Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
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Country | Sweden | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1997 | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 March 1997 | |||
Selected entrant | Blond | |||
Selected song | "Bara hon älskar mig" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Stephan Berg | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 14th, 36 points | |||
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sweden was represented by Blond in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Bara hon älskar mig".
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1997
Melodifestivalen 1997 was the selection for the 37th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 36th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,229 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the SVT Studios in Gothenburg on 8 March 1997, presented by Jan Jingryd and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 network. The show was watched by 2,965,000 people. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries, being "Bara hon älskar mig" performed by Blond. It was written and composed by Stephan Berg.[1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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1 | Monia Sjöström | "Nu idag" | Lasse Sahlin, Peter Karlsson | 11 | 11 |
2 | Photogenique | "Nattens änglar" | Jonas Berggren | 0 | 12 |
3 | Robert Randqvist | "Hand i hand" | Martin Klaman, Björn Johansson, Maurizio Sorrone | 55 | 5 |
4 | N-Mix | "Där en ängel hälsat på" | Pernilla Emme Alexandersson, Per Andréasson | 68 | 2 |
5 | Jim Jidhed | "Charlie" | John Ekedahl, Jim Jidhed | 12 | 10 |
6 | Nick Borgen | "World Wide Web" | Nick Borgen | 26 | 9 |
7 | Andreas Lundstedt | "Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig" | Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell | 32 | 7 |
8 | Garmarna | "En gång ska han gråta" | Py Bäckman, Mats Wester | 28 | 8 |
9 | B.I.G. | "Jag skall aldrig lämna dig" | Peo Thyrén, Richard Evenlind, Stefan Almqvist | 40 | 6 |
10 | Wille Crafoord | "Missarna" | Wille Crafoord | 65 | 3 |
11 | Cajsalisa Ejemyr | "Du gör mig hel igen" | Robin Carlsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé | 56 | 4 |
12 | Blond | "Bara hon älskar mig" | Stephan Berg | 80 | 1 |
Song | Luleå | Umeå | Sundsvall | Falun | Örebro | Karlstad | Gothenburg | Malmö | Växjö | Norrköping | Stockholm | Total score |
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"Nu idag" | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
"Nattens änglar" | 0 | |||||||||||
"Hand i hand" | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 55 | |
"Där en ängel hälsat på" | 8 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 68 | ||
"Charlie" | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
"World Wide Web" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 26 | |||
"Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 32 | ||||
"En gång ska han gråta" | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 28 | |||||||
"Jag ska aldrig lämna dig" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 40 | |||
"Missarna" | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 65 | |||
"Du gör mig hel igen" | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 56 | |||
"Bara hon älskar mig" | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 80 |
At Eurovision
Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 12th out of the 25 entries.[2] Blond performed 16th on the night of the contest and received 36 points, placing 14th.[3]
Voting
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References
- ^ "SWEDISH NATIONAL FINAL 1997".
- ^ "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links
- TV broadcastings at SVT's open archive
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