Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semi-finals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The introduction of the semi-finals and the allowance of songs in English resulted in a marked increase in voters. The final was watched by 3,720,000 people, with 926,318 votes cast in the final.
Schedule
Semi-finals
The semi-finals for Melodifestivalen 2002 began on 19 January 2002. Ten songs from these semi-finals qualified for the final on 1 March 2002. This was the first year that a semi-final format had been used for the competition. This was the first year that 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 aandetaget".
Semi-final 1
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Summa |
Place |
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
| 1 |
Excellence |
"Last to Know" |
16,928 |
23,081 |
40,009 |
4 |
| 2 |
Tom Nordahl |
"Blue As Her Angel Eyes" |
4,137 |
— |
4,137 |
7 |
| 3 |
Barbados |
"Världen utanför" |
44,899 |
52,309 |
97,208 |
3 |
| 4 |
Camilla Lindén |
"Du har rört vid min själ" |
15,549 |
— |
15,549 |
5 |
| 5 |
Brandsta City Släckers |
"Kom och ta mig" |
59,007 |
71,194 |
130,201 |
1 |
| 6 |
Zoë |
"Hollywood-do" |
12,733 |
— |
12,733 |
6 |
| 7 |
Rickard Sköld |
"En värld som alltid brinner" |
3,352 |
— |
3,352 |
8 |
| 8 |
Méndez |
"Adrenaline" |
45,731 |
52,632 |
98,363 |
2 |
Semi-final 2
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Summa |
Place |
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
| 1 |
The Poets |
"What Difference Does It Make?" |
22,232 |
28,560 |
50,792 |
3 |
| 2 |
Jennifer Newberry |
"Ingenting ingenting" |
2,360 |
— |
2,360 |
8 |
| 3 |
Javiera Muñoz |
"No hay nada más" |
25,023 |
31,915 |
56,938 |
2 |
| 4 |
Martin |
"Du och jag (i hela världen)" |
5,787 |
— |
5,787 |
7 |
| 5 |
Ann-Louise & Molle |
"Sluta" |
9,227 |
— |
9,227 |
6 |
| 6 |
Jakob Stadell & Voice Boys |
"Ge mig mitt hjärta tillbaka" |
13,604 |
— |
13,604 |
5 |
| 7 |
Afro-dite |
"Never Let It Go" |
56,029 |
89,487 |
145,516 |
1 |
| 8 |
Annika Ljungberg |
"Sail Away" |
13,907 |
12,596 |
26,503 |
4 |
Semi-final 3
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Summa |
Place |
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
| 1 |
Towe Jaarnek |
"Back Again" |
9,053 |
— |
9,053 |
7 |
| 2 |
Date |
"Det innersta rummet" |
14,127 |
17,624 |
31,751 |
4 |
| 3 |
Linda Grip |
"You're the Best Thing" |
2,679 |
— |
2,679 |
8 |
| 4 |
Arvingarna |
"Ingenting är större än vi" |
10,186 |
— |
10,186 |
6 |
| 5 |
Östen med Resten |
"Hon kommer med solsken" |
33,570 |
46,553 |
80,123 |
1 |
| 6 |
Rolf Carlsson |
"Tidig är tiden" |
11,000 |
19,104 |
30,104 |
3 |
| 7 |
Sylvia Vrethammar |
"Hon är en annan nu" |
10,251 |
— |
10,251 |
5 |
| 8 |
Hanna & Lina Hedlund |
"Big Time Party" |
21,821 |
23,093 |
44,914 |
2 |
Semi-final 4
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Place |
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
| 1 |
Kina Jaarnek |
"Son of a Liar" |
14,186 |
25,578 |
4 |
| 2 |
Solo |
"Ge mig himlen för en dag" |
9,447 |
— |
7 |
| 3 |
Niklas Andersson |
"I Want You" |
8,354 |
— |
8 |
| 4 |
Friends |
"The One That You Need" |
24,854 |
40,188 |
2 |
| 5 |
The Honeydrops |
"It Takes 2" |
10,227 |
— |
6 |
| 6 |
Kikki, Bettan & Lotta |
"Vem é dé du vill ha" |
69,514 |
66,048 |
1 |
| 7 |
Jan Johansen |
"Sista andetaget" |
23,201 |
29,140 |
3 |
| 8 |
Fredrik Wännman |
"Vackare nu" |
11,214 |
— |
5 |
Winners' Choice
Final
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Songwriters |
Votes |
Place |
| Jury |
Public |
Total |
| 1 |
Afro-dite |
"Never Let It Go" |
Marcos Ubeda |
116 |
132 |
248 |
1st |
| 2 |
Brandsta City Släckers |
"Kom och ta mig" |
Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson |
0 |
88 |
88 |
5th |
| 3 |
Javiera Muñoz |
"No hay nada más" |
Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Javiera Muñoz, Marcos Ubeda |
71 |
- |
71 |
6th |
| 4 |
Barbados |
"Världen utanför" |
Thomas G:son, Calle Kindbom |
46 |
44 |
90 |
4th |
| 5 |
Hanna Hedlund & Lina Hedlund |
"Big Time Party" |
Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell |
43 |
- |
43 |
9th |
| 6 |
Östen med Resten |
"Hon kommer med solsken" |
Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson |
11 |
22 |
33 |
10th |
| 7 |
Friends |
"The One That You Need" |
Pontus Assarson, Henrik Sethsson |
46 |
- |
46 |
8th |
| 8 |
Kikki, Bettan & Lotta |
"Vem é dé du vill ha" |
Thomas G:son |
34 |
66 |
100 |
3rd |
| 9 |
Jan Johansen |
"Sista andetaget" |
Thomas Thörnholm, Dan Attlerud |
54 |
11 |
65 |
7th |
| 10 |
Mendez |
"Adrenaline" |
Robert Wåtz, Rasmus Lindwall, Leopoldo Mendez, Patrik Henzel, Pablo Cepada |
52 |
110 |
162 |
2nd |
Voting
Juries
| Song |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| "Never Let It Go" |
12 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
116 |
| "Kom och ta mig" |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
| "No hay nada más" |
8 |
- |
2 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
71 |
| "Världen utanför" |
- |
12 |
- |
- |
8 |
6 |
8 |
- |
6 |
- |
6 |
46 |
| "Big Time Party" |
10 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
- |
1 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
- |
43 |
| "Hon kommer med solsken" |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
11 |
| "The One That You Need" |
6 |
10 |
1 |
6 |
- |
8 |
4 |
8 |
- |
1 |
2 |
46 |
| "Vem é dé du vill ha" |
- |
4 |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
34 |
| "Sista andetaget" |
1 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
10 |
54 |
| "Adrenaline" |
2 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
- |
52 |
Televotes
| Song |
Jury |
No. of televotes |
Points |
Total |
| "Never Let It Go" |
116 |
162,612 (17.5%) |
132 |
248 |
| "Kom och ta mig" |
0 |
147,700 (15.9%) |
88 |
88 |
| "No hay nada más" |
71 |
39,978 (4.3%) |
- |
71 |
| "Världen utanför" |
46 |
94,770 (10.2%) |
44 |
90 |
| "Big Time Party" |
43 |
19,226 (2.1%) |
- |
43 |
| "Hon kommer med solsken" |
11 |
59,149 (6.4%) |
22 |
33 |
| "The One That You Need" |
46 |
58,634 (6.3%) |
- |
46 |
| "Vem é dé du vill ha" |
34 |
136,175 (14.7%) |
66 |
100 |
| "Sista andetaget" |
54 |
58,668 (6.3%) |
11 |
65 |
| "Adrenaline" |
52 |
149,406 (16.1%) |
110 |
162 |
Returning artists
| Artist |
Previous year(s) |
| Tom Nordahl |
2000 |
| Javiera Muñoz |
| Hanna Hedlund |
| Barbados |
2000, 2001 |
| Friends |
| Ann-Louise Hanson |
1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973 and 1974 with Glenmarks, 1975 with Glemarks and Hadar Kronberg, 1982, 1983 with John Ballard |
| Towe Jaarnek |
1991 |
| Date |
2001 |
| Arvingarna |
1993, 1995, 1999 |
| Sylvia Vrethammar |
1971 with Family Four, 1972, 1974 with Göran Fristorp |
| Kikki Danielsson |
1978 with Wizex, 1980, 1981, 1982 with Chips, 1983, 1985, 1992 |
| Elisabeth Andreassen |
1981, 1982 with Chips, 1984, 1990 |
| Lotta Engberg |
1984 with Göran Folkestad, 1987, 1988 with Triple & Touch, 1990, 1996 |
| Jan Johansen |
1995, 2001 |
See also
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