From the semifinal, the song went all the way to the final inside the Stockholm Globe Arena one week later.
The song became popular among the audience, and was expected to win the final.
After the votings, the song received most votes from the TV viewers, but the jury groups appointed the Martin Stenmarck song Las Vegas as winner.
Håll om mig ended up second, three points after the winning song.
The song entered Svensktoppen on 3 April 2005,[2] topping the chart before staying at the chart for 36 weeks, ending the visit on 4 December 2005[3] and ending up as the third most successful Svensktoppen song in 2005.