performed by Fronda were eliminated from the contest. The Second Chance round (Andra chansen) took place on 3 March 2007 at the Arena Arctica in Kiruna. "That Is Where I'll Go" performed by Sibel and "I lågornas sken" performed by Nordman qualified to the final. Final The final of Melodifestivalen 2008 was held on 15 March 2008 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The eight direct qualifiers and the two Andra Chansen winner competed in the final, where the 11 regional juries of Sweden, along with televoting, selected the winner that would represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The winner of Melodifestivalen 2008 was Charlotte Perrelli with the song "Hero", receiving a total of 114 points from the juries and 110 points from the televote. The winner of the televote, however, was Sanna Nielsen with "Empty Room". At Eurovision Sweden qualified from the second semi-final as the jury wildcard. They performed 15th in the final, behind Latvia and before Denmark, where they achieved 18th place and 47 points. The commentators for the event for SVT were Kristian Luuk and Josef Sterzenbach, with a brief appearance by Carl Bildt in the final. The spokesperson announcing the votes for Sweden was Björn Gustafsson. Voting Points awarded to Sweden Points awarded by Sweden References External links Official website Poplight.se: Melodifestivalen 2008 (official website of the Melodifestivalen Tour 2008) Official site for the preselection SVT Television of Sweden in English 2008 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Eurovision Eurovision