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EspañolSWEDEN IN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
ABBA gave Sweden their first ESC victory.
Carola, one of Sweden's most popular singers, and three time Eurovision representant.
Kikki Danielsson has represented Sweden twice.
Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin, the hosts of ESC 2000, the latest edition of the contest held in Sweden.
The logo for Melodifestivalen, the national selection and Sweden's most popular TV show.
Sweden debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958. They had, however broadcasted it already in 1957. The years 1964, 1970 and 1976 they did not participate, so Sweden has partipicated 47 times. The Swedish national selection broadcast by SVT is called Melodifestivalen. The Swedish representant is since 1999 picked by a 50-50 mix of televoting and expert juries. It is the most popular TV show in Sweden and 46% of the population watched it in 2006. The Eurovision Song Contest in 1983 was seen by 70% of the population, while in 2006 80% of the viewing audience that night watched the Eurovision.
Their first win was in 1974 when ABBA won with "Waterloo". Ten years later, in 1984, The Herrey Brothers won with "Diggiloo-Diggiley". In 1991, Carola won with the song "Fångad av en stormvind", and the latest victory was in 1999 with "Take me to your heaven" sung by Charlotte Nilsson.
Sweden is generally considered to take the Eurovision very seriously indeed, and this is reflected in their consistently good results. They have scored 2,846 points (as of 2007) over the years, this is the third highest amount. Unlike other traditionally successful Eurovision countries, such as United Kingdom and France, they haven't had repeating fiasco reults during the 21st century, but managed to take four Top 5-results these years.
On October 22, 2005, in the celebration The 50th Anniversary Contest "Waterloo" of ABBA was chosen as the favorite Eurovision song of all time.
Sweden was one of the five first countries to adapt televoting in 1997.
Several singers have represented Sweden twice. Two singers, Carola Häggkvist and Marie Bergman has represented Sweden three times, Marie Bergman as a group member in 1971 and 1972 and with Roger Pontare in 1994. Carola partipicated in 1983, 1991 and 2006, and has never finished outside top five.
| Contents |
| Best results |
| Hostings |
| Voting history 1958-2007 |
| See also |
| External links |
Best results
| 'Year' | 'Artist' | 'Song' | 'Placement' |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ABBA | ''Waterloo'' | 1st |
| 1984 | Herreys | ''Diggi-loo diggi-ley'' | 1st |
| 1991 | Carola | ''Fångad av en stormvind'' | 1st |
| 1999 | Charlotte Nilsson | ''Take me to your heaven'' | 1st |
| 1966 | Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson | ''Nygammal vals'' | 2nd |
| 1983 | Carola | ''Främling'' | 3rd |
| 1985 | Kikki Danielsson | ''Bra vibrationer'' | 3rd |
| 1995 | Jan Johansen | ''Se på mig'' | 3rd |
| 1996 | One More Time | ''Den vilda'' | 3rd |
| 1958 | Alice Babs | ''Lilla stjärna'' | 4th |
| 1989 | Tommy Nilsson | ''En dag'' | 4th |
| 1968 | Claes Göran Hederström | ''Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej'' | 5th |
| 1973 | Nova & the Dolls | ''Sommaren som aldrig säger nej'' | 5th |
| 1986 | Monica Törnell & Lasse Holm | ''E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?'' | 5th |
| 2001 | Friends | ''Listen to Your Heartbeat'' | 5th |
| 2003 | Fame | ''Give Me Your Love'' | 5th |
| 2004 | Lena Philipsson | ''It Hurts'' | 5th |
| 2006 | Carola | ''Invincible'' | 5th |
Hostings
Voting history 1958-2007
Sweden has ''given'' the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 204 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 167 |
| 3 | Denmark | 149 |
| 4 | Norway | 141 |
| 5 | Germany | 124 |
Sweden has ''received'' the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 247 |
| 2 | Denmark | 210 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 160 |
| 3 | Finland | 160 |
| 5 | Ireland | 133 |
Note: This table only includes the finals, and not the Semi-Finals since 2004.
On average score however, Estonia has awarded Sweden highest points per year. They debuted in 1994 and has since given Sweden an average of 6.67 points per year. Sweden has also frequently given Estonia high points (average 6.63 a year, semifinals excluded). Sweden usually also gives notably high points to Bosnia and Herzegovina, due to the high number of Bosnian immigrants in Sweden.
See also
★ Melodifestivalen
External links
★ SVT's site for Melodifestivalen
★ Swedish Radio's site for Melodifestivalen
★ Gylleneskor.se
★ ESC Sweden
★ OGAE Sweden
★ Schlager Party
★ Schlager Radio
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