Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Sweden was represented by the group Friends in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the typical schlager song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta". It was written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2001 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 February 2001 | |||
| Selected entrant | Friends | |||
| Selected song | "Listen to Your Heartbeat" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 100 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 2001
- For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 2001.
In order to select an entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden organised a national preselection called Melodifestivalen 2001. SVT received 1,567 songs, of which 10 were chosen to compete in the show. Winner was last year's runner-up, the group Friends with the typical schlager song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta". It was written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson, and was accused of plagiarism from the 1996 Belgian entry "Liefde is een kaartspel".
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresia | "Kom ner på jorden" | 25 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| 2 | Jan Johansen | "Ingenmansland" | 63 | 44 | 107 | 4 |
| 3 | Date | "Om du förlåter mig" | 35 | 22 | 57 | 6 |
| 4 | Rosanna Jönis | "Om du var här hos mig" | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 5 | Barbados | "Allt som jag ser" | 82 | 110 | 192 | 2 |
| 6 | Sanna Nielsen | "I går, i dag" | 84 | 88 | 172 | 3 |
| 7 | Annie Kratz-Gutå | "Vända om" | 29 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 8 | Friends | "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" | 105 | 132 | 237 | 1 |
| 9 | Popson | "Jag känner dig" | 23 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| 10 | Ellinor Franzén | "Om du stannar här" | 25 | 66 | 91 | 5 |
Controversy
After the song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" won Melodifestivalen 2001, it was accused of plagiarism from the 1996 Belgian entry "Liefde is een kaartspel".
At Eurovision
For the ESC, the song was rewritten into English and got the new title "Listen to Your Heartbeat". It was performed in the 7th spot on the night of the contest, following Russia and preceding Lithuania. Despite not receiving any 12s, Sweden scored 100 points at the close of voting, finishing in 5th position.
Points awarded to Sweden
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Sweden
| 12 points |  Greece |
| 10 points |  Denmark |
| 8 points |  Estonia |
| 7 points |  Slovenia |
| 6 points |  France |
| 5 points |  Spain |
| 4 points |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 3 points |  Malta |
| 2 points |  Poland |
| 1 point |  Lithuania |