🇸🇪 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.	Artist	Song	Jury Vote	Televote	Total	Place
1	Victor Crone	Troubled Waters	19 Points	38 Points	57 Points	9th
2	Paul Rey	Talking in My Sleep	35 Points	33 Points	68 Points	6th
3	The Mamas	Move	65 Points	72 Points	137 Points	1st
4	Mohombi	Winners	20 Points	6 Points	26 Points	12th
5	Hanna Ferm	Brave	25 Points	69 Points	94 Points	4th
6	Méndez feat. Alvaro Estrella	Vamos Amigos	19 Points	21 Points	40 Points	11th
7	Dotter	Bulletproof	65 Points	71 Points	136 Points	2nd
8	Robin Bengtsson	Take a Chance	35 Points	28 Points	63 Points	8th
9	Mariette	Shout It Out	42 Points	9 Points	51 Points	10th
10	Felix Sandman	Boys With Emotions	53 Points	14 Points	67 Points	7th
11	Anna Bergendahl	Kingdom Come	46 Points	61 Points	107 Points	3rd
12	Anis Don Demina	Vem e som oss	40 Points	42 Points	82 Points	5th

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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