Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2000.In addition, SVT was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, after winning the previous edition with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson.Roger Pontare (1994 winner with Marie Bergman) won the MF again with the rock-inspired ballad "När vindarna viskar mitt namn", donning a folk-inspired costume and featuring Sámi dancers during his performance.These were Carola Häggkvist, Lotta Engberg, Lena Philipsson, Loa Falkman, Tommy Körberg, Elisabeth Andreassen, Arja Saijonmaa, Lasse Berghagen, Lasse Holm and Björn Skifs.Roger performed his song in 18th in the running order, following Croatia and preceding Macedonia, and received much cheers from the home public.
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