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Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Participating broadcasterSveriges Radio (SR)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1978
Selection date(s)11 February 1978
Selected artist(s)Björn Skifs
Selected song"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
Selected songwriter(s)Peter Himmelstrand
Finals performance
Final result14th, 26 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1977 • 1978 • 1979►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten", written by Peter Himmelstrand, and performed by Björn Skifs. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1978.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1978

Melodifestivalen 1978 was the selection for the 18th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 17th time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. 58 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 11 February 1978, presented by Ulf Elfving and broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. The songs were not performed live, instead the performances were recorded the afternoon before, and inter-mingled with live pieces from the venue. There was a tie in the voting, and each regional jury was asked to award one point to their favourite song of "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" and "Miss Decibel". The former won by eight votes to three.

Draw Artist Song Songwriters Points Place
1 Pastellerna "Idag är det vår" Stig Jonsson, Peter Wanngren 52 6th
2 Thomas Munck "Nåt som gör dej glad" Thomas Munck, Karin Stigmark, Anders Henriksson 11 10th
3 Tomas Ledin "Mademoiselle" Tomas Ledin 78 5th
4 Harlequin "Harlequin" Johan Langer, Jan Askelind 49 8th
5 Göran Fristorp "Längtan om livet med dig" Göran Fristorp 85 3rd
6 Kikki Danielsson, Lasse Holm and Wizex "Miss Decibel" Lasse Holm, Gert Lengstrand 103 2nd
7 Kenneth Greuz "Åh, evergreens" Kenneth Greuz, Karin Stigmark 50 7th
8 Pugh Rogefeldt "Nattmara" Pugh Rogefeldt 85 3rd
9 Jörgen Edman and Polarna "Lilla stjärna" Monica Carlsson, Pär Björk 29 9th
10 Björn Skifs "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" Peter Himmelstrand 108 1st

Voting

Song Luleå Falun Karlstad Gothenburg Umeå Örebro Norrköping Malmö Sundsvall Växjö Stockholm Total
"Idag är det vår" 5 4 7 3 6 4 4 5 2 6 6 52
"Nåt som gör dej glad" 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
"Mademoiselle" 7 8 10 10 8 5 6 8 10 4 2 78
"Harlequin" 6 2 6 5 4 3 5 6 3 5 4 49
"Längtan om livet med dig" 4 7 12 7 5 7 8 10 12 8 5 85
"Miss Decibel" 10 10 4 8 10 12 12 12 5 7 10 100
"Åh, evergreens" 3 5 3 4 7 6 2 4 6 3 7 50
"Nattmara" 12 6 5 6 2 10 10 3 7 12 12 85
"Lilla stjärna" 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 28
"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" 8 12 8 12 12 8 7 7 8 10 8 100
Tie-break
Song Luleå Falun Karlstad Gothenburg Umeå Örebro Norrköping Malmö Sundsvall Växjö Stockholm Total
"Miss Decibel" - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 3
"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 8

At Eurovision

Björn Skifs intended to cause controversy by singing in English, which could have disqualified him. Instead, he sang a part of the song in nonsense words, but only Swedes knew the words were wrong. He finished 14th (out of 20).

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Norway
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  Ireland
4 points
3 points  France
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Sweden
Score Country
12 points  Monaco
10 points  France
8 points  Ireland
7 points  Germany
6 points  Luxembourg
5 points  Austria
4 points  Belgium
3 points  United Kingdom
2 points  Greece
1 point  Netherlands

References

  1. "Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 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 1978
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