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Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Participating broadcasterSveriges Radio (SR)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1968
Selection date(s)9 March 1968
Selected artist(s)Claes-Göran Hederström
Selected song"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig"
Selected songwriter(s)Peter Himmelstrand
Finals performance
Final result5th, 15 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1967 • 1968 • 1969►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig", written by Peter Himmelstrand, and performed by Claes-Göran Hederström. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1968. The entry finished 5th (out of 17) with 15 points, including 6 from Norway, the highest number of votes awarded that year.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1968

Melodifestivalen 1968 was the selection for the 10th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the ninth time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. 2233 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 9 March 1968, hosted by Magnus Banck and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio.

Draw Artist Song Songwriters Place Points
1 Svante Thuresson "Du är en vårvind i April" Staffan Ehrling, Bo-Göran Edling 2nd 21
2 Anna-Lena Löfgren "Jag vill tro" Britt Lindeborg 6th 5
3 Claes-Göran Hederström "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" Peter Himmelstrand 1st 23
4 Towa Carson "Du vet var jag finns" Peter Himmelstrand 3rd 15
5 Svante Thuresson and Östen Warnerbring "Här kommer pojkar" Sven Bergcrantz, Östen Warnerbring 5th 13
6 Britt Bergström "Fri hos dig" Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg 9th 1
7 Gunnar Wiklund "Jag ser en värld" Marcus Österdahl, Bengt Sundström 7th 3
8 Cecilia Stam "Låt mig få va' ifred" Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg 7th 3
9 Lars Lönndahl "Du och jag och våren" Thore Skogman 10th 0
10 Mona Wessman "Gå och göm dig, Åke Tråk" Peter Himmelstrand 3rd 15

At Eurovision

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden
Score Country
6 points  Norway
4 points  Ireland
2 points  United Kingdom
1 point
Points awarded by Sweden
Score Country
4 points  Ireland
3 points  United Kingdom
2 points  Germany
1 point  France

References

  1. ^ "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

External links

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Melodifestivalen
Participation
Artists
Songs
Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "À chacun sa chanson"
  • "Chance of a Lifetime"
  • "Congratulations"
  • "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej"
  • "Guardando il sole"
  • "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
  • "Jedan dan"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "La La La"
  • "Marianne"
  • "Morgen"
  • "Nous vivrons d'amour"
  • "Quand tu reviendras"
  • "La Source"
  • "Stress"
  • "Tausend Fenster"
  • "Verão"
Melodifestivalen
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