Melodifestivalen 2002
Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP Melodifestivalen 2002 Dates Semi-final 19 January 2002 26 January 2002 2 February 2002 9 February 2002 Second chance 22 February 2002 Final 1 March 2002 Venue Stockholm Globe Arena Presenter(s) Kristin Kaspersen, Claes Åkesson Directed by Marius Bratten Participants Vote Voting system 50/50 Jury and telephone voting Winning song "Never Let It Go" by Afro-dite ← 2001 Melodifestivalen 2003 → Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st 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 Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The introduction of the semi-finals and the allowance of songs in English resulted in a marked increase in voters. The final was watched by 3,720,...