Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

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Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Dublin, Ireland. Sveriges Television continued to use the Melodifestivalen contest to select the Swedish entry.

Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1994
Selection date(s)12 March 1994
Selected entrantMarie Bergman and Roger Pontare
Selected song"Stjärnorna"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Peter Bertilsson
  • Mikael Littwold
Finals performance
Final result13th, 48 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1993 1994 1995►

Before Eurovision edit

Melodifestivalen 1994 edit

Melodifestivalen 1994 was the selection for the 34th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 33rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,560 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the SVT Studios in Stockholm on 12 March 1994, presented by Kattis Ahlström and Sven Melander and was broadcast on TV1 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,780,000 people.

First Round – 12 March 1994
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Tina Röklander "Kom och dela min hemlighet" Per Andréasson, Anders Dannvik Advanced
2 Nick Borgen "Små minnen av dig" Pierre Breidensjö, Jörgen Johansson Advanced
3 Perikles "Vill du resa til månen med mig" Bosse Nilsson Eliminated
4 Gladys del Pilar "Det vackraste jag vet" Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Michael Saxell Advanced
5 Tiffany "Håll om mig ikväll" Tommy Kaså, Anica Olson Eliminated
6 Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare "Stjärnorna" Mikael Littvold, Peter Bertilsson Advanced
7 Carina and Michael Jaarnek "Det är aldrig för sent" Kjell-Åke Norén, Christer Johansson Eliminated
8 Jonny Lindé "Jag stannar hos dig" Stephan Berg Eliminated
9 Jan Höglund "Kärlekens vind" Arne Höglund Eliminated
10 Cayenne "Stanna hos mig" Lilling Palmeklint Advanced
Second Round – 12 March 1994
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Tina Röklander "Kom och dela min hemlighet" 21 4
2 Nick Borgen "Små minnen av dig" 21 4
3 Gladys del Pilar "Det vackraste jag vet" 62 2
4 Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare "Stjärnorna" 66 1
5 Cayenne "Stanna hos mig" 61 3
Detailed Regional Jury Voting
Song
Luleå
Umeå
Sundsvall
Falun
Örebro
Karlstad
Gothenburg
Malmö
Växjö
Norrköping
Stockholm
Total score
"Kom och dela min hemlighet" 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 21
"Små minnen av dig" 1 2 8 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 21
"Det vackraste jag vet" 6 4 2 8 6 6 4 8 4 6 8 62
"Stjärnorna" 8 6 6 6 4 8 8 4 8 4 4 66
"Stanna hos mig" 4 8 1 4 8 4 6 6 6 8 6 61

At Eurovision edit

Bergman and Pontare opened the contest, singing 1st of 25 countries, preceding Finland. At the close of the voting they had received 48 points, placing 13th.[1]

Voting edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links edit