Sweden was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Hasselt, Belgium by M+ with "Gränslös kärlek". The duo of Maria Chabo and Maria Josefson were the winner of Lilla Melodifestivalen 2005, used to select the Swedish entry for the contest.
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Lilla Melodifestivalen 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 October 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | M+ | |||
| Selected song | "Gränslös kärlek" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 22 points | |||
| Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Junior Eurovision edit
Lilla Melodifestivalen 2005 edit
Organised by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), Lilla Melodifestivalen 2005 was the national selection used to select the Swedish entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005. After much deliberation by SVT on what date to host the show, it was finally decided to host it on 7 October 2005.[1]
The show was hosted by singer Nanne Grönvall and comedian Shan Atci. The votes of five regional juries and televoting selected the winner from the ten competing songs selected from the 1400 songs submitted to SVT to compete.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaLi | "Du får ta mitt hjärta" | 28 | 10 | 38 | 7 |
| 2 | Ana | "Dansa är OK" | 16 | 60 | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | Alex and Wiliam | "Vill du bli min tjej?" | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 |
| 4 | Julia | "Jag vill inte förklara" | 46 | 30 | 76 | 3 |
| 5 | My | "Mamma förlåt" | 20 | 20 | 40 | 5 |
| 6 | Lu.Ke | "Hela världen snurrar" | 24 | 40 | 64 | 4 |
| 7 | Nathalie | "Utan dig" | 28 | 10 | 38 | 7 |
| 8 | Ida and Jessie | "Coola brudar" | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8 |
| 9 | Ludde | "Håkan kråkan" | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 |
| 10 | M+ | "Gränslös kärlek" | 48 | 50 | 98 | 1 |
At Junior Eurovision edit
On the night of the contest, held in Hasselt in Belgium, M+ performed 6th in the running order of the contest, following United Kingdom and preceding Russia. At the close of the voting "Gränslös kärlek" received 22 points, placing 15th of the 16 competing entries.[3]
Voting edit
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Notes edit
- ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.
References edit
- ^ Borodin, Alexander (22 August 2005). "Sweden: Junior selection on 7th October". ESCToday. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ Medinika, Aija (7 October 2005). "Sweden: Group M+ to Hasselt". ESCToday. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ "Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.