Alla tiders Melodifestival

Alla tiders Melodifestival (English: All-time Melodifestival) was a gala show organised by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to celebrate 50 years of the Eurovision Song Contest and the Swedish selection for it, Melodifestivalen. It was filmed at Cirkus in Stockholm on 21 March 2005 and broadcast on SVT1 on 8 April of the same year.[1] The ten songs performed were chosen by an online public vote to raise money for Världens Barn [sv], an initiative by Radiohjälpen to strengthen children's rights.[2]

Alla tiders Melodifestival
Dates
Final21 March 2005
Host
VenueCirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
Presenter(s)Kattis Ahlström
Christer Björkman
Host broadcasterSVT
Participants
Number of entries10 from one country
Vote
Voting systemOnline public vote
Winning song"Waterloo" by ABBA

Songs

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Place Song Year, result Artist Performer at gala
1st "Waterloo" 1974, 1st ABBA Carola Häggkvist and Marit Bergman
2nd "Främling" 1983, 1st Carola Häggkvist Sophie Rimheden and Håkan Lidbo
3rd "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" 1984, 1st Herreys Viktoria Tolstoy
4th "När vindarna viskar mitt namn" 2000, 1st Roger Pontare Roger Pontare and HammerFall
5th "Det gör ont" 2004, 1st Lena Philipsson Darin
6th "Stad i ljus" 1988, 1st Tommy Körberg Cyndee Peters
7th "Michelangelo" 1975, 5th Björn Skifs Wilmer X
8th "Tusen och en natt" 1999, 1st Charlotte Perrelli Rikard Wolff
9th "Fångad av en stormvind" 1991, 1st Carola Häggkvist Mendez
10th "Symfonin" 1990, 10th Loa Falkman Lizette Pålsson [sv], Annika Ljungberg [sv] and Sara Nordensson

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alla tiders Melodifestival". Swedish Media Database. 8 April 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ SVT (3 March 2005) Alla tiders Melodifestival Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 13 May 2007.
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