Melodifestivalen 2003 | |
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Dates | |
Semi-final | 15 February 2003 22 February 2003 1 March 2003 8 March 2003 |
Second chance | 9 March 2003 |
Final | 15 March 2003 |
Host | |
Venue | Globen |
Presenter(s) | Mark Levengood, Jonas Gardell |
Director | Sven Stojanovic |
Participants | |
Vote | |
Voting system | 50/50 Jury and telephone voting |
Winning song | "Give Me Your Love" by Fame |
Melodifestivalen 2003 was the selection for the 43rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semi-finals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Luleå, Sundsvall and a Second Chance round in . The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The show was watched by 1,230,751 people.
The semi-finals for Melodifestivalen 2003 began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these semi-finals qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a semi-final format had been used for the competition. "Nar löven faller" composed by Carola Häggkvist and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition.