Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "When Spirits Are Calling My Name", written by Peter Dahl, Linda Jansson, and Thomas Holmstrand, and performed by Roger Pontare. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through 2000. In addition, SVT was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, after winning the with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson.
Before Eurovision 2000
2000 was the selection for the 40th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 39th time that this system of picking a song had been used; 1,394 songs were submitted to (SVT) for the competition and 10 progressed to the final. The final was held in the Gothenburg Opera House in Gothenburg on 10 March 2000, and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. Roger Pontare (1994 winner with Marie Bergman) won the MF again with the rock-inspired ballad "När vindarna viskar mitt namn", donning a folk-inspired costume and featuring Sámi dancers during his performance.
The 2000 was presented by no less than 10 past participants and winners, who performed a medley of selected entries from the past four decades as an interval act. These were Carola Häggkvist, Lotta Engberg, Lena Philipsson, Loa Falkman, Tommy Körberg, Elisabeth Andreassen, Arja Saijonmaa, Lasse Berghagen, Lasse Holm and Björn Skifs. Two of the presenters, Lena Philipsson and Carola Häggkvist, went on to win the Melodifestivalen in 2004 and 2006, respectively (Carola had also won in 1983 and 1991 before). The show was watched by 4,175,000 people, with a total of 525,567 votes cast.
Competing entries Artist Song Songwriter(s) Avengers "När filmen är slut" Suss von Ahn, Henrik Wikström Balsam Boys feat. Svenne and Lotta "Bara du och jag" Gustaf Eurén, Stefan Deak, Karl Eurén Barbados "Se mig" Thomas Thörnholm, Dan Attlerud Friends "När jag tänker på i morgon" Lasse Holm, Ingela 'Pling' Forsman Guide "Vi lever här, vi lever nu" Mattias Reimer, Lars Edvall Hanna Hedlund "Anropar försvunnen" Bobby Ljunggren, Robert Uhlmann, Anna-Lena Högdahl Javiera "Varje timma, var minut" Johnny Thunqvist, Ulf Georgsson Midnight Band "Tillsammans" Mikael Wendt, Christer Lundh Roger Pontare "När vindarna viskar mitt namn" Thomas Holmstrand, Linda Jansson, Peter Dahl Tom Nordahl "Alla änglar sjunger" Stephan Berg
Final Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place Votes Points 1 Guide "Vi lever här, vi lever nu" 53 34,239 44 97 5 2 Balsam Boys feat. Svenne and Lotta "Bara du och jag" 43 26,229 11 54 7 3 Barbados "Se mig" 58 43,289 88 146 2 4 Avengers "När filmen är slut" 0 2,934 0 0 10 5 Tom Nordahl "Alla änglar sjunger" 32 24,455 0 32 9 6 Roger Pontare "När vindarna viskar mitt namn" 95 173,641 132 227 1 7 Javiera "Varje timma, var minut" 73 35,691 66 139 4 8 Midnight Band "Tillsammans" 58 25,727 0 58 6 9 Hanna Hedlund "Anropar försvunnen" 25 31,921 22 47 8 10 Friends "När jag tänker på i morgon" 36 127,441 110 146 2
+ Detailed Regional Jury Voting Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "Vi lever här, vi lever nu" 8102121024 4153 2 "Bara du och jag"2 6108461 643 3 "Se mig"10146108 1221458 4 "När filmen är slut" 0 5 "Alla änglar sjunger" 62114 12 42 32 6 "När vindarna viskar mitt namn"41212122110101212895 7 "Varje timma, var minut"848 61216881273 8 "Tillsammans"121028 8810 58 9 "Anropar försvunnen" 6 24 110225 10 "När jag tänker på i morgon"1 416 2661036
At Eurovision Roger performed his song in 18th in the running order, following Croatia and preceding Macedonia, and received much cheers from the home public. The song had been translated into English and was now called "When Spirits Are Calling My Name", and the stage performance featured Native American and Sami themes. At the end of the voting, Sweden received 88 points (including 12 points from Turkey), finishing in 7th place which was enough to qualify them for the next contest as well.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
References
External links Melodifestivalen 2000 on
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