Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972
| Eurovision Song Contest 1972 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Sveriges Radio (SR) | |||
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1972 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 12 February 1972 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Family Four | |||
| Selected song | "Härliga sommardag" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Håkan Elmquist | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 75 points | |||
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Härliga sommardag", written by Håkan Elmquist, and performed by Family Four. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1972. Family Four had already represented Sweden at the 1971 contest.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1972
Melodifestivalen 1972 was the selection for the 13th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 12th time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. Approximately 1,000 songs were submitted to SR for the competition.[citation needed] The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 12 February 1972, presented by Gunilla Marcus and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Östen Warnerbring | "Sån e' du sån e' jag" | Peter Himmelstrand | 2nd | 17 |
| 2 | Sylvia Vrethammar | "Din egen melodi" | Peter Himmelstrand | 10th | 1 |
| 3 | Cornelis Vreeswijk | "Önskar du mig, så önskar jag dig" | Cornelis Vreeswijk | 6th | 8 |
| 4 | Family Four | "Härliga sommardag" | Håkan Elmquist | 1st | 24 |
| 5 | Kisa Magnusson | "Kär och sisådär" | Peter Himmelstrand | 5th | 9 |
| 6 | Lena Andersson | "Säg det med en sång" | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson | 3rd | 12 |
| 7 | Björn Skifs | "Andra kan väl också se" | Anders Henriksson, Claes Dieden, Bo Carlgren | 9th | 4 |
| 8 | Kjerstin Dellert | "Kärlek behöver inga ord" | Curt Peterson, Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg | 4th | 10 |
| 9 | Tomas Ledin | "Då ska jag spela" | Tomas Ledin | 8th | 6 |
| 10 | Monica Zetterlund | "Krama mig och dansa" | Tommy Körberg, Lars Nordlander | 6th | 8 |
At Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, "Härliga sommardag" finished 13th (out of 18).[1]
Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated in the Grand Hall of Edinburgh Castle.[2] The Swedish jury members were Titti Sjöblom and Arne Domnérus.[3]
Voting
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References
- ^ "Final of Edinburgh 1972". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2014). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Two: The 1970s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. pp. 60, 89. ISBN 978-1-84583-093-9.
- ^ Thorsson, Leif; Verhage, Martin (2006). Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna (in Swedish). Stockholm: Premium Publishing. pp. 94–95. ISBN 91-89136-29-2.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Edinburgh 1972". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.