Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song Fångad i en dröm, written by Björn Skifs and Bengt Palmers, and performed by Skifs himself. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1981. Skifs had previously represented Sweden in 1978.
Sweden| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) | |||
| Country | Sweden | |||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1981 | |||
| Selection date | 21 February 1981 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Fångad i en dröm" | |||
| Artist | Björn Skifs | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 50 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1981
Melodifestivalen 1981 was the selection for the 21st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 20th 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 Cirkus in Stockholm on 21 February 1981, presented by Janne Loffe Carlsson and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. It was the second time that Lasse Holm and Kikki Danielsson had been beaten into second place by Björn Skifs, after 1978.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Janne Lucas Persson | "Rocky Mountain" |
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50 | 3 |
| 2 | Anders Glenmark | "Det är mitt liv - det är jag" | Anders Glenmark | 41 | 4 |
| 3 | Kicki Moberg | "Men natten är vår" | 28 | 5 | |
| 4 | Björn Skifs | "Fångad i en dröm" |
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59 | 1 |
| 5 | Sweets 'n' Chips | "God morgon" | 53 | 2 |
| R/O | Song | Falun |
Gothenburg |
Karlstad |
Luleå |
Malmö |
Norrköping |
Sundsvall |
Umeå |
Växjö |
Örebro |
Stockholm |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rocky Mountain" | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 2 | "Det är mitt liv - det är jag" | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | "Men natten är vår" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | "Fångad i en dröm" | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 59 |
| 5 | "God morgon" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 53 |
At Eurovision
At the contest, this year held in Dublin, Ireland, Sweden was drawn #20, at the very end of the start field. The song earned maximum points from France and 10 points from Germany, and finally ended up 10th with 50 points.[1]
Voting
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