The Semifinals
The Swedish Semi-Finals were all hosted by Lena Philipsson who represented Sweden in ESC 2004. In the first 4 semi-finals there were two rounds of televoting – the first to select the top 5 and the second to select the top 2 songs to qualify directly for the final and the 3rd and 4th placed songs that went forward to the 5th semi-final. In the 5th semi-final the televoting was in two rounds – the first to select the top 5 and the second to select the two qualifiers for the final.
Semi-Final 1 – Ejendahls Arena, Leksand – 18th February
| 1 | Aiayeh – the music of the samba | Aiayeh – the music of the samba | Simone Moreno | 6688 | – | 8th |
| 2 | Kameleont | Chameleon | Electric Banana Band | 32192 | 29037 | 4th |
| 3 | This woman | This woman | Anna Sahlene | 22078 | 25954 | 5th |
| 4 | The name of love | The name of love | Magnus Bäcklund | 39442 | 45561 | 3rd |
| 5 | Jag ljuger så bra | I’m a good liar | Linda Bengtzing | 49506 | 56658 | 2nd |
| 6 | Kuddkrig | Pillow fight | Pandang | 16611 | – | 6th |
| 7 | Naughty boy | Naughty boy | Hannah Graaf | 14230 | – | 7th |
| 8 | Sing for me | Sing for me | Andreas Johnson | 56354 | 61323 | 1st |
Semi-Final 2 – Löfbergs Lila, Karlstad – 25th February
| 1 | Lev livet! | Live life! | Magnus Carlsson | 31115 | 49610 | 1st |
| 2 | Oh yeah | Oh yeah | The Elephantz | 7856 | – | 8th |
| 3 | Etymon | Ready | Sonya | 16541 | 17299 | 5th |
| 4 | Ge mig en kaka till kaffet | Give me a cake to have with coffee | Östen med Resten | 13617 | – | 6th |
| 5 | La chica de la copa | The girl of the glass | Pablo Cepeda | 12630 | – | 7th |
| 6 | Idag & imorgon | Today and tomorrow | Kikki Danielsson | 35792 | 35753 | 2nd |
| 7 | En droppe regn | A drop of rain | Niclas Wahlgren | 17600 | 23339 | 3rd |
| 8 | Mi amore | My love | Velvet | 21496 | 22627 | 4th |
Semi-Final 3 – Rosenholm Arena, Karlskrona – 4th March
| 1 | Temple of love | Temple of love | BWO | 38733 | 53820 | 2nd |
| 2 | When love’s comin‘ back again | When love’s comin‘ back again | Jessica Folcker | 14725 | – | 7th |
| 3 | Mi amor | My love | Gregor | 6801 | – | 8th |
| 4 | Kalla nätter | Cold nights | Jessica Andersson | 17873 | 26247 | 5th |
| 5 | Night of passion | Night of passion | The Poodles | 45927 | 56242 | 1st |
| 6 | Golden star | Golden star | Elysion | 27241 | 31864 | 4th |
| 7 | Faller du så faller jag | If you fall I will fall | Patrik Isaksson | 22985 | 33080 | 3rd |
| 8 | Innan natten är över | Before the night is over | Kayo | 17770 | – | 6th |
Semi-Final 4 – Scandinavium, Gothenburg – 11th March
| 1 | Silverland | Silverland | Roger Pontare | 29939 | 37645 | 4th |
| 2 | Don’t try to stop me | Don’t try to stop me | Laila Adele | 17851 | – | 7th |
| 3 | Like fire tonight | Like fire tonight | Günter & The Sunshine Girls | 20767 | – | 6th |
| 4 | Jag tar det jag vill ha | I take what I want | Sandra Dahlberg | 26462 | 34769 | 5th |
| 5 | Under your spell | Under your spell | Evan | 13600 | – | 8th |
| 6 | Mama take me home | Mama take me home | Rednex | 37104 | 50418 | 3rd |
| 7 | Älskar du livet | Do you love life | Björn Kjellmann | 40574 | 53000 | 2nd |
| 8 | Evighet | Eternity | Carola | 139592 | 151021 | 1st |
Semi-Final 5 – SVT TV Studios, Stockholm – 12th March – Host: Carin Hjulström-Livh
| 1 | Kameleont | Chameleon | Electric Banana Band | 14961 | – | 6th |
| 2 | The name of love | The name of love | Magnus Bäcklund | 35823 | 53582 | 2nd |
| 3 | En droppe regn | A drop of rain | Niclas Wahlgren | 10584 | – | 8th |
| 4 | Mi amore | My love | Velvet | 12076 | – | 7th |
| 5 | Golden star | Golden star | Elysion | 25947 | 33583 | 5th |
| 6 | Faller du så faller jag | If you fall I will fall | Patrik Isaksson | 36613 | 51270 | 3rd |
| 7 | Silverland | Silverland | Roger Pontare | 36180 | 45188 | 4th |
| 8 | Mama take me home | Mama take me home | Rednex | 53635 | 68670 | 1st |
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- Anna Sahlene represented Estonia in the 2002 ESC and was a backing singer for Sweden in ESC 1999 and Malta in ESC 2000.
- Sonya was a backing singer for Lithuania in the 2005 ESC Semi-Final.
- Velvet (Jenny Petersson) was a backing singer for Greece in ESC 2001 and Sweden in ESC 2003, 2004 & 2005.
- Jessica Andersson represented Sweden in the 2003 ESC in the duo Fame.
- Kayo was a member of the group Afro-Dite who represented Sweden in the 2002 ESC.
- Roger Pontare represented Sweden in 1994 and 2000.
The Final
The Swedish Final was held at the Globe Theatre in Stockholm on March 18th, hosted by Lena Philipsson who represented Sweden in ESC 2004. The winner was chosen by a combination of televoting (50%) and regional juries (50%). Carola won the televote and Andreas Johnson was the favourite of the regional juries.
| 1 | Sing for me | Sing for me | Andreas Johnson | 200 | 3rd |
| 2 | Älskar du livet | Do you love life | Björn Kjellmann | 6 | 9th |
| 3 | Jag ljuger så bra | I’m a good liar | Linda Bengtzing | 56 | 7th |
| 4 | Night of passion | Night of passion | The Poodles | 98 | 4th |
| 5 | Lev livet! | Live life! | Magnus Carlsson | 19 | 8th |
| 6 | Mama take me home | Mama take me home | Rednex | 61 | 6th |
| 7 | Evighet | Eternity | Carola | 234 | 1st |
| 8 | The name of love | The name of love | Magnus Bäcklund | 68 | 5th |
| 9 | Idag & imorgon | Today and tomorrow | Kikki Danielsson | 2 | 10th |
| 10 | Temple of love | Temple of love | BWO | 202 | 2nd |
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Carola previously represented Sweden in ESC 1983 & 1991, winning in 1991. She also came 2nd in the 1990 Swedish Final. At the ESC, she came 5th. Magnus Bäcklund represented Sweden in the 2003 ESC in the duo Fame. Kikki Danielsson represented Sweden in the 1982 ESC in the duo Chips and in 1985 on her own.