Sweden was represented at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was the 42nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 3 May 1997 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ) and presented by C ...

with the song "", written by

Stephan Berg Stephan Berg (born 11 February 1957) is a Swedish composer and songwriter. He was the writer of the Carola song Fångad av en stormvind, which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991. He also wrote and composed the song '' Bara hon älskar mig'' ...

, and performed by Blond. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through 1997.

Before Eurovision

1997

1997 was the selection for the 37th song to represent at the

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. It was the 36th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,229 songs were submitted to (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the SVT Studios in

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on 8 March 1997, presented by

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and was broadcast on

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and

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's P3 network. The show was watched by 2,965,000 people. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries, being "Bara hon älskar mig" performed by Blond. It was written and composed by

At Eurovision

Blond performed 16th on the night of the contest and received 36 points, placing 14th.

Voting

References

External links

Melodifestivalen 1997
on {{Eurovision Song Contest 1997

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

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