Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Sweden will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Swedish broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), will use the national selection Melodifestivalen 2021 to decide their representative.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | ||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2021 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 6 February 2021 13 February 2021 20 February 2021 27 February 2021 Second Chance: 6 March 2021 Final: 13 March 2021 | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2021 contest, Sweden had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-nine times since its first entry in 1958.[1] Sweden had won the contest on six occasions: in 1974 with the song "Waterloo" performed by ABBA, in 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys, in 1991 with the song "Fångad av en stormvind" performed by Carola, in 1999 with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" performed by Charlotte Nilsson, in 2012 with the song "Euphoria" performed by Loreen, and in 2015 with the song "Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Sweden's entries, to this point, have featured in every final except for 2010 when the nation failed to qualify.
The Swedish national broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), broadcasts the event within Sweden and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since 1959, SVT has organised the annual competition Melodifestivalen in order to select the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 2021
Four semifinals, one Second chance round and a final will be held. It will be held between 6 February and 13 March 2021.[2]
Semi-finals and Second Chance round
- The first semi-final took place on 6 February 2021. "Tänker inte alls gå hem" performed by Arvingarna and "Dandi dansa" performed by Danny Saucedo qualified directly to the final, while "Pretender" performed by Lillasyster and "The Missing Piece" performed by Paul Rey advanced to the Second Chance round. "Horizon" performed by Jessica Andersson, "One Touch" performed by Kadiatou and "Fingerprints" performed by Nathalie Brydolf were eliminated from the contest.
Final
The final will take place on 13 March 2021 at the Annexet in Stockholm, and without an audience.
| Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvingarna | "Tänker inte alls gå hem" | ||||
| Danny Saucedo | "Dandi dansa" | ||||
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. For the 2021 contest, the semi-final allocation draw held for 2020 which was held on 28 January 2020, will be used for 2021 contest. Sweden was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 18 May 2021, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[3]
References
- "Sweden Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- Gallagher, Robyn (October 5, 2020). "Melodifestivalen 2021 dates confirmed…along with tour cancellation amid pandemic restrictions". Wiwibloggs.
- Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". eurovision.tv. Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.