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Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Participating broadcasterSveriges Radio (SR)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1967
Selection date(s)24 February 1967
Selected artist(s)Östen Warnerbring
Selected song"Som en dröm"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result8th, 7 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1966 • 1967 • 1968►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Som en dröm", written by Marcus Österdahl, Curt Peterson, and Patrice Hellberg, and performed by Östen Warnerbring. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through a national final. The national final was named "Melodifestivalen" for the first time, the name still in use as of 2024.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1967

Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the eighth time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. Approximately 1,800 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 24 February 1967, hosted by Maud Husberg and broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but it was not broadcast on radio.

Draw Artist Song Songwriters Place Points
1 Towa Carson "Vem frågar vinden?" Inger Berggren 5th 11
2 Rolf Berg "Ren vals" Charlie Norman, Björn Lindroth 3rd 14
3 Marianne Kock "Men vore du endast en visa" Lennart Sjöberg, Carl-Olof Bergström 8th 3
4 Östen Warnerbring "En valsfan" Gunnar Svensson, Hans Alfredson, Tage Danielsson 2nd 20
5 Ann-Louise Hanson "Christina dansar" Åke Hallgren 7th 4
6 Svante Thuresson "Förlåt min vän" Johnny Carlsson 9th 2
7 Towa Carson "Alla har glömt" Peter Himmelstrand 3rd 14
8 Sten Nilsson "Svart-Olas polska" Åke Hallgren 6th 8
9 Ann-Louise Hanson "Sjungas till sömns" Mats Berthold, May-Brith Matson 10th 0
10 Östen Warnerbring "Som en dröm" Curt Peterson, Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg 1st 24

At Eurovision

The entry finished 8th out of 17.

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden
Score Country
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Sweden
Score Country
4 points  France
2 points  Ireland
1 point

References

  1. ^ "Results of the Final of Vienna 1967". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 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 1967
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