Sweden 's pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2002 , Melodifestivalen 2002 was held on March 1 , 2002 at Globen in Stockholm . However , there had for the first time been four semifinals around the country in various ice hockey arenas . A second chance heat had also been held . In total , 32 songs competed this year , compared to 10 the previous years . For the first time , songs could be sung in a language other than Swedish . Hosted by Kristin Kaspersen and Claes Åkesson , the final was won by Afro-dite after the disco group won both the televoting and jury voting . The song they performed was written by Marcos Ubeda and called " Never let it go "
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002