love Is All" | 28,060 | 6 | Out | |
| 6 | Style | "Stay the Night" | 21,490 | 8 | Out | |
| 7 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 55,596 | 2 | Final | |
| 8 | Lina Hedlund | "Nothing Can Stop Me" | 35,211 | 4 | Out |
The final took place on 15 March 2003 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 3,813,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,230,751 votes were cast, with a total of collected for Swedish: Radiohjälpen|i=unset. The show was hosted by Mark Levengood and Jonas Gardell.[11]
| Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | Total | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | 108 | 229,753 | 132 | 240 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jill Johnson | "Crazy in Love" | 100 | 116,440 | 22 | 122 | 4 | |
| 3 | Östen med resten | "Maria" | 10 | 92,722 | 11 | 21 | 8 | |
| 4 | Afro-dite | "Aqua Playa" | 48 | 59,520 | 0 | 48 | 7 | |
| 5 | Sanna Nielsen | "Swedish: [[Hela världen för mig]]|i=unset" | 27 | 136,984 | 66 | 93 | 5 | |
| 6 | Barbados | "Bye Bye" | 7 | 37,132 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| 7 | Sarek | "Swedish: [[Genom eld och vatten]]|i=unset" | 11 | 127,143 | 44 | 55 | 6 | |
| 8 | Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 90 | 156,702 | 88 | 178 | 2 | |
| 9 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 10 | 91,979 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
| 10 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 62 | 182,376 | 110 | 172 | 3 | |
| 1 | "Give Me Your Love" | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 108 | |
| 2 | "Crazy in Love" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 100 | |
| 3 | "Maria" | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| 4 | "Aqua Playa" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 48 | ||
| 5 | "Swedish: [[Hela världen för mig]]|i=unset" | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | ||||||
| 6 | "Bye Bye" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 7 | "Swedish: [[Genom eld och vatten]]|i=unset" | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||
| 8 | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 90 | |
| 9 | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| 10 | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 62 | ||
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| Air date | Viewers (millions) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 2.977 | |||
| Heat 2 | 3.180 | |||
| Heat 3 | 2.914 | |||
| Heat 4 | 3.047 | |||
| Viewers' Choice | 2.282 | |||
| Final | 3.813 |