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Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processStage Junior 2007
Selection date(s)31 August 2007
Selected artist(s)Frida Sandén
Selected song"Nu eller aldrig"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 83 points
Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2006 2007 2009►

Sweden participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with their entry organised by broadcaster TV4. TV4 held a national final Stage Junior 2007 to select the Swedish entry for the contest, which was held on 31 August 2007.

Before Junior Eurovision

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Stage Junior 2007

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Stage Junior 2007, TV4's national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, was held at the Vasateatern in Stockholm on 31 August 2007, hosted by singer Agneta Sjödin and comedian Adam Alsing, the hosts of last year's contest.[1] Eight songs competed to become the fifth Swedish entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with televoting and SMS voting deciding the final winner.[2][3] Performances were made by last year's Swedish entry Molly Sandén and Carola, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. The final winner was Frida Sandén, sister of Molly Sandén, with the song "Nu eller aldrig", who beat 2 Times 2 by just 1% of the votes.[4][5] Only the top three songs were announced, with Frida Sandén winning the contest as the favourite, receiving 16.5% of the votes for her performance of "Nu eller aldrig".

Final – 31 August 2007
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Felicia Warvn "Upp och ner"
2 Rufus Blad "Superhjälte"
3 Frida Sandén "Nu eller aldrig" 16.5% 1
4 Marcus Sjöstrand "Utan dig"
5 2 Times 2 "Superstar" 15.5% 2
6 Vendela Palmgren "En som dig" 3
7 Emmalisa Norrhamn "Bara du kan"
8 Roshanak Hosseini "Ta min hand"

At Junior Eurovision

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On the night of the contest, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Frida Sandén performed 13th in the running order of the contest, following Ukraine and preceding Malta. At the close of the voting Frida received 83 points, placing 8th of the 17 competing entries.[6]

Voting

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Notes

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  1. ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

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  1. ^ Fisher, Luke (2007-08-08). "Adam Alsing and Agneta Sjödin to host national final". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. ^ Klier, Marcus (2007-08-29). "Swedish JESC final this Friday". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. ^ "TV4 gives information on JESC selection". Oikotimes. 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  4. ^ "Frida Sandén wins JESC selection tonight". Oikotimes.com. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  5. ^ Busa, Alexandru (2007-08-31). "Sweden: Frida Sandén to Rotterdam". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  6. ^ "Final of Rotterdam 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Rotterdam 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.