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Sweden has participated in the Contest 61 times since their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 in Hilversum with the song "Lilla stjärna" by Alice Babs. Since 1959, the Swedish representative has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. The country has not participated three times – 1964, 1970, and 1976 - but since 1977 has participated each year.

They have won the Contest seven times: in 1974 with "Waterloo" by ABBA, in 1984 with "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys, in 1991 with "Fångad av en stormvind" by Carola, in 1999 with "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson, in 2012 with "Euphoria" by Loreen, in 2015 with "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw and "Tattoo" by Loreen, thus equaling Ireland's record number of victories and making the latter the first woman to win twice for her home country as well as the second competitor to win the Contest twice after Johnny Logan.

Since the introduction of the semi finals in 2004, the country has only failed once to appear in the final - in 2010 when Anna Bergendahl finished in 11th place, missing out on the final by just five points. It was also the first time the country had not appeared in the final since 1976.

It made its debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, finishing in 15th place - a result it achieved at the following two Contests - before achieving its best result at the 2006 Contest in Bucharest with a 3rd place finish. It continued to participate until the 2014 Contest and following this it announced its withdrawal for the first time since the 2008 Contest. Although they previously announced their intention to return, so far this has not happened.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
1958 Alice Babs "Lilla stjärna" Swedish Little star 4 10 No semi-finals
1959 Brita Borg "Augustin" Augustine 9 4
1960 Siw Malmkvist "Alla andra får varann" All the others get each other 10 4
1961 Lill-Babs "April, april" - 14 2
1962 Inger Berggren "Sol och vår" Sun and Spring 7 4
1963 Monica Zetterlund "En gång i Stockholm" Once upon a time in Stockholm 13 0
Did not participate in 1964
1965 Ingvar Wixell "Absent Friend" English - 10 6 No semi-finals
1966 Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson "Nygammal vals" Swedish New old-fashioned waltz 2 16
1967 Östen Warnerbring "Som en dröm" Like a dream 8 7
1968 Claes-Göran Hederström "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej" It's beginning to look like love, darn it 5 15
1969 Tommy Körberg "Judy, min vän" Judy, my friend 9 8
Did not participate in 1970
1971 Family Four "Vita vidder" Swedish White sceneries 6 85 No semi-finals
1972 "Härliga sommardag" Lovely summer day 13 75
1973 The Nova "You're Summer" English - 5 94
1974 ABBA "Waterloo" - 1 24
1975 Lars & The Dolls "Jennie, Jennie" - 8 72 Host country
Did not participate in 1976
1977 Forbes "Beatles" Swedish - 18 2 No semi-finals
1978 Björn Skifs "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" It always gets worse by night 14 26
1979 Ted Gärdestad "Satellit" Satellite 17 8
1980 Tomas Ledin "Just nu!" Right now! 10 47
1981 Björn Skifs "Fångad i en dröm" Captured in a dream 10 50
1982 Chips "Dag efter dag" Day after day 8 67
1983 Carola "Främling" Stranger 3 126
1984 Herreys "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" - 1 145
1985 Kikki Danielsson "Bra vibrationer" Good vibrations 3 103 Host country
1986 Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" Is this what you call love? 5 78 No semi-finals
1987 Lotta Engberg "Boogaloo" - 12 50
1988 Tommy Körberg "Stad i ljus" City of light 12 52
1989 Tommy Nilsson "En dag" One day 4 110
1990 Edin-Ådahl "Som en vind" Like a wind 16 24
1991 Carola "Fångad av en stormvind" Captured by a love wind 1 146
1992 Christer Björkman "I morgon är en annan dag" Tomorrow will be another day 22 9 Host country
1993 Arvingarna "Eloise" - 7 89 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Marie Bergman & Roger Pontare "Stjärnorna" The stars 13 48 No semi-finals
1995 Jan Johansen "Se på mig" Look at me 3 100
1996 One More Time "Den vilda" The wild one 3 100 1 227
1997 Blond "Bara hon älskar mig" If only she loves me 14 36 No semi-finals
1998 Jill Johnson "Kärleken är" Eternal love 10 53
1999 Charlotte Nilsson "Take Me to Your Heaven" English - 1 163
2000 Roger Pontare "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" - 7 88 Host country
2001 Friends "Listen to Your Heartbeat" - 5 100 No semi-finals
2002 Afro-dite "Never Let It Go" - 8 72
2003 Fame "Give Me Your Love" - 5 107
2004 Lena Philipsson "It Hurts" - 5 170 Top 11 Previous Year
2005 Martin Stenmarck "Las Vegas" - 19 30 Top 12 Previous Year
2006 Carola "Invincible" - 5 170 4 214
2007 The Ark "The Worrying Kind" - 18 51 Top 10 Previous Year
2008 Charlotte Perrelli "Hero" - 18 47 12 54
2009 Malena Ernman "La voix" French, English The voice 21 33 4 105
2010 Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life" English - Failed to qualify 11 62
2011 Eric Saade "Popular" - 3 185 1 155
2012 Loreen "Euphoria" - 1 372 1 181
2013 Robin Stjernberg "You" - 14 62 Host country
2014 Sanna Nielsen "Undo" - 3 218 2 131
2015 Måns Zelmerlöw "Heroes" - 1 365 1 217
2016 Frans "If I Were Sorry" - 5 261 Host country
2017 Robin Bengtsson "I Can't Go On" - 5 344 3 227
2018 Benjamin Ingrosso "Dance You Off" - 7 274 2 254
2019 John Lundvik "Too Late for Love" - 5 334 3 238
2020 The Mamas "Move" - Cancelled
2021 Tusse "Voices" - 14 109 7 142
2022 Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer" - 4 438 1 396
2023 Loreen "Tattoo" - 1 583 2 135
2024 Marcus & Martinus "Unforgettable" - Host country

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2003 The Honeypies "Stoppa mig!" Swedish Stop me 15 12
2004 Limelights "Varför jag?" Why me? 15 8
2005 M+ "Gränslös kärlek" Unconditional love 15 22
2006 Molly Sandén "Det finaste någon kan få" The finest anyone can get 3 116
2007 Frida Sandén "Nu eller aldrig" Now or never 8 83
Did not participate in 2008
2009 Mimmi Sandén "Du" Swedish You 6 68
2010 Josefine Ridell "Allt jag vill ha" Everything I want 11 48
2011 Erik Rapp "Faller" Falling 9 57
2012 Lova Sönnerbo "Mitt mod" My courage 6 70
2013 Elias "Det är dit vi ska" That's where we're going 9 46
2014 Julia Kedhammar "Du är inte ensam" Swedish, English You're not alone 13 28
Has not participated from 2015 to present

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest[]

Performer(s) Song Position Points Year Final Points
ABBA "Waterloo" 1 329 1974 1 24


Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
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Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
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Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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