Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Sweden was represented by Fame in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Give Me Your Love".

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 2003
Selection date(s)Semi-finals
15 February 2003
22 February 2003
1 March 2003
8 March 2003
Second Chance
9 March 2003
Final
15 March 2003
Selected entrantFame
Selected song"Give Me Your Love"
Finals performance
Final result5th, 107 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2002 • 2003 • 2004►

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2003
For the results of the semi-finals and second-chance round, see Melodifestivalen 2003.

Sweden chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in the national selection Melodifestivalen 2003. Just like the year before, four semifinals and a "second chance" heat with eight songs in each were held. 2 from each went to the final in Globen. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%) were Fame consisting of Jessica Andersson and Magnus Bäcklund. Their song, written by Calle Kindbom and Carl Lösnitz, was called "Give Me Your Love", and was a typical schlager–disco song.

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Fame "Give Me Your Love" 108 132 240 1
2 Jill Johnson "Crazy in Love" 100 22 122 4
3 Östen med resten "Maria" 10 11 21 8
4 Afro-dite "Aqua Playa" 48 0 48 7
5 Sanna Nielsen "Hela världen för mig" 27 66 93 5
6 Barbados "Bye Bye" 7 0 7 10
7 Sarek "Genom eld och vatten" 11 44 55 6
8 Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen "Let Your Spirit Fly" 90 88 178 2
9 Bubbles "TKO (Knock You Out)" 10 0 10 9
10 Alcazar "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" 62 110 172 3

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Fame performed 25th in the running order, following Romania and preceding Slovenia. At the close of voting "Give Me Your Love" had received 107 points (including a maximum 12 from Romania), placing country 5th of the 26 entries.[1] This result meant that Sweden automatically qualified for the final in the 2004 contest.

Points awarded by Sweden[2]
12 points Norway
10 points Germany
8 points Turkey
7 points Iceland
6 points Austria
5 points Netherlands
4 points Spain
3 points Poland
2 points Russia
1 point Romania

Points awarded to Sweden
Points awarded to Sweden (final)[2]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. "Final of Riga 2003". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "Results of the Final of Riga 2003". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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