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{{Short description|Swedish music competition}}
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{{Infobox song contest
{{Infobox song contest
|name = Melodifestivalen
| name = Melodifestivalen
|year = 2011
| year = 2011
<!-- Commented out: |logo = Melodifestivalen.svg -->
| logo = Melodifestivalen.svg
|size = 250px
| size =
|final = 12 March 2011
| heat1 = 5 February 2011
|semi = 5 February 2011<br>12 February 2011<br>19 February 2011<br>26 February 2011
| heat2 = 12 February 2011
|second = 5 March 2011
| heat3 = 19 February 2011
| heat4 = 26 February 2011
|presenters = [[Marie Serneholt]] and [[Rickard Olsson]]
| final = 12 March 2011
|director =
| second = 5 March 2011
|broadcaster = [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]
| presenters = [[Marie Serneholt]] and [[Rickard Olsson]]
|venue = [[Ericsson Globe|Globe Arena]], [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
| director = [[Daniel Jelinek]]<br />[[Janne Jansson]]
|winner = "[[Popular (Eric Saade song)|Popular]]" by [[Eric Saade]]
| venue = [[Ericsson Globe|Globe Arena]], [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
|vote = 50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting<br>11 international juries give 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to their seven favourite songs.<br>People can vote by televote or SMS. Televoting points are based on percentages, totalling 473 points. If an entry gets 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 10% of 473 points.
| winner = "[[Popular (Eric Saade song)|Popular]]" by [[Eric Saade]]
|entries = 32: 8 in each semi-final; 10 in the final (2 from each semi-final, 2 from the Second Chance round)
| vote = 50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting<br>11 international juries give 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to their seven favourite songs.<br>People can vote by televote or SMS. Televoting points are based on percentages, totalling 473 points. If an entry gets 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 10% of 473 points.
|opening =
| entries = 32: 8 in each heat; 10 in the final (2 from each heat, 2 from the Second Chance round)
|interval =
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== Format ==
== Format ==
The 2011 edition of Melodifestivalen was similar to the previous year's arrangement, with four semi-finals, a second-chance round and a grand final. The four semi-finals were held in [[Luleå]] (5 February), [[Gothenburg]] (12 February), Linköping (19 February) and [[Malmö]] (26 February). The second chance round was held in [[Sundsvall]] on 5 March and the final in Stockholm was held on 12 March.<ref name="Sweden1">{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15994|title=Changes in Melodifestivalen 2011 announced|last=Yalcinkaya|first=Hakan|date=9 July 2010|publisher=''ESCToday''|accessdate=2010-07-10}}</ref><ref name="Sweden2">{{cite web|last=Juhas |first=Ervin |title=Sweden: Rules of Melodifestivalen 2011 |url=http://escdaily.com/articles/2387 |publisher=''ESCDaily'' |accessdate=12 July 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714021951/http://escdaily.com/articles/2387 |archivedate=14 July 2010 |df= }}</ref> SVT presented the competing songs during autumn 2010.
The 2011 edition of Melodifestivalen was similar to the previous year's arrangement, with four heats, a second-chance round and a grand final. The four heats were held in [[Luleå]] (5 February), [[Gothenburg]] (12 February), Linköping (19 February) and [[Malmö]] (26 February). The second chance round was held in [[Sundsvall]] on 5 March and the final in Stockholm was held on 12 March.<ref name="Sweden1">{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15994|title=Changes in Melodifestivalen 2011 announced|last=Yalcinkaya|first=Hakan|date=9 July 2010|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=10 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="Sweden2">{{cite web|last=Juhas |first=Ervin |title=Sweden: Rules of Melodifestivalen 2011 |url=http://escdaily.com/articles/2387 |publisher=ESCDaily |access-date=12 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714021951/http://escdaily.com/articles/2387 |archive-date=14 July 2010 }}</ref> SVT presented the competing songs during autumn 2010.


As in 2010 and 2009, a maximum of eight people were allowed on stage, while only persons of 16 years or over would be eligible. (However, in accordance with Eurovision rules, only six people were allowed on stage for the Swedish entry at Eurovision.) The main singer(s) had to perform vocals live on stage, however other backing vocals could be pre-recorded along with the song's backing track.
As in 2010 and 2009, a maximum of eight people were allowed on stage, while only persons of 16 years or over would be eligible. (However, in accordance with Eurovision rules, only six people were allowed on stage for the Swedish entry at Eurovision.) The main singer(s) had to perform vocals live on stage, however other backing vocals could be pre-recorded along with the song's backing track.


There was a large change in the way that the 32 songs were selected. In 2010, 27 songs were selected by a selection panel, 4 songs were then selected by SVT in order to diversify the musical quality of the contest and one song was then selected through a "Web wildcard" competition. Members of the public were allowed to submit songs onto the SVT website, with the public selecting one song through SMS voting. For 2011, this was changed: only 15 songs were selected by the selection panel. The remaining 15 songs were then selected by SVT, from remaining submissions made to the selection panel, or from specially invited artists and songs. The web wildcard competition was expanded; instead of just one song was chosen, the public selected two songs.<ref name="Sweden1" /><ref name="Sweden2" /> The web wildcard competition began on 11 October, and ended with a live show on 8 November on [[SVT24]], held at the ''Golden Hits nightclub'' in Stockholm.<ref name="webjoker1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=19993&_t=Swedish+web+jokers+to+go+on+TV|title=Swedish web jokers to go on TV|last=Siim|first=Jarmo|date=9 September 2010|publisher=''Eurovision.tv''|accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref><ref name="webjoker2">{{cite web|last=Klier |first=Marcus |title=Sweden: Televised web joker selection on 8th November |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16107 |publisher=''ESCToday'' |accessdate=9 September 2010 |date=9 September 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911050743/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16107 |archivedate=11 September 2010 |df= }}</ref><ref name="webjoker3">{{cite web|last=Brunell |first=Lilian |title=Golden Hits hosts the wildcard selection |url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=9067 |publisher=''Oikotimes'' |accessdate=2 November 2010 |date=2 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229231302/http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=9067 |archivedate=29 December 2010 |df= }}</ref>
There was a large change in the way that the 32 songs were selected. In 2010, 27 songs were selected by a selection panel, 4 songs were then selected by SVT in order to diversify the musical quality of the contest and one song was then selected through a "Web wildcard" competition. Members of the public were allowed to submit songs onto the SVT website, with the public selecting one song through SMS voting. For 2011, this was changed: only 15 songs were selected by the selection panel. The remaining 15 songs were then selected by SVT, from remaining submissions made to the selection panel, or from specially invited artists and songs. The web wildcard competition was expanded; instead of just one song was chosen, the public selected two songs.<ref name="Sweden1" /><ref name="Sweden2" /> The web wildcard competition began on 11 October, and ended with a live show on 8 November on [[SVT24]], held at the ''Golden Hits nightclub'' in Stockholm.<ref name="webjoker1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=19993&_t=Swedish+web+jokers+to+go+on+TV|title=Swedish web jokers to go on TV|last=Siim|first=Jarmo|date=9 September 2010|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="webjoker2">{{cite web|last=Klier |first=Marcus |title=Sweden: Televised web joker selection on 8th November |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16107 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=9 September 2010 |date=9 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911050743/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16107 |archive-date=11 September 2010 }}</ref><ref name="webjoker3">{{cite web|last=Brunell |first=Lilian |title=Golden Hits hosts the wildcard selection |url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=9067 |publisher=Oikotimes |access-date=2 November 2010 |date=2 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229231302/http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=9067 |archive-date=29 December 2010 }}</ref>
Other changes introduced to Melodifestivalen 2011 were revealed by SVT. For the first time, non-Swedish [[songwriter]]s were able to enter songs into the contest, as long as there is at least one Swedish songwriter also contributing. Solo singer-instrumentalists were now allowed to perform their instruments live during the TV broadcast.<ref name="Sweden1" /><ref name="Sweden2" />
Other changes introduced to Melodifestivalen 2011 were revealed by SVT. For the first time, non-Swedish [[songwriter]]s were able to enter songs into the contest, as long as there is at least one Swedish songwriter also contributing. Solo singer-instrumentalists were now allowed to perform their instruments live during the TV broadcast.<ref name="Sweden1" /><ref name="Sweden2" />


On 17 November, SVT announced [[Marie Serneholt]] and [[Rickard Olsson]] as the hosts for the semi-finals, the second chance and the final, but there was also a guest host in each program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2237287/marie_serneholt_och_rickard_olsson_leder_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2237276&lpos=lasMer |title=Marie Serneholt och Rickard Olsson leder Melodifestivalen 2011 |date=17 November 2010 |publisher=''SVT'' |accessdate=17 November 2010 |language=Swedish |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612234504/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2237287/marie_serneholt_och_rickard_olsson_leder_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2237276&lpos=lasMer |archivedate=12 June 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16240|title=Marie Serneholt and Rickard Olsson host Melodifestivalen 2011|last=Repo|first=Juha|date=17 November 2010|publisher=''ESCToday''|accessdate=17 November 2010}}</ref>
On 17 November, SVT announced [[Marie Serneholt]] and [[Rickard Olsson]] as the hosts for the heats, the second chance and the final, but there was also a guest host in each program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2237287/marie_serneholt_och_rickard_olsson_leder_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2237276&lpos=lasMer |title=Marie Serneholt och Rickard Olsson leder Melodifestivalen 2011 |date=17 November 2010 |publisher=SVT |access-date=17 November 2010 |language=Swedish |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612234504/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2237287/marie_serneholt_och_rickard_olsson_leder_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2237276&lpos=lasMer |archive-date=12 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16240|title=Marie Serneholt and Rickard Olsson host Melodifestivalen 2011|last=Repo|first=Juha|date=17 November 2010|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref>


=== Changes ===
=== Changes ===
<small>Reference:<ref>
<small>Reference:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/sa-blir-nya-melodifestivalen|title=Så blir nya Melodifestivalen
{{cite web|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/sa-blir-nya-melodifestivalen|title=Så blir nya Melodifestivalen|date=9 July 2010|publisher=Poplight|access-date=9 July 2010|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818022735/http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/sa-blir-nya-melodifestivalen|archive-date=18 August 2010|url-status=dead}}
|date=9 July 2010|publisher=''Poplight''|accessdate=9 July 2010|language=Swedish}}</ref></small>
</ref></small>


* All entries were submitted via Melodifestivalen website instead of by post.
* All entries were submitted via Melodifestivalen website instead of by post.
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* In the regular selection process, it was the only established songwriters who could submit entries. The public were only allowed to submit entries to the web wildcard competition.
* In the regular selection process, it was the only established songwriters who could submit entries. The public were only allowed to submit entries to the web wildcard competition.
* As in previous years, the songs may be up to three minutes on stage, but a new rule is that they must be at least two minutes long.
* As in previous years, the songs may be up to three minutes on stage, but a new rule is that they must be at least two minutes long.
* The whole voting in the final will be changed. The total value of the votes are 946 points, which means that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 47 points. The Swedish jury groups are replaced by 11 international groups. Each jury group gives their points according to the ESC-standard: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people’s votes will overrule the jury-votes.
* The whole voting in the final will be changed. The total value of the votes are 946 points, which means that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 47 points. The Swedish jury groups are replaced by 11 international groups. Each jury group gives their points according to the ESC-standard: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people's votes will overrule the jury-votes.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
[[File:Nanne Grönvall at Melodifestivalen 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Rickard Olsson, [[Nanne Grönvall]] and [[Marie Serneholt]] during the first semi-final broadcast]]
[[File:Nanne Grönvall at Melodifestivalen 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Rickard Olsson, [[Nanne Grönvall]] and [[Marie Serneholt]] during the first heat broadcast]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Date !! City !! Venue !! Heat !! Host(s) !! Guest artist(s)
! Date !! City !! Venue !! Heat !! Host(s) !! Guest artist(s)
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| 8 November || [[Stockholm]] || Golden Hits || Web wild card final ||[[Henric von Zweibergk]] || -
| 8 November || [[Stockholm]] || Golden Hits || Web wild card final ||[[Henric von Zweibergk]] || -
|-
|-
| 5 February || [[Luleå]] || [[Coop Norrbotten Arena]] || Semi-final 1 ||rowspan="6"|[[Marie Serneholt]], [[Rickard Olsson]] and <br /> [[Elsa Billgren]] || [[Peter Stormare]] and [[Nanne Grönvall]]
| 5 February || [[Luleå]] || [[Coop Norrbotten Arena]] || Heat 1 ||rowspan="6"|[[Marie Serneholt]], [[Rickard Olsson]] and <br /> [[Elsa Billgren]] || [[Peter Stormare]] and [[Nanne Grönvall]]
|-
|-
| 12 February || [[Gothenburg|Göteborg]] || [[Scandinavium]] || Semi-final 2 || [[Peter Stormare]] and [[Christer Sjögren]]
| 12 February || [[Gothenburg|Göteborg]] || [[Scandinavium]] || Heat 2 || [[Peter Stormare]] and [[Christer Sjögren]]
|-
|-
| 19 February || [[Linköping]] || [[Saab Arena|Cloetta Center]] || Semi-final 3 || [[Peter Stormare]] and [[Lena Philipsson]]
| 19 February || [[Linköping]] || [[Saab Arena|Cloetta Center]] || Heat 3 || [[Peter Stormare]] and [[Lena Philipsson]]
|-
|-
| 26 February || [[Malmö]] || [[Malmö Arena]] || Semi-final 4 || [[Peter Stormare]] and [[The Ark (Swedish band)|The Ark]]
| 26 February || [[Malmö]] || [[Malmö Arena]] || Heat 4 || [[Peter Stormare]] and [[The Ark (Swedish band)|The Ark]]
|-
|-
| 5 March || [[Sundsvall]] || [[Nordichallen]] || Second chance <br /> (''Andra chansen'') || -
| 5 March || [[Sundsvall]] || [[Nordichallen]] || Second chance <br /> (''Andra chansen'') || -
|-
|-
| 12 March || [[Stockholm]] || [[Ericsson Globe|Globen]] || Final || All of the Above, [[Dynasty (Swedish rock band)|Dynasty]] and [[Anna Bergendahl]]
| 12 March || [[Stockholm]] || [[Ericsson Globe|Globen]] || Final || All of the Above, [[Dynazty]], and [[Anna Bergendahl]]
|}
|}


==Entries==
==Entries==
32 songs competed in Melodifestivalen 2011. 15 of them were selected from a public call for songs, in which public songwriters and artists could send in songs to SVT, until 21 September 2010. The format for the contest remained the same from last year's, the same format that was introduced in 2002. The 32 songs were presented over 4 semi-finals. A public televote was held to select two songs to progress directly to the final, with the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to a Second Chance (''Andra Chansen'') round. The eight songs in the Second Chance round battled in duels until two songs are left, which also progress to the final. In the final, the votes of the public constituted 50% of the total vote, with the remaining 50% coming from the juries.
32 songs competed in Melodifestivalen 2011. 15 of them were selected from a public call for songs, in which public songwriters and artists could send in songs to SVT, until 21 September 2010. The format for the contest remained the same from last year's, the same format that was introduced in 2002. The 32 songs were presented over 4 heats. A public televote was held to select two songs to progress directly to the final, with the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to a Second Chance (''Andra Chansen'') round. The eight songs in the Second Chance round battled in duels until two songs are left, which also progress to the final. In the final, the votes of the public constituted 50% of the total vote, with the remaining 50% coming from the juries.


On 22 September, SVT announced that a record number of 3852 entries have been submitted. 424 of them were submitted to the web wildcard selection.<ref name="Sweden4">{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16142 |title=Sweden: Record numbers entering Melodifestivalen |last=Hondal |first=Victor |date=22 September 2010 |publisher=''Esctoday.com'' |accessdate=2010-09-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925235105/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16142 |archivedate=25 September 2010 |df= }}</ref>
On 22 September, SVT announced that a record number of 3852 entries have been submitted. 424 of them were submitted to the web wildcard selection.<ref name="Sweden4">{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16142 |title=Sweden: Record numbers entering Melodifestivalen |last=Hondal |first=Victor |date=22 September 2010 |publisher=Esctoday.com |access-date=23 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925235105/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16142 |archive-date=25 September 2010 }}</ref>


=== Web wildcards ===
=== Web wildcards ===
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* 31 October 2010 - 10 entries went on to the next round
* 31 October 2010 - 10 entries went on to the next round
* 1–5 November 2010 - ten entries left, one song voted out every day
* 1–5 November 2010 - ten entries left, one song voted out every day
* 8 November 2010 - five entries remained in the web wildcard final, where two songs were selected to compete in the Melodifestivalen semi-finals
* 8 November 2010 - five entries remained in the web wildcard final, where two songs were selected to compete in the Melodifestivalen heats


On 31 October the top ten songs were announced by SVT. From 1 November one song was eliminated every day, leaving five songs on 5 November. The final two winners were announced on 8 November in a live TV final on [[SVT24]].<ref name="webjoker1"/><ref name="webjoker2"/> The eliminated songs in the top 10 were:
On 31 October the top ten songs were announced by SVT. From 1 November one song was eliminated every day, leaving five songs on 5 November. The final two winners were announced on 8 November in a live TV final on [[SVT24]].<ref name="webjoker1"/><ref name="webjoker2"/> The eliminated songs in the top 10 were:
{| class="wikitable"

{| class="wikitable"
! Artist !! Song<br />''(English translation)'' !! Songwriter(s) !! Position !! Date Eliminated
|-
|-
!Artist
| [[Björn Hasselquist]] || "Beautiful World" || Björn Hasselquist || 6 || 5 November
!Song <small>''(English translation)''</small>
!Songwriter(s)
!Place
!Date Eliminated
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
| Anton & Dejo || "I Wanna Be With You"|| Dennis Andersson, Anton Dahlrot || align="center" |—
|—
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
|Billy|| "Tusen nätter" <small>''(Thousand nights)''</small>||Daniel Wollbratt|| align="center" |—
|—
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
| Engla || "Don't Stop" || Sargon Jakob || align="center" |—
|—
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
|'''Jonas Matsson'''||'''"On My Own"'''||'''Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson'''|| align="center" |—
|—
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
|'''Julia Alvgard'''||'''"Better or Worse"'''||'''Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz'''|| align="center" |—
|—
|-
|-
| [[Madeleine Jangklev]] || "Stay With Me" || Madeleine Jangklev, [[Nic Arphult]] || 7 || 4 November
| Björn Hasselquist || "Beautiful World" || Björn Hasselquist || align="center" | 6 || 5 November
|-
|-
| [[Fredrik & Magnus]] || "Get Out" || [[Fredrik Hanefalk]], [[Magnus Paues]] || 8 || 3 November
| Madeleine Jangklev || "Stay With Me"|| Madeleine Jangklev, Nic Arphult || align="center" |7 || 4 November
|-
|-
| Trison || "Lovar och svär"<br />''(Swearing)'' || Tony Andersson || 9 || 2 November
| Fredrik & Magnus || "Get Out" || Fredrik Hanefalk, Magnus Paues || align="center" |8 || 3 November
|-
|-
| Succubus || "Raise Your Hands" || Daniel Lindberg || 10 || 1 November
| Trison || "Lovar och svär" <small>''(Promise and Swear)''</small>|| Tony Andersson || align="center" | 9 || 2 November
|-
| Succubus || "Raise Your Hands"|| Daniel Lindberg || align="center" |10 || 1 November
|}
|}


=== Final ===
=== Final ===
The two winners of the web wildcard contest were decided on 8 November at the ''Golden Hits'' nightclub in Stockholm, hosted by [[Henric von Zweibergk]], floor manager of Melodifestivalen. Televoting and SMS voting decided the final winner, which was announced by executive producter [[Christer Björkman]].<ref name="webjoker results1" /><ref name="webjoker results2" />
The two winners of the web wildcard contest were decided on 8 November at the ''Golden Hits'' nightclub in Stockholm, hosted by Henric von Zweibergk, floor manager of Melodifestivalen. Televoting and SMS voting decided the final winner, which was announced by executive producer [[Christer Björkman]].<ref name="webjoker results1" /><ref name="webjoker results2" />

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Web Wildcard Final - 8 November 2010
! Draw !! Artist !! Song<br />''(English translation)'' !! Songwriter(s) !! Result !! MF result
|-
|-
!Draw
| 1 || Billy || "Tusen nätter"<br />''(Thousand nights)' || Daniel Wollbratt || Out ||
!Artist
|-bgcolor="#FFCC00"
!Song
| '''2''' || '''Julia Alvgard''' || '''"Better or Worse"''' || '''Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz''' || '''Qualifier''' || 6 (Out)
!Songwriter(s)
|-
|-
| 3 || Anton & Dejo || "I Wanna Be With You" || Dennis Andersson, Anton Dahlrot || Out ||
| align="center" |1
|Billy|| "Tusen nätter" ||Daniel Wollbratt
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
| align="center" |2
|'''Julia Alvgard'''||'''"Better or Worse"'''||'''Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz'''
|-
|-
| align="center" |3
| 4 || Engla || "Don't Stop" || Sargon Jakob || Out ||
| Anton & Dejo || "I Wanna Be With You"|| Dennis Andersson, Anton Dahlrot
|-bgcolor="#FFCC00"
| '''5''' || '''Jonas Matsson''' || '''"On My Own"''' || '''Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson''' || '''Qualifier''' || 7 (Out)
|-
|-
| align="center" |4
| Engla || "Don't Stop" || Sargon Jakob
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
| align="center" |5
|'''Jonas Matsson'''||'''"On My Own"'''||'''Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson'''
|}
|}


== Semi-finals ==
== Heats ==
The four semi-finals were, for this edition, held in [[Luleå]], [[Gothenburg]], [[Linköping]] and [[Malmö]].
The four heats were, for this edition, held in [[Luleå]], [[Gothenburg]], [[Linköping]] and [[Malmö]].
The jury, which chose the fifteen songs of the over 3000 submissions, were selected at the end of September 2010. SVT's fifteen wild cards and the jury's choice has and will be revealed before the end of November 2010. The two web wildcards were chosen by viewers on 8 November 2010.
The jury, which chose the fifteen songs of the over 3000 submissions, were selected at the end of September 2010. SVT's fifteen wild cards and the jury's choice has and will be revealed before the end of November 2010. The two web wildcards were chosen by viewers on 8 November 2010.


SVT announced the first four songs on 7 October, which featured the return of three-time competitor [[Linda Bengtzing]].<ref name="Sweden5">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=20423&_t=First+four+entries+for+Sweden+announced|title=First four entries for Sweden announced|last=Siim|first=Jarmo|date=7 October 2010|publisher=''Eurovision.tv''|accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hondal|first=Victor|title=Sweden: First names entering MF 2011 known|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16166|publisher=''ESCToday''|accessdate=7 October 2010|date=7 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=De fyra första bidragen och artisterna är klara för Melodifestivalen 2011|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2182352/de_fyra_forsta_bidragen_och_artisterna_ar_klara_for_melodifestivalen_2011&from=rss|publisher=''[[Sveriges Television]]''|accessdate=9 October 2010|language=Swedish|date=9 October 2010}}</ref> A further eight songs were announced on 19 October, with [[Sanna Neilsen]] and [[Danny Saucedo|Danny]] returning.<ref>{{cite web|title=Åtta nya bidrag och artister klara för Melodifestivalen 2011|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2198830/atta_nya_bidrag_och_artister_klara_for_melodifestivalen_2011&from=rss|publisher=''[[Sveriges Television]]''|accessdate=19 October 2010|language=Swedish|date=19 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Viniker |first=Barry |title=Eight more Melodifestivalen acts announced |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16177 |publisher=''ESCToday'' |accessdate=19 October 2010 |date=19 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The 13th song in Melodifestivalen 2011 was revealed on 1 November: [[Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson]], aka Babsan, will compete with "Ge mig en spanjor",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2220061/babsan_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2220012&lpos=lasMer |title=Babsan klar för Melodifestivalen 2011! |publisher=''[[Sveriges Television]]'' |accessdate=2010-11-01 |language=Swedish |date=1 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162214/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2220061/babsan_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2220012&lpos=lasMer |archivedate=12 June 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hondal|first=Victor|title=Babsan enters Melodifestivalen 2011|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16198|publisher=''ESCToday''|accessdate=1 November 2010|date=1 November 2010}}</ref> and on 3 November SVT revealed that [[Nicke Borg]] will also compete in the contest with the song "Leaving Home".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2222758/nicke_borg_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2222763&lpos=lasMer |title=Nicke Borg klar för Melodifestivalen 2011! |date=3 November 2010 |publisher=''SVT'' |accessdate=2010-11-03 |language=Swedish |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162226/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2222758/nicke_borg_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2222763&lpos=lasMer |archivedate=12 June 2011 |df= }}</ref>
SVT announced the first four songs on 7 October, which featured the return of three-time competitor [[Linda Bengtzing]].<ref name="Sweden5">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=20423&_t=First+four+entries+for+Sweden+announced|title=First four entries for Sweden announced|last=Siim|first=Jarmo|date=7 October 2010|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=7 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hondal|first=Victor|title=Sweden: First names entering MF 2011 known|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16166|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=7 October 2010|date=7 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=De fyra första bidragen och artisterna är klara för Melodifestivalen 2011|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2182352/de_fyra_forsta_bidragen_och_artisterna_ar_klara_for_melodifestivalen_2011&from=rss|publisher=[[Sveriges Television]]|access-date=9 October 2010|language=Swedish|date=9 October 2010}}</ref> A further eight songs were announced on 19 October, with [[Sanna Nielsen]] and [[Danny Saucedo|Danny]] returning.<ref>{{cite web|title=Åtta nya bidrag och artister klara för Melodifestivalen 2011|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2198830/atta_nya_bidrag_och_artister_klara_for_melodifestivalen_2011&from=rss|publisher=[[Sveriges Television]]|access-date=19 October 2010|language=Swedish|date=19 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Viniker |first=Barry |title=Eight more Melodifestivalen acts announced |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16177 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023054846/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16177 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2010 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=19 October 2010 |date=19 October 2010 }}</ref> The 13th song in Melodifestivalen 2011 was revealed on 1 November: [[Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson]], aka Babsan, will compete with "Ge mig en spanjor",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2220061/babsan_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2220012&lpos=lasMer |title=Babsan klar för Melodifestivalen 2011! |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |access-date=1 November 2010 |language=Swedish |date=1 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162214/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2220061/babsan_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2220012&lpos=lasMer |archive-date=12 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hondal|first=Victor|title=Babsan enters Melodifestivalen 2011|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16198|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=1 November 2010|date=1 November 2010}}</ref> and on 3 November SVT revealed that [[Nicke Borg]] will also compete in the contest with the song "Leaving Home".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2222758/nicke_borg_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2222763&lpos=lasMer |title=Nicke Borg klar för Melodifestivalen 2011! |date=3 November 2010 |publisher=SVT |access-date=3 November 2010 |language=Swedish |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162226/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2222758/nicke_borg_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2222763&lpos=lasMer |archive-date=12 June 2011 }}</ref>


On 7 November it was revealed by [[Expressen]] that former Eurovision Song Contest winner [[Elisabeth Andreassen]] would make a return to Melodifestivalen in 2011. Andreassen won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1985|1985 Eurovision]] for [[Norway]] as part of [[Bobbysocks!]], and also took part in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1994|1994]] (with [[Jan Werner Danielsen]]). She also competed for Norway in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1996|1996]], and in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1982|1982]] for Sweden (as part of [[Chips (band)|Chips]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Brännström|first=Linus|title=Elisabeth Andreassen klar för Melodifestivalen|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.2204379/elisabeth-andreassen-klar-for-melodifestivalen|publisher=''[[Expressen]]''|accessdate=7 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=7 November 2010}}</ref> On 8 November SVT confirmed that Andreassen would make a comeback to Melodifestivalen, and will take part with the song "Vaken i en dröm".<ref>{{cite web|title=Elisabeth Andreassen är klar för Melodifestivalen 2011! |url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2227406/elisabeth_andreassen_ar_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2225591&lpos=lasMer |publisher=''[[Sveriges Television]]'' |accessdate=8 November 2010 |language=Swedish |date=8 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162243/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2227406/elisabeth_andreassen_ar_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2225591&lpos=lasMer |archivedate=12 June 2011 |df= }}</ref> Also on 8 November the web wildcard contest ended with a live TV final on [[SVT24]]. [[Julia Alvgard]] and [[Jonas Matsson]] won after the public televote with the songs "Better or Worse" and "On My Own".<ref name="webjoker results1">{{cite web|last=Yalcinkaya |first=Hakan |title=Three more acts for Melodifestivalen 2011 |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16223 |publisher=''ESCToday'' |accessdate=8 November 2010 |date=8 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112005416/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16223 |archivedate=12 November 2010 |df= }}</ref><ref name="webjoker results2">{{cite web|last=Dahlander|first=Gustav|title=From the Web to the Swedish Eurovision selections|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=20863&_t=From+the+Web+to+the+Swedish+Eurovision+selections|publisher=''[[European Broadcasting Union]]''|accessdate=9 November 2010|date=9 November 2010}}</ref>
On 7 November it was revealed by [[Expressen]] that former Eurovision Song Contest winner [[Elisabeth Andreassen]] would make a return to Melodifestivalen in 2011. Andreassen won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1985|1985 Eurovision]] for [[Norway]] as part of [[Bobbysocks!]], and also took part in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1994|1994]] (with [[Jan Werner Danielsen]]). She also competed for Norway in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1996|1996]], and in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1982|1982]] for Sweden (as part of [[Chips (band)|Chips]]).<ref>{{cite news|last=Brännström|first=Linus|title=Elisabeth Andreassen klar för Melodifestivalen|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.2204379/elisabeth-andreassen-klar-for-melodifestivalen|newspaper=[[Expressen]]|access-date=7 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=7 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110064235/http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.2204379/elisabeth-andreassen-klar-for-melodifestivalen|archive-date=10 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 8 November SVT confirmed that Andreassen would make a comeback to Melodifestivalen, and will take part with the song "Vaken i en dröm".<ref>{{cite web|title=Elisabeth Andreassen är klar för Melodifestivalen 2011! |url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2227406/elisabeth_andreassen_ar_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2225591&lpos=lasMer |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |access-date=8 November 2010 |language=Swedish |date=8 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162243/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2227406/elisabeth_andreassen_ar_klar_for_melodifestivalen_2011?lid=puff_2225591&lpos=lasMer |archive-date=12 June 2011 }}</ref> Also on 8 November the web wildcard contest ended with a live TV final on [[SVT24]]. [[Julia Alvgard]] and [[Jonas Matsson]] won after the public televote with the songs "Better or Worse" and "On My Own".<ref name="webjoker results1">{{cite web|last=Yalcinkaya |first=Hakan |title=Three more acts for Melodifestivalen 2011 |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16223 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=8 November 2010 |date=8 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112005416/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16223 |archive-date=12 November 2010 }}</ref><ref name="webjoker results2">{{cite web|last=Dahlander|first=Gustav|title=From the Web to the Swedish Eurovision selections|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=20863&_t=From+the+Web+to+the+Swedish+Eurovision+selections|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|access-date=9 November 2010|date=9 November 2010}}</ref>


On 22 November, a further six entries were revealed by SVT. However, during this press conference SVT revealed the entries that would compete in the first two semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Melodifestivalen 2011: Brolle, Le Kid och Christian Walz bland 2011 års artister|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/melodifestivalen-2011-brolle-le-kid-och-christian-walz-bland-2011-ars-artister|publisher=''Poplight''|accessdate=22 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=22 November 2010}}</ref> The remaining entries were announced on a press conferences on 29 November, which featured the return of [[Shirley Clamp]] and [[Eric Saade]].<ref name="webjoker results1" /><ref name="3+4">{{cite web|title=Melodifestivalen 2011: Shirley Clamp och Eric Saade bland artisterna|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/melodifestivalen-2011-shirley-clamp-och-eric-saade-bland-artisterna|publisher=''Poplight''|accessdate=29 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=29 November 2010}}</ref> However, on 27 November, [[Christer Björkman]] revealed the Swedish dance band [[The Playtones]] would participate in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "[[The King (The Playtones song)|The King]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Playtones klara för Melodifestivalen 2011|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/playtones-klara-foer-melodifestivalen-2011|publisher=''Poplight''|accessdate=27 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=27 November 2010}}</ref> The song "Don't Stop" was disqualified because it has been published on Chasez [[MySpace]]. However, SVT told the songwriters and the artist [[Andreas Fernette]] to write a new song.<ref>{{cite web|title=Låt diskas i Melodifestivalen|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen2011/article8197773.ab|publisher=''Aftonbladet''|accessdate=29 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=29 November 2010}}</ref> On 10 December, SVT announced Fernette's new song "Run".<ref>{{cite web|title=Det nya bidraget heter "Run" |url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2264432/det_nya_bidraget_heter_run?lid=puff_2264425&lpos=lasMer |accessdate=10 December 2010 |language=Swedish |date=10 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221132813/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2264432/det_nya_bidraget_heter_run?lid=puff_2264425&lpos=lasMer |archivedate=21 February 2011 |df= }}</ref>
On 22 November, a further six entries were revealed by SVT. However, during this press conference SVT revealed the entries that would compete in the first two heats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Melodifestivalen 2011: Brolle, Le Kid och Christian Walz bland 2011 års artister|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/melodifestivalen-2011-brolle-le-kid-och-christian-walz-bland-2011-ars-artister|publisher=Poplight|access-date=22 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=22 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124195710/http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/melodifestivalen-2011-brolle-le-kid-och-christian-walz-bland-2011-ars-artister|archive-date=24 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The remaining entries were announced on a press conferences on 29 November, which featured the return of [[Shirley Clamp]] and [[Eric Saade]].<ref name="webjoker results1" /><ref name="3+4">{{cite web|title=Melodifestivalen 2011: Shirley Clamp och Eric Saade bland artisterna|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/melodifestivalen-2011-shirley-clamp-och-eric-saade-bland-artisterna|publisher=Poplight|access-date=29 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=29 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302122413/http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/melodifestivalen-2011-shirley-clamp-och-eric-saade-bland-artisterna|archive-date=2 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, on 27 November, [[Christer Björkman]] revealed the Swedish dance band [[The Playtones]] would participate in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "[[The King (The Playtones song)|The King]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Playtones klara för Melodifestivalen 2011|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/playtones-klara-foer-melodifestivalen-2011|publisher=Poplight|access-date=27 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=27 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824234032/http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/playtones-klara-foer-melodifestivalen-2011|archive-date=24 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song "Don't Stop" was disqualified because it has been published on Chasez [[MySpace]]. However, SVT told the songwriters and the artist [[Andreas Fernette]] to write a new song.<ref>{{cite news|title=Låt diskas i Melodifestivalen|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen2011/article8197773.ab|newspaper=Aftonbladet|access-date=29 November 2010|language=Swedish|date=29 November 2010}}</ref> On 10 December, SVT announced Fernette's new song "Run".<ref>{{cite web|title=Det nya bidraget heter "Run" |url=http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2264432/det_nya_bidraget_heter_run?lid=puff_2264425&lpos=lasMer |access-date=10 December 2010 |language=Swedish |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221132813/http://svt.se/2.121594/1.2264432/det_nya_bidraget_heter_run?lid=puff_2264425&lpos=lasMer |archive-date=21 February 2011 }}</ref>


On 5 January 2011, SVT revealed [[Love Generation (group)|Love Generation]]'s song "Dance Alone" and the running order for each semi-final.<ref name="Running order">{{cite web|title=Sweden: Running order for MF 2011 announced |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16436 |publisher=''ESCToday'' |accessdate=5 January 2011 |date=5 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107092248/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16436 |archivedate=7 January 2011 |df= }}</ref>
On 5 January 2011, SVT revealed [[Stockholm Syndrome (Swedish band)|Love Generation]]'s song "Dance Alone" and the running order for each heat.<ref name="Running order">{{cite web|title=Sweden: Running order for MF 2011 announced |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16436 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=5 January 2011 |date=5 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107092248/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16436 |archive-date=7 January 2011 }}</ref>


SVT announced that this years Melodifestivalen would have the same rules in the semi-finals as there were in [[Melodifestivalen 2010]]. This means that the song which receiving the most votes in the first round would automatically qualify to the final, skipping the second round. The remaining top four would battle again for a place in the final and ''Andra Chansen'' round - the 2nd placed song qualifying to the final, the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to Andra Chansen, and the song places fifth will be eliminated from the competition. However, SVT will not announce the vote result for each song until the final has been broadcast.
SVT announced that this years Melodifestivalen would have the same rules in the heats as there were in [[Melodifestivalen 2010]]. This means that the song which receiving the most votes in the first round would automatically qualify to the final, skipping the second round. The remaining top four would battle again for a place in the final and ''Andra Chansen'' round - the 2nd placed song qualifying to the final, the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to Andra Chansen, and the song placed fifth will be eliminated from the competition. However, SVT will not announce the vote result for each song until the final has been broadcast.


=== Semi-final 1 ===
=== Heat 1 ===
The first semi-final was held on 5 February 2011 in [[Coop Norrbotten Arena]], [[Luleå]]. The songs are in running order.<ref name="Running order"/>
The first heat was held on 5 February 2011 in [[Coop Norrbotten Arena]], [[Luleå]]. The songs are in running order.<ref name="Running order"/>
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|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|#
! rowspan="2" | Draw
!rowspan="2"|Artist
! rowspan="2" | Artist
!rowspan="2"|Song<br />''(English translation)''
! rowspan="2" | Song <small>''(English translation)''</small>
!rowspan="2"|Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
! rowspan="2" |Songwriter(s)
!colspan="2"|Votes
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" | Votes
!rowspan="2"|Place
! rowspan="2" | Place
!rowspan="2"|Results
! rowspan="2" | Result
|-
|-
!Round 1
!{{nowrap|Round 1}}
!Round 2
!{{nowrap|Round 2}}
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || [[Dilba]] || "[[Try Again (Dilba song)|Try Again]]" || Niklas Pettersson, Linda Sonnvik || 9 256 || — || 8 || Out
| align="left" |[[Dilba]]
|-bgcolor="gold"
| align="left" | "[[Try Again (Dilba song)|Try Again]]"
| '''2''' || '''[[Swingfly]]''' || '''"[[Me and My Drum]]"''' || '''[[Teron Beal]], [[Patrik Magnusson]], [[Johan Ramström]], [[Swingfly]]''' || '''25 634''' || '''42 104''' || '''2''' || '''''Final'''''
| align="left" |Niklas Pettersson, Linda Sonnvik
|-bgcolor="silver"
| 9 256
| 3 || [[Jenny Silver]] || "[[Something in Your Eyes (Jenny Silver song)|Something in Your Eyes]]" || Erik Bernholm, [[Thomas G:son]], Henrik Sethsson || 27 017 || 37 262 || 3 || '''''Second Chance'''''
| —
| 8
| align="left" | Out
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''2'''
| align="left" |'''[[Swingfly]]'''
| align="left" |'''"[[Me and My Drum]]"'''
| align="left" |'''[[Teron Beal]], [[Patrik Magnusson]], [[Johan Ramström]], [[Swingfly]]'''
|'''25 634'''
|'''42 104'''
| 2
| align="left" | Final
|- style="background:silver;"
| 3
| align="left" |[[Jenny Silver]]
| align="left" | "[[Something in Your Eyes (Jenny Silver song)|Something in Your Eyes]]"
| align="left" |Erik Bernholm, [[Thomas G:son]], Henrik Sethsson
| 27 017
| 37 262
| 3
| align="left" |'''''Second Chance'''''
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || [[Jonas Matsson]] || "On My Own" || Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson || 10 860 || — || 7 || '''Web Wildcard''' <br /> Out
| align="left" |[[Jonas Matsson]]
| align="left" | "On My Own"
| align="left" |Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson
| 10 860
| —
| 7
| align="left" | Out
|-
|-
| 5
| 5 || [[Le Kid]] || "Oh My God" || Märta Grauers, [[Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad]], Felix Persson || 16 512 || 16 459 || 5 || Out
| align="left" |[[Le Kid]]
| align="left" | "Oh My God"
| align="left" |Märta Grauers, [[Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad]], Felix Persson
| 16 512
| 16 459
| 5
| align="left" | Out
|-
|-
|6
| 6 || [[Rasmus Viberg]] || "Social Butterfly" || [[Amir Aly]], Henrik Wikström || 15 151 || — || 6 || Out
| align="left" |[[Rasmus Viberg]]
|-bgcolor="silver"
| align="left" |"Social Butterfly"
| 7 || [[Pernilla Andersson]] || "Desperados"<br />''(Desperadoes)'' || Pernilla Andersson (m & l) || 27 840 || 30 724 || 4 || '''''Second Chance'''''
| align="left" |[[Amir Aly]], Henrik Wikström
|-bgcolor="gold"
|15 151
| '''8''' || '''[[Danny Saucedo]]''' || '''"In the Club"''' || '''[[Figge Boström]], [[Peter Boström]], [[Danny Saucedo]]''' || '''60 872''' || — || '''1''' ||'''''Final'''''
|—
|6
| align="left" |Out
|- style="background:silver;"
| 7
| align="left" |[[Pernilla Andersson]]
| align="left" | "Desperados" <small>''(Desperadoes)''</small>
| align="left" |Pernilla Andersson
| 27 840
| 30 724
| 4
| align="left" |'''''Second Chance'''''
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''8'''
| align="left" |'''[[Danny Saucedo]]'''
| align="left" |'''"In the Club"'''
| align="left" |'''[[Figge Boström]], [[Peter Boström]], [[Danny Saucedo]]'''
|'''60 872'''
|—
| 1
| align="left" | Final
|}
|}


=== Semi-final 2 ===
=== Heat 2 ===
The second semi-final was held on 12 February 2011 in [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]. The songs are in running order.<ref name="Running order"/>
The second heat was held on 12 February 2011 in [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]. The songs are in running order.<ref name="Running order"/>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
{| class=wikitable
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|#
! rowspan="2" | Draw
!rowspan="2"|Artist
! rowspan="2" | Artist
!rowspan="2"|Song<br />''(English translation)''
! rowspan="2" | Song <small>''(English translation)''</small>
!rowspan="2"|Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
! rowspan="2" |Songwriter(s)
!colspan="2"|Votes
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" | Votes
!rowspan="2"|Place
! rowspan="2" | Place
!rowspan="2"|Results
! rowspan="2" | Result
|-
|-
!Round&nbsp;1
!{{nowrap|Round 1}}
!Round&nbsp;2
!{{nowrap|Round 2}}
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|-bgcolor="gold"
|'''1'''
| '''1''' || '''[[Brolle]]''' || '''"[[7 Days and 7 Nights]]"''' || '''[[Brolle]] (m & l)''' || '''39 319''' || '''72 737''' || '''2''' || '''''Final'''''
| align="left" |'''[[Brolle]]'''
|-bgcolor="silver"
| align="left" |'''"[[7 Days and 7 Nights]]"'''
| 2 || [[Loreen (singer)|Loreen]] || "[[My Heart Is Refusing Me]]" || Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui || 19 749 || 31 034 || 4 || '''''Second Chance'''''
| align="left" |'''[[Brolle]]'''
|'''39 319'''
|'''72 737'''
| 2
| align="left" | Final
|- style="background:silver;"
| 2
| align="left" |[[Loreen]]
| align="left" | "[[My Heart Is Refusing Me]]"
| align="left" |Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui
| 19 749
| 31 034
| 4
| align="left" |'''''Second Chance'''''
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || [[Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson|Babsan]] || "Ge mig en spanjor"<br />''(Give me a Spaniard)'' || Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson || 14 642 || — || 7 || Out
| align="left" |[[Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson|Babsan]]
| align="left" | "Ge mig en spanjor" <small>''(Give me a Spaniard)''</small>
| align="left" |Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson
| 14 642
| —
| 7
| align="left" | Out
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || [[Elisabeth Andreassen]] || "Vaken i en dröm"<br />''(Awake in a dream)'' || Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Calle Kindbom, Kristian Wejshag || 13 010 || — || 8 || Out
| align="left" |[[Elisabeth Andreassen]]
|-bgcolor="gold"
| align="left" | "Vaken i en dröm" <small>''(Awake in a dream)''</small>
| '''5''' || '''[[Sanna Nielsen]]''' || '''"[[I'm in Love (Sanna Nielsen song)|I'm in Love]]"''' || '''[[Bobby Ljunggren]], [[Thomas G:son]], Irini Michas, Peter Boström''' || '''43 524''' || — || '''1''' || '''''Final'''''
| align="left" |Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Calle Kindbom, Kristian Wejshag
|-bgcolor="silver"
| 13 010
| 6 || [[Daniel Karlsson|The Moniker]] || "[[Oh My God! (The Moniker song)|Oh My God!]]" || [[Daniel Karlsson]] (m & l) || 28 624 || 37 631 || 3 || '''''Second Chance'''''
| —
| 8
| align="left" | Out
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''5'''
| align="left" |'''[[Sanna Nielsen]]'''
| align="left" |'''"[[I'm in Love (Sanna Nielsen song)|I'm in Love]]"'''
| align="left" |'''[[Bobby Ljunggren]], [[Thomas G:son]], Irini Michas, Peter Boström'''
|'''43 524'''
|—
| 1
| align="left" | Final
|- style="background:silver;"
| 6
| align="left" |[[Daniel Karlsson|The Moniker]]
| align="left" | "[[Oh My God! (The Moniker song)|Oh My God!]]"
| align="left" |[[Daniel Karlsson]]
| 28 624
| 37 631
| 3
| align="left" |'''''Second Chance'''''
|-
|-
| 7
| 7 || [[Anniela]] || "Elektrisk"<br />''(Electric)'' || Johan Alkenäs, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson || 15 948 || — || 6 || Out
| align="left" |[[Anniela]]
| align="left" | "Elektrisk" <small>''(Electric)''</small>
| align="left" |[[Johan Alkenäs]], Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson
| 15 948
| —
| 6
| align="left" | Out
|-
|-
|8
| 8 || [[Christian Walz]] || "Like Suicide" || Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Janson, [[Tony Nilsson]] || 26 951 || 28 242 || 5 || Out
| align="left" |[[Christian Walz]]
| align="left" |"Like Suicide"
| align="left" |Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Janson, [[Tony Nilsson]]
|26 951
|28 242
|5
| align="left" |Out
|}
|}


=== Semi-final 3 ===
=== Heat 3 ===
The third semi-final was held on 19 February 2011 in [[Saab Arena|Cloetta Center]], [[Linköping]]. The songs are in running order.<ref name="Running order"/>
The third heat was held on 19 February 2011 in [[Saab Arena|Cloetta Center]], [[Linköping]]. The songs are in running order.<ref name="Running order"/>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

{| class=wikitable
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|#
! rowspan="2"| Draw
!rowspan="2"|Artist
! rowspan="2"| Artist
!rowspan="2"|Song<br />''(English translation)''
! rowspan="2"| Song <small>''(English translation)''</small>
!rowspan="2"|Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
! rowspan="2" |Songwriter(s)
!colspan="2"|Votes
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" | Votes
!rowspan="2"|Place
! rowspan="2"| Place
!rowspan="2"|Results
! rowspan="2"| Result
|-
|-
!Round&nbsp;1
! {{nowrap|Round 1}}
!Round&nbsp;2
! {{nowrap|Round 2}}
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || [[Linda Sundblad]] || "Lucky You" || [[Linda Sundblad]], [[Johan Bobäck]], [[Fredrik Thomander]], Anders "Gary" Wikström || 10 701 || — || 6 || Out
| align="left" |[[Linda Sundblad]]
| align="left" | "Lucky You"
| align="left" |[[Linda Sundblad]], [[Johan Bobäck]], [[Fredrik Thomander]], Anders "Gary" Wikström
| 10 701
| —
| 6
| align="left" | Out
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || [[Simon Forsberg]] || "Tid att andas"<br />''(Time to breathe)'' || [[Fredrik Kempe]] (m & l) || 8 339 || — || 8 || Out
| align="left" |[[Simon Forsberg]]
| align="left" | "Tid att andas" <small>''(Time to breathe)''</small>
| align="left" |[[Fredrik Kempe]]
| 8 339
| —
| 8
| align="left" | Out
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || [[Sara Lumholdt]] || "Enemy" || Niclas Lundin, [[Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad]] || 8 689 || — || 7 || Out
| align="left" |[[Sara Lumholdt]]
|-bgcolor="gold"
| align="left" | "Enemy"
| '''4''' || '''[[The Playtones]]''' || '''"[[The King (The Playtones song)|The King]]"''' || '''[[Fredrik Kempe]], Peter Kvint''' || '''48 861''' || '''50 090''' || '''2''' || '''''Final'''''
| align="left" |Niclas Lundin, [[Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad]]
|-bgcolor="silver"
| 8 689
| 5 || [[Shirley Clamp|Shirley]]'s Angels || "I Thought It Was Forever" || Robin Abrahamsson, [[Alexander Bard]], [[Bobby Ljunggren]], Henrik Wikström || 20 573 || 26 933 || 4 || '''''Second Chance'''''
| —
| 7
| align="left" | Out
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''4'''
| align="left" |'''[[The Playtones]]'''
| align="left" |'''"[[The King (The Playtones song)|The King]]"'''
| align="left" |'''[[Fredrik Kempe]], Peter Kvint'''
|'''48 861'''
|'''50 090'''
| 2
| align="left" | Final
|- style="background:silver;"
| 5
| align="left" |[[Shirley Clamp|Shirley]]'s Angels
| align="left" | "I Thought It Was Forever"
| align="left" |Robin Abrahamsson, [[Alexander Bard]], [[Bobby Ljunggren]], Henrik Wikström
| 20 573
| 26 933
| 4
| align="left" |'''''Second Chance'''''
|-
|-
|6
| 6 || [[Sebastian Karlsson (singer)|Sebastian]] || "No One Else Could" || Andreas Alfredsson Grube, [[Sebastian Karlsson (singer)|Sebastian Karlsson]] || 15 406 || 25 423 || 5 || Out
| align="left" |[[Sebastian Karlsson (singer)|Sebastian]]
|-bgcolor="silver"
| align="left" |"No One Else Could"
| 7 || [[Sara Varga]] || "[[Spring för livet]]"<br />''(Run for your life)'' || Sara Varga, [[Figge Boström]] || 23 594 || 37 278 || 3 || '''''Second Chance'''''
| align="left" |Andreas Alfredsson Grube, [[Sebastian Karlsson (singer)|Sebastian Karlsson]]
|-bgcolor="gold"
|15 406
| '''8''' || '''[[Eric Saade]]''' || '''"Popular"''' || '''[[Fredrik Kempe]] (m & l)''' || '''89 175''' || — || '''1''' || '''''Final'''''
|25 423
|5
| align="left" |Out
|- style="background:silver;"
| 7
| align="left" |[[Sara Varga]]
| align="left" | "[[Spring för livet]]" <small>''(Run for your life)''</small>
| align="left" |Sara Varga, [[Figge Boström]]
| 23 594
| 37 278
| 3
| align="left" |'''''Second Chance'''''
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''8'''
| align="left" |'''[[Eric Saade]]'''
| align="left" |'''"[[Popular (Eric Saade song)|Popular]]"'''
| align="left" |'''[[Fredrik Kempe]]'''
|'''89 175'''
|—
| 1
| align="left" | Final
|}
|}


=== Semi-final 4 ===
=== Heat 4 ===
The fourth semi-final was held on 26 February 2011 in [[Malmö Arena]], [[Malmö]]. The songs are in running order.<ref name="Running order"/>
The fourth heat was held on 26 February 2011 in [[Malmö Arena]], [[Malmö]]. The songs are in running order.<ref name="Running order"/>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

{| class=wikitable
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|#
! rowspan="2" | Draw
!rowspan="2"|Artist
! rowspan="2" | Artist
!rowspan="2"|Song<br />''(English translation)''
! rowspan="2" | Song <small>''(English translation)''</small>
!rowspan="2"|Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
! rowspan="2" |Songwriter(s)
!colspan="2"|Votes
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" | Votes
!rowspan="2"|Place
! rowspan="2" | Place
!rowspan="2"|Results
! rowspan="2" | Result
|-
|-
!Round&nbsp;1
!{{nowrap|Round 1}}
!Round&nbsp;2
!{{nowrap|Round 2}}
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || [[Melody Club]] || "The Hunter" || Kristofer Östergren, Erik Stenemo, Jon Axelsson, Niklas Stenemo || 14 954 || — || 7 || Out
| align="left" |[[Melody Club]]
| align="left" | "The Hunter"
| align="left" |Kristofer Östergren, Erik Stenemo, Jon Axelsson, Niklas Stenemo
| 14 954
| —
| 7
| align="left" | Out
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || [[Julia Alvgard]] || "Better or Worse" || Julia Alvgard, Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz || 18 867 || — || 6 || '''Web Wildcard''' <br /> Out
| align="left" |[[Julia Alvgard]]
| align="left" | "Better or Worse"
| align="left" |Julia Alvgard, Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz
| 18 867
| —
| 6
| align="left" | Out
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || [[Lasse Stefanz]] || "En blick och nånting händer"<br />''(One look and something happens)'' || [[Alexander Bard]], [[Ola Håkansson]], [[Tim Norell]] || 32 686 || 26 355 || 5 || Out
| align="left" |[[Lasse Stefanz]]
|-bgcolor="silver"
| align="left" | "En blick och nånting händer" <small>''(One look and something happens)''</small>
| 4 || [[Linda Pritchard]] || "Alive" || Oscar Görres, [[Fredrik Kempe]] || 24 849 || 39 092 || 4 || '''''Second Chance'''''
| align="left" |[[Alexander Bard]], [[Ola Håkansson]], [[Tim Norell]]
| 32 686
| 26 355
| 5
| align="left" | Out
|- style="background:silver;"
| 4
| align="left" |[[Linda Pritchard]]
| align="left" | "Alive"
| align="left" |Oscar Görres, [[Fredrik Kempe]]
| 24 849
| 39 092
| 4
| align="left" |'''''Second Chance'''''
|-
|-
|5
| 5 || [[Anders Fernette]] || "Run" || [[Desmond Child]], Negin Djafari, Hugo Lira, Ian-Paolo Lira, [[Thomas G:son]] || 11 979 || — || 8 || Out
| align="left" |[[Anders Fernette]]
|-bgcolor="gold"
| align="left" |"Run"
| '''6''' || '''[[Linda Bengtzing]]''' || '''"[[E de fel på mig?]]"'''<br />''(Is there something wrong with me?)'' || '''Pontus Assarsson, [[Thomas G:son]], Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman''' || '''38 875''' || — || '''1''' || '''''Final'''''
| align="left" |[[Desmond Child]], Negin Djafari, Hugo Lira, Ian-Paolo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson
|-bgcolor="gold"
|11 979
| '''7''' || '''[[Nicke Borg]]''' || '''"[[Leaving Home (Nicke Borg song)|Leaving Home]]"''' || '''Jojo Borg Larsson, [[Nicke Borg]], [[Fredrik Thomander]], Anders "Gary" Wikström''' || '''34 091''' || '''48 966''' || '''2''' || '''''Final'''''
|—
|-bgcolor="silver"
|8
| 8 || [[Love Generation (group)|Love Generation]] || "Dance Alone" || [[RedOne]], [[Bilal Hajji|Bilal "The Chief"]], Teddy Sky, [[AJ Junior]], Jimmy Joker, BeatGeek || 38 122 || 43 508 || 3 || '''''Second Chance'''''
| align="left" |Out
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''6'''
| align="left" |'''[[Linda Bengtzing]]'''
| align="left" |'''"[[E de fel på mig?]]" <small>''(Is there something wrong with me?)''</small>'''
| align="left" |'''Pontus Assarsson, [[Thomas G:son]], Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman'''
|'''38 875'''
|—
| 1
| align="left" | Final
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''7'''
| align="left" |'''[[Nicke Borg]]'''
| align="left" |'''"[[Leaving Home (Nicke Borg song)|Leaving Home]]"'''
| align="left" |'''Jojo Borg Larsson, [[Nicke Borg]], [[Fredrik Thomander]], Anders "Gary" Wikström'''
|'''34 091'''
|'''48 966'''
| 2
| align="left" | Final
|- style="background:silver;"
| 8
| align="left" |[[Stockholm Syndrome (Swedish band)|Love Generation]]
| align="left" | "Dance Alone"
| align="left" |[[RedOne]], [[Bilal Hajji|Bilal "The Chef"]], Teddy Sky, [[AJ Junior]], Jimmy Joker, BeatGeek
| 38 122
| 43 508
| 3
| align="left" |'''''Second Chance'''''
|}
|}


=== Second Chance ===
=== Second Chance ===
The Andra Chansen (''Second Chance'') round was held on 5 March in [[Nordichallen]], [[Sundsvall]]. Eight acts qualified for this round from the semi-finals - the songs that placed 3rd and 4th. A duel format was used, with each song battling against another in order to remain in the contest and qualify for the final on 12 March.
The Andra Chansen (''Second Chance'') round was held on 5 March in [[Nordichallen]], [[Sundsvall]]. Eight acts qualified for this round from the heats - the songs that placed 3rd and 4th. A duel format was used, with each song battling against another in order to remain in the contest and qualify for the final on 12 March.


During the show, the on-screen graphics displayed the wrong phone numbers on the Radiohjälpen number during Duels 1, 2 and 3. SVT discounted all the votes to the Radiohjälpen number in these duels to declare the winning artist.<ref name=votingscandal>{{cite web|last=Waddell |first=Nathan |title=Results from Melodifestivalen 2011, Andra chansen, voting scandal resolved + running order for Finalen |url=http://escdaily.com/articles/15381 |publisher=escdaily |accessdate=6 March 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710201444/http://escdaily.com/articles/15381 |archivedate=10 July 2011 |df= }}</ref>
During the show, the on-screen graphics displayed the wrong phone numbers on the Radiohjälpen number during Duels 1, 2 and 3. SVT discounted all the votes to the Radiohjälpen number in these duels to declare the winning artist.<ref name=votingscandal>{{cite web|last=Waddell |first=Nathan |title=Results from Melodifestivalen 2011, Andra chansen, voting scandal resolved + running order for Finalen |url=http://escdaily.com/articles/15381 |publisher=escdaily |access-date=6 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710201444/http://escdaily.com/articles/15381 |archive-date=10 July 2011 }}</ref>


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| boldwinner = high
| height=6|
| legs = 1/1/0
| align="center" colspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|Round 1
| team-width = 300
| colspan="2"|
| score-width = 50
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| colspan="2"|
| RD2=Round 2
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| RD3=Qualifiers
|-

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| width=50|&nbsp;
| RD1-score1=32,942
| width=20|&nbsp;
| RD1-seed2=
| width=25|&nbsp;
| RD1-team2=Love Generation - "Dance Alone"
| width=240|&nbsp;
| RD1-score2=34,212
| width=50|&nbsp;

| width=20|&nbsp;
| RD1-seed3=
| width=25|&nbsp;
| RD1-team3=Loreen - "[[My Heart is Refusing Me]]"
| width=240|&nbsp;
| RD1-score3=42,892
| width=50|&nbsp;
| RD1-seed4=
|-
| RD1-team4=Sara Varga - "Spring för livet"
| height=6|
| RD1-score4=54,807
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|&nbsp;

| rowspan="4" style="border-width:0 0 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
| RD1-seed5=
| rowspan="7" style="border-width:0 0 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
| RD1-team5=The Moniker - "Oh my God!"
| colspan="2" rowspan="3"|
| RD1-score5=63,963
| rowspan="7" style="border-width:0 0 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
| RD1-seed6=
| rowspan="13" style="border-width:0 0 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| colspan="2" rowspan="9"|
| RD1-score6=40,689
|-

| height=6|
| RD1-seed7=
|-
| RD1-team7=Shirley's Angels - "I Thought It Was Forever"
| height=6|
| RD1-score7=30,042
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"|&nbsp; Jenny Silver - "Something in Your Eyes"
| RD1-seed8=
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center"| 32 942
| RD1-team8=Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados"
|-
| RD1-score8=54,235
| height=6|

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|&nbsp;
| RD2-seed1=
|-
| RD2-team1=Love Generation - "Dance Alone"
| height=6|
| RD2-score1=46,639
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="gold"|&nbsp; '''Love Generation - "Dance Alone"'''
| RD2-seed2=
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center" bgcolor="gold"| '''34 212'''
| RD2-team2=Sara Varga - "Spring för livet"
| rowspan="6" style="border-width:2px 3px 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
| RD2-score2=65,713
|-

| height=6|
| RD2-seed3=
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" |&nbsp; Love Generation - "Dance Alone"
| RD2-team3=The Moniker - "Oh my God!"
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center"| 46 639
| RD2-score3=68,478
|-
| height=6|
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados"
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|&nbsp;
| RD2-score4=49,559
|-

| height=6|
| RD3-seed1=
| rowspan="12" style="border-width:2px 0 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=gold |&nbsp; '''Sara Varga - "Spring för livet"'''
| RD3-team1='''Sara Varga - "Spring för livet"'''
| RD3-score1=
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center" bgcolor=gold | '''65 713'''
| RD3-seed2=
| rowspan="12" style="border-width:2px 3px 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
| RD3-team2='''The Moniker - "Oh my God!"'''
|-
| RD3-score2=
| height=6|
}}
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"|&nbsp; Loreen - "[[My Heart is Refusing Me]]"
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center"| 42 892
|-
| height=6|
| colspan="2" rowspan="8"|
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|&nbsp;
|-
| height=6|
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=gold |&nbsp; '''Sara Varga - "Spring för livet"'''
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center" bgcolor=gold| '''54 807'''
| rowspan="6" style="border-width:2px 0 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
|-
| height=6|
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="gold"|&nbsp; '''Sara Varga - "Spring för livet"'''
|-
| height=6|
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|&nbsp;
|-
| height=6|
| rowspan="11" style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="gold"|&nbsp; '''The Moniker - "Oh my God!"'''
|-
| height=6|
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=gold |&nbsp; '''The Moniker - "Oh my God!"'''
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center" bgcolor=gold| '''63 963'''
|-
| height=6|
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" rowspan="9"|
|-
| height=6|
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" |&nbsp; Linda Pritchard - "Alive"
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center" | 40 689
| rowspan="6" style="border-width:2px 3px 1px 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
|-
| height=6|
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor=gold |&nbsp; '''The Moniker - "Oh my God!"'''
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center" bgcolor=gold| '''68 478'''
|-
| height=6|
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|&nbsp;
|-
| height=6|
| rowspan="5" style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" |&nbsp; Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados"
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center"| 49 559
| rowspan="5" style="border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style: solid;border-color:black;"|&nbsp;
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| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" |&nbsp; Shirley's Angels - "I Thought It Was Forever"
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center"| 30 042
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| colspan="2" rowspan="3"|
|-
| height=6|
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" bgcolor="gold"|&nbsp; '''Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados"'''
| rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" align="center" bgcolor="gold"| '''54 235'''
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== Final ==
== Final ==
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The final of Melodifestivalen 2011 was held on 12 March 2011 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The two winners from each of the four semi-finals and the two ''Second chance'' winners qualified for the final, A total of 10 songs. The winner was decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting.
The final of Melodifestivalen 2011 was held on 12 March 2011 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The two winners from each of the four heats and the two ''Second chance'' winners qualified for the final, A total of 10 songs. The winner was decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting.


On 17 December 2010, Swedish newspaper ''[[Expressen]]'' announced that SVT planned to change the voting system in the Melodifestivalen Final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Folket förlorar makten i Melodifestivalen|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.2258372/folket-forlorar-makten-i-melodifestivalen|publisher=''Expressen''|accessdate=17 December 2010|language=Swedish|date=17 December 2010}}</ref> On 10 January 2011, SVT gave details about that. The value of the votes was 946 points, which meant that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes, it would be equivalent to 47 points.
On 17 December 2010, Swedish newspaper ''[[Expressen]]'' announced that SVT planned to change the voting system in the Melodifestivalen Final.<ref>{{cite news|title=Folket förlorar makten i Melodifestivalen|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.2258372/folket-forlorar-makten-i-melodifestivalen|newspaper=Expressen|access-date=17 December 2010|language=Swedish|date=17 December 2010}}</ref> On 10 January 2011, SVT gave details about that. The value of the votes was 946 points, which meant that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes, it would be equivalent to 47 points.


The Swedish jury groups were replaced by eleven international groups. Each jury group gave their points as follows: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people’s votes would overrule the jury-votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=SWEDEN New voting rules in Melodifestivalen 2011 |url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=9555 |publisher=''Oikotimes.com'' |accessdate=10 January 2011 |date=10 January 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The Swedish jury groups were replaced by eleven international groups. Each jury group gave their points as follows: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people's votes would overrule the jury votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=SWEDEN New voting rules in Melodifestivalen 2011 |url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=9555 |publisher=Oikotimes.com |access-date=10 January 2011 |date=10 January 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The running order for the Final was made immediately after the Second Chance round.<ref name=votingscandal />
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
The running order for the Final was made immediately after the Second Chance round.<ref name=votingscandal />

{| class=wikitable
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Draw
! rowspan="2" |Draw
!rowspan="2"|Artist
! rowspan="2" |Artist
!rowspan="2"|Song<br />''(English translation)''
! rowspan="2" |Song
!rowspan="2"|Lyrics (l) / Music (m)
! rowspan="2" |Juries
!colspan="3"|Votes
! colspan="3" |Televote/SMS/App
!rowspan="2"|Place
! rowspan="2" |Total
! rowspan="2" |Place
|-
|-
!<small>Votes</small>
!Juries
!<small>Percentage</small>
!Viewers
!<small>Points</small>
!Total
|-
|-
| 1
| 1 || [[Danny Saucedo]] || "[[In the Club (Danny Saucedo song)|In the Club]]" || [[Figge Boström]], [[Peter Boström]], [[Danny Saucedo]] || 79 || 70 || 149 || 2
| align="left" |[[Danny Saucedo]]
| align="left" | "[[In the Club (Danny Saucedo song)|In the Club]]"
| 79
|{{lsc11amp|197.143}}
|14.9%
| 70
| 149
| 2
|-
|-
| 2
| 2 || [[Sara Varga]] || "Spring för livet"<br />''(Run for your life)'' || Sara Varga, [[Figge Boström]] || 23 || 27 || 50 || 9
| align="left" |[[Sara Varga]]
| align="left" | "Spring för livet"
| 23
|{{lsc11amp|76.025}}
|5.8%
| 27
| 50
| 9
|-
|-
| 3
| 3 || [[Daniel Karlsson|The Moniker]] || "Oh My God!" || [[Daniel Karlsson]] || 55 || 69 || 124 || 3
| align="left" |[[Daniel Karlsson|The Moniker]]
| align="left" | "Oh My God!"
| 55
|{{lsc11amp|194.568}}
|14.7%
| 69
| 124
| 3
|-
|-
| 4
| 4 || [[Brolle]] || "7 Days and 7 Nights" || [[Brolle]] (m & l) || 8 || 21 || 29 || 10
| align="left" |[[Brolle]]
| align="left" | "7 Days and 7 Nights"
| 8
|{{lsc11amp|57.717}}
|4.3%
| 21
| 29
| 10
|-
|-
| 5
| 5 || [[Linda Bengtzing]] || "E det fel på mej?"<br />''(Is there something wrong with me?)'' || [[Pontus Assarsson]], [[Thomas G:son]], [[Jörgen Ringqvist]], [[Daniel Barkman]] || 42 || 16 || 58 || 7
| align="left" |[[Linda Bengtzing]]
| align="left" | "E det fel på mej?"
| 42
|{{lsc11amp|43.355}}
|3.2%
| 16
| 58
| 7
|-
|-
| 6
| 6 || [[Nicke Borg]] || "Leaving Home" || Jojo Borg Larsson, [[Nicke Borg]], [[Fredrik Thomander]], Anders "Gary" Wikström || 20 || 37 || 57 || 8
| align="left" |[[Nicke Borg]]
| align="left" |"Leaving Home"
| 20
|{{lsc11amp|103.046}}
|7.8%
| 37
| 57
| 8
|-
|-
| 7
| 7 || [[Swingfly]] || "[[Me and My Drum]]" || [[Teron Beal]], [[Patrik Magnusson]], [[Johan Ramström]], [[Swingfly]] || 44 || 49 || 93 || 5
| align="left" |[[Swingfly]]
| align="left" | "[[Me and My Drum]]"
| 44
|{{lsc11amp|138.004}}
|10.4%
| 49
| 93
| 5
|-
|-
| 8
| 8 || [[Sanna Nielsen]] || "I'm in Love" || [[Bobby Ljunggren]], [[Thomas G:son]], Irini Michas, Peter Boström || 75 || 39 || 114 || 4
| align="left" |[[Sanna Nielsen]]
| align="left" | "[[I'm in Love (Sanna Nielsen song)|I'm in Love]]"
| 75
|{{lsc11amp|109.630}}
|8.2%
| 39
| 114
| 4
|-
| 9
| align="left" |[[The Playtones]]
| align="left" | "The King"
|46
|{{lsc11amp|92.505}}
|7.0%
|33
|79
|6
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''10'''
| align="left" |'''[[Eric Saade]]'''
| align="left" |'''"[[Popular (Eric Saade song)|Popular]]"'''
|'''81'''
|{{lsc11amp|314.229}}
|23.7%
|'''112'''
|'''193'''
|'''1'''
|-
|-
| 9 || [[The Playtones]] || "The King" || [[Fredrik Kempe]], [[Peter Kvint]] (m & l) || 46 || 33 || 79 || 6
|-bgcolor=gold
| '''10''' || '''[[Eric Saade]]''' || '''"[[Popular (Eric Saade song)|Popular]]"''' || '''[[Fredrik Kempe]] (m & l)''' || '''81''' || '''112''' || '''193''' || '''1'''
|}
|}


{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
=== Voting ===
! colspan="14" |Detailed International Jury Votes

====Juries====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!Draw
!Song
!Song
!{{flagicon|Russia}}
!{{flagicon|Russia}}
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!Total
!Total
|-
|-
|align=left|"In the Club" || 10 || 4 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 4 || 6 || '''12''' || 1 || 6 || 6 || 79
|1 || align="left" | "[[In the Club (Danny Saucedo song)|In the Club]]" ||10|| 4 ||10|| 10 || 10 || 4 || 6 ||'''12'''|| 1 || 6 || 6 || 79
|-
|-
|align=left|"Spring för livet" || 2 || — || — || 4 || — || 6 || 8 || 1 || 2 || — || — || 23
| 2|| align="left" | "Spring för livet" || 2 || || || 4 || || 6 || 8 || 1 || 2 || ||
| 23
|-
|-
|align=left|"Oh My God!" || '''12''' || 8 || 8 || 1 || — || — || — || 4 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 55
| 3|| align="left" | "Oh My God!" ||'''12'''|| 8 || 8 || 1 || || || || 4 || 6 || 8 ||8|| 55
|-
|-
|align=left|"7 Days and 7 Nights" || — || 1 || — || — || 2 || 1 || — || — || — || — || 4 || 8
| 4|| align="left" | "7 Days and 7 Nights" || || 1 || || || 2 || 1 || || || || || 4
| 8
|-
|-
|align=left|"E det fel på mej?" || 8 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 6 || '''12''' || 4 || — || — || 2 || — || 42
| 5|| align="left" | "E det fel på mej?" || 8 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 6 ||'''12'''|| 4 || || || 2 ||
| 42
|-
|-
|align=left|"Leaving Home" || — || — || — || — || 1 || — || 10 || 8 || — || — || 1 || 20
| 6|| align="left" |"Leaving Home"|| || || || ||1|| || 10 || 8 || || ||1|| 20
|-
|-
|align=left|"Me and My Drum" || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || '''12''' || 10 || 8 || 1 || '''12''' || 44
| 7|| align="left" | "[[Me and My Drum]]" || || || 1 || || || ||'''12'''|| 10 || 8 || 1 ||'''12'''
| 44
|-
|-
|align=left|"I'm in Love" || 1 || '''12''' || 6 || '''12''' || 8 || 10 || — || — || 4 || '''12''' || 10 || 75
| 8|| align="left" | "I'm in Love" || 1 ||'''12'''|| 6 ||'''12'''|| 8 ||10|| || || 4 ||'''12'''||10
| 75
|-
|-
|align=left|"The King" || 6 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 10 || 4 || — || 46
|9|| align="left" |"The King"|| 6 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 2 ||6||10||4||
|46
|- style="background:gold;"
|-
|align=left|"Popular" || 4 || 10 || '''12''' || 8 || '''12''' || 8 || 1 || 2 || '''12''' || 10 || 2 || 81
|'''10'''|| align="left" |'''"[[Popular (Eric Saade song)|Popular]]"'''|| 4 || 10 ||'''12'''|| 8 ||'''12'''|| 8 || 1 || 2 ||'''12'''|| 10 || 2
|'''81'''
|}
|}


====Televotes====
==See also==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Song
!Jury
!No. of televotes (%)
!Points
!Total
|-
| "In the Club" || 79 || {{lsc11amp|197.143}} (14.9%) || 70 || 149
|-
| "Spring för livet" || 23 || {{lsc11amp|76.025}} (5.8%) || 27 || 50
|-
| "Oh My God!" || 55 || {{lsc11amp|194.568}} (14.7%) || 69 || 124
|-
| "7 Days and 7 Nights" || 8 || {{lsc11amp|57.717}} (4.3%) || 21 || 29
|-
| "E det fel på mej" || 42 || {{lsc11amp|43.355}} (3.2%) || 16 || 58
|-
| "Leaving Home" || 20 || {{lsc11amp|103.046}} (7.8%) || 37 || 57
|-
| "Me and My Drum" || 44 || {{lsc11amp|138.004}} (10.4%) || 49 || 93
|-
| "I'm in Love" || 75 || {{lsc11amp|109.630}} (8.2%) || 39 || 114
|-
| "The King" || 46 || {{lsc11amp|92.505}} (7.0%) || 33 || 79
|-
| "Popular" || 81 || {{lsc11amp|314.229}} (23.7%) || 112 || 193
|}


==See also==
* [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest]]
* [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest]]
* [[Eurovision Song Contest 2011]]
* [[Eurovision Song Contest 2011]]
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Melodifestivalen 2011
Dates
Heat 15 February 2011
Heat 212 February 2011
Heat 319 February 2011
Heat 426 February 2011
Second chance5 March 2011
Final12 March 2011
Host
VenueGlobe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Presenter(s)Marie Serneholt and Rickard Olsson
Directed byDaniel Jelinek
Janne Jansson
Participants
Number of entries32: 8 in each heat; 10 in the final (2 from each heat, 2 from the Second Chance round)
Vote
Voting system50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting
11 international juries give 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to their seven favourite songs.
People can vote by televote or SMS. Televoting points are based on percentages, totalling 473 points. If an entry gets 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 10% of 473 points.
Winning song"Popular" by Eric Saade
2010 ← Melodifestivalen → 2012

Melodifestivalen 2011 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2011. It selected Sweden's 51st song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 50th edition of Melodifestivalen. Eric Saade, with the song "Popular", won the contest and thus was selected to represent Sweden in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

Format

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The 2011 edition of Melodifestivalen was similar to the previous year's arrangement, with four heats, a second-chance round and a grand final. The four heats were held in Luleå (5 February), Gothenburg (12 February), Linköping (19 February) and Malmö (26 February). The second chance round was held in Sundsvall on 5 March and the final in Stockholm was held on 12 March.[1][2] SVT presented the competing songs during autumn 2010.

As in 2010 and 2009, a maximum of eight people were allowed on stage, while only persons of 16 years or over would be eligible. (However, in accordance with Eurovision rules, only six people were allowed on stage for the Swedish entry at Eurovision.) The main singer(s) had to perform vocals live on stage, however other backing vocals could be pre-recorded along with the song's backing track.

There was a large change in the way that the 32 songs were selected. In 2010, 27 songs were selected by a selection panel, 4 songs were then selected by SVT in order to diversify the musical quality of the contest and one song was then selected through a "Web wildcard" competition. Members of the public were allowed to submit songs onto the SVT website, with the public selecting one song through SMS voting. For 2011, this was changed: only 15 songs were selected by the selection panel. The remaining 15 songs were then selected by SVT, from remaining submissions made to the selection panel, or from specially invited artists and songs. The web wildcard competition was expanded; instead of just one song was chosen, the public selected two songs.[1][2] The web wildcard competition began on 11 October, and ended with a live show on 8 November on SVT24, held at the Golden Hits nightclub in Stockholm.[3][4][5]

Other changes introduced to Melodifestivalen 2011 were revealed by SVT. For the first time, non-Swedish songwriters were able to enter songs into the contest, as long as there is at least one Swedish songwriter also contributing. Solo singer-instrumentalists were now allowed to perform their instruments live during the TV broadcast.[1][2]

On 17 November, SVT announced Marie Serneholt and Rickard Olsson as the hosts for the heats, the second chance and the final, but there was also a guest host in each program.[6][7]

Changes

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Reference:[8]

  • All entries were submitted via Melodifestivalen website instead of by post.
  • The selection panel and SVT chose fifteen entries each, instead of the selection panel choosing twenty-seven and SVT four.
  • Foreign songwriters could post entries, but only in combination with at least one Swedish author.
  • Artists were able to play at least one instrument live on stage.
  • In the regular selection process, it was the only established songwriters who could submit entries. The public were only allowed to submit entries to the web wildcard competition.
  • As in previous years, the songs may be up to three minutes on stage, but a new rule is that they must be at least two minutes long.
  • The whole voting in the final will be changed. The total value of the votes are 946 points, which means that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 47 points. The Swedish jury groups are replaced by 11 international groups. Each jury group gives their points according to the ESC-standard: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people's votes will overrule the jury-votes.

Schedule

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Rickard Olsson, Nanne Grönvall and Marie Serneholt during the first heat broadcast
Date City Venue Heat Host(s) Guest artist(s)
8 November Stockholm Golden Hits Web wild card final Henric von Zweibergk -
5 February Luleå Coop Norrbotten Arena Heat 1 Marie Serneholt, Rickard Olsson and
Elsa Billgren		 Peter Stormare and Nanne Grönvall
12 February Göteborg Scandinavium Heat 2 Peter Stormare and Christer Sjögren
19 February Linköping Cloetta Center Heat 3 Peter Stormare and Lena Philipsson
26 February Malmö Malmö Arena Heat 4 Peter Stormare and The Ark
5 March Sundsvall Nordichallen Second chance
(Andra chansen)		 -
12 March Stockholm Globen Final All of the Above, Dynazty, and Anna Bergendahl

Entries

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32 songs competed in Melodifestivalen 2011. 15 of them were selected from a public call for songs, in which public songwriters and artists could send in songs to SVT, until 21 September 2010. The format for the contest remained the same from last year's, the same format that was introduced in 2002. The 32 songs were presented over 4 heats. A public televote was held to select two songs to progress directly to the final, with the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to a Second Chance (Andra Chansen) round. The eight songs in the Second Chance round battled in duels until two songs are left, which also progress to the final. In the final, the votes of the public constituted 50% of the total vote, with the remaining 50% coming from the juries.

On 22 September, SVT announced that a record number of 3852 entries have been submitted. 424 of them were submitted to the web wildcard selection.[9]

Web wildcards

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From July to November 2010 SVT held the second Melodifestivalen web wildcard contest. From 9 July to 21 September musicians with no previous music contract could submit songs to the SVT Melodifestivalen website. From 11 October the 232 submissions could be voted on by SMS voting, with only five being left to progress to the web wildcard final on 8 November.[3][4]

Of the 424 entries entered into the contest, 232 were selected to compete after disqualifying those that did not meet the rules of the contest.[9]

  • 11 October 2010 - all 232 entries were made available for voting
  • 18 October 2010 - 100 entries went on to the next round
  • 25 October 2010 - 50 entries went on to the next round
  • 27 October 2010 - 20 entries went on to the next round (the votes were now reset for the remaining songs)
  • 29 October 2010 - 15 entries went on to the next round
  • 31 October 2010 - 10 entries went on to the next round
  • 1–5 November 2010 - ten entries left, one song voted out every day
  • 8 November 2010 - five entries remained in the web wildcard final, where two songs were selected to compete in the Melodifestivalen heats

On 31 October the top ten songs were announced by SVT. From 1 November one song was eliminated every day, leaving five songs on 5 November. The final two winners were announced on 8 November in a live TV final on SVT24.[3][4] The eliminated songs in the top 10 were:

Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Place Date Eliminated
Anton & Dejo "I Wanna Be With You" Dennis Andersson, Anton Dahlrot — —
Billy "Tusen nätter" (Thousand nights) Daniel Wollbratt — —
Engla "Don't Stop" Sargon Jakob — —
Jonas Matsson "On My Own" Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson — —
Julia Alvgard "Better or Worse" Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz — —
Björn Hasselquist "Beautiful World" Björn Hasselquist 6 5 November
Madeleine Jangklev "Stay With Me" Madeleine Jangklev, Nic Arphult 7 4 November
Fredrik & Magnus "Get Out" Fredrik Hanefalk, Magnus Paues 8 3 November
Trison "Lovar och svär" (Promise and Swear) Tony Andersson 9 2 November
Succubus "Raise Your Hands" Daniel Lindberg 10 1 November

Final

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The two winners of the web wildcard contest were decided on 8 November at the Golden Hits nightclub in Stockholm, hosted by Henric von Zweibergk, floor manager of Melodifestivalen. Televoting and SMS voting decided the final winner, which was announced by executive producer Christer Björkman.[10][11]

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s)
1 Billy "Tusen nätter" Daniel Wollbratt
2 Julia Alvgard "Better or Worse" Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz
3 Anton & Dejo "I Wanna Be With You" Dennis Andersson, Anton Dahlrot
4 Engla "Don't Stop" Sargon Jakob
5 Jonas Matsson "On My Own" Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson

Heats

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The four heats were, for this edition, held in Luleå, Gothenburg, Linköping and Malmö. The jury, which chose the fifteen songs of the over 3000 submissions, were selected at the end of September 2010. SVT's fifteen wild cards and the jury's choice has and will be revealed before the end of November 2010. The two web wildcards were chosen by viewers on 8 November 2010.

SVT announced the first four songs on 7 October, which featured the return of three-time competitor Linda Bengtzing.[12][13][14] A further eight songs were announced on 19 October, with Sanna Nielsen and Danny returning.[15][16] The 13th song in Melodifestivalen 2011 was revealed on 1 November: Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson, aka Babsan, will compete with "Ge mig en spanjor",[17][18] and on 3 November SVT revealed that Nicke Borg will also compete in the contest with the song "Leaving Home".[19]

On 7 November it was revealed by Expressen that former Eurovision Song Contest winner Elisabeth Andreassen would make a return to Melodifestivalen in 2011. Andreassen won the 1985 Eurovision for Norway as part of Bobbysocks!, and also took part in 1994 (with Jan Werner Danielsen). She also competed for Norway in 1996, and in 1982 for Sweden (as part of Chips).[20] On 8 November SVT confirmed that Andreassen would make a comeback to Melodifestivalen, and will take part with the song "Vaken i en dröm".[21] Also on 8 November the web wildcard contest ended with a live TV final on SVT24. Julia Alvgard and Jonas Matsson won after the public televote with the songs "Better or Worse" and "On My Own".[10][11]

On 22 November, a further six entries were revealed by SVT. However, during this press conference SVT revealed the entries that would compete in the first two heats.[22] The remaining entries were announced on a press conferences on 29 November, which featured the return of Shirley Clamp and Eric Saade.[10][23] However, on 27 November, Christer Björkman revealed the Swedish dance band The Playtones would participate in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "The King".[24] The song "Don't Stop" was disqualified because it has been published on Chasez MySpace. However, SVT told the songwriters and the artist Andreas Fernette to write a new song.[25] On 10 December, SVT announced Fernette's new song "Run".[26]

On 5 January 2011, SVT revealed Love Generation's song "Dance Alone" and the running order for each heat.[27]

SVT announced that this years Melodifestivalen would have the same rules in the heats as there were in Melodifestivalen 2010. This means that the song which receiving the most votes in the first round would automatically qualify to the final, skipping the second round. The remaining top four would battle again for a place in the final and Andra Chansen round - the 2nd placed song qualifying to the final, the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to Andra Chansen, and the song placed fifth will be eliminated from the competition. However, SVT will not announce the vote result for each song until the final has been broadcast.

Heat 1

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The first heat was held on 5 February 2011 in Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå. The songs are in running order.[27]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Dilba "Try Again" Niklas Pettersson, Linda Sonnvik 9 256 — 8 Out
2 Swingfly "Me and My Drum" Teron Beal, Patrik Magnusson, Johan Ramström, Swingfly 25 634 42 104 2 Final
3 Jenny Silver "Something in Your Eyes" Erik Bernholm, Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson 27 017 37 262 3 Second Chance
4 Jonas Matsson "On My Own" Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson 10 860 — 7 Out
5 Le Kid "Oh My God" Märta Grauers, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Felix Persson 16 512 16 459 5 Out
6 Rasmus Viberg "Social Butterfly" Amir Aly, Henrik Wikström 15 151 — 6 Out
7 Pernilla Andersson "Desperados" (Desperadoes) Pernilla Andersson 27 840 30 724 4 Second Chance
8 Danny Saucedo "In the Club" Figge Boström, Peter Boström, Danny Saucedo 60 872 — 1 Final

Heat 2

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The second heat was held on 12 February 2011 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg. The songs are in running order.[27]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Brolle "7 Days and 7 Nights" Brolle 39 319 72 737 2 Final
2 Loreen "My Heart Is Refusing Me" Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui 19 749 31 034 4 Second Chance
3 Babsan "Ge mig en spanjor" (Give me a Spaniard) Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson 14 642 — 7 Out
4 Elisabeth Andreassen "Vaken i en dröm" (Awake in a dream) Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Calle Kindbom, Kristian Wejshag 13 010 — 8 Out
5 Sanna Nielsen "I'm in Love" Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G:son, Irini Michas, Peter Boström 43 524 — 1 Final
6 The Moniker "Oh My God!" Daniel Karlsson 28 624 37 631 3 Second Chance
7 Anniela "Elektrisk" (Electric) Johan Alkenäs, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson 15 948 — 6 Out
8 Christian Walz "Like Suicide" Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Janson, Tony Nilsson 26 951 28 242 5 Out

Heat 3

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The third heat was held on 19 February 2011 in Cloetta Center, Linköping. The songs are in running order.[27]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Linda Sundblad "Lucky You" Linda Sundblad, Johan Bobäck, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström 10 701 — 6 Out
2 Simon Forsberg "Tid att andas" (Time to breathe) Fredrik Kempe 8 339 — 8 Out
3 Sara Lumholdt "Enemy" Niclas Lundin, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad 8 689 — 7 Out
4 The Playtones "The King" Fredrik Kempe, Peter Kvint 48 861 50 090 2 Final
5 Shirley's Angels "I Thought It Was Forever" Robin Abrahamsson, Alexander Bard, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström 20 573 26 933 4 Second Chance
6 Sebastian "No One Else Could" Andreas Alfredsson Grube, Sebastian Karlsson 15 406 25 423 5 Out
7 Sara Varga "Spring för livet" (Run for your life) Sara Varga, Figge Boström 23 594 37 278 3 Second Chance
8 Eric Saade "Popular" Fredrik Kempe 89 175 — 1 Final

Heat 4

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The fourth heat was held on 26 February 2011 in Malmö Arena, Malmö. The songs are in running order.[27]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Melody Club "The Hunter" Kristofer Östergren, Erik Stenemo, Jon Axelsson, Niklas Stenemo 14 954 — 7 Out
2 Julia Alvgard "Better or Worse" Julia Alvgard, Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz 18 867 — 6 Out
3 Lasse Stefanz "En blick och nånting händer" (One look and something happens) Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell 32 686 26 355 5 Out
4 Linda Pritchard "Alive" Oscar Görres, Fredrik Kempe 24 849 39 092 4 Second Chance
5 Anders Fernette "Run" Desmond Child, Negin Djafari, Hugo Lira, Ian-Paolo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson 11 979 — 8 Out
6 Linda Bengtzing "E de fel på mig?" (Is there something wrong with me?) Pontus Assarsson, Thomas G:son, Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman 38 875 — 1 Final
7 Nicke Borg "Leaving Home" Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström 34 091 48 966 2 Final
8 Love Generation "Dance Alone" RedOne, Bilal "The Chef", Teddy Sky, AJ Junior, Jimmy Joker, BeatGeek 38 122 43 508 3 Second Chance

Second Chance

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The Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round was held on 5 March in Nordichallen, Sundsvall. Eight acts qualified for this round from the heats - the songs that placed 3rd and 4th. A duel format was used, with each song battling against another in order to remain in the contest and qualify for the final on 12 March.

During the show, the on-screen graphics displayed the wrong phone numbers on the Radiohjälpen number during Duels 1, 2 and 3. SVT discounted all the votes to the Radiohjälpen number in these duels to declare the winning artist.[28]

Round 1 Round 2 Qualifiers
        
Jenny Silver - "Something in Your Eyes" 32,942
Love Generation - "Dance Alone" 34,212
Love Generation - "Dance Alone" 46,639
Sara Varga - "Spring för livet" 65,713
Loreen - "My Heart is Refusing Me" 42,892
Sara Varga - "Spring för livet" 54,807
Sara Varga - "Spring för livet"
The Moniker - "Oh my God!"
The Moniker - "Oh my God!" 63,963
Linda Pritchard - "Alive" 40,689
The Moniker - "Oh my God!" 68,478
Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados" 49,559
Shirley's Angels - "I Thought It Was Forever" 30,042
Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados" 54,235

Final

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The final of Melodifestivalen 2011 was held on 12 March 2011 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The two winners from each of the four heats and the two Second chance winners qualified for the final, A total of 10 songs. The winner was decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting.

On 17 December 2010, Swedish newspaper Expressen announced that SVT planned to change the voting system in the Melodifestivalen Final.[29] On 10 January 2011, SVT gave details about that. The value of the votes was 946 points, which meant that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes, it would be equivalent to 47 points.

The Swedish jury groups were replaced by eleven international groups. Each jury group gave their points as follows: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people's votes would overrule the jury votes.[30] The running order for the Final was made immediately after the Second Chance round.[28]

Draw Artist Song Juries Televote/SMS/App Total Place
Votes Percentage Points
1 Danny Saucedo "In the Club" 79 &&&+197.143 14.9% 70 149 2
2 Sara Varga "Spring för livet" 23 &&&&+76.025 5.8% 27 50 9
3 The Moniker "Oh My God!" 55 &&&+194.568 14.7% 69 124 3
4 Brolle "7 Days and 7 Nights" 8 &&&&+57.717 4.3% 21 29 10
5 Linda Bengtzing "E det fel på mej?" 42 &&&&+43.355 3.2% 16 58 7
6 Nicke Borg "Leaving Home" 20 &&&+103.046 7.8% 37 57 8
7 Swingfly "Me and My Drum" 44 &&&+138.004 10.4% 49 93 5
8 Sanna Nielsen "I'm in Love" 75 &&&+109.630 8.2% 39 114 4
9 The Playtones "The King" 46 &&&&+92.505 7.0% 33 79 6
10 Eric Saade "Popular" 81 &&&+314.229 23.7% 112 193 1
Detailed International Jury Votes
Draw Song Russia Ukraine France Greece Malta Croatia San Marino Germany United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Norway Total
1 "In the Club" 10 4 10 10 10 4 6 12 1 6 6 79
2 "Spring för livet" 2 4 6 8 1 2 23
3 "Oh My God!" 12 8 8 1 4 6 8 8 55
4 "7 Days and 7 Nights" 1 2 1 4 8
5 "E det fel på mej?" 8 2 2 6 6 12 4 2 42
6 "Leaving Home" 1 10 8 1 20
7 "Me and My Drum" 1 12 10 8 1 12 44
8 "I'm in Love" 1 12 6 12 8 10 4 12 10 75
9 "The King" 6 6 4 2 4 2 2 6 10 4 46
10 "Popular" 4 10 12 8 12 8 1 2 12 10 2 81

See also

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