Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

The Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was Östen Warnerbring and the song "Som en dröm", composed by Curt Pettersson and Marcus Österdahl and written by Patrice Hellberg. The national selection was for the first time called "Melodifestivalen", a name that remains to this day.

Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1967
Selection date(s)24 February 1967
Selected entrantÖsten Warnerbring
Selected song"Som en dröm"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result8th, 7 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1966 1967 1968►

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1967

Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the eighth time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1,800 songs were submitted to SVT 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
1Towa Carson"Vem frågar vinden?"Inger Berggren5th11
2Rolf Berg"Ren vals"Charlie Norman, Björn Lindroth3rd14
3Marianne Kock"Men vore du endast en visa"Lennart Sjöberg, Carl-Olof Bergström8th3
4Östen Warnerbring"En valsfan"Gunnar Svensson, Hans Alfredson, Tage Danielsson2nd20
5Ann-Louise Hanson"Christina dansar"Åke Hallgren7th4
6Svante Thuresson"Förlåt min vän"Johnny Carlsson9th2
7Towa Carson"Alla har glömt"Peter Himmelstrand3rd14
8Sten Nilsson"Svart-Olas polska"Åke Hallgren6th8
9Ann-Louise Hanson"Sjungas till sömns"Mats Berthold, May-Brith Matson10th0
10Östen Warnerbring"Som en dröm"Curt Peterson, Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg1st24

At Eurovision

The entry finished 8th out of 17.

Voting

References

  1. "Results of the Final of Vienna 1967". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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