Melodifestivalen 2005

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{{Infobox song contest

{{Infobox song contest

| name = Melodifestivalen

| name = Melodifestivalen

| year = 2005

| year = 2005

| heat1 = 12 February 2005

| logo =

|heat1 = 12 February 2005

| heat2 = 19 February 2005

|heat2 = 19 February 2005

| heat3 = 26 February 2005

|heat3 = 26 February 2005

| heat4 = 5 March 2005

|heat4 = 5 March 2005

| second = 6 March 2005

| final = 12 March 2005

| final = 12 March 2005

| presenters = '''Heat 1:'''<br>Shan Atci<br>[[Alexandra Pascalidou]]<br>'''Heat 2:'''<br>[[Erik Haag]]<br>[[Henrik Schyffert]]<br>'''Heat 3:'''<br>[[Markoolio|Marko Lehtosalo]]<br>[[Johanna Westman]]<br>'''Heat 4:'''<br>Micke Leijnegard<br>[[Kayo Shekoni]]<br>'''Second chance:'''<br>[[Annika Jankell]]<br>'''Final:'''<br>[[Jill Johnson]]<br>[[Mark Levengood]]

| second = 6 March 2005

| director = [[Sven Stojanovic]]

| presenters = [[Jill Johnson]]<br>[[Mark Levengood]]

| entries = 32

| director = [[Sven Stojanovic]]

| finalists = 10

| venue = [[Ericsson Globe|Globe Arena]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden

| vote = '''Heats and Second chance:''' 100% public vote<br>'''Final:''' 50% public vote, 50% jury vote

| winner = "[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]" by [[Martin Stenmarck]]

| winner = "[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]" by [[Martin Stenmarck]]

| vote = 50/50 Jury, SMS and telephone voting

| entries = 32: 8 in each heat; 10 in the final (2 from each heat, 2 from the Second Chance round)

| opening =

| interval = [[Carola Häggkvist]], [[After Dark (drag duo)|After Dark]], [[Jill Johnson]], [[Henrik Schyffert]], [[Erik Haag]], [[Lena Philipsson]]

}}

}}

'''{{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=unset}} 2005''' was the 45th edition of the Swedish music competition {{lang|sv|[[Melodifestivalen]]|i=unset}}, which was organised by {{lang|sv|[[Sveriges Television]]|i=unset}} (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 12 February and 6 March 2005. The winner of the competition was [[Martin Stenmarck]] with the song "[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]", who represented {{esccnty|Sweden|y=2005}} in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005]], where he came nineteenth with 30 points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final of Kyiv 2005 - Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005/grand-final |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=eurovision.tv}}</ref>

'''[[Melodifestivalen]] 2005''' was the selection for the 45th song to represent Sweden at the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It was the 44th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in [[Gothenburg]], [[Linköping]], [[Skellefteå]], [[Växjö]] and a Second Chance round in [[Stockholm]]. The final was broadcast on [[SVT1]] and [[Sveriges Radio]]'s P4 network, with viewing figures of approximately 4,055,000 and with 1,519,997 televotes cast. [[Nanne Grönvall]]'s defeat was met with consternation by many people, who felt that a gap of over 150,000 votes should be enough for victory. There were even calls for SVT to scrap the jury system altogether and simply let the televotes decide the winner. For a comparison, it was noted that Grönvall had received more votes than Lena Philipsson, the popular 2004 winner. However, SVT said that there was nothing they could do about the result. Four finalists topped the Swedish charts. [[Alcazar (group)|Alcazar]] and ''Alcastar'' got to number one the week before the final, [[Jimmy Jansson]] got to the number one some weeks after that with ''Vi kan gunga'', [[Martin Stenmarck]]'s winner ''Las Vegas'' hit the top spot the week after that, while Nanne Grönvall and ''Håll om mig'' topped the charts the week after that.

[[Nanne Grönvall]]'s defeat was met with consternation by many people, who felt that a gap of over 150,000 votes should be enough for victory. There were even calls for SVT to scrap the jury system altogether and simply let the televotes decide the winner. For a comparison, it was noted that Grönvall had received more votes than Lena Philipsson, the popular 2004 winner. However, SVT said that there was nothing they could do about the result. Four finalists topped the Swedish charts. [[Alcazar (group)|Alcazar]] and ''Alcastar'' got to number one the week before the final, [[Jimmy Jansson]] got to the number one some weeks after that with ''Vi kan gunga'', [[Martin Stenmarck]]'s winner ''Las Vegas'' hit the top spot the week after that, while Nanne Grönvall and ''Håll om mig'' topped the charts the week after that.

==Heats==

The '''heats for Melodifestivalen 2005''' began on 12 February 2005. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 12, 2005. This was the fourth year that a heat format had been used for the competition.

==Preselection==

==Format==

The heats for Melodifestivalen 2005 began on 12 February 2005. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 12, 2005. This was the fourth year that a heat format had been used for the competition.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"

===Artists that submitted songs===

|+Competition Schedule

! Show

[[Kikki Danielsson]], [[Sara Löfgren]], [[Arvingarna]], [[Sandra Dahlberg]], [[Roger Pontare]], [[Tommy Nilsson]], [[Jessica Folcker]], [[Grymlings]], [[Freddie Wadling]], [[Mikael Rickfors]], [[Mats Ronander]], [[Hasse Andersson & Kvinnaböske Band]], [[Niclas Wahlgren]], [[Pernilla Wahlgren]], [[Linus Wahlgren]], [[Lotta Engberg]], [[Mathias Holmgren]], [[Alex Falk]], [[Johan Thorsell]], [[Ingela Forsman|Ingela 'Pling' Forsman]], [[Lars Diedricsson|Lars 'Dille' Diedricsson]], [[Peter Grönvall]], [[Nanne Grönvall]].

! Date

! City

== Heat 1 ==

! Venue

{| class="wikitable"

! Presenters

|+ Heat 1

|-

|-

| Heat 1

! Date:

| 12 February 2005

| 12 February 2005

| [[Gothenburg]]

|-

| [[Scandinavium]]

! Presenter:

| [[Alexandra Pascalidou]], Shan Atçi

| {{hlist|{{ill|Shan Atci|sv}}|[[Alexandra Pascalidou]]}}

|-

! Venue:

| [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]

|-

! Voting:

| Telephone voting

|-

! Interval Act:

| [[Bosson]], [[Fame (duo)|Jessica Andersson]], [[Magnus Bäcklund (singer)|Magnus Bäcklund]], Glenn Borgkvist, [[Sara Löfgren]]

|-

|-

| Heat 2

! Viewing figures (approx):

| 19 February 2005

| 3,170,000

| [[Linköping]]

|-

| [[Saab Arena|Cloetta Center]]

! Total number of televotes cast:

| {{hlist|[[Erik Haag]]|[[Henrik Schyffert]]}}

| 505,192

|-

|-

| Heat 3

! Qualifiers:

| 26 February 2005

| ''[[Att älska dig]]'' performed by [[Shirley Clamp]], ''Ödet var min väg'' performed by [[Nordman]]

| [[Skellefteå]]

|-

| [[Skellefteå Kraft Arena]]

! Second Chance:

| {{hlist|[[Markoolio|Marko Lehtosalo]]|[[Johanna Westman]]}}

| ''Alcastar'' performed by [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]], ''Alla flickor'' performed by [[Linda Bengtzing]]

|-

| Heat 4

| 5 March 2005

| [[Växjö]]

| [[Växjö Tipshall|Tipshallen]]

| {{hlist|{{ill|Micke Leijnegard|sv}}|[[Kayo Shekoni]]}}

|-

| Second chance

| 6 March 2005

| rowspan="2"| [[Stockholm]]

| [[Berns salonger|Berns]]

| [[Annika Jankell]]

|-

| Final

| 12 March 2005

| [[Avicii Arena|Stockholm Globe Arena]]

| {{hlist|[[Jill Johnson]]|[[Mark Levengood]]}}

|}

|}

=== Wildcards ===

Unlike past years, where all Melodifestivalen participants were chosen by a selection jury, starting in [[Melodifestivalen 2004|2004]], four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth. Each artist, called "wildcard", participated in a different heat. The wildcards in 2005 were the following:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melodifestivalen 2005 - Jokrar |url=https://mellopedia.svt.se/index.php/Melodifestivalen_2005#Jokrar |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Mellopedia |language=sv |publisher=SVT}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"

{| class="wikitable"

! Artist

! Song

! Heat

|-

|-

| [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]]

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|#

| "[[Alcastar]]"

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Artist

| Heat 1

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Song

!style="background:#efefef;" colspan="2"|Televotes

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Total

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Place

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Results

|-

|-

| [[Sanne Salomonsen]]

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;1

| "Higher Ground"

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;2

| Heat 2

|- bgcolor="silver"

| 1 || [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]] || [[Alcastar]] || 35 976 || 43 010 || 78 986 || 3rd || '''Wildcard''' <br> '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

| [[Kee Marcello's K2|K2]] feat. [[Alannah Myles]]

| 2 || [[Cecilia Vennersten]] || Var mig nära || 5 069 || — || 5 069 || 8th || Out

| "We Got It All"

| Heat 3

|-

|-

| [[Nanne Grönvall]]

| 3 || [[Papa Dee]] || My No. 1 || 25 446 || — || 25 446 || 6th || Out

| "{{lang|sv|[[Håll om mig]]|i=unset}}"

|- bgcolor="silver"

| Heat 4

| 4 || [[Linda Bengtzing]] || [[Alla flickor]] || 33 338 || 44 503 || 77 841 || 4th || '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

| 5 || [[The Wallstones]] || Invisible People || 32 355 || 40 205 || 72 560 || 5th || Out

|-

| 6 || [[Pay TV (group)|Pay TV]] || Refrain, Refrain || 10 792 || — || 10 792 || 7th || Out

|- bgcolor="gold"

| '''7''' || '''[[Nordman]]''' || '''Ödet var min väg''' || '''36 103''' || '''49 381''' || '''85 484''' || '''2nd''' || '''''Final'''''

|- bgcolor="gold"

| '''8''' || '''[[Shirley Clamp]]''' || '''Att älska dig''' || '''69 785''' || '''77 713''' || '''147 498''' || '''1st''' || '''''Final'''''

|}

|}

== Heat 2 ==

=== Heat Jury ===

In the first two heats, a jury was used to select two of the five songs that would proceed to the second round of voting, with the intent of giving some entries that could be slow in accumulating votes a chance. However, after heat 2, SVT dissolved the jury as it had chosen entries that were already voted by the viewers together with criticism that this reduced the people's influence in the result. The jury consisted of:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 2: Linköping - Jury |url=https://mellopedia.svt.se/index.php/Melodifestivalen_2005#Jury_2 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Mellopedia |language=sv |publisher=SVT}}</ref>

* Cia Axelsson

* [[Janne Schaffer]]

* Joakim Vogel

* {{ill|Jonna Bergh|sv|lt=Jonna Bergh Wahlström}}

* [[Josefine Sundström]]

==Competing entries==

{| class="wikitable"

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" width="100%" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"

|+ Heat 2

! Artist

|-

! Date:

! Song

! Songwriter(s)

| 19 February 2005

|-

! Presenter:

| [[Henrik Schyffert]], [[Erik Haag]]

|-

! Venue:

| [[Cloetta Center]], [[Linköping]]

|-

! Voting:

| Telephone voting

|-

! Interval Act:

| [[Svenne & Lotta]]

|-

! Viewing figures (approx):

| 3,150,000

|-

|-

|[[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]]

! Total number of televotes cast:

|"[[Alcastar]]"

| 370,821

|{{hlist|{{ill|Johan Fransson (artist)|sv|lt=Johan Fransson}}|{{ill|Niklas Edberger|sv}}|Tim Larsson|Tobias Lundgren|{{ill|Anders Hansson (musician)|sv|Anders Hansson (musiker)|lt=Anders Hansson}}}}

|-

|-

|[[Anne-Lie Rydé]]

! Qualifiers:

|"{{lang|sv|Så nära|i=unset}}"

| ''Du och jag mot världen'' performed by [[Fredrik Kempe]] & [[Sanna Nielsen]], ''Higher Ground'' performed by [[Sanne Salomonsen]]

|{{hlist|Anne-Lie Rydé|[[Thomas G:son]]}}

|-

! Second Chance:

| ''Med hjärtats egna ord'' performed by [[Josefin Nilsson]], "[[Roma (song)|Roma]]" performed by [[Cameron Cartio]]

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|-

|-

|[[Arja Saijonmaa]]

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|#

|"{{lang|sv|Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel|i=unset}}"

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Artist

|{{hlist|[[Dan Sundquist]]|[[Åsa Jinder]]}}

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Song

!style="background:#efefef;" colspan="2"|Televotes

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Total

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Place

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Results

|-

|-

|B-Boys feat. {{ill|Paul M|sv}}

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;1

|"One Step Closer"

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;2

|{{hlist|{{ill|Gustav Eurén|sv}}|{{ill|Karl Eurén|sv}}|{{ill|Niclas Arn|sv}}|[[David Seisay]]|Peter Thelenius}}

|- bgcolor="gold"

| '''1''' || '''[[Fredrik Kempe|Fredrik]] & [[Sanna Nielsen|Sanna]]''' || '''[[Du och jag mot världen]]''' || '''38 642''' || '''65 313''' || '''103 955''' || '''1st''' || '''''Final'''''

|-

|-

|[[BWO (band)|Bodies Without Organs]]

| 2 || [[Camilla Brinck]] || Jenny || 15 031 || — || 15 031 || 7th || Out

|"Gone"

|{{hlist|Anders Hansson|{{ill|Mårten Sandén|sv}}}}

|-

|-

|[[Cameron Cartio]]

| 3 || [[Avalon (Swedish group)|Group Avalon]] || Big Up || 15 032 || — || 15 032 || 6th || Out

|"[[Roma (song)|Roma]]"

|{{hlist|Cameron Cartio|Robin Rex}}

|-

|-

|[[Camilla Brinck]]

| 4 || [[Arja Saijonmaa]] || Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel || 14 118 || — || 14 118 || 8th || Out

|"Jenny"

|- bgcolor="silver"

|{{hlist|Camilla Brinck|[[Tobias Karlsson (dancer)|Tobias Karlsson]]}}

| 5 || [[Josefin Nilsson]] || Med hjärtats egna ord || 18 354 || 28 316 || 46 670 || 3rd || '''''Second Chance'''''

|- bgcolor="silver"

| 6 || [[Cameron Cartio]] || [[Roma (song)|Roma]] || 16 232 || 27 293 || 43 525 || 4th || '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

|[[Caroline Wennergren]]

| 7 || [[Bodies Without Organs]] || Gone || 16 508 || 25 796 || 42 304 || 5th || Out

|"[[A Different Kind of Love]]"

|- bgcolor="gold"

|{{hlist|Sam McCarthy|{{ill|Joacim Dubbelman|sv}}|Martin Landh}}

| '''8''' || '''[[Sanne Salomonsen]]''' || '''Higher Ground''' || '''36 118''' || '''53 193''' || '''89 311''' || '''2nd''' || '''Wildcard''' <br/> '''''Final'''''

|}

== Heat 3==

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Heat 3

|-

! Date:

| 26 February 2005

|-

! Presenter:

| [[Johanna Westman]], [[Markoolio]]

|-

! Venue:

| [[Skellefteå Kraft Arena|Isstadion]], [[Skellefteå]]

|-

! Voting:

| Telephone voting

|-

! Interval Act:

| [[Nina Inhammar]], [[Kim Kärnfalk]], [[Sofia Källgren]], [[Roger Pontare]], [[Brolle]]

|-

! Viewing figures (approx):

| 2,940,000

|-

|-

|[[Cecilia Vennersten]]

! Total number of televotes cast:

|"{{lang|sv|Var mig nära|i=unset}}"

| 458,201

|{{hlist|{{ill|Calle Kindbom|sv}}|Robert Åhlin}}

|-

|-

|[[Date (band)|Date]]

! Qualifiers:

|"{{lang|sv|Hörde änglarna viska ditt namn|i=unset}}"

| ''Las Vegas'' performed by [[Martin Stenmarck]], ''Vi kan gunga'' performed by [[Jimmy Jansson]]

|{{hlist|Fredrik Jernberg|Johnny Thunqvist|Pontus Wennerberg}}

|-

! Second Chance:

| ''Nothing At All'' performed by [[LaGaylia]], ''Wherever You Go'' performed by [[Nana Hedin|NaNa]]

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|-

|-

|[[Fredrik Kempe|Fredrik]] & [[Sanna Nielsen|Sanna]]

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|#

|"{{lang|sv|[[Du och jag mot världen]]|i=unset}}"

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Artist

|{{hlist|Fredrik Kempe|[[Bobby Ljunggren]]|[[Henrik Wikström]]}}

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Song

!style="background:#efefef;" colspan="2"|Televotes

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Total

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Place

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Results

|-

|-

|[[Avalon (Swedish group)|Group Avalon]]

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;1

|"Big Up"

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;2

|{{hlist|Djo Moupondo|Marcus Landström|[[Mohombi|Mohombi Moupondo]]}}

|- bgcolor="silver"

| 1 || [[Nana Hedin|NaNa]] || Wherever You Go || 25 053 || 38 891 || 63 944 || 3rd || '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

|[[Jessica Folcker]]

| 2 || [[Kwanzaa (duo)|Kwanzaa]] || Lovin' Your Feen || 3 179 || — || 3 179 || 8th || Out

|"{{lang|sv|Om natten|i=unset}}"

|- bgcolor="gold"

|{{hlist|Johan Fransson|Niklas Edberger|Tim Larsson|Tobias Lundgren}}

| '''3''' || '''[[Jimmy Jansson]]''' || '''Vi kan gunga''' || '''52 485''' || '''62 845''' || '''115 330''' || '''2nd''' || '''''Final'''''

|- bgcolor="silver"

| 4 || [[LaGaylia Frazier|LaGaylia]] || Nothing At All || 20 706 || 24 753 || 45 459 || 4th || '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

|[[Jimmy Jansson]]

| 5 || [[Josef Özer|Josef]] || Rain || 23 410 || 24 597 || 48 007 || 5th || Out

|"{{lang|sv|[[Vi kan gunga]]|i=unset}}"

|{{hlist|Johan Fransson|Niklas Edberger|Tim Larsson|Tobias Lundgren}}

|-

|-

|{{ill|Josef Özer|sv|lt=Josef}}

| 6 || [[Kee Marcello's K2]] ft. [[Alannah Myles]] || We Got It All || 11 712 || — || 11 712 || 7th || '''Wildcard''' <br/> Out

|"Rain"

|{{hlist|Annelie Martin|{{ill|Martin Blix|sv}}|Bobby Ljunggren|Henrik Wikström}}

|-

|-

|[[Josefin Nilsson]]

| 7 || [[Jessica Folcker]] || Om natten || 19 306 || — || 19 306 || 6th || Out

|"{{lang|sv|Med hjärtats egna ord|i=unset}}"

|- bgcolor="gold"

|{{hlist|Jonas Isaksson|{{ill|Lotta Ahlin|sv}}|Tommy Lydell}}

| '''8''' || '''[[Martin Stenmarck]]''' || '''[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]''' || '''76 508''' || '''73 538''' || '''150 046''' || '''1st''' || '''''Final'''''

|}

== Heat 4 ==

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Heat 4

|-

! Date:

| 5 March 2005

|-

! Presenter:

| [[Kayo Shekoni|Kayo]] & [[Micke Leijnegard]]

|-

! Venue:

| [[Tipshallen]], [[Växjö]]

|-

! Voting:

| Telephone voting

|-

! Interval Act:

| [[Afro-dite]], Britta Bergström, Jenny Pettersson, Dea Norberg, Johan Röhr, Martin Kagemark

|-

! Viewing figures (approx):

| 3,100,000

|-

|-

|[[Kee Marcello's K2|K2]] feat. [[Alannah Myles]]

! Total number of televotes cast:

|"We Got It All"

| 413,082

|{{hlist|[[Kee Marcello]]|Michael Blair|Zal}}

|-

|-

|[[Katrina Leskanich|Katrina]] and the Nameless

! Qualifiers:

|"As If Tomorrow Will Never Come"

| ''Håll om mig'' performed by [[Nanne Grönvall]], ''A Different Kind of Love'' performed by [[Caroline Wennergren]]

|Thomas G:son

|-

! Second Chance:

| ''Långt bortom tid och rum'' performed by [[Mathias Holmgren]], ''As If Tomorrow Will Never Come'' performed by [[Katrina Leskanich|Katrina]] and the Nameless

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|-

|-

|Kwanzaa

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|#

|"Lovin' Your Feen"

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Artist

|{{hlist|[[Ayesha Quraishi]]|Jean DC}}

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Song

!style="background:#efefef;" colspan="2"|Televotes

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Total

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Place

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Results

|-

|-

|[[LaGaylia Frazier|LaGaylia]]

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;1

|"Nothing At All"

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;2

|{{hlist|Lars Edvall|Mattias Reimer}}

|-

|-

|[[Linda Bengtzing]]

| 1 || [[Anne-Lie Rydé]] || Så nära || 19 043 || 25 124 || 44 167 || 5th || Out

|"{{lang|sv|[[Alla flickor]]|i=unset}}"

|{{hlist|Johan Fransson|Niklas Edberger|Tim Larsson|Tobias Lundgren}}

|-style="background:gold;"

|'''[[Martin Stenmarck]]'''

|'''"[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]"'''

|'''{{hlist|Johan Fransson|Niklas Edberger|Tim Larsson|Tobias Lundgren}}'''

|-

|-

|{{ill|Mathias Holmgren|sv}}

| 2 || [[B-Boys International|B-Boys]] ft. [[Paul M]] || One Step Closer || 16 820 || — || 16 820 || 6th || Out

|"{{lang|sv|Långt bortom tid och rum|i=unset}}"

|- bgcolor="silver"

|{{hlist|Calle Kindbom|Thomas G:son}}

| 3 || [[Mathias Holmgren]] || Långt bortom tid och rum || 21 337 || 28 775 || 50 112 || 4th || '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

|[[Nana Hedin|NaNa]]

| 4 || [[Rickard Engfors]] and [[Katarina Fallholm|Katarina]] || Ready For Me || 9 774 || — || 9 774 || 8th || Out

|"Wherever You Go"

|{{hlist|{{ill|Larry Forsberg|sv}}|Lennart Wastesson|Sven-Inge Sjöberg}}

|-

|-

|[[Nanne Grönvall]]

| 5 || [[Date (band)|Date]] || Hörde änglarna viska ditt namn || 14 930 || — || 14 930 || 7th || Out

|"{{lang|sv|[[Håll om mig]]|i=unset}}"

|- bgcolor="gold"

|{{hlist|[[Ingela Forsman]]|Nanne Grönvall}}

| '''6''' || '''[[Nanne Grönvall]]''' || '''Håll om mig''' || '''53 726''' || '''67 876''' || '''121 602''' || '''1st''' || '''Wildcard''' <br/> '''''Final'''''

|- bgcolor="gold"

| '''7''' || '''[[Caroline Wennergren]]''' || '''[[A Different Kind of Love]]''' || '''29 456''' || '''63 664'''|| '''93 120''' || '''2nd''' || '''''Final'''''

|- bgcolor="silver"

| 8 || [[Katrina Leskanich|Katrina]] and the Nameless || As If Tomorrow Will Never Come || 30 632 || 30 763 || 61 125 || 3rd || '''''Second Chance'''''

|}

== Second Chance Round ==

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Second Chance Round

|-

! Date:

| 6 March 2005

|-

! Presenters:

| [[Annika Jankell]]

|-

! Venue:

| [[Berns Salonger|Berns]], [[Stockholm]]

|-

! Voting:

| Telephone voting

|-

! Interval Act:

| Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra

|-

! Viewing figures (approx):

| 1,495,000

|-

|-

|[[Nordman]]

! Total number of televotes cast:

|"{{lang|sv|Ödet var min väg|i=unset}}"

| 442,790

|{{hlist|{{ill|Dan Attlerud|sv}}|[[Mats Wester]]}}

|-

|-

|[[Papa Dee]]

! Qualifiers:

|"My No. 1"

| ''Alcastar'' performed by [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]], ''Alla flickor'' performed by [[Linda Bengtzing]]

|{{hlist|Daniel Wahlgren|Bobby Ljunggren|{{ill|Marcos Ubeda|sv}}}}

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|-

|-

|{{ill|Pay TV (group)|sv|Pay TV|lt=Pay TV}}

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|#

|"Refrain, Refrain"

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Artist

|{{hlist|[[Håkan Lidbo]]|{{ill|Ulrika Lidbo|sv}}}}

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Song

!style="background:#efefef;" colspan="2"|Televotes

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Total

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Place

!style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2"|Results

|-

|-

|[[Rickard Engfors]] and Katarina

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;1

|"Ready For Me"

!style="background:#efefef;"|Round&nbsp;2

|{{hlist|Dan Attlerud|[[Lars Diedricson|Lars "Dille" Diedricson]]|Peter Nordholm}}

|- bgcolor="gold"

| '''1''' || '''[[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]]''' || '''[[Alcastar]]''' || '''47 762''' || '''63 533''' || '''111 925''' || '''1st''' || '''''Final'''''

|- bgcolor="gold"

| '''2''' || '''[[Linda Bengtzing]]''' || '''[[Alla flickor]]''' || '''38 861''' || '''54 253''' || '''93 114''' || '''2nd''' || '''''Final'''''

|-

|-

|[[Sanne Salomonsen]]

| 3 || [[Josefin Nilsson]] || Med hjärtats egna ord || 20 537 || — || 20 537 || 7th || Out

|"Higher Ground"

|{{hlist|Henrik Jahnsson|[[Jeanette Olsson]]|Moh Denebi}}

|-

|-

|[[Shirley Clamp]]

| 4 || [[Cameron Cartio]] || [[Roma (song)|Roma]] || 18 945 || — || 18 945 || 8th || Out

|"{{lang|sv|[[Att älska dig]]|i=unset}}"

|{{hlist|Shirley Clamp|[[Sonja Aldén]]|Bobby Ljunggren|Robert Olausson|Henrik Wikström}}

|-

|-

|[[The Wallstones]]

| 5 || [[Nana Hedin|NaNa]] || Wherever You Go || 28 510 || 38 254 || 66 764 || 4th || Out

|"Invisible People"

|{{hlist|Johan Becker|[[Karl Martindahl]]}}

|}

== Contest overview ==

=== Heat 1 ===

The first heat took place on 12 February 2005 at the [[Scandinavium]] in [[Gothenburg]]. 3,172,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 497,356 votes were cast, with a total of {{currency|1,563,052|SEK2}} collected for {{lang|sv|[[Radiohjälpen]]|i=unset}}. The heat was hosted by Shan Atci and [[Alexandra Pascalidou]].<ref name="Heat 1">{{Cite web |title=Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 1: Göteborg |url=https://mellopedia.svt.se/index.php/Melodifestivalen_2005#Deltävling_1:_Göteborg |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Mellopedia |language=sv |publisher=SVT}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|R/O|Running Order}}

! rowspan="2" | Artist

! rowspan="2" | Song

! colspan="3" | Votes

! rowspan="2" | Place

! rowspan="2" | Results

|-

|-

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 1}}</small>

| 6 || [[LaGaylia Frazier|LaGaylia]] || Nothing At All || 27 547 || 53 126 || 80 673 || 3rd || Out

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 2}}</small>

! <small>{{nowrap|Total}}</small>

|-style="background:silver;"

| 1

| align="left" | [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]]

| align="left" | "[[Alcastar]]"

| 35,976

| 43,010

| 78,986

| 3

| align="left" | '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

| 2

| 7 || [[Mathias Holmgren]] || Långt bortom tid och rum || 25 472 || — || 25 472 || 5th || Out

| align="left" | [[Cecilia Vennersten]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Var mig nära|i=unset}}"

| 5,069

| {{N/A|—}}

| 5,069

| 8

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 3

| 8 || [[Katrina Leskanich|Katrina]] and the Nameless || As If Tomorrow Will Never Come || 24 489 || — || 24 489 || 6th || Out

| align="left" | [[Papa Dee]]

| align="left" | "My No. 1"

| 25,446

| {{N/A|—}}

| 25,446

| 6

| align="left" | Out

|-style="background:silver;"

| 4

| align="left" | [[Linda Bengtzing]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Alla flickor]]|i=unset}}"

| 33,338

| 44,503

| 77,841

| 4

| align="left" | '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

| 5

| align="left" | [[The Wallstones]]

| align="left" | "Invisible People"

| 32,355

| 40,205

| 72,560

| 5

| align="left" | Out

|-

| 6

| align="left" | Pay TV

| align="left" | "Refrain, Refrain"

| 10,792

| {{N/A|—}}

| 10,792

| 7

| align="left" | Out

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''7'''

| align="left" | '''[[Nordman]]'''

| align="left" | '''"{{lang|sv|Ödet var min väg|i=unset}}"'''

| '''36,103'''

| '''49,381'''

| '''85,484'''

| '''2'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''8'''

| align="left" | '''[[Shirley Clamp]]'''

| align="left" | '''"{{lang|sv|[[Att älska dig]]|i=unset}}"'''

| '''69,785'''

| '''77,713'''

| '''147,498'''

| '''1'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|}

|}

==Results==

=== Heat 2 ===

The second heat took place on 19 February 2005 at the [[Saab Arena|Cloetta Center]] in [[Linköping]]. 3,150,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 369,946 votes were cast, with a total of {{currency|1,326,244|SEK2}} collected for {{lang|sv|[[Radiohjälpen]]|i=unset}}. The heat was hosted by [[Erik Haag]] and [[Henrik Schyffert]].<ref name="Heat 2">{{Cite web |title=Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 2: Linköping |url=https://mellopedia.svt.se/index.php/Melodifestivalen_2005#Deltävling_2:_Linköping |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Mellopedia |language=sv |publisher=SVT}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|R/O|Running Order}}

! rowspan="2" | Artist

! rowspan="2" | Song

! colspan="3" | Votes

! rowspan="2" | Place

! rowspan="2" | Result

|-

|-

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 1}}</small>

!rowspan="2"|#

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 2}}</small>

!rowspan="2"|Artist

! <small>{{nowrap|Total}}</small>

!rowspan="2"|Song

|-style="background:gold;"

!rowspan="2"|Songwriters

| '''1'''

!colspan="3"|Votes

| align="left" | '''[[Fredrik Kempe|Fredrik]] & [[Sanna Nielsen|Sanna]]'''

!rowspan="2"|Place

| align="left" | '''"{{lang|sv|[[Du och jag mot världen]]|i=unset}}"'''

| '''38,642'''

| '''65,313'''

| '''103,955'''

| '''1'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|-

|-

| 2

!Jury

| align="left" | [[Camilla Brinck]]

!Public

| align="left" | "Jenny"

!Total

| 15,031

|- bgcolor=gold

| {{N/A|—}}

| '''1''' || '''[[Martin Stenmarck]]''' || '''[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]''' || '''Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren''' || '''102''' || '''110''' || '''212''' || '''1st'''

| 15,031

| 7

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 3

| 2 || [[Linda Bengtzing]] || [[Alla flickor]] || Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren || 15 || 0 || 15 || 9th

| align="left" | [[Avalon (Swedish group)|Group Avalon]]

| align="left" | "Big Up"

| 15,032

| {{N/A|—}}

| 15,032

| 6

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 4

| 3 || [[Nordman]] || Ödet var min väg || Dan Attlerud, Mats Wester || 4 || 11 || 15 || 9th

| align="left" | [[Arja Saijonmaa]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel|i=unset}}"

| 14,118

| {{N/A|—}}

| 14,118

| 8

| align="left" | Out

|-style="background:silver;"

| 5

| align="left" | [[Josefin Nilsson]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Med hjärtats egna ord|i=unset}}"

| 18,354

| 28,316

| 46,670

| 3

| align="left" | '''''Second Chance'''''

|-style="background:silver;"

| 6

| align="left" | [[Cameron Cartio]]

| align="left" | "[[Roma (song)|Roma]]"

| 16,232

| 27,293

| 43,525

| 4

| align="left" | '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

| 7

| 4 || [[Shirley Clamp]] || Att älska dig || Sonja Aldén, [[Bobby Ljunggren]], Henrik Wikström, [[Shirley Clamp]], Robert Olausson || 86 || 44 || 130 || 4th

| align="left" | [[BWO (band)|Bodies Without Organs]]

| align="left" | "Gone"

| 16,508

| 25,796

| 42,304

| 5

| align="left" | Out

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''8'''

| align="left" | '''[[Sanne Salomonsen]]'''

| align="left" | '''"Higher Ground"'''

| '''36,118'''

| '''53,193'''

| '''89,311'''

| '''2'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|}

=== Heat 3 ===

The third heat took place on 26 February 2005 at the [[Skellefteå Kraft Arena]] in [[Skellefteå]]. 2,942,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 456,883 votes were cast, with a total of {{currency|1,506,077|SEK2}} collected for {{lang|sv|[[Radiohjälpen]]|i=unset}}. The heat was hosted by [[Markoolio|Marko Lehtosalo]] and [[Johanna Westman]].<ref name="Heat 3">{{Cite web |title=Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 3: Skellefteå |url=https://mellopedia.svt.se/index.php/Melodifestivalen_2005#Deltävling_3:_Skellefteå |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Mellopedia |language=sv |publisher=SVT}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|R/O|Running Order}}

! rowspan="2" | Artist

! rowspan="2" | Song

! colspan="3" | Votes

! rowspan="2" | Place

! rowspan="2" | Result

|-

|-

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 1}}</small>

| 5 || [[Sanne Salomonsen]] || Higher Ground || [[Jeanette Olsson]], Moh Denebi, Henrik Janson || 35 || 0 || 35 || 7th

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 2}}</small>

! <small>{{nowrap|Total}}</small>

|-style="background:silver;"

| 1

| align="left" | [[Nana Hedin|NaNa]]

| align="left" | "Wherever You Go"

| 25,053

| 38,891

| 63,944

| 3

| align="left" | '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

| 2

| 6 || [[Caroline Wennergren]] || A Different Kind of Love || Joacim Dubbelman, Martin Landh, Sam McCarthy || 28 || 88 || 116 || 5th

| align="left" | Kwanzaa

| align="left" | "Lovin' Your Feen"

| 3,179

| {{N/A|—}}

| 3,179

| 8

| align="left" | Out

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''3'''

| align="left" | '''[[Jimmy Jansson]]'''

| align="left" | '''"{{lang|sv|[[Vi kan gunga]]|i=unset}}"'''

| '''52,485'''

| '''62,845'''

| '''115,330'''

| '''2'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|-style="background:silver;"

| 4

| align="left" | [[LaGaylia Frazier|LaGaylia]]

| align="left" | "Nothing At All"

| 20,706

| 24,753

| 45,459

| 4

| align="left" | '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

| 5

| 7 || [[Alcazar (group)|Alcazar]] || [[Alcastar]] || Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren || 69 || 66 || 135 || 3rd

| align="left" | Josef

| align="left" | "Rain"

| 23,410

| 24,597

| 48,007

| 5

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 6

| 8 || [[Jimmy Jansson]] || Vi kan gunga || Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren || 27 || 22 || 49 || 6th

| align="left" | [[Kee Marcello's K2|K2]] feat. [[Alannah Myles]]

| align="left" | "We Got It All"

| 11,712

| {{N/A|—}}

| 11,712

| 7

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 7

| 9 || [[Fredrik Kempe]] & [[Sanna Nielsen]] || Du och jag mot världen || [[Fredrik Kempe]], [[Bobby Ljunggren]], Henrik Wikström || 30 || 0 || 30 || 8th

| align="left" | [[Jessica Folcker]]

|-

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Om natten|i=unset}}"

| 10 || [[Nanne Grönvall]] || Håll om mig || [[Nanne Grönvall]], [[Ingela Forsman|Ingela 'Pling' Forsman]] || 77 || 132|| 209 || 2nd

| 19,306

| {{N/A|—}}

| 19,306

| 6

| align="left" | Out

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''8'''

| align="left" | '''[[Martin Stenmarck]]'''

| align="left" | '''"[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]"'''

| '''76,508'''

| '''73,538'''

| '''150,046'''

| '''1'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|}

|}

===Juries===

=== Heat 4 ===

The fourth heat took place on 5 March 2005 at the [[Växjö Tipshall|Tipshallen]] in [[Växjö]]. 3,102,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 411,920 votes were cast, with a total of {{currency|1,255,983|SEK2}} collected for {{lang|sv|[[Radiohjälpen]]|i=unset}}. The heat was hosted by Micke Leijnegard and [[Kayo Shekoni]].<ref name="Heat 4">{{Cite web |title=Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 4: Växjö |url=https://mellopedia.svt.se/index.php/Melodifestivalen_2005#Deltävling_4:_Växjö |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Mellopedia |language=sv |publisher=SVT}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|R/O|Running Order}}

! rowspan="2" | Artist

! rowspan="2" | Song

! colspan="3" | Votes

! rowspan="2" | Place

! rowspan="2" | Result

|-

|-

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 1}}</small>

!Song

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 2}}</small>

![[Luleå]]

! <small>{{nowrap|Total}}</small>

![[Umeå]]

![[Sundsvall]]

![[Falun]]

![[Karlstad]]

![[Örebro]]

![[Norrköping]]

![[Gothenburg]]

![[Växjö]]

![[Malmö]]

![[Stockholm]]

!Total

|-

|-

| 1

| Las Vegas || '''12''' || '''12''' || 6 || 4 || '''12''' || '''12''' || '''12''' || 8 || 10 || 8 || 6 || '''102'''

| align="left" | [[Anne-Lie Rydé]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Så nära|i=unset}}"

| 19,043

| 25,124

| 44,167

| 5

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 2

| Alla flickor || - || - || 10 || - || - || - || - || 2 || 2 || - || 1 || 15

| align="left" | B-Boys feat. Paul M

| align="left" | "One Step Closer"

| 16,820

| {{N/A|—}}

| 16,820

| 6

| align="left" | Out

|-style="background:silver;"

| 3

| align="left" | Mathias Holmgren

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Långt bortom tid och rum|i=unset}}"

| 21,337

| 28,775

| 50,112

| 4

| align="left" | '''''Second Chance'''''

|-

|-

| 4

| Ödet var min väg || - || - || - || 1 || 1 || 1 || - || - || - || 1 || - || 4

| align="left" | [[Rickard Engfors]] and Katarina

| align="left" | "Ready For Me"

| 9,774

| {{N/A|—}}

| 9,774

| 8

| align="left" | Out

|-

| 5

| align="left" | [[Date (band)|Date]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Hörde änglarna viska ditt namn|i=unset}}"

| 14,930

| {{N/A|—}}

| 14,930

| 7

| align="left" | Out

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''6'''

| align="left" | '''[[Nanne Grönvall]]'''

| align="left" | '''"{{lang|sv|[[Håll om mig]]|i=unset}}"'''

| '''53,726'''

| '''67,876'''

| '''121,602'''

| '''1'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''7'''

| align="left" | '''[[Caroline Wennergren]]'''

| align="left" | '''"[[A Different Kind of Love]]"'''

| '''29,456'''

| '''63,664'''

| '''93,120'''

| '''2'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|-style="background:silver;"

| 8

| align="left" | [[Katrina Leskanich|Katrina]] and the Nameless

| align="left" | "As If Tomorrow Will Never Come"

| 30,632

| 30,763

| 61,125

| 3

| align="left" | '''''Second Chance'''''

|}

=== Second chance ===

The second chance round took place on 6 March 2005 at the [[Berns salonger|Berns]] in [[Stockholm]]. 1,497,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 440,156 votes were cast, with a total of {{currency|1,067,715|SEK2}} collected for {{lang|sv|[[Radiohjälpen]]|i=unset}}. The show was hosted by [[Annika Jankell]].<ref name="Second chance">{{Cite web |title=Melodifestivalen 2005 - Andra chansen: Stockholm |url=https://mellopedia.svt.se/index.php/Melodifestivalen_2005#Andra_chansen:_Stockholm |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Mellopedia |language=sv |publisher=SVT}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|R/O|Running Order}}

! rowspan="2" | Artist

! rowspan="2" | Song

! colspan="3" | Votes

! rowspan="2" | Place

! rowspan="2" | Result

|-

|-

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 1}}</small>

| Att älska dig || - || 10 || 4 || 10 || 4 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 6 || 10 || '''12''' || 86

! <small>{{nowrap|Round 2}}</small>

! <small>{{nowrap|Total}}</small>

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''1'''

| align="left" | '''[[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]]'''

| align="left" | '''"[[Alcastar]]"'''

| '''47,762'''

| '''63,533'''

| '''111,925'''

| '''1'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''2'''

| align="left" | '''[[Linda Bengtzing]]'''

| align="left" | '''"{{lang|sv|[[Alla flickor]]|i=unset}}"'''

| '''38,861'''

| '''54253'''

| '''93,114'''

| '''2'''

| align="left" | '''Final'''

|-

|-

| 3

| Higher Ground || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 6 || - || 4 || 6 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 35

| align="left" | [[Josefin Nilsson]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Med hjärtats egna ord|i=unset}}"

| 20,537

| {{N/A|—}}

| 20,537

| 7

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 4

| A Different Kind of Love || 4 || 4 || 8 || - || 2 || 8 || 2 || - || - || - || - || 28

| align="left" | [[Cameron Cartio]]

| align="left" | "[[Roma (song)|Roma]]"

| 18,945

| {{N/A|—}}

| 18,945

| 8

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 5

| Alcastar || 8 || 8 || 2 || 6 || 10 || 2 || 8 || 1 || '''12''' || 2 || 10 || 69

| align="left" | [[Nana Hedin|NaNa]]

| align="left" | "Wherever You Go"

| 28,510

| 38,254

| 66,764

| 4

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 6

| Vi kan gunga || 10 || - || - || 8 || 8 || - || - || - || 1 || - || - || 27

| align="left" | [[LaGaylia Frazier|LaGaylia]]

| align="left" | "Nothing At All"

| 27,547

| 53,126

| 80,673

| 3

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 7

| Du och jag mot världen || 2 || 6 || - || - || - || 6 || 6 || 4 || - || 4 || 2 || 30

| align="left" | Mathias Holmgren

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Långt bortom tid och rum|i=unset}}"

| 25,472

| {{N/A|—}}

| 25,472

| 5

| align="left" | Out

|-

|-

| 8

| Håll om mig || 6 || 2 || '''12''' || '''12''' || - || 4 || 1 || '''12''' || 8 || '''12''' || 8 || 77

| align="left" | [[Katrina Leskanich|Katrina]] and the Nameless

| align="left" | "As If Tomorrow Will Never Come"

| 24,489

| {{N/A|—}}

| 24,489

| 6

| align="left" | Out

|}

|}

===Televotes===

=== Final ===

The final took place on 12 March 2005 at the [[Avicii Arena|Stockholm Globe Arena]] in [[Stockholm]]. 4,054,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,519,997 votes were cast, with a total of {{currency|4,105,936|SEK2}} collected for {{lang|sv|[[Radiohjälpen]]|i=unset}}. The show was hosted by [[Jill Johnson]] and [[Mark Levengood]].<ref name="Final">{{Cite web |title=Melodifestivalen 2005 - Final: Stockholm |url=https://mellopedia.svt.se/index.php/Melodifestivalen_2005#Final:_Stockholm |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Mellopedia |language=sv |publisher=SVT}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|R/O|Running Order}}

! rowspan="2" | Artist

! rowspan="2" | Song

! rowspan="2" | Jury

! colspan="2" | Televote

! rowspan="2" | Total

! rowspan="2" | Place

|-

|-

! <small>{{nowrap|Votes}}</small>

!Song

! <small>{{nowrap|Points}}</small>

!Jury

|-style="background:gold;"

!No. of televotes (%)

| '''1'''

!Points

| align="left" | '''[[Martin Stenmarck]]'''

!Total

| align="left" | '''"[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]"'''

| '''102'''

|'''208,716'''

| '''110'''

| '''212'''

| 1

|-

|-

| 2

| Las Vegas || 102 || {{lsc11amp|208.716}} (13.7%) || 110 || '''212'''

| align="left" | [[Linda Bengtzing]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Alla flickor]]|i=unset}}"

| 15

|95,532

| 0

| 15

| 10

|-

|-

| 3

| Alla flickor || 15 || {{lsc11amp|95.532}} (6.3%) || - || 15

| align="left" | [[Nordman]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Ödet var min väg|i=unset}}"

| 4

|111,684

| 11

| 15

| 9

|-

|-

| 4

| Ödet var min väg || 4 || {{lsc11amp|111.684}} (7.3%) || 11 || 15

| align="left" | [[Shirley Clamp]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Att älska dig]]|i=unset}}"

| 86

|153,923

| 44

| 130

| 4

|-

|-

| 5

| Att älska dig || 86 || {{lsc11amp|153.923}} (10.1%) || 44 || 130

| align="left" | [[Sanne Salomonsen]]

| align="left" | "Higher Ground"

| 35

|36,219

| 0

| 35

| 7

|-

|-

| 6

| Higher Ground || 35 || {{lsc11amp|36.219}} (2.4%) || - || 35

| align="left" | [[Caroline Wennergren]]

| align="left" | "A Different Kind of Love"

| 28

|204,040

| 88

| 116

| 5

|-

|-

| 7

| A Different Kind of Love || 28 || {{lsc11amp|204.040}} (13.4%) || 88 || 116

| align="left" | [[Alcazar (group)|Alcazar]]

| align="left" | "[[Alcastar]]"

| 69

|165,497

| 66

| 135

| 3

|-

|-

| 8

| Alcastar || 69 || {{lsc11amp|165.497}} (10.9%) || 66 || 135

| align="left" | [[Jimmy Jansson]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Vi kan gunga]]|i=unset}}"

| 27

|130,021

| 22

| 49

| 6

|-

|-

| 9

| Vi kan gunga || 27 || {{lsc11amp|130.021}} (8.6%) || 22 || 49

| align="left" | [[Fredrik Kempe]] & [[Sanna Nielsen]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Du och jag mot världen]]|i=unset}}"

| 30

|40,437

| 0

| 30

| 8

|-

|-

| 10

| Du och jag mot världen || 30 || {{lsc11amp|40.037}} (2.6%) || - || 30

| align="left" | [[Nanne Grönvall]]

|-

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Håll om mig]]|i=unset}}"

| Håll om mig || 77 || {{lsc11amp|373.928}} (24.6%) || '''132''' || 209

| 77

|373,928

| 132

| 209

| 2

|}

|}

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"

== Returning artists ==

|+ Detailed jury votes

! {{Abbr|R/O|Running Order}}

{| class="wikitable"

! Song

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Luleå]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Umeå]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Sundsvall]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Falun]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Karlstad]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Örebro]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Norrköping]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Gothenburg]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Växjö]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Malmö]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|[[Stockholm]]}}

! {{verth|stp=1|Total}}

|-style="background:gold;"

| '''1'''

| align="left" | '''"[[Las Vegas (Martin Stenmarck song)|Las Vegas]]"'''

| '''12'''

| '''12'''

| 6

| 4

| '''12'''

| '''12'''

| '''12'''

| 8

| 10

| 8

| 6

| '''102'''

|-

|-

| 2

! Artist

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Alla flickor]]|i=unset}}"

! Previous year(s)

|

|

| 10

|

|

|

|

| 2

| 2

|

| 1

| 15

|-

|-

| 3

| [[Magnus Carlsson]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|Ödet var min väg|i=unset}}"

| [[Melodifestivalen 2000|2000]], [[Melodifestivalen 2001|2001]], and [[Melodifestivalen 2002|2002]] with [[Barbados (band)|Barbados]], [[Melodifestivalen 2003|2003]] with [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]]

|

|

|

| 1

| 1

| 1

|

|

|

| 1

|

| 4

|-

|-

| 4

| [[Andreas Lundstedt]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Att älska dig]]|i=unset}}"

| [[Melodifestivalen 1996|1996]], [[Melodifestivalen 1997|1997]], [[Melodifestivalen 2003|2003]] with [[Alcazar (band)|Alcazar]]

|

| 10

| 4

| 10

| 4

| 10

| 10

| 10

| 6

| 10

| '''12'''

| 86

|-

|-

| 5

| [[Cecilia Vennersten]]

| align="left" | "Higher Ground"

| [[Melodifestivalen 1995|1995]]

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 6

|

| 4

| 6

| 4

| 6

| 4

| 35

|-

|-

| 6

| [[Pay TV (group)|Pay TV]]

| align="left" | "A Different Kind of Love"

| rowspan=4|[[Melodifestivalen 2004|2004]]

| 4

| 4

| 8

|

| 2

| 8

| 2

|

|

|

|

| 28

|-

|-

| 7

| [[Fredrik Kempe]]

| align="left" | "[[Alcastar]]"

| 8

| 8

| 2

| 6

| 10

| 2

| 8

| 1

| '''12'''

| 2

| 10

| 69

|-

|-

| 8

| [[LaGaylia Frazier|LaGaylia]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Vi kan gunga]]|i=unset}}"

| 10

|

|

| 8

| 8

|

|

|

| 1

|

|

| 27

|-

|-

| 9

| [[Anne-Lie Rydé]]

| align="left" | "{{lang|sv|[[Du och jag mot världen]]|i=unset}}"

| 2

| 6

|

|

|

| 6

| 6

| 4

|

| 4

| 2

| 30

|-

|-

| 10

| [[Shirley Clamp]]

| align="left" | "[[Håll om mig]]"

| [[Melodifestivalen 2003|2003]], [[Melodifestivalen 2004|2004]]

| 6

| 2

| '''12'''

| '''12'''

|

| 4

| 1

| '''12'''

| 8

| '''12'''

| 8

| 77

|}

== Ratings ==

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Viewing figures by show

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Show

! scope="col" | Air date

! scope="col" | Viewers<br/>(millions)

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

|-

|-

! scope="row" | Heat 1

| [[Sanna Nielsen]]

| {{dts|12 February 2005}}

| [[Melodifestivalen 2001|2001]], [[Melodifestivalen 2003|2003]]

| 3.172

| <ref name="Heat 1"/>

|-

|-

! scope="row" | Heat 2

| [[Arja Saijonmaa]]

| {{dts|19 February 2005}}

| [[Melodifestivalen 1987|1987]]

| 3.150

| <ref name="Heat 2"/>

|-

|-

! scope="row" | Heat 3

| [[Nana Hedin|NaNa]]

| {{dts|26 February 2005}}

| [[Melodifestivalen 2004|2004]] with [[E-Type (musician)|E-Type]]

| 2.942

| <ref name="Heat 3"/>

|-

|-

! scope="row" | Heat 4

| [[Mathias Holmgren]]

| {{dts|5 March 2005}}

| [[Melodifestivalen 2003|2003]] with [[Barbados (band)|Barbados]]

| 3.105

| <ref name="Heat 4"/>

|-

|-

! scope="row" | Second chance

| [[Nanne Grönvall]]

| {{dts|6 March 2005}}

| [[Melodifestivalen 1986|1986]] and [[Melodifestivalen 1987|1987]] with [[Sound of Music (band)|Sound of Music]], [[Melodifestivalen 1996|1996]] with [[One More Time (band)|One More Time]], [[Melodifestivalen 1998|1998]], [[Melodifestivalen 2003|2003]]

| 1.497

| <ref name="Second chance"/>

|-

|-

! scope="row" | Final

| [[Jimmy Jansson]]

| {{dts|12 March 2005}}

| [[Melodifestivalen 2002|2002]] with Poets

| 4.054

| <ref name="Final"/>

|}

|}

*[[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005]]

*[[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005]]

== Footnotes ==

== References ==

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==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.oppetarkiv.se/etikett/titel/Melodifestivalen/ Melodifestivalen at SVT's open archive]

*[http://www.oppetarkiv.se/etikett/titel/Melodifestivalen/ Melodifestivalen at SVT's open archive]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151220052839/http://arkiv.poplight.se/melodifestivalen/2004 Poplight.se: Melodifestivalen 2005] {{in lang|sv}}

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