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Stim.se presents now for first time a unique list of the tunes from the Melodifestivalen 2000-2007 that brought in most income for their creators. Among the most popular songs we find artist like Friends, Afro-Dite and Lena Philipsson.

Stim is a legal special interest organisation for the Swedish musical creators and the music industry. The statistics used for the published list include  income  composers and lyrics writers have received from royalties paid to them for music  played live, on radio and on TV, as well as the sales in Scandinavia and the Baltic state of CD's, DVD's, downloads and mobile phone tunes.

Here is the Top 25 list with the songs that brought in most income during the years 2000-2007.

1. Lyssna till ditt hjärta
Music and lyrics:Thomas G:son / Henrik Sethsson
Artist: Friends
Year: 2001
Melodifestival place: 1

2. Never Let It Go
Music and lyrics: Marcos Ubeda
Artist: Afro-Dite
Year: 2002
Melodifestival place: 1

3. Det gör ont
Music and lyrics: Thomas ”Orup” Eriksson
Artist: Lena Philipsson
Year: 2004
Melodifestival place: 1

4. Give Me Your Love
Music and lyrics: Calle Kindbom / Carl Lösnitz
Artist: Fame
Year: 2003
Melodifestival place: 1

5. Håll om mig
Music:Nanne Grönvall
Lyrics: Ingela ”Pling” Forsman / Nanne Grönvall
Artist: Nanne Grönvall
Year: 2005
Melodifestival place: 2

6. Not A Sinner Nor A Saint
Music and lyrics: Bobby Ljunggren / Tommy Lydell / Lotta Ahlin
Artist: Alcazar
Year: 2003
Melodifestival place: 3

7. Crazy In Love
Musicand lyrics: Larry Forsberg / Sven-Inge Sjöberg / Lennart Wastesson
Artist: Jill Johnson
Year: 2003
Melodifestival place:4

8. Adrenaline
Music and lyrics: Pablo Cepeda / Patrik Henzel / Rasmus Lindvall /
Leopold Mendez / Robert Wåtz
Artist: Mendez
Year: 2002
Melodifestival place: 2

9. Sing For Me
Music and lyrics: Andreas Johnson / Peter Kvint
Artist: Andreas Johnson
Year: 2006
Melodifestival place: 3

10. Min kärlek
Music: Bobby Ljunggren / Henrik Wikström
Lyrics: Ingela ”Pling” Forsman
Artist: Shirley Clamp
Year: 2004
Melodifestival place: 2

11. När vindarna viskar mitt namn
Music and lyrics: Peter Dahl / Thomas Holmstrand / Linda Jansson
Artist: Roger Pontare
Year: 2000
Melodifestival place: 1

12. Temple Of Love
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