Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Bara hon älskar mig", written by Stephan Berg, and performed by Blond. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1997.

Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Participating broadcaster	Sveriges Television (SVT)
Country	Sweden
National selection
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 1997
Selection date(s)	8 March 1997
Selected artist(s)	Blond
Selected song	"Bara hon älskar mig"
Selected songwriter(s)	Stephan Berg
Finals performance
Final result	14th, 36 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1996 • 1997 • 1998►

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1997

Melodifestivalen 1997 was the selection for the 37th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 36th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,229 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the SVT Studios in Gothenburg on 8 March 1997, presented by Jan Jingryd and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 network. The show was watched by 2,965,000 people. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries, being "Bara hon älskar mig" performed by Blond. It was written and composed by Stephan Berg.^[1]

Final – 8 March 1997

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Monia Sjöström	"Nu idag"	Lasse Sahlin, Peter Karlsson	11	11
2	Photogenique	"Nattens änglar"	Jonas Berggren	0	12
3	Robert Randqvist	"Hand i hand"	Martin Klaman, Björn Johansson, Maurizio Sorrone	55	5
4	N-Mix	"Där en ängel hälsat på"	Pernilla Emme Alexandersson, Per Andréasson	68	2
5	Jim Jidhed	"Charlie"	John Ekedahl, Jim Jidhed	12	10
6	Nick Borgen	"World Wide Web"	Nick Borgen	26	9
7	Andreas Lundstedt	"Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig"	Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell	32	7
8	Garmarna	"En gång ska han gråta"	Py Bäckman, Mats Wester	28	8
9	B.I.G.	"Jag skall aldrig lämna dig"	Peo Thyrén, Richard Evenlind, Stefan Almqvist	40	6
10	Wille Crafoord	"Missarna"	Wille Crafoord	65	3
11	Cajsalisa Ejemyr	"Du gör mig hel igen"	Robin Carlsson, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé	56	4
12	Blond	"Bara hon älskar mig"	Stephan Berg	80	1

Detailed Regional Jury Voting

Song	Luleå	Umeå	Sundsvall	Falun	Örebro	Karlstad	Gothenburg	Malmö	Växjö	Norrköping	Stockholm	Total
"Nu idag"				6	1			4				11
"Nattens änglar"												0
"Hand i hand"		4	10	2	2	12	2	12	4	6	1	55
"Där en ängel hälsat på"	8	12	1			10	1	8	12	4	12	68
"Charlie"				1			10	1				12
"World Wide Web"	1	1			6	1	6		1	2	8	26
"Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig"	4			4	4	2			2	10	6	32
"En gång ska han gråta"		6	8							12	2	28
"Jag ska aldrig lämna dig"	2	2	4	8		4	8	2	10			40
"Missarna"	12	10	6	10	12			6	8	1		65
"Du gör mig hel igen"	10		2	12	8	8	4			8	4	56
"Bara hon älskar mig"	6	8	12		10	6	12	10	6		10	80

At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 12th out of the 25 entries.^[2] Blond performed 16th on the night of the contest and received 36 points, placing 14th.^[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden[4] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points  Norway 7 points  United Kingdom 6 points  Denmark  Slovenia 5 points  Ireland 4 points  Iceland 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Sweden[4] Score Country 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

References

1. "SWEDISH NATIONAL FINAL 1997".
2. "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
3. "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
4. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

• TV broadcastings at SVT's open archive