Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Country  Sweden
National selection
Selection process Melodifestivalen 1997
Selection date(s) 8 March 1997
Selected entrant Blond
Selected song "Bara hon älskar mig"
Finals performance
Final result 14th, 36 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Sweden chose their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 by holding their usual selection Melodifestivalen. For Melodifestivalen 1997, 1229 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television, 12 of which performed in the final.

The winner was the song "Bara hon älskar mig" (If Only She Loves Me), sung by Blond. It was written and composed by Stefan Berg.

Blond performed 16th on the night of the contest and received 36 points, placing 14th.

Melodifestivalen 1997

For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1997.
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Monia Sjöström"Nu idag"1111th
2Photogenique"Nattens änglar"012th
3Robert Randqvist"Hand i hand"555th
4N-Mix"Där en ängel hälsat på"682nd
5Jim Jidhed"Charlie"1210th
6Nick Borgen"World Wide Web"269th
7Andreas Lundstedt"Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig"327th
8Garmarna"En gång ska han gråta"288th
9B.I.G."Jag skall aldrig lämna dig"406th
10Wille Craaford"Missarna"653rd
11Cajsalisa Ejemyr"Du gör mig hel igen"564th
12Blond"Bara hon älskar mig"801st

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Sweden

12 points United Kingdom
10 points Ireland
8 points Iceland
7 points Denmark
6 points Turkey
5 points Croatia
4 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 points Italy
2 points France
1 point Estonia


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