Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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Eurovision Song Contest 1996
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1996
Selection date(s)24 February 1996
Selected entrant One More Time
Selected song"Den vilda"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 100 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Sweden was represented by One More Time with the song "Den vilda" in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996.

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At the contest, held in Oslo, Norway, One More Time performed last of 23, following Slovakia. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points, placing 3rd behind winner Ireland and runner-up Norway.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1996

Melodifestivalen 1996 was the selection for the 36th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 35th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,323 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Victoriahallen in Stockholm on 24 February 1996, presented by Pontus Gårdinger and Siw Malmkvist and was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,775,000 people. 10 songs competed in total; after these 10 songs were whittled down to 5, 11 regional juries gave points to decide the winner. The winner was "Den vilda", performed by One More Time. The song was written by group members Peter and Nanne Grönvall.

First Round – 24 February 1996
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1 Peter Lundblad, Lasse Kronér, Nick Borgen, Janne Bark and Lennart Grahn"Gör någon glad"Svante Persson, Pontus PlatinEliminated
2 Andreas Lundstedt "Driver dagg faller regn" Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim NorellAdvanced
3 Lotta Engberg "Juliette & Jonathan" Monica Forsberg, Torgny Söderberg Advanced
4 One More Time "Den vilda" Nanne Grönvall, Peter GrönvallAdvanced
5 Ellinor Franzén "Finns här för dig"Stefan Bagge, Martin KlamanEliminated
6Inger Nordström"Gråt inte"Rose-Marie StråhleEliminated
7 Henrik Åberg "Du är alltid en del utav mej" Lasse Berghagen, Lasse Holm Eliminated
8Frank Ådahl"Tårar från himlen"Mikael Littvold, Peter BertilssonAdvanced
9Lotten Andersson and Magnus Sjögren"Va' e' du?" Jörgen Nohall, Carl HammarEliminated
10Mårten Eriksson"Förlorad igen"Mårten ErikssonAdvanced
Second Round – 24 February 1996
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1 Andreas Lundstedt "Driver dagg faller regn"482
2 Lotta Engberg "Juliette & Jonathan"453
3 One More Time "Den vilda"711
4Frank Ådahl"Tårar från himlen"265
5Mårten Eriksson"Förlorad igen"414
Detailed Regional Jury Voting
Song
Luleå
Umeå
Sundsvall
Falun
Örebro
Karlstad
Gothenburg
Malmö
Växjö
Norrköping
Stockholm
Total score
"Driver dagg faller regn"6446424262848
"Juliette och Jonathan"8624142824445
"Den vilda"2888886188671
"Tårar från himlen"4111611441226
"Förlorad igen"1262268616141

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. Sweden received 227 points, winning the qualifying round and thus qualifying for the final. [1]

On the night of the final, One More Time performed last of 23, following Slovakia. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points, placing 3rd behind winner Ireland and runner-up Norway. [2]

Voting

Qualifying round

Final

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References

  1. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  2. ↑ "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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