Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "En dag", written by Tim Norell, Ola Håkansson, and Alexander Bard, and performed by Tommy Nilsson. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1989.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1989
Melodifestivalen 1989 was the selection for the 29th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 28th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,223 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The hostess, Yvonne Ryding, was the Miss Universe 1984. The final was held in the Globe Arena in Stockholm on 11 March 1989, was broadcast on SVT1 and was not broadcast on radio. The show was watched by 5,328,000 people.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lili & Sussie | "Okey okey" | Tim NorellOla Håkansson | 67 | 5 |
| 2 | Catrin Olsson | "När stormen går" | Andreas NilssonStaffan Odenhall | 21 | 9 |
| 3 | True Blue | "Jorden är din" | Tomas LedinLars Andersson | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | Visitors and Sofia Källgren | "Världen är vår" | Göran DanielssonSvante Persson | 50 | 7 |
| 5 | Eriksson-Glenmark | "Upp över mina öron" | Thomas 'Orup' ErikssonAnders Glenmark | 108 | 2 |
| 6 | Tommy Nilsson | "En dag" | Tim NorellOla HåkanssonAlexander Bard | 113 | 1 |
| 7 | Lisa Nilsson | "Du (öppnar min värld)" | Ingela 'Pling' ForsmanBobby LjunggrenHåkan Almqvist | 74 | 4 |
| 8 | Fingerprints | "Mitt ibland änglar" | Thomas 'Orup' ErikssonAnders Glenmark | 80 | 3 |
| 9 | Haakon Pedersen and Elisabeth Berg | "Nattens drottning" | Ingela 'Pling' ForsmanLasse Holm | 67 | 5 |
| 10 | Cajsa Bergström | "Genom eld" | Ulf Söderberg | 39 | 8 |
| R/O | Song | Luleå | Umeå | Sundsvall | Falun | Örebro | Karlstad | Gothenburg | Malmö | Växjö | Norrköping | Stockholm | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Okey okey" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 67 |
| 2 | "När stormen går" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | "Jorden är din" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | "Världen är vår" | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 50 |
| 5 | "Upp över mina öron" | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 108 |
| 6 | "En dag" | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 113 |
| 7 | "Du (öppnar min värld)" | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 74 |
| 8 | "Mitt ibland änglar" | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 80 |
| 9 | "Nattens drottning" | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 67 |
| 10 | "Genom eld" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 39 |
At Eurovision
The song was drawn #10 at the contest in Lausanne, Switzerland. It scored very well, receiving a total of 110 points, making Sweden finish 4th, only 1 point behind their 3rd-placed neighbour Denmark.
Voting
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| Points awarded to Sweden Score Country 12 points AustriaDenmarkYugoslavia 10 points 8 points CyprusGermanyGreeceNorwayPortugal 7 points 6 points BelgiumIsraelLuxembourg 5 points Spain 4 points United Kingdom 3 points Switzerland 2 points FranceIceland 1 point | Points awarded by Sweden Score Country 12 points Denmark 10 points United Kingdom 8 points Yugoslavia 7 points Austria 6 points Germany 5 points Israel 4 points Finland 3 points Portugal 2 points Norway 1 point France |
| 12 points | AustriaDenmarkYugoslavia |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | CyprusGermanyGreeceNorwayPortugal |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | BelgiumIsraelLuxembourg |
| 5 points | Spain |
| 4 points | United Kingdom |
| 3 points | Switzerland |
| 2 points | FranceIceland |
| 1 point | |
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | Denmark |
| 10 points | United Kingdom |
| 8 points | Yugoslavia |
| 7 points | Austria |
| 6 points | Germany |
| 5 points | Israel |
| 4 points | Finland |
| 3 points | Portugal |
| 2 points | Norway |
| 1 point | France |
External links
- on Öppet arkiv[sv]