Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1984
Selection date(s)25 February 1984
Selected artist(s)Herreys
Selected song"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result1st, 145 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1983 • 1984 • 1985►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley", composed by Torgny Söderberg, with lyrics by Britt Lindeborg, and performed by Herreys. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1984. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

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Melodifestivalen 1984

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Melodifestivalen 1984 was the selection for the 24th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 23rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg on 25 February 1984, presented by Fredrik Belfrage and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. Herreys went on to win that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg; Sweden's second Eurovision win.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Janne Önnerud "Nu är jag tillbaks igen" Monica Forsberg, Örjan Fahlström - -
2 Göran Folkestad and Lotta Pedersen "Sankta Cecilia" Göran Folkestad, Vicki Benckert 41 2nd
3 Rosa Körberg "Schack och matt" Monica Forsberg, Örjan Fahlström - -
4 John Ballard "Rendez-vous" Paula af Malmborg, Bjarne Nyqvist 39 3rd
5 Herreys "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" Britt Lindeborg, Torgny Söderberg 49 1st
6 Per-Erik Hallin "Labyrint" Per-Erik Hallin - -
7 Elisabeth Andreasson "Kärleksmagi" Peter Wiberg, Vicki Benckert - -
8 Karin and Anders Glenmark "Kall som is" Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Anders Glenmark 33 4th
9 Thomas Lewing "Tjuvarnas natt" Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Bruno Glenmark - -
10 Vicki Benckert "Livet är som ett träd" Vicki Benckert 27 5th

Voting

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Song 15–20 20–25 25–30 30–35 35–40 40–45 45–50 50–55 55–60 Total
"Sankta Cecilia" 1 2 6 4 4 6 8 4 6 41
"Rendez-vous" 8 8 2 8 1 2 2 6 2 39
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" 6 4 1 2 6 8 6 8 8 49
"Kall som is" 2 1 8 6 8 4 1 2 1 33
"Livet är som ett träd" 4 6 4 1 2 1 4 1 4 27

At Eurovision

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Sweden was the first country to perform the Eurovision Song Contest that year. In the voting, they received not less than 5 "douze points" from the other 18 countries. Finally the brothers were victorious, with a total of 145 points - 8 points ahead of Ireland.[1] Sweden had won exactly 10 years earlier, then represented by ABBA.

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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