Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

After Carola Häggkvist's win in the 1991 contest, Sweden was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö. Sveriges Television, the Swedish broadcaster, continued to use the Melodifestivalen format to select their entry.

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1992
Selection date(s)14 March 1992
Selected entrantChrister Björkman
Selected song"I morgon är en annan dag"
Selected songwriter(s)Niklas Strömstedt
Finals performance
Final result22nd, 9 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1991 • 1992 • 1993►

Christer Björkman represented the country with the song "I morgon är en annan dag", composed by Niklas Strömstedt.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1992

Melodifestivalen 1992 was the selection for the 32nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 31st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,544 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 14 March 1992, presented by Adde Malmberg and Claes Malmberg and broadcast on Kanal 1 and Sveriges Radio's P3 network. Christer Björkman's result at Eurovision was Sweden's worst since 1977, until 2003 the worst result of a Eurovision host country. The show was watched by 5,376,000 people.

First Round – 14 March 1992
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Angel "Venus Butterfly" Bert Karlsson, Lennart Clerwall Eliminated
2 Thérèse Löf "Ingenting går som man vill" Peter Grönvall, Nanne Nordqvist Eliminated
3 Christer Björkman "I morgon är en annan dag" Niklas Strömstedt Advanced
4 Anna Nederdal "Ingen annan än du" John Ekedahl, Tommy Kaså Eliminated
5 Lizette Pålsson and Bizazz "Som om himlen brann" Jane Larsson, Leif Larsson Advanced
6 Shanes "Upp, flyger vi, upp" Björn Ander Andersson Eliminated
7 Py Bäckman "Långt härifrån" Py Bäckman, Anders Olausson Advanced
8 Maria Rådsten "Vad som än händer" Ulf Söderberg, Peter Grönvall, Nanne Nordqvist Advanced
9 Kikki Danielsson "En enda gång" Hans Skoog, Martin Klaman Advanced
10 Lena Pålsson and Wizex "Jag kan se en ängel" Kaj Svenling, Johnny Thunqvist Eliminated
Second Round – 14 March 1992
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Christer Björkman "I morgon är en annan dag" 64 1
2 Lizette Pålsson and Bizazz "Som om himlen brann" 59 2
3 Py Bäckman "Långt härifrån" 33 5
4 Maria Rådsten "Vad som än händer" 41 3
5 Kikki Danielsson "En enda gång" 34 4
Detailed Regional Jury Voting
Song
Luleå
Umeå
Sundsvall
Falun
Örebro
Karlstad
Gothenburg
Malmö
Växjö
Norrköping
Stockholm
Total score
"I morgon är en annan dag"4446668686664
"Som om himlen brann"1882844844859
"Långt härifrån"2114116268133
"Vad som än händer"6621482422441
"En enda gång"8268221111234

At Eurovision

Björkman sang 7th on the night of the contest, following France and preceding Portugal. Björkman could not, however, repeat Carola's success of the previous year, picking up 9 points and placing 22nd of 23 countries.[1]

Voting

References
  1. "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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