Melodifestivalen 1975
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Melodifestivalen
1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden
at the Eurovision Song Contest
. It was the 15th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT
for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1
but was not broadcast on radio.
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. It was the 15th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1
SVT1
SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
but was not broadcast on radio.
Results
| # | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landslaget | "Den gamla jukeboxen" | Lasse Lindbom | 47 | 7th |
| 2 | Nils-Åke Runesson | "Oh, Juicy" | Nils-Åke Runesson | 25 | 10th |
| 3 | Ann-Christine Bärnsten | "Skall vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård?" | Little Gerhard, Börje Carlsson | 30 | 9th |
| 4 | Hadar Kronberg with Glenmarks | "Lady Antoinette" | Hadar Kronberg | 48 | 6th |
| 5 | Lasse Berghagen Lasse Berghagen Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen is a Swedish singer, songwriter, composer and actor.Berghagen is a well known singer-songwriter in Sweden. He released his first record in 1965, aged just 19. Four years later, in 1969, he released the single Teddybjörnen Fredriksson , which has become a classic... |
"Jennie, Jennie" | Lasse Berghagen | 117 | 1st |
| 6 | Ted Gärdestad Ted Gärdestad Ted Gärdestad , internationally known as Ted Gardestad, Ted Gaerdestad or just Ted was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.-Early career:... |
"Rockin' 'n' Reelin'" | Ted Gärdestad, Kenneth Gärdestad | 47 | 7th |
| 7 | Svenne & Lotta Svenne & Lotta Svenne & Lotta is a pop duo with Svenne Hedlund and Lotta Hedlund. They met in 1967, when Svenne Hedlund was the vocalist in the band Hep Stars. Charlotte Walker, which was Lotta Hedlund's name at that time, toured Sweden with the all-girl American trio The Sherrys... |
"Bang en boomerang Bang en boomerang "Bang-A-Boomerang" is a song by ABBA, first released by Svenne & Lotta . The track was first recorded as a demo with English lyrics in September 1974 by the ABBA musicians for their forthcoming eponymous album ABBA... " |
Benny Andersson Benny Andersson Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!... , Björn Ulvaeus Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!... , Stig Anderson Stig Anderson Stig 'Stikkan' Erik Leopold Anderson was born in Hova, Sweden, and is best known as the manager of the pop group ABBA.- Polar Music:Anderson was the founder of the Polar Music record label in 1963... |
84 | 3rd |
| 8 | Björn Skifs Björn Skifs Björn Nils Olof Skifs is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.Björn Skifs formed his first musical group Slam Creepers’ in 1963. Slam Creepers’ split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus, in 1972. As Blue Swede, the band had a #1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1974... |
"Michelangelo (Men så svara då)" | Bengt Palmers, Björn Skifs Björn Skifs Björn Nils Olof Skifs is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.Björn Skifs formed his first musical group Slam Creepers’ in 1963. Slam Creepers’ split in 1969 and Skifs went on to form a new band, Blåblus, in 1972. As Blue Swede, the band had a #1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1974... |
55 | 5th |
| 9 | Göran Fristorp | "Som min vän" | Göran Fristorp | 59 | 4th |
| 10 | Gimmicks | "Sången lär ha vingar" | Bo Sylvén, Bo Carlgren | 93 | 2nd |
Juries
| Song | Luleå Luleå - Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden.... |
Falun Falun Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County... |
Karlstad Karlstad Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants... |
Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
Umeå Umeå - Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport... |
Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... |
Norrköping Norrköping Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest... |
Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
Växjö Växjö Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Den gamla jukeboxen | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 10 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Oh, Juicy | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Skall vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård? | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Lady Antoinette | 7 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 48 | ||||||
| Jennie, Jennie | 14 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 117 | |
| Rockin' 'n' Reeling | 3 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 47 | ||||||||
| Bang en boomerang | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 84 | ||||
| Michelangelo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 55 | ||||
| Som min vän | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 59 | |||||||||
| Sången lär ha vingar | 9 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 93 |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1975Eurovision Song Contest 1975The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the contest hosted by SR and held in Stockholm, Sweden. The arena for the event was the newly built Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö in southern Stockholm. ABBA's victory in Brighton the previous year gave Sweden the right to host the...
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song ContestSweden in the Eurovision Song ContestSweden has participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since their debut in 1958. Since 1959, the Swedish representative has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. Three times – 1964, 1970, and 1976 – Sweden didn't participate...
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975Thanks to ABBA's victory the preceding year, Sweden hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1975. Their entry was chosen in Melodifestivalen 1975, and the winner was last year's runner up, Lasse Berghagen with the song Jennie, Jennie, which he had written and composed himself.At the ESC final in...