STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – It’s finally official Måns Zelmerlöw will represent Sweden in the 60th Eurovision Song Contest, as oikotimes poll, web polls and bets predicted the past few weeks. Despite the song is a clear copy of David Guetta’s entry and despite of his stage presentation been a copycat of Beyonce’s performance at the Grammys, it is the best choice for Sweden tonight.
RESULTS
During the 2015 Melodifestivalen Final, there was used both tele voting and international jury voting. The tele voting though concluded five minutes after the juries cast their votes in order to respond to the outcome.
INTERNATIONAL JURY
01. Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes (122)
02. Mariette – Don’t Stop Believing (74)
03. Jon Henrik Fjällgren – Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje) (51)
04. Eric Saade – Sting (48)
05. Linus Svenning – Forever Starts Today (41)
06. Isa – Don’t Stop (38)
07. Samir & Viktor – Groupie (29)
08. JTR – Building It Up (21)
09. Jessica Andersson – Can’t Hurt Me Now (15)
10. Dinah Nah – Make Me (La La La) (14)
11. Hasse Andersson – Guld och gröna skogar (10)
12. Magnus Carlsson – Möt mig i Gamla stan (10)TELE VOTING
Måns Zelmerlöw: 23,1 %
Jon Henrik Fjällgren; 18,6 %
Hasse Andersson: 14,3 %
Eric Saade: 6,2 %
Mariette: 5,8 %
Samir & Viktor: 4,2 %
Isa: 3,9 %
Magnus Carlsson: 3,8 %
Linus Svenning: 3,7 %
Dinah Nah: 1,8 %
Jessica Andersson: 1,7 %
JTR: 0,9 %
INFORMATION ABOUT MÅNS
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish pop singer. He is best known for taking part in Idol 2005 finishing fifth, for winning the first season of Let’s Dance, and for his 2007 song “Cara Mia,” which was his entry in that year’s Melodifestivalen. Zelmerlöw was the host of Allsång på Skansen from 2011 to 2013. He participated in Melodifestivalen in 2007, 2009 and 2015. Måns Zelmerlöw is the son of Birgitta Sahlén, a professor at Lund University and surgeon Sven-Olof Zelmerlöw. Zelmerlöw studied music in high school in Lund and was part of a school choir project. In 2002 he played one of the brothers in the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Slagthuset in Malmö. Zelmerlöw has one younger sister. He enjoys football, tennis and golf. Between 2008 and 2011, he was in a well publicized relationship with the Swedish singer and model Marie Serneholt, a former member of the Swedish pop band A-Teens.
