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Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Participating broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1987
Selection date(s)21 February 1987
Selected artist(s)Lotta Engberg
Selected song"Boogaloo"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Mikael Wendt
  • Christer Lundh
Finals performance
Final result12th, 50 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1986 1987 1988►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Boogaloo", composed by Mikael Wendt, with lyrics by Christer Lundh, and performed by Lotta Engberg. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1987.

The original lyrics of the song, including its title "Fyra Bugg och en Coca-Cola", with which it won the Melodifestivalen, were changed for Eurovision at the request of the European Broadcasting Union, as two trademarks were mentioned.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1987

Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,502 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg on 21 February 1987, was presented by Fredrik Belfrage and broadcast on TV1 and was not broadcast on radio. The winning song's lyrics –and title– were changed for the Eurovision Song Contest as it mentioned two trademarks: chewing gum brand Bugg and soft drink brand Coca-Cola.

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Sound of Music "Alexandra" Peter Grönvall, Angelique Widengren, Nanne Nordqvist 44 4th
2 Annica Jonsson "Nya illusioner" Mikael Wendt och Christer Lundh - -
3 Cyndee Peters "När morgonstjärnan brinner" Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist, Ingela 'Pling' Forsman 46 3rd
4 Paul Sahlin and Anne Kihlström "Ung och evig" Paul Sahlin, Alf Brink - -
5 Jan-Eric Karlzon "Flyktingen" Jan-Eric Karlzon, Kenth Larsson - -
6 Baden-Baden "Leva livet" Anders Nylander, Margareta Karlsson - -
7 Arja Saijonmaa "Högt över havet" Lasse Holm 58 2nd
8 Robert Wells "Sommarnatt" Göran Folkestad, Jan-Olov Ståhl - -
9 Style "Hand i hand" Christer Sandelin, Tommy Ekman 29 6th
10 Lena Philipsson "Dansa i neon" Tim Norell, Peo Thyrén, Ola Håkansson 43 5th
11 Anna Book "Det finns en morgondag" Jan Askelind, Ingela 'Pling' Forsman - -
12 Lotta Engberg "Fyra Bugg och en Coca Cola" Mikael Wendt, Christer Lundh 59 1st

Voting

Song 15–20 20–25 25–30 30–35 35–40 40–45 45–50 50–55 55–60 Total
"Alexandra" 10 1 10 6 8 4 2 1 2 44
"När morgonstjärnan brinner" 6 10 4 4 1 1 8 6 6 46
"Högt över havet" 8 2 2 8 6 8 10 10 4 58
"Hand i hand" 1 8 1 2 2 6 4 4 1 29
"Dansa i neon" 4 4 8 10 4 2 1 2 8 43
"Fyra Bugg och en Coca Cola" 2 6 6 1 10 10 6 8 10 59

At Eurovision

As the song mentioned the trademark brands Coca-Cola and the Swedish chewing gum Bugg, the European Broadcasting Union demanded that the lyrics be changed before the Eurovision final, so the song was renamed "Boogaloo". It was drawn to perform at start position 12. After the voting, Sweden had received 50 points and finished in 12th place (out of 22). This was the worst placement for Sweden in eight years.

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden
Score Country
12 points  Israel
10 points
8 points  Iceland
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points  Turkey
1 point  Belgium
Points awarded by Sweden
Score Country
12 points  Ireland
10 points  Norway
8 points  Denmark
7 points  Germany
6 points  Greece
5 points  United Kingdom
4 points  Israel
3 points  Finland
2 points  Cyprus
1 point  Italy

References

  1. "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Melodifestivalen
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Amour, amour"
  • "Aspro mavro"
  • "Boogaloo"
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  • "Hægt og hljótt"
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  • "Ja sam za ples"
  • "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
  • "En lille melodi"
  • "Mitt liv"
  • "Moitié, moitié"
  • "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
  • "Neste barco à vela"
  • "No estás solo"
  • "Nur noch Gefühl"
  • "Only the Light"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Shir Habatlanim"
  • "Soldiers of Love"
  • "Stop"
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