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Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Participating broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1993
Selection date(s)5 March 1993
Selected artist(s)Arvingarna
Selected song"Eloise"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result7th, 89 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Eloise", composed by Lasse Holm, with lyrics by Gert Lengstrand, and performed by the dansband Arvingarna. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1993.

At Eurovision, Sweden performed 13th, following France and preceding Ireland. As the close of the voting, they had finished 7th in a field of 25 with 89 points.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1993

Melodifestivalen 1993 was the selection for the 33rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 32nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1569 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg on 5 March 1993, presented by Triple & Touch and was broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The show was watched by 4,284,000 people, with a total of 166,045 votes cast.

The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. After the juries had selected 5 songs for a "super final", it was revealed that the TV viewers would choose the winner by regional televoting. However, the voting became a bit repetitive, and televoting was not re-introduced until six years later when it was combined with regional juries.

The winner was the dansband Arvingarna with the song "Eloise".

First Round – 5 March 1993
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 N.E.O. "Högt i det blå" Dan Ådahl Eliminated
2 Monica Silverstrand "Vågornas sång" Per Andréasson, Anders Dannvik Advanced
3 Lena Pålsson "Sjunde himlen" Stephan Berg Advanced
4 Patrick Swahn "På vingar av kärlek" Kjell-Åke Norén Eliminated
5 Nick Borgen "We Are All the Winners" Nick Borgen Advanced
6 Christer Björkman "Välkommen till livet" Mikael Bolyos, Örjan Strandberg Eliminated
7 Pernilla Emme "I dina ögon" Per Andréasson, Anders Dannvik Advanced
8 Richard Carlsohn "Ge mig din hand" Martin Klaman, Hans Skoog Eliminated
9 Tina Leijonberg "Närmare dig" Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Håkan Mjörnheim Eliminated
10 Arvingarna "Eloise" Gert Lengstrand, Lasse Holm Advanced
Second Round – 5 March 1993
Draw Artist Song Televotes Points Place
1 Monica Silverstrand "Vågornas sång" 8,883 8 5
2 Lena Pålsson "Sjunde himlen" 11,405 13 4
3 Nick Borgen "We Are All the Winners" 57,498 42 2
4 Pernilla Emme "I dina ögon" 17,341 28 3
5 Arvingarna "Eloise" 70,918 56 1
Detailed Regional Televoting
Song Malmö Växjö Norrköping Stockholm Falun Luleå Gothenburg Total
Votes Points Votes Points Votes Points Votes Points Votes Points Votes Points Votes Points Votes Points
"Vågornas sång" 1,740 1 1,290 1 946 2 1,503 1 518 1 1,239 1 1,647 1 8,883 8
"Sjunde himlen" 2,182 2 2,166 2 941 1 1,614 2 767 2 1,674 2 2,061 2 11,405 13
"We Are All the Winners" 11,601 6 9,093 6 5,573 6 9,065 6 3,506 6 6,963 6 11,697 6 57,498 42
"I dina ögon" 2,988 4 2,549 4 1,736 4 3,064 4 1,003 4 1,968 4 4,033 4 17,341 28
"Eloise" 12,349 8 9,716 8 6,705 8 11,695 8 4,419 8 9,101 8 16,933 8 70,918 56

At Eurovision

Arvingarna performed thirteenth at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, following France's "Mama Corsica" performed by Patrick Fiori and preceding Ireland's "In Your Eyes" performed by Niamh Kavanagh. Their performance was jaunty and colorful, with the boys standing on stage in blue suits. The conductor was Curt-Eric Holmquist. While perhaps not particularly modern, it was still very catchy, and the juries awarded it 7th place with 89 points, thereby ensuring that Sweden had qualified for the following year's contest under the newly introduced relegation system. The Swedish jury awarded their twelve points to eventual contest-winners Ireland.

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points  Slovenia
5 points  Luxembourg
4 points  Portugal
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Sweden
Score Country
12 points  Ireland
10 points  United Kingdom
8 points  France
7 points  Iceland
6 points   Switzerland
5 points  Netherlands
4 points  Malta
3 points  Slovenia
2 points  Portugal
1 point  Denmark

References

  1. "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Melodifestivalen
Participation
Artists
Songs
Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Countries
Final
Qualification
Artists
Final
Qualification
Songs
Final
  • "Alle mine tankar"
  • "Better the Devil You Know"
  • "A cidade (até ser dia)"
  • "Donne-moi une chance"
  • "Don't Ever Cry"
  • "Ellada, hora tou fotos"
  • "Eloise"
  • "Esmer Yarim"
  • "Hombres"
  • "Iemand als jij"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Mama Corsica"
  • "Maria Magdalena"
  • "Mi stamatas"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Shiru"
  • "Sole d'Europa"
  • "Sva bol svijeta"
  • "Þá veistu svarið"
  • "Tih deževen dan"
  • "This Time"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Under stjernerne på himlen"
  • "Viel zu weit"
  • "Vrede"
Qualification
  • "Amnestia na neveru"
  • "Árva reggel"
  • "Muretut meelt ja südametuld"
  • "Nu pleca"
Melodifestivalen
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