Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1990 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 March 1990 | |||
| Selected entrant | Edin-Ådahl | |||
| Selected song | "Som en vind" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Mikael Wendt | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 24 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television used their tried-and-tested pre-selection Melodifestivalen to select their entry for the 29th time. Melodifestivalen 1990 was held on 9 March, where ten artists competed.
Edin-Ådahl won the contest, beating 1983 representative Carola Häggkvist to second place. Their song, written by Mikael Wendt, was "Som en vind".
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1990
Melodifestivalen 1990 was the contest for selection of the 30th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 29th time that this method of picking a song had been used. 1,223 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Rondo in Gothenburg on 9 March 1990, presented by Carin Hjulström and was broadcast on TV2 but not on radio. The show was watched by 5,964,000 people, the biggest recorded audience for the competition (74.1% of Sweden's 1990 population).
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elisabeth Andreasson | "Jag ser en stjärna falla" | Peter Stedt | 53 | 7th |
| 2 | Peter Jöback | "En sensation" | Christer Lundh, Mikael Wendt | 43 | 9th |
| 3 | Lizette Pålsson | "Sången över havet" | Hans Skoog, Martin Klaman | 56 | 6th |
| 4 | N'Gang | "Vi vill ha värme" | Mikael Erlandsson, Robert Ardin, Peter Andersson, Niklas Börjesson, Lars Sandrén | 73 | 5th |
| 5 | Lotta Engberg | "En gång till" | Christer Lundh, Mikael Wendt | 49 | 8th |
| 6 | Lisbet Jagedal | "Varje natt" | Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Lasse Holm | 76 | 3rd |
| 7 | Loa Falkman | "Symfonin" | Elisabeth Lord, Tommy Gunnarsson | 30 | 10th |
| 8 | Carola Häggkvist | "Mitt i ett äventyr" | Stephan Berg | 84 | 2nd |
| 9 | Edin-Ådahl | "Som en vind" | Mikael Wendt | 99 | 1st |
| 10 | Sofia Källgren | "Handen på hjärtat" | Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Lasse Holm | 75 | 4th |
Voting
| Song | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Jag ser en stjärna falla" | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 53 |
| "En sensation" | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 43 |
| "Sången över havet" | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 56 |
| "Vi vill ha värme" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 73 |
| "En gång till" | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 49 |
| "Varje natt" | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 76 |
| "Symphonin" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| "Mitt i ett äventyr" | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 84 |
| "Som en vind" | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 99 |
| "Handen på hjärtat" | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 75 |
At Eurovision
At the contest Sweden performed 18th, following Ireland and preceding Italy. At the close of the voting they had received 24 points, being placed 16th of 22 countries competing.[1]
Voting
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References
- "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.