Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) | |||
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1995 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 February 1995 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jan Johansen | |||
| Selected song | "Se på mig" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 100 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Se på mig", composed by Håkan Almqvist and Bobby Ljunggren, with lyrics by Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and performed by Jan Johansen. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1995.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1995
Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the Malmö Musikteater in Malmö on 24 February 1995, presented by Pernilla Månsson Colt and broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,646,000 people.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrika Bornemark and Göran Rudbo | "Jag tror på dig" | Dan Bornemark, Ulrika Bornemark | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jessica Pilnäs | "Jag ger dig allt" | Christer Lundh, Mikael Wendt | Advanced |
| 3 | Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl | "Om du inte tror mig" | John Ekedahl | Advanced |
| 4 | Jan Johansen | "Se på mig" | Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist | Advanced |
| 5 | Björn Hedström | "Du är drömmen jag drömt" | Anders Börjesson | Eliminated |
| 6 | Arvingarna | "Bo Diddley" | Lasse Holm, Gert Lengstrand | Eliminated |
| 7 | Tina Leijonberg and Monica Silverstrand | "Himmel på vår jord" | Per Andréasson | Eliminated |
| 8 | Nick Borgen | "Joanna" | Stephan Berg | Eliminated |
| 9 | Cecilia Vennersten | "Det vackraste" | Nanne Grönvall, Maria Rådsten, Peter Grönvall | Advanced |
| 10 | Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark, Michael Stolt and Simon Ådahl | "Följ dina drömmar" | Per Andréasson, Anders Dannvik | Advanced |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Pilnäs | "Jag ger dig allt" | 45 | 3 |
| 2 | Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl | "Om du inte tror mig" | 31 | 4 |
| 3 | Jan Johansen | "Se på mig" | 64 | 1 |
| 4 | Cecilia Vennersten | "Det vackraste" | 61 | 2 |
| 5 | Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark, Michael Stolt and Simon Ådahl | "Följ dina drömmar" | 30 | 5 |
| Song | Luleå |
Örebro |
Umeå |
Norrköping |
Falun |
Karlstad |
Sundsvall |
Växjö |
Stockholm |
Gothenburg |
Malmö |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Jag ger dig allt" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 45 |
| "Om du inte tror mig" | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| "Se på mig" | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 64 |
| "Det vackraste" | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 61 |
| "Följ dina drömmar" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Johansen performed 18th, following Cyprus and following Denmark. One of the favourites to win, it finished in 3rd place with 100 points.[1]
Voting
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References
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.