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Sverige

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Sweden in a nutshell

Entries62 in totalin 75 contests (incl. semifinals)
Best placing, finals1st1974: Abba - Waterloo
1984: Herreys - Diggi-loo-diggy-ley
1991: Carola - Fångad av en stormvind
1999: Charlotte Nilsson - Take me to your heaven
2012: Loreen - Euphoria
2015: Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes
2023: Loreen - Tattoo
Best placing, incl. semifinals1st1974: Abba - Waterloo
1984: Herreys - Diggi-loo-diggy-ley
1991: Carola - Fångad av en stormvind
1999: Charlotte Nilsson - Take me to your heaven
2011 2nd semifinal: Eric Saade - Popular
2012 2nd semifinal: Loreen - Euphoria
2012 final: Loreen - Euphoria
2015 2nd semifinal: Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes
2015 final: Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes
2022 2nd semifinal: Cornelia Jakobs - Hold me closer
2023 final: Loreen - Tattoo
Best points, finals5832023: Loreen - Tattoo
Best points, incl. semifinals5832023 final: Loreen - Tattoo
Average placing, finals (2004-2023)8,47 / 6th 17 contests
Average placing, incl. semifinals (1958-2023)7,44 / 5th 62 entries in 75 contests
Average points (1975-2015)104,1 / 6th40 entries in 47 contests
Average points (1975-2017*)108,1 / 5th42 entries in 50 contests
Qualifying percentage92,9% / 2nd 13/14 entries
Worst placing22nd1992: Christer Björkman - Imorgon är en annan dag
Last placestwice1963: Monica Zetterlund - En gång i Stockholm
1977: Forbes - Beatles
Nil pointsonce1963: Monica Zetterlund - En gång i Stockholm
EBU memberSVT, Sveriges Television Ab
National finalMelodifestivalen

Notes

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)

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2005: Martin Stenmarck1983&1991&2006: Carola2012: Loreen2015: Måns Zelmerlöw

Here are the Swedish entries:

YEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPLACINGPOINTS
1958Alice BabsLilla stjärna4th10
1959Brita BorgAugustin9th4
1960Siw MalmkvistAlla andra får varann10th4
1961Lill BabsApril, april14th2
1962Inger BerggrenSol och vår7th4
1963Monica ZetterlundEn gång i Stockholm13th0
1964----
1965Ingvar WixellAnnorstädes vals10th6
1966Lill Lindfors & Svante ThuressonNygammal vals2nd6
1967Östen WarnebringSom en dröm8th7
1968Claes-Göran HederströmDet börjar verka kärlek, banne mig5th15
1969Tommy KörbergJudy min vän9th8
1970----
1971Family FourVita vidder6th85
1972Family FourHärliga sommardag13th75
1973The Nova & The DollsYou're summer5th94
1974AbbaWaterloo1st24
1975Lasse BerghagenJennie, Jennie8th72
1976----
1977ForbesBeatles18th2
1978Björn SkifsDet blir alltid värre framåt natten14th26
1979Ted GärdestadSatellit17th8
1980Tomas LedinJust nu10th47
1981Björn SkifsFångad i en dröm10th50
1982ChipsDag efter dag8th67
1983Carola HäggvistFrämling3rd126
1984HerreysDiggi-loo-diggy-ley1st145
1985Kikki DanielssonBra vibrationer3rd103
1986Lasse Holm & Monica TörnellE' de det här du kallar kärlek5th78
1987Lotta EngbergBoogaloo (Fyra bugg och en Coca-Cola)12th50
1988Tommy KörbergStad i ljus12th52
1989Tommy NilssonEn dag4th110
1990Edin-ÅdahlSom en vind16th24
1991CarolaFångad av en stormvind1st146
1992Christer BjörkmanImorgon är en annan dag22nd9
1993ArvingarnaEloise7th89
1994Marie Bergman & Roger PontareStjärnorna13th48
1995Jan JohansenSe på mig3rd100
1996One more timeDen vilda3rd100
1997BlondBara hon älskar mig14th36
1998Jill JohnsonKärleken är10th53
1999Charlotte NilssonTake me to your heaven1st163
2000Roger PontareWhen spirits are calling my name7th88
2001FriendsListen to your heartbeat5th100
2002Afro-diteNever let it go8th72
2003FameGive me your love5th107
2004s----
2004fLena PhilipssonIt hurts6th170
2005s----
2005fMartin StenmarckLas Vegas19th30
2006sCarolaInvincible4th214
2006fCarolaInvincible5th170
2007s----
2007fThe ArkThe worrying kind18th51
2008s2Charlotte PerrelliHero10th54
2008fCharlotte PerrelliHero18th47
2009s1Malena ErnmanLa voix4th105
2009fMalena ErnmanLa voix21st33
2010s2Anna BergendahlThis is my life11th62
2010f----
2011s2Eric SaadePopular1st155
2011fEric SaadePopular3rd185
2012s2LoreenEuphoria1st181
2012fLoreenEuphoria1st372
2013s----
2013fRobin StjernbergYou14th62
2014s2Sanna NielsenUndo2nd131
2014fSanna NielsenUndo3rd218
2015s2Måns ZelmerlöwHeroes1st217
2015fMåns ZelmerlöwHeroes1st365
2016s----
2016fFransIf I were sorry5th261
2017s1Robin BengtssonI can't go on3rd227
2017fRobin BengtssonI can't go on5th344
2018s2Benjamin IngrossoDance you off2nd254
2018fBenjamin IngrossoDance you off7th274
2019s2John LundvikToo late for love3rd238
2019fJohn LundvikToo late for love5th334
2020The MamasMove--
2021s1TusseVoices7th142
2021fTusseVoices14th109
2022s2Cornelia JakobsHold me closer1st396
2022fCornelia JakobsHold me closer4th438
2023s1LoreenTattoo2nd135
2023fLoreenTattoo1st583

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Sweden

SWEDEN's

TOP10

(Sweden has given points 56 times 1975-2017*)

POSCOUNTRYPOINTS*CONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
[ Serbia & Montenegro2839,3 ] 
[ Australia3548,8 ] 
1Denmark241396,2language
2Ireland219395,6 
3Serbia55105,5 
4Iceland175335,3language
5Norway219425,2language, neighbour
6Bosnia & Herzegovina119245,0 
7Estonia109234,7 
8Finland163364,5language, neighbour
9Russia78243,3 
10United Kingdom133423,2 
( 49Belarus4140,3 ) 

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)


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Sweden

SWEDEN's FRIENDS

TOP10

(Sweden has participated 50 times 1975-2017*)

POSCOUNTRYPOINTS*CONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
1Denmark342408,6language
[ Australia3957,8 ] 
2Norway332447,5language, neighbour
3Estonia188267,2 
4Iceland239356,8language
5Morocco616,0 
6Finland233396,0language, neighbour
7Slovakia4585,6 
8Latvia115235,0 
9Slovenia139285,0 
10Czech Republic49104,9 
( 51Greece54371,5 ) 

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)


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Sweden

Chart of the Swedish entries

final update 29th January 2017
thanks to 91 voters:

POSYEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPOINTSFAVE
12012LoreenEuphoria49921
21974AbbaWaterloo42114
32014Sanna NielsenUndo3395
41983Carola HäggvistFrämling33410
51996One more timeDen vilda3178
62011Eric SaadePopular2333
71995Jan JohansenSe på mig2328
82015Måns ZelmerlöwHeroes2310
92006CarolaInvincible1770
101991CarolaFångad av en stormvind1761
111998Jill JohnsonKärleken är1750
121989Tommy NilssonEn dag1412
132008Charlotte PerrelliHero1281
142004Lena PhilipssonIt hurts1251
151999Charlotte NilssonTake me to your heaven1222
162009Malena ErnmanLa voix1221
172000Roger PontareWhen spirits are calling my name1062
182010Anna BergendahlThis is my life971
192016FransIf I were sorry880
201988Tommy KörbergStad i ljus802
211984HerreysDiggi-loo-diggy-ley770
221993ArvingarnaEloise750
221994Marie Bergman & Roger PontareStjärnorna750
241992Christer BjörkmanImorgon är en annan dag711
252003FameGive me your love650
262013Robin StjernbergYou631
272002Afro-diteNever let it go610
271968Claes-Göran HederströmDet börjar verka kärlek, banne mig491
291979Ted GärdestadSatellit490
301985Kikki DanielssonBra vibrationer480
311967Östen WarnebringSom en dröm472
321958Alice BabsLilla stjärna421
332007The ArkThe worrying kind370
341990Edin-ÅdahlSom en vind340
351980Tomas LedinJust nu301
361963Monica ZetterlundEn gång i Stockholm280
372005Martin StenmarckLas Vegas270
381971Family FourVita vidder240
392001FriendsListen to your heartbeat230
401973MaltaSommar'n som aldrig säger nej220
401997BlondBara hon älskar mig220
421975Lasse BerghagenJennie, Jennie210
431977ForbesBeatles191
441972Family FourHärliga sommardag190
441978Björn SkifsDet blir alltid värre framåt natten190
461966Lill Lindfors & Svante ThuressonNygammal vals180
471962Inger BerggrenSol och vår170
481987Lotta EngbergBoogaloo160
491986Lasse Holm & Monica TörnellE' de det här du kallar kärlek121
501981Björn SkifsFångad i en dröm120
501982ChipsDag efter dag120
521969Tommy KörbergJudy min vän10
531959Brita BorgAugustin00
531960Siw MalmkvistAlla andra får varann00
531961Lill BabsApril, april00
531965Ingvar WixellAnnorstädes vals00

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