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Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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FieldValue
NameSweden
ContestESC
BroadcasterSveriges Television (SVT; 1980–present)
titleFormerly
{{langsvSveriges Radioiunset}} (SR; 1958–1979)
Apps64 (63 finals)
First
Highest1st: , , , , , ,
Host, , , , , ,
RelatedMelodifestivalen
WebsiteSVT official homepage
Current2025

| Sveriges Radio (SR; 1958–1979)

Sweden has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times since making its debut in , missing only three contests since then (, , and ). The current Swedish participating broadcaster in the contest is Sveriges Television (SVT), which select its entrant through the national competition Melodifestivalen. Sweden has hosted the contest seven times: three times in Stockholm (, , ), three times in Malmö (, , ) and one time in Gothenburg (). At the , Sweden was one of the first five countries to adopt televoting.

Sweden, along with , is the most successful country in the Eurovision Song Contest, with a total of seven victories. Sweden also has the most top-five results of the 21st century, with 13; in total, Sweden has achieved 27 top-five results in the contest. After finishing second with "Nygammal vals" performed by Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson in , Sweden went on to achieve its seven victories with "Waterloo" by ABBA (), "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys (), "Fångad av en stormvind" by Carola (), "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson (), "Euphoria" by Loreen (), "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw (), and "Tattoo" by Loreen ().

Contest history

Carola]] (1991), [[Måns Zelmerlöw]] (2015), [[Loreen]] (2012 and 2023) and [[Björn Ulvaeus]] of [[ABBA]] (1974)

Sveriges Radio (SR) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It participated in the contest representing Sweden since its in 1958. Since 1980, after a restructuring that led to the creation of its television subsidiary Sveriges Television (SVT), it is the latter who participates representing Sweden.

Sweden's first entrant in the contest was "Lilla stjärna" performed by Alice Babs in , who was placed fourth. This remained the country's best result until , when "Nygammal vals" by Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson was second.

Sweden's first Eurovision victory was in with the song "Waterloo", performed by ABBA. Following their victory in Brighton, ABBA went on to gain worldwide success and become one of the best-selling pop groups of all time. In the 1980s, Sweden achieved three successive top three results. After "Främling" by Carola finished third in , "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by the Herreys gave Sweden its second victory in . "Bra vibrationer" by Kikki Danielsson then finished third in . Carola returned to the contest in , eventually giving Sweden its third win with "Fångad av en stormvind", defeating in a tie-break. "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson gave the country a second win of the decade in . The 1990s also saw two third-place results, for Jan Johansen in and One More Time in . In the 2000s, the best Swedish result was fifth place, which it achieved four times, with Friends in , Fame in , Lena Philipsson in and Carola, who in , became the only Swedish performer to achieve three top-five results. Together with Croatia and Malta, Sweden was one of only three countries to have never been relegated under the pre-2004 rules of the contest.

With the exception of 2006, Sweden endured a poor run of results from to , placing no higher than 18th. The nadir came in , when Anna Bergendahl became the first Swedish entrant to fail to qualify for the final, finishing 11th in the semi-final, only five points from qualification (in , Charlotte Perrelli finished 12th in the semi-final but qualified through the back-up jury selection). Since then, the country has been very successful, finishing in the top ten in all subsequent editions except two (14th place in and ). This includes a fifth victory courtesy of "Euphoria" by Loreen in , a sixth victory courtesy of "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw in , and a seventh victory courtesy of "Tattoo" by Loreen in . With her 2023 win, Loreen also became the second performer as well as the first female artist to win the contest more than once. Additional top-five placements during this period are third places in and , fourth places in and , and fifth places in , , and .

Melodifestivalen

Main article: Melodifestivalen, List of Melodifestivalen winners

To choose its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest, SR and SVT have organised an annual music competition known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. It is one of Sweden's most popular television shows, and it has been estimated that more than four million Swedes watch the show annually. All of Sweden's entries for Eurovision have been selected through Melodifestivalen, with the exception of its first entry in 1958, which was internally selected by SR.

Participation overview

†Upcoming event
YearArtistSongLanguageFinalPointsSemiPoints
Alice Babs"Lilla stjärna"Swedish410No semi-finals}}
Brita Borg"Augustin"Swedish94
Siw Malmkvist"Alla andra får varann"Swedish104
Lill-Babs"April, april"Swedish142
Inger Berggren"Sol och vår"Swedish74
Monica Zetterlund"En gång i Stockholm"Swedish13 ◁0
Ingvar Wixell"Absent Friend"English106
Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson"Nygammal vals"Swedish216
Östen Warnerbring"Som en dröm"Swedish87
Claes-Göran Hederström"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig"Swedish515
Tommy Körberg"Judy, min vän"Swedish98
Family Four"Vita vidder"Swedish685
Family Four"Härliga sommardag"Swedish1375
The Nova"You're Summer"English594
ABBA"Waterloo"English124
Lars Berghagen"Jennie, Jennie"English872
Forbes"Beatles"Swedish18 ◁2
Björn Skifs"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"Swedish1426
Ted Gärdestad"Satellit"Swedish178
Tomas Ledin"Just nu"Swedish1047
Björn Skifs"Fångad i en dröm"Swedish1050
Chips"Dag efter dag"Swedish867
Carola Häggkvist"Främling"Swedish3126
Herreys"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"Swedish1145
Kikki Danielsson"Bra vibrationer"Swedish3103
Lasse Holm and Monica Törnell"E' de' det här du kallar kärlek"Swedish578
Lotta Engberg"Boogaloo"Swedish1250
Tommy Körberg"Stad i ljus"Swedish1252
Tommy Nilsson"En dag"Swedish4110
Edin-Ådahl"Som en vind"Swedish1624
Carola"Fångad av en stormvind"Swedish1146
Christer Björkman"I morgon är en annan dag"Swedish229
Arvingarna"Eloise"Swedish789Kvalifikacija za Millstreet}}
Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare"Stjärnorna"Swedish1348No semi-finals}}
Jan Johansen"Se på mej"Swedish3100
One More Time"Den vilda"Swedish31001227
Blond"Bara hon älskar mig"Swedish1436No semi-finals}}
Jill Johnson"Kärleken är"Swedish1053
Charlotte Nilsson"Take Me to Your Heaven"English1163
Roger Pontare"When Spirits Are Calling My Name"English788
Friends"Listen to Your Heartbeat"English5100
Afro-dite"Never Let It Go"English872
Fame"Give Me Your Love"English5107
Lena Philipsson"It Hurts"English5170Top 11 in 2003 contest}}
Martin Stenmarck"Las Vegas"English1930Top 12 in 2004 final}}
Carola"Invincible"English51704214
The Ark"The Worrying Kind"English1851Top 10 in 2006 final}}
Charlotte Perrelli"Hero"English18471254
Malena Ernman"La voix"English, French21334105
Anna Bergendahl"This Is My Life"EnglishFailed to qualify}}1162
Eric Saade"Popular"English31851155
Loreen"Euphoria"English13721181
Robin Stjernberg"You"English1462Host country}}
Sanna Nielsen"Undo"English32182131
Måns Zelmerlöw"Heroes"English13651217
Frans"If I Were Sorry"English5261Host country}}
Robin Bengtsson"I Can't Go On"English53443227
Benjamin Ingrosso"Dance You Off"English72742254
John Lundvik"Too Late for Love"English53343238
The Mamas"Move"EnglishContest cancelled}} X
Tusse"Voices"English141097142
Cornelia Jakobs"Hold Me Closer"English44381396
Loreen"Tattoo"English15832135
Marcus & Martinus"Unforgettable"English9174Host country}}
KAJ"Bara bada bastu"Swedish43214118
Confirmed intention to participate †

''Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest''

ArtistSongLanguageAt CongratulationsAt EurovisionFinalPointsSemiPointsYearPlacePoints
ABBA"Waterloo"English13291331124

Hostings

YearLocationVenueExecutive producerDirectorMusical directorPresenter(s)Ref.
StockholmStockholmsmässanMats OlssonKarin Falcktitle=Stockholm 1975url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)access-date=29 December 2023}}
GothenburgScandinaviumCurt-Eric HolmquistLill Lindforstitle=Gothenburg 1985url=https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)access-date=29 December 2023}}
MalmöMalmö IsstadionAnders BerglundLydia Capolicchio and Harald Treutigertitle=Malmö 1992url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)access-date=29 December 2023}}
StockholmGlobe ArenaSvante StockseliusMattias Brattenrowspan="4"Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundintitle=Stockholm 2000url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)access-date=29 December 2023}}
MalmöMalmö ArenaMartin Österdahl, Robin Hofwander and Sven StojanovićPetra Medetitle=Malmö 2013url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2013publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)access-date=29 December 2023}}
StockholmGlobe ArenaJohan Bernhagen and Martin ÖsterdahlDaniel Jelinek and Robin HofwanderPetra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöwtitle=Stockholm 2016url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2016publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)access-date=29 December 2023}}
MalmöMalmö ArenaEbba Adielsson andRobin Hofwander, Daniel Jelinek and Fredrik BäcklundPetra Mede and Malin Åkermantitle=Malmö 2024url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)access-date=29 December 2023}}

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

YearCategorySongPerformerComposer(s)
lyrics (l) / music (m)Final
resultPointsHost cityRef.
Artistic Award"Never Let It Go"Afro-diteMarcos Ubeda872Estonia Tallinn
Artistic Award"Invincible"CarolaThomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Carola5170Greece Athens
Artistic Award"Euphoria"LoreenThomas G:son, Peter Boström1372Azerbaijan Baku
Composer Award
Composer Award"You"Robin StjernbergRobin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad Haukaas1462Sweden Malmö
Artistic Award"Heroes"Måns ZelmerlöwAnton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb1365Austria Vienna
Composer Award"Hold Me Closer"Cornelia JakobsCornelia Jakobsdotter, Isa Molin, David Zandén4438Italy Turin
Artistic Award"Tattoo"LoreenJimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Lorine Talhaoui, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son1583UK Liverpool
Press Award

Winners by OGAE members

YearSongPerformerFinal
resultPointsHost cityRef.
"Hero"Charlotte Perrelli1847Serbia Belgrade
"Euphoria"Loreen1372Azerbaijan Baku
"Undo"Sanna Nielsen3218Denmark Copenhagen
"Hold Me Closer"Cornelia Jakobs4438Italy Turin
"Tattoo"Loreen1583United Kingdom Liverpool
"Bara bada bastu"KAJ4321Switzerland Basel

Notes

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