Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Den vilda", composed by Peter Grönvall, with lyrics by Nanne Grönvall, and performed by the band One More Time. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1996.

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Participating broadcaster	Sveriges Television (SVT)
Country	Sweden
National selection
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 1996
Selection date(s)	24 February 1996
Selected artist(s)	One More Time
Selected song	"Den vilda"
Selected songwriter(s)	Peter Grönvall Nanne Grönvall
Finals performance
Final result	3rd, 100 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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At the contest, held in Oslo, Norway, One More Time performed last of 23, following Slovakia. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points, placing 3rd behind winner Ireland and runner-up Norway.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1996

Melodifestivalen 1996 was the selection for the 36th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 35th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,323 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the Victoriahallen in Stockholm on 24 February 1996, presented by Pontus Gårdinger and Siw Malmkvist and was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,775,000 people. 10 songs competed in total; after these 10 songs were whittled down to 5, 11 regional juries gave points to decide the winner. The winner was "Den vilda", performed by One More Time. The song was written by group members Peter and Nanne Grönvall.

First Round – 24 February 1996

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Result
1	Peter Lundblad, Lasse Kronér, Nick Borgen, Janne Bark and Lennart Grahn	"Gör någon glad"	Svante Persson, Pontus Platin	Eliminated
2	Andreas Lundstedt	"Driver dagg faller regn"	Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell	Advanced
3	Lotta Engberg	"Juliette & Jonathan"	Monica Forsberg, Torgny Söderberg	Advanced
4	One More Time	"Den vilda"	Nanne Grönvall, Peter Grönvall	Advanced
5	Ellinor Franzén	"Finns här för dig"	Stefan Bagge, Martin Klaman	Eliminated
6	Inger Nordström	"Gråt inte"	Rose-Marie Stråhle	Eliminated
7	Henrik Åberg	"Du är alltid en del utav mej"	Lasse Berghagen, Lasse Holm	Eliminated
8	Frank Ådahl	"Tårar från himlen"	Mikael Littvold, Peter Bertilsson	Advanced
9	Lotten Andersson and Magnus Sjögren	"Va' e' du?"	Jörgen Nohall, Carl Hammar	Eliminated
10	Mårten Eriksson	"Förlorad igen"	Mårten Eriksson	Advanced

Second Round – 24 February 1996

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Andreas Lundstedt	"Driver dagg faller regn"	48	2
2	Lotta Engberg	"Juliette & Jonathan"	45	3
3	One More Time	"Den vilda"	71	1
4	Frank Ådahl	"Tårar från himlen"	26	5
5	Mårten Eriksson	"Förlorad igen"	41	4

Detailed Regional Jury Voting

Song	Luleå	Umeå	Sundsvall	Falun	Örebro	Karlstad	Gothenburg	Malmö	Växjö	Norrköping	Stockholm	Total
"Driver dagg faller regn"	6	4	4	6	4	2	4	2	6	2	8	48
"Juliette och Jonathan"	8	6	2	4	1	4	2	8	2	4	4	45
"Den vilda"	2	8	8	8	8	8	6	1	8	8	6	71
"Tårar från himlen"	4	1	1	1	6	1	1	4	4	1	2	26
"Förlorad igen"	1	2	6	2	2	6	8	6	1	6	1	41

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. Sweden received 227 points, winning the qualifying round and thus qualifying for the final.^[1]

On the night of the final, One More Time performed last of 23, following Slovakia. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points, placing 3rd behind winner Ireland and runner-up Norway.^[2]

Voting

Qualifying round

Points awarded to Sweden (qualifying round)[3] Score Country 12 points  Belgium  Denmark  Estonia  Finland  Germany  Ireland  Macedonia  Netherlands  Poland   Switzerland 10 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Hungary  Romania 8 points  Austria  Iceland  Israel  Portugal  Slovenia  Turkey  United Kingdom 7 points  France  Norway 6 points  Russia 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point  Cyprus

Points awarded by Sweden (qualifying round)[3] Score Country 12 points  United Kingdom 10 points  Ireland 8 points  Croatia 7 points  Estonia 6 points  Malta 5 points  Denmark 4 points   Switzerland 3 points  Turkey 2 points  Netherlands 1 point  Germany

Final

Points awarded to Sweden (final)[4] Score Country 12 points  Ireland 10 points  Austria  Belgium  Estonia 8 points  Finland  Netherlands   Switzerland 7 points  Slovenia 6 points  Iceland  Norway 5 points 4 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Portugal  Slovakia 3 points  France 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Sweden (final)[4] Score Country 12 points  Estonia 10 points  Norway 8 points  Netherlands 7 points  Ireland 6 points  United Kingdom 5 points  Malta 4 points  Portugal 3 points  Greece 2 points  Cyprus 1 point  Croatia

References

1. Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
2. "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
3. Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
4. "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

• TV broadcastings at SVT's open archive