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Melodifestivalen 2002 | |
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Dates | |
Heat 1 | 19 January 2002 |
Heat 2 | 26 January 2002 |
Heat 3 | 2 February 2002 |
Heat 4 | 9 February 2002 |
Winners' Choice | 22 February 2002 |
Final | 1 March 2002 |
Host | |
Presenter(s) | Kristin Kaspersen Claes Åkesson |
Director | Marius Bratten |
Host broadcaster | SVT |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 32 |
Number of finalists | 10 |
Vote | |
Voting system | Heats: 100% public vote Winners' Choice: 100% jury vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
Winning song | "Never Let It Go" by Afro-dite |
Melodifestivalen 2002 was the 42nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a seven-week period between 19 January and 1 March 2002. The winner of the competition was Afro-dite with the song "Never Let It Go", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, where she came eight with 72 points.[1] All shows were hosted by Kristin Kaspersen and Claes Åkesson.