Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Sweden in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Participating broadcaster	Sveriges Radio (SR)
Country	Sweden
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 1967
Selection date	24 February 1967
Competing entry
Song	"Som en dröm"
Artist	Östen Warnerbring
Songwriters	Marcus Österdahl; Curt Peterson; Patrice Hellberg;
Placement
Final result	8th, 7 points
Participation chronology

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 to the present day.

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

At Eurovision

The entry finished 8th out of 17.

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden^[1]
Score	Country
2 points	Ireland Norway
1 point	Finland Portugal Yugoslavia

Points awarded by Sweden^[1]
Score	Country
4 points	France
2 points	Ireland
1 point	Germany Monaco Norway United Kingdom

References

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

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

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Artists	ABBA Afro-dite The Ark Arvingarna Alice Babs Robin Bengtsson Anna Bergendahl Inger Berggren Lars Berghagen Marie Bergman Christer Björkman Brita Borg Carola Chips Kikki Danielsson The Dolls Edin-Ådahl Lotta Engberg Malena Ernman Fame Family Four Forbes Frans Friends Ted Gärdestad Claes-Göran Hederström Herreys Lasse Holm Benjamin Ingrosso Cornelia Jakobs Jan Johansen Jill Johnson KAJ Tommy Körberg Tomas Ledin Lill-Babs Lill Lindfors Loreen John Lundvik Siw Malmkvist ~~The Mamas~~ Marcus & Martinus Sanna Nielsen Tommy Nilsson The Nova One More Time Charlotte Perrelli Lena Philipsson Roger Pontare Eric Saade Björn Skifs Martin Stenmarck Robin Stjernberg Svante Thuresson Monica Törnell Tusse Östen Warnerbring Ingvar Wixell Måns Zelmerlöw Monica Zetterlund
Songs	"Absent Friend" "Alla andra får varann" "April, april" "Augustin" "Bara bada bastu" "Bara hon älskar mig" "Beatles" "Boogaloo" "Bra vibrationer" "Dag efter dag" "Dance You Off" "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" "Eloise" "En dag" "En gång i Stockholm" "Euphoria" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Fångad i en dröm" "Främling" "Give Me Your Love" "Härliga sommardag" "Hero" "Heroes" "Hold Me Closer" "I Can't Go On" "I morgon är en annan dag" "If I Were Sorry" "Invincible" "It Hurts" "Jennie, Jennie" "Judy, min vän" "Just nu!" "Kärleken är" "Las Vegas" "Lilla stjärna" "Listen to Your Heartbeat" ~~"Move"~~ "Never Let It Go" "Nygammal vals" "Popular" "Satellit" "Se på mej" "Sol och vår" "Som en dröm" "Som en vind" "Stad i ljus" "Stjärnorna" "Take Me to Your Heaven" "Tattoo" "This Is My Life" "Too Late for Love" "Undo" "Unforgettable" "Den vilda" "Vita vidder" "Voices" "La Voix" "Waterloo" "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" "The Worrying Kind" "You" "You're Summer"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries	Austria Belgium Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Minouche Barelli Inge Brück Noëlle Cordier Sean Dunphy Fredi Géraldine Peter Horten Vicky Leandros Lado Leskovar Eduardo Nascimento Louis Neefs Raphael Sandie Shaw Kirsti Sparboe Thérèse Steinmetz Claudio Villa Östen Warnerbring
Songs	"L'amour est bleu" "Anouschka" "Boum-Badaboum" "Dukkemann" "Hablemos del amor" "If I Could Choose" "Ik heb zorgen" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "Non andare più lontano" "Puppet on a String" "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?" "Ring-dinge-ding" "Som en dröm" "Varjoon – suojaan" "O vento mudou" "Vse rože sveta" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt"