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/OArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Lili & Sussie"Okey okey"Tim NorellOla Håkansson675
2Catrin Olsson"När stormen går"Andreas NilssonStaffan Odenhall219
3True Blue"Jorden är din"Tomas LedinLars Andersson1910
4Visitors and Sofia Källgren"Världen är vår"Göran DanielssonSvante Persson507
5Eriksson-Glenmark"Upp över mina öron"Thomas 'Orup' ErikssonAnders Glenmark1082
6Tommy Nilsson"En dag"Tim NorellOla HåkanssonAlexander Bard1131
7Lisa Nilsson"Du (öppnar min värld)"Ingela 'Pling' ForsmanBobby LjunggrenHåkan Almqvist744
8Fingerprints"Mitt ibland änglar"Thomas 'Orup' ErikssonAnders Glenmark803
9Haakon Pedersen and Elisabeth Berg"Nattens drottning"Ingela 'Pling' ForsmanLasse Holm675
10Cajsa Bergström"Genom eld"Ulf Söderberg398
Voting
R/OSongLuleåUmeåSundsvallFalunÖrebroKarlstadGothenburgMalmöVäxjöNorrköpingStockholmTotal
1"Okey okey"5667858565667
2"När stormen går"2222321122221
3"Jorden är din"1141112311319
4"Världen är vår"7453645443550
5"Upp över mina öron"1010810101212101268108
6"En dag"1281212710101281210113
7"Du (öppnar min värld)"87744638781274
8"Mitt ibland änglar"4510612877104780
9"Nattens drottning"612385766310167
10"Genom eld"3315234257439

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

Points awarded to Sweden
ScoreCountry
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 pointPoints 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 pointsAustriaDenmarkYugoslavia
10 points
8 pointsCyprusGermanyGreeceNorwayPortugal
7 points
6 pointsBelgiumIsraelLuxembourg
5 pointsSpain
4 pointsUnited Kingdom
3 pointsSwitzerland
2 pointsFranceIceland
1 point
ScoreCountry
12 pointsDenmark
10 pointsUnited Kingdom
8 pointsYugoslavia
7 pointsAustria
6 pointsGermany
5 pointsIsrael
4 pointsFinland
3 pointsPortugal
2 pointsNorway
1 pointFrance

External links

  • on Öppet arkiv[sv]