The Semifinals
The Swedish Semi-Finals were hosted by Charlotte Perrelli (winner of the 1999 ESC), Ola Lindholm and Peter Settman. The winners in the first four semi-finals were chosen in two rounds of televoting – the first round to decide the top 5, and the second round to decide the top 2 songs that would go directly to the final. The 3rd and 4th placed songs got another chance in the 5th semi-final, where there was just one round of televoting.
Semi-Final 1 – February 21st – Löfbergs Lila, Karlstad
| 1 | En gång för alla | Once and for all | Nina & Kim | 19272 | – | 7th |
| 2 | Still believe | Still believe | Jocke Bergström | 14737 | – | 8th |
| 3 | Älvorna | The elves | Sarek | 35660 | 48368 | 4th |
| 4 | Love turns water into wine | Love turns water into wine | Karl Martindahl | 38123 | 53923 | 3rd |
| 5 | It’s in the stars | It’s in the stars | LaGaylia Frazier | 25237 | 32690 | 5th |
| 6 | Som stormen | Like the storm | Sara Löfgren | 51674 | 69791 | 2nd |
| 7 | Tro på mig | Believe in me | Niklas Andersson | 24476 | – | 6th |
| 8 | Tango! Tango! | Tango! Tango! | Petra Nielsen | 80558 | 95030 | 1st |
Semi-Final 2 – February 28th – Scandinavium, Gothenburg
| 1 | Finally | Finally | Fredrik Kempe | 28371 | 45741 | 3rd |
| 2 | Soy tu Venus | I’m your Venus | Baccara | 10609 | – | 7th |
| 3 | Vindarna vänder oss | The winds turn us | Fame | 72185 | 82434 | 2nd |
| 4 | You are the sunshine of my life | You are the sunshine of my life | Jennifer Eskola | 3828 | – | 8th |
| 5 | Trendy discoteque | Trendy discoteque | Pay TV | 17657 | – | 6th |
| 6 | Säg att du har ångrat dig | Say you changed your mind | Anne-Lie Rydé | 30376 | 34838 | 4th |
| 7 | (Are u) Ready or not | (Are u) Ready or not | LaRoxx | 19075 | 24392 | 5th |
| 8 | Paradise | Paradise | E-Type | 86022 | 92957 | 1st |
Semi-Final 3 – March 6th – Umeå Arena
| 1 | Blow the spot | Blow the spot | Bubbles | 32852 | 35265 | 4th |
| 2 | Innan mörkret faller | Before darkness falls | Emil Sigfridsson | 23106 | 26861 | 5th |
| 3 | Baby I can’t stop | Baby I can’t stop | Gladys del Pilar | 9073 | – | 8th |
| 4 | Här stannar jag kvar | I’m staying here | Sandra Dahlberg | 55307 | 79410 | 1st |
| 5 | Super Mega Nova | Super Mega Nova | Itchycoo | 11837 | – | 7th |
| 6 | C’est la vie | That’s life | Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist | 45140 | 52267 | 2nd |
| 7 | Bulletproof heart | Bulletproof heart | Autolove | 20302 | – | 6th |
| 8 | Efharisto | Thank you | Bosson | 45355 | 44334 | 3rd |
Semi-Final 4 – March 13th – Malmö Mässan
| 1 | Det gör ont | It hurts | Lena Philipsson | 56414 | 77775 | 1st |
| 2 | Just like me | Just like me | Anders Borgius | 16923 | – | 7th |
| 3 | Boom bang-a-bang | Boom bang-a-bang | Lotta Nilsson & Glenn Borgkvist | 17670 | – | 6th |
| 4 | La dolce vita | The good life | After Dark | 57364 | 59860 | 2nd |
| 5 | Runaway | Runaway | Pandora | 18155 | 26628 | 5th |
| 6 | Äntligen | Finally | Fre | 15712 | – | 8th |
| 7 | Min kärlek | My love | Shirley Clamp | 40066 | 42580 | 4th |
| 8 | Olé Olé | Olé Olé | Andrés Esteche | 52867 | 57207 | 3rd |
Semi-Final 5 – March 14th – Hotel Rival, Stockholm
| 1 | Älvorna | The elves | Sarek | 40497 | 5th |
| 2 | Love turns water into wine | Love turns water into wine | Karl Martindahl | 56818 | 3rd |
| 3 | Finally | Finally | Fredrik Kempe | 26438 | 8th |
| 4 | Säg att du har ångrat dig | Say you changed your mind | Anne-Lie Rydé | 27678 | 7th |
| 5 | Blow the spot | Blow the spot | Bubbles | 41249 | 4th |
| 6 | Efharisto | Thank you | Bosson | 35855 | 6th |
| 7 | Min kärlek | My love | Shirley Clamp | 57343 | 2nd |
| 8 | Olé Olé | Olé Olé | Andrés Esteche | 72372 | 1st |
- Nina & Kim were both in the group Friends that represented Sweden in the 2001 ESC.
- Baccara (with a different line-up) represented Luxembourg in the 1978 ESC.
- Gladys del Pilar represented Sweden in 2002 as a member of the group Afro-Dite.
The Final
„It hurts for a while at night, but not at all during the day“
The Swedish Final was held at the Globe Theatre in Stockholm on March 20th, hosted by Charlotte Perrelli (winner of the 1999 ESC), Ola Lindholm and Peter Settman. The winner was chosen by regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%) – Lena Philipsson was the favourite with both.
| 1 | Min kärlek | My love | Shirley Clamp | 174 | 2nd |
| 2 | Här stannar jag kvar | I’m staying here | Sandra Dahlberg | 19 | 8th |
| 3 | Olé Olé | Olé Olé | Andrés Esteche | 14 | 9th |
| 4 | C’est la vie | That’s life | Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist | 7 | 10th |
| 5 | Paradise | Paradise | E-Type | 75 | 5th |
| 6 | Det gör ont | It hurts | Lena Philipsson | 232 | 1st |
| 7 | Vindarna vänder oss | The winds turn us | Fame | 66 | 6th |
| 8 | La dolce vita | The good life | After Dark | 156 | 3rd |
| 9 | Som stormen | Like the storm | Sara Löfgren | 52 | 7th |
| 10 | Tango! Tango! | Tango! Tango! | Petra Nielsen | 151 | 4th |
- Shirley Clamp was a backing singer for Greece in the 2001 ESC.
- (Siw) Malmkvist represented Sweden in 1960 and Germany in 1969.
- Lena Philipsson previously came 2nd in the 1986 Swedish Final, 5th in 1987 and 2nd in 1988. At the Eurovision she performed her song in English as „It hurts“ and came equal 5th.
- Fame represented Sweden in the 2003 ESC.