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Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Participating broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1988
Selection date(s)27 February 1988
Selected artist(s)Tommy Körberg
Selected song"Stad i ljus"
Selected songwriter(s)Py Bäckman
Finals performance
Final result12th, 52 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1987 • 1988 • 1989►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Stad i ljus", written by Py Bäckman, and performed by Tommy Körberg. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1988. Körberg had already represented Sweden in 1969. This was the first Swedish entry in the eighties that was a ballad.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1988

Melodifestivalen 1988 was the selection for the 28th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,100 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the Malmö Stadsteater in Malmö on 27 February 1988, presented by Bengt Grafström and was broadcast on TV2 and was not broadcast on radio. The show was watched by 4,464,000 people.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Karin Ljung and Michael Nannini "Säg är det sant?" Karin Ljung, Michael Nannini - -
2 Uffe Persson "Nästa weekend" Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Lasse Holm - -
3 All of a Sudden "Dansa med vindarna" Paul Kvanta, Fredrik Möller 26 5th
4 Billy Gezon "Måndag i mitt liv" Ulf Nordquist [sv] - -
5 Haakon Pedersen "Bang, en explosion" Monica Forsberg, Bertil Engh 33 4th
6 Annica Burman "I en ding ding värld" Bruno Glenmark, Lars Andersson 19 6th
7 Sten Nilsson and Nilsonettes "Kärlek är..." Monica Forsberg, Ebbe Nilsson, Sten Nilsson, Vidar Alsterberg - -
8 Lena Philipsson "Om igen" Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist 55 2nd
9 Siw Malmkvist "Det är kärlek" Susanne Wigforss, Jonas Warnerbring - -
10 Paul Rein "Bara du och jag" Paul Rein - -
11 Tommy Körberg "Stad i ljus" Py Bäckman 84 1st
12 Lotta Engberg and Triple & Touch "100%" Monica Forsberg, Torgny Söderberg 47 3rd

Voting

Song Luleå Örebro Karlstad Umeå Norrköping Falun Växjö Gothenburg Sundsvall Stockholm Malmö Total
"Dansa med vindarna" 2 4 3 1 1 4 1 2 2 4 2 26
"Bang, en explosion" 3 3 2 2 6 2 4 3 3 2 3 33
"I en ding ding värld" 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 19
"Om igen" 6 6 6 6 4 3 6 4 4 6 4 55
"Stad i ljus" 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 84
"100%" 4 2 4 3 2 6 3 8 8 1 6 47

At Eurovision

Sweden performed second at the contest and received a total of 52 points and finished 12th.

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden
Score Country
12 points  Norway
10 points  Italy
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  Ireland
4 points
3 points
2 points  United Kingdom
1 point  Belgium
Points awarded by Sweden
Score Country
12 points   Switzerland
10 points  Luxembourg
8 points  Norway
7 points  Ireland
6 points  Yugoslavia
5 points  United Kingdom
4 points  Turkey
3 points  Denmark
2 points  France
1 point  Iceland

References

  1. "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 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 1988
Countries
Final
Withdrawn
Artists
Final
Withdrawn
  • Yiannis Dimitrou
Songs
Final
  • "Ben Adam"
  • "Chanteur de charme"
  • "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)"
  • "Clown"
  • "Croire"
  • "For vår jord"
  • "Go"
  • "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
  • "Laissez briller le soleil"
  • "Lied für einen Freund"
  • "Lisa Mona Lisa"
  • "Mangup"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Stad i ljus"
  • "Sufi"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
  • "Vivo (Ti scrivo)"
  • "Voltarei"
Withdrawn
  • "Thimame"
Melodifestivalen
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