Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 (original) (raw)
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | |
|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Sveriges Radio (SR) |
| Country |  Sweden |
| National selection | |
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1967 |
| Selection date(s) | 24 February 1967 |
| Selected artist(s) | Östen Warnerbring |
| Selected song | "Som en dröm" |
| Selected songwriter(s) | Marcus ÖsterdahlCurt PetersonPatrice Hellberg |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 8th, 7 points |
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
| ◄1966 • 1967 • 1968► |
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Som en dröm", written by Marcus Österdahl, Curt Peterson, and Patrice Hellberg, and performed by Östen Warnerbring. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through a national final. The national final was named "Melodifestivalen" for the first time, the name still in use as of 2024[update].
Melodifestivalen 1967
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Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the eighth time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. Approximately 1,800 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 24 February 1967, hosted by Maud Husberg and broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but it was not broadcast on radio.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towa Carson | "Vem frågar vinden?" | Inger Berggren | 5th | 11 |
| 2 | Rolf Berg | "Ren vals" | Charlie Norman, Björn Lindroth | 3rd | 14 |
| 3 | Marianne Kock | "Men vore du endast en visa" | Lennart Sjöberg, Carl-Olof Bergström | 8th | 3 |
| 4 | Östen Warnerbring | "En valsfan" | Gunnar Svensson, Hans Alfredson, Tage Danielsson | 2nd | 20 |
| 5 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Christina dansar" | Åke Hallgren | 7th | 4 |
| 6 | Svante Thuresson | "Förlåt min vän" | Johnny Carlsson | 9th | 2 |
| 7 | Towa Carson | "Alla har glömt" | Peter Himmelstrand | 3rd | 14 |
| 8 | Sten Nilsson | "Svart-Olas polska" | Åke Hallgren | 6th | 8 |
| 9 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Sjungas till sömns" | Mats Berthold, May-Brith Matson | 10th | 0 |
| 10 | Östen Warnerbring | "Som en dröm" | Curt Peterson, Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg | 1st | 24 |
The entry finished 8th out of 17.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Vienna 1967". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.