Eurovision 2020🇸🇪 Sweden

🇸🇪 The Mamas will represent Sweden in Rotterdam

The Six-Week run of Melodifestivalen 2020 concluded tonight in a Grand Finale in Stockholm. After a nail-biting vote, it was announced that The Mamas won and will represent Sweden in Rotterdam.

How the show went tonight

Twelve Acts fought for the ticket to represent Sweden in Rotterdam. The 2020 Swedish representative was selected through a mixture of International Jury and Televote, which you can see below:

Song No.ArtistSongJury VoteTelevoteTotalPlace
1Victor CroneTroubled Waters19 Points38 Points57 Points9th
2Paul ReyTalking in My Sleep35 Points33 Points68 Points6th
3The MamasMove65 Points72 Points137 Points1st
4MohombiWinners20 Points6 Points26 Points12th
5Hanna FermBrave25 Points69 Points94 Points4th
6Méndez feat. Alvaro EstrellaVamos Amigos19 Points21 Points40 Points11th
7DotterBulletproof65 Points71 Points136 Points2nd
8Robin BengtssonTake a Chance35 Points28 Points63 Points8th
9MarietteShout It Out42 Points9 Points51 Points10th
10Felix SandmanBoys With Emotions53 Points14 Points67 Points7th
11Anna BergendahlKingdom Come46 Points61 Points107 Points3rd
12Anis Don Demina Vem e som oss 40 Points42 Points82 Points5th

Dotter won the International Jury vote, whilst The Mamas won the Swedish public vote. Sweden will be taking part in the first half of the first semi-final on the 12th May. Why not watch our interview with The Mamas below:

Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden has participated in the contest 59 times since its debut in 1958. They have missed only three contests since their debut (1964, 1970 and 1976). Since 1959, the Swedish entry has been chosen through Melodifestivalen. In 1997, Sweden was one of the first five countries to adopt televoting, and have continued to innovate the technology behind the contest whenever they host.

Sweden is one of the most successful countries at contest, winning six contests so far. Notably, their wins span their participation history; their victories span five decades with ABBA (1974), Herreys (1984), Carola (1991), Charlotte Nilsson (1999), Loreen (2012) and Måns Zelmerlöw (2015). They currently have the the second-highest number of wins, behind Ireland’s seven.

In 2019, John Lundvik represented Sweden with his song “Too Late For Love” after winning this year’s Melodifestivalen. He won both the jury and public vote in the final. This includes receiving the maximum 12 points from all international juries that voted, something that had never been achieved before until now. Despite a similarly strong jury score at the Grand Final, the televote was once again not enough to secure Sweden its seventh win.

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2 Comments

  1. I get that Dotter should have won. But that doesn’t make this song any worse so what is all the hate about?

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