Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Listen to Your Heartbeat", written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson, and performed by the group Friends. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through 2001.
Before Eurovision
2001 2001 was the selection for the 41st song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Around 1,800 songs were submitted to (SVT) for the competition, of which 10 were chosen to compete in the show. The final was held in the Malmö Musikteater in Malmö on 23 February 2001, presented by Josefine Sundström and Henrik Olsson, and was broadcast on SVT1. The winners were the previous year's runner-up, the group Friends with the schlager song "". It was written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson.
+ Competing entries Artist Song Songwriter(s) Annie Kratz-Gutå "Vända om" Tony Malm, Annie Kratz-Gutå, Farhad Zand Barbados "Allt som jag ser" Marcos Ubeda, Ulf Georgsson, Lars "Dille" Diedricson Date "Om du förlåter mig" Sofia Lagerström, Henrik Sethsson Ellinor Franzén "Om du stannar här" Tony Malm, Ellinor Franzén Friends "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethson Jan Johansen "Ingenmansland" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren Popson "Jag känner dig" Lars Benckert, Petter Gunnarsson Rosanna Jönis "Om du var här hos mig" Mattias Reimer, Lars Edvall Sanna Nielsen "I går, i dag" Bert Månson Teresia "Kom ner på jorden" Rune Gardell
+ Final23 February 2001 Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place Votes Points 1 Teresia "Kom ner på jorden" 25 14,631 0 25 8 2 Jan Johansen "Ingenmansland" 63 20,244 44 107 4 3 Date "Om du förlåter mig" 35 17,870 22 57 6 4 Rosanna Jönis"Om du var här hos mig" 2 17,107 11 13 10 5 Barbados "Allt som jag ser" 82 82,799 110 192 2 6 Sanna Nielsen "I går, i dag" 84 64,903 88 172 3 7 Annie Kratz-Gutå "Vända om" 29 11,499 0 29 7 8 Friends "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" 105 96,380 132 237 1 9 Popson "Jag känner dig" 23 7,559 0 23 9 10 Ellinor Franzén "Om du stannar här" 25 24,416 66 91 5
+ Detailed Regional Jury Voting Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "Kom ner på jorden" 4 1 1 2 4 1 4 6 2 25 2 "Ingemansland" 6 8 6 6 6 2 8 12 2 6 1 63 3 "Om du förlåter mig" 2 12 2 1 6 4 2 6 35 4 "Om du var här hos mig" 1 1 2 5 "Allt som jag ser" 10 4 8 10 12 8 6 2 8 4 10 82 6 "I går, i dag" 8 12 4 4 4 12 12 8 12 8 84 7 "Vända om" 2 8 1 2 12 4 29 8 "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" 12 10 10 12 10 10 10 1 10 8 12 105 9 "Jag känner dig" 1 6 6 10 23 10 "Om du stannar här" 1 2 8 10 4 25
At Eurovision For the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, the song was rewritten into English and got the new title "Listen to Your Heartbeat". It was performed in the 7th spot on the night of the contest, following Russia and preceding Lithuania. Despite not receiving any 12s, Sweden scored 100 points at the close of voting, finishing in 5th position.
The contest was broadcast on SVT1 (with commentary by Henrik Olsson) and on radio station SR P4 (with commentary by Carolina Norén and Björn Kjellman)
Controversy After the song "" won 2001, it was accused of plagiarism from the "". At first this was denied by the Swedish composers, Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethsson, but after the Belgian songwriters and the author's organisation SABAM pressed for legal action, a cash settlement was agreed.ESCtoday.com, Swedish entry 2001 now officially plagiarismLeif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna ["Melodifestivalen through time"] (2006), p. 290. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
References
External links Melodifestivalen 2001 on