Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968
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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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Sveriges Radio (SR) | |||
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 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 result | 5th, 15 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
editMelodifestivalen 1968
editMelodifestivalen 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 |
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| 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
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References
edit- ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.