Sweden absolutely loves
Eurovision, so much that their annual selection process often
collects higher ratings than Eurovision itself!. After a very patchy start, things started improving in the
late 60s, and come 1974 the epic victory of Abba was well deserved.
Things
died down after that for a while, but the early 80s saw the Swedish "dans-band/schlager"
style reap great rewards, and with only one or two exceptions, they have
remained at the very forefront of Eurovision contenders and have to be
considered a threat almost every year. Their exceptional consistency wobbled in
2005 and 2007 with their first really bad results in well over a
decade.
1956
1957
1958
Lilla Stjδrna
Alice Babs
04/10
1959
Augustin
Brita Borg
09/11
1960
Alla Andra Fεr Varanda
Siw Malmqvist
10/13
1961
April, April
Lill-Babs
14/16
1962
Sol Och Vεr
Inger Berggren
07/16
1963
En Gεng I Stockholm
Monica Zetterlund
13/16
1964
1965
Absent Friend
Ingvar Wixell
10/18
1966
Nygammal Vals
Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson
02/18
1967
Som En Drφm
Φsten Warnerbring
08/17
1968
Det Bφrjar Verka Kδrlek
Claes-Gφran Hederstrφm
05/17
1969
Judy Min Vδn
Tommy Kφrberg
09/16
1970
1971
Vita Vidder
Family Four
06/18
1972
Hδrliga Sommardag
Family Four
13/18
1973
You're Summer
Nova
05/17
1974
Waterloo
Abba
01/17
1975
Jennie Jennie
Lars Berghagen & The Dolls
08/19
1976
1977
Beatles
Forbes
18/18
1978
Det Blir Alltid Vδrre Framεt Natten
Bjφrn Skifs
14/20
1979
Satellit
Ted Gδrdestad
17/19
1980
Just Nu
Tomas Ledin
10/19
1981
Fεngad I En Drφm
Bjφrn Skifs
10/20
1982
Dag Efter Dag
Chips
08/18
1983
Frδmling
Carola
03/20
1984
Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley
Herreys
01/19
1985
Bra Vibrationer
Kikki Danielsson
03/19
1986
Ar Det De'hδr Du Kallar Kδrlek
Lasse Holm & Monica Tφrnell
05/20
1987
Boogaloo
Lotta Engberg
12/22
1988
Stad I Ljus
Tommy Kφrberg
12/21
1989
En Dag
Tommy Nilsson
04/22
1990
Som En Vind
Edin Εdahl
16/22
1991
Fεngad Av En Stormvind
Carola
01/22
1992
I Morgon Δr En Annan Dag
Christer Bjφrkman
22/23
1993
Eloise
Arvingarna
07/25
1994
Stjδrnorna
Marie Bergman & Roger Pontare
13/25
1995
Se Pε Mig
Jan Johansen
03/23
1996
Den Vilda
One More Time
03/23
1997
Bara Hon Δlskar Mig
Blond
14/25
1998
Kδrleken Δr
Jill Johnson
10/25
1999
Take Me To Your Heaven
Charlotte Nilsson
01/23
2000
When Spirits Are Calling My Name
Roger Pontare
07/24
2001
Listen To Your Heartbeat
Friends
05/23
2002
Never Let It Go
Afro-Dite
08/24
2003
Give Me Your Love
Fame
05/26
2004
It Hurts
Lena Philipsson
06/24
2005
Las Vegas
Martin Stenmarck
19/24
2006
Invincible
Carola
05/24
2007
The Worrying Kind
The Ark
18/24
2008
Hero
Charlotte Perrelli
18/25
Sweden's first real contender from 1966.
Lill Lindfors would go on to memorably present the contest
nineteen years later.
