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Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1997
Selection date(s)8 March 1997
Selected entrantBlond
Selected song"Bara hon älskar mig"
Selected songwriter(s)Stephan Berg
Finals performance
Final result14th, 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]

Final – 8 March 1997
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
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
Detailed Regional Jury Voting
Song
Luleå
Umeå
Sundsvall
Falun
Örebro
Karlstad
Gothenburg
Malmö
Växjö
Norrköping
Stockholm
Total score
"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

References

  1. ^ "SWEDISH NATIONAL FINAL 1997".
  2. ^ "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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