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 | ||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1967 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 February 1967 | |||
| Selected entrant | Östen Warnerbring | |||
| Selected song | "Som en dröm" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 7 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
At Eurovision
The entry finished 8th out of 17.
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References
- "Results of the Final of Vienna 1967". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links
- ESCSweden.com (in Swedish)
- Information site about Melodifestivalen
- Eurovision Song Contest National Finals
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