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Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) |
| Country | Sweden |
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1999 |
| Selection date | 27 February 1999 |
| Song | Take Me to Your Heaven |
| Artist | Charlotte Nilsson |
| Writer | |
| Final result | 1st, 163 points |
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven", composed by Lars Diedricson, with lyrics by Gert Lengstrand and Marcos Ubeda, and performed by Charlotte Nilsson. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1999. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest, becoming the fourth ever victory for Sweden in the contest.
Before Eurovision
{{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=no}} 1999
Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,315 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition, with ten songs selected to compete. The final was held in the Victoriahallen in Stockholm on 27 February 1999, presented by Anders Lundin and Vendela Kirsebom Thommesen, and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winner was chosen through a 50/50 jury/televoting method, which was Charlotte Nilsson with the song "Tusen och en natt", written by Gert Lengstrand and Lars Diedricsson. It got the highest number of points from both the 11 juries and the televoters. A total of 630,339 votes were cast.
Competing entries
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ai | "Bilder av dig" | Stephan Berg |
| Arvingarna | "Det svär jag på" | Torgny Söderberg, Lena Philipsson |
| Cleo | "Natten är min vän" | Thomas G:son |
| Charlotte Nilsson | "Tusen och en natt" | Gert Lengstrand, Lars "Dille" Diedricson |
| Christer Björkman | "Välkommen hem" | Lasse Sahlin, Jan Lundkvist |
| Crosstalk | "Det gäller dig och mig" | Lars Edvall, Mattias Reimer |
| Drömhus | "Stjärna på himmelen" | Per Andréassen, Anders Dannvik |
| Janica | "Jag kan se dig" | Anders Dannvik, Pär Olsson |
| Martin | "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" | Martin Svensson |
| Roger Pontare | "Som av is" | Lasse Johansson, Staffan Stavert |
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | Votes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Nilsson | "Tusen och en natt" | 85 | 124,947 | 132 | 217 | 1 | |
| 2 | Crosstalk | "Det gäller dig och mig" | 65 | 73,600 | 22 | 87 | 6 | |
| 3 | Janica | "Jag kan se dig" | 66 | 22,106 | 0 | 66 | 7 | |
| 4 | Drömhus | "Stjärna på himmelen" | 38 | 86,999 | 110 | 148 | 2 | |
| 5 | Roger Pontare | "Som av is" | 54 | 73,744 | 44 | 98 | 5 | |
| 6 | Martin | "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" | 43 | 75,354 | 66 | 109 | 4 | |
| 7 | Christer Björkman | "Välkommen hem" | 6 | 16,523 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 8 | Ai | "Bilder av dig" | 31 | 56,890 | 11 | 42 | 9 | |
| 9 | Arvingarna | "Det svär jag på" | 26 | 75,654 | 88 | 114 | 3 | |
| 10 | Cleo | "Natten är min vän" | 59 | 24,522 | 0 | 59 | 8 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Tusen och en natt" | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 85 | ||||||||||||
| "Det gäller dig och mig" | 12 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 65 | |||||||||||||
| "Jag kan se dig" | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 66 | |||||||||||||
| "Stjärna på himmelen" | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 | |||||||||||||||
| "Som av is" | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 43 | ||||||||||||||
| "Välkommen hem" | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Bilder av dig" | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Det svär jag på" | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| "Natten är min vän" | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 59 |
At Eurovision
The song was translated into English for Eurovision as "Take Me To Your Heaven". Nilsson performed 15th on the night of the contest. At the end of the voting Sweden received 163 points, taking their fourth victory.
Voting
| Score | Country | 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points | 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| Score | Country | 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points | 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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References
References
- "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union.
- "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union.
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