Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Participating broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1990
Selection date(s)9 March 1990
Selected artist(s)Edin-Ådahl
Selected song"Som en vind"
Selected songwriter(s)Mikael Wendt
Finals performance
Final result16th, 24 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1989 1990 1991►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Som en vind", written by Mikael Wendt, and performed by the band Edin-Ådahl. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1990.

Before Eurovision

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Melodifestivalen 1990

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Melodifestivalen 1990 was the contest for selection of the 30th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 29th time that this method of picking a song had been used. 1,223 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the Rondo in Gothenburg on 9 March 1990, presented by Carin Hjulström and was broadcast on TV2 but not on radio. The show was watched by 5,964,000 people, the biggest recorded audience for the competition (74.1% of Sweden's 1990 population).

Edin-Ådahl won the Melodifestivalen with the song "Som en vind", written by Mikael Wendt, and beating 1983 representative Carola Häggkvist to second place.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Elisabeth Andreasson "Jag ser en stjärna falla" Peter Stedt 53 7th
2 Peter Jöback "En sensation" Christer Lundh, Mikael Wendt 43 9th
3 Lizette Pålsson "Sången över havet" Hans Skoog, Martin Klaman 56 6th
4 N'Gang "Vi vill ha värme" Mikael Erlandsson, Robert Ardin, Peter Andersson, Niklas Börjesson, Lars Sandrén 73 5th
5 Lotta Engberg "En gång till" Christer Lundh, Mikael Wendt 49 8th
6 Lisbet Jagedal "Varje natt" Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Lasse Holm 76 3rd
7 Loa Falkman "Symfonin" Elisabeth Lord, Tommy Gunnarsson 30 10th
8 Carola Häggkvist "Mitt i ett äventyr" Stephan Berg 84 2nd
9 Edin-Ådahl "Som en vind" Mikael Wendt 99 1st
10 Sofia Källgren "Handen på hjärtat" Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Lasse Holm 75 4th

Voting

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Song
Malmö
Luleå
Umeå
Sundsvall
Falun
Karlstad
Örebro
Stockholm
Norrköping
Växjö
Gothenburg
Total
"Jag ser en stjärna falla" 6 1 3 8 1 7 2 8 2 3 12 53
"En sensation" 5 4 1 1 4 1 6 4 7 6 4 43
"Sången över havet" 3 5 6 6 5 8 7 5 1 8 2 56
"Vi vill ha värme" 12 12 12 3 2 5 4 1 10 2 10 73
"En gång till" 2 3 7 12 3 4 3 3 5 4 3 49
"Varje natt" 4 10 8 10 6 6 8 6 8 5 5 76
"Symphonin" 1 2 2 4 10 2 1 2 4 1 1 30
"Mitt i ett äventyr" 8 8 4 2 12 10 12 7 6 7 8 84
"Som en vind" 10 6 5 5 8 12 10 12 12 12 7 99
"Handen på hjärtat" 7 7 10 7 7 3 5 10 3 10 6 75

At Eurovision

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At the contest Sweden performed 18th, following Ireland and preceding Italy. At the close of the voting they had received 24 points, being placed 16th of 22 countries competing.[1]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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