Melodifestivalen 1988
Encyclopedia
| Date: | 27 February 1988 |
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| Presenters: | Bengt Grafström |
| Venue: | Malmö Stadsteater, 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... |
| Viewing figures (approx): | 4,464,000 |
| Voting: | Regional juries |
| Winner: | Stad i ljus performed by Tommy Körberg Tommy Körberg Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess... |
| Winner's result at Eurovision 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... : |
Twelfth place |
Melodifestivalen
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...
1988 was the selection for the 28th 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 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1100 songs were submitted to 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 TV2
SVT2
SVT2, until 1996 TV2, is one of two television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden. It was started by Sveriges Radio in 1969. SVT2 is generally more specialist, compared to SVT1.-History:...
and was not broadcast on radio.
Results
| # | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Karin Ljung & Michael Nannini | Säg är det sant? | Karin Ljung, Michael Nannini | ||
| 2 | Uffe Persson | Nästa weekend | Ingela 'Pling' Forsman Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är... , Lasse Holm Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters... |
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| 3 | All Of A Sudden All of a Sudden All of a Sudden was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fifth album, released in 1982. It was his first of three albums with Geffen Records.-Track listing:All tracks written by John Hiatt, except where noted#"I Look for Love" – 3:34... |
Dansa med vindarna | Paul Kvanta, Fredrik Möller | 26 | 5th |
| 4 | Billy Gezon | Måndag i mitt liv | Ulf Nordquist | ||
| 5 | Haakon Pedersen Haakon Pedersen Haakon Pedersen was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished fifth in the 500 metres competition.... |
Bang, en explosion | Monica Forsberg Monica Forsberg Monica Yvonne Forsberg is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen in 1983 and 1985... , Bertil Engh |
33 | 4th |
| 6 | Annica Burman | I en ding ding värld | Bruno Glenmark, Lars Andersson | 19 | 6th |
| 7 | Sten Nilsson & Nilsonettes | Kärlek är... | Monica Forsberg Monica Forsberg Monica Yvonne Forsberg is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen in 1983 and 1985... , Ebbe Nilsson, Sten Nilsson, Vidar Alsterberg |
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| 8 | Lena Philipsson Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:... |
Om igen Om igen "Om igen", written by Ingela 'Pling' Forsman och Bobby Ljunggren, is a ballad in Swedish, performed by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1988. "Om igen" finished second.The single peaked at #10 at the Swedish singles chart... |
Ingela 'Pling' Forsman Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är... , Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... |
55 | 2nd |
| 9 | Siw Malmkvist Siw Malmkvist Siw "Siwan" Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist is a Swedish singer who is popular in Scandinavia and Germany... |
Det är kärlek | Susanne Wigforss, Jonas Warnerbring | ||
| 10 | Paul Rein Paul Rein Paul Rein is a leading Swedish songwriter based in Stockholm. He was also a singer in the 1980's. He released italo disco singles such as "Lady-O", "Hold Back Your Love", "Stop " and "Touch in the late 80's".... |
Bara du och jag | Paul Rein | ||
| 11 | Tommy Körberg Tommy Körberg Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess... |
Stad i ljus Stad i ljus "Stad i ljus" is a ballad, which was the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1988 winning song and entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, where it finished 12th. The song was written by Py Bäckman performed by Tommy Körberg.... |
Py Bäckman Py Bäckman Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica.-Career:... |
84 | 1st |
| 12 | Lotta Engberg Lotta Engberg -External links:* *... with Triple & Touch Triple & Touch Triple & Touch is a song and entertainment duo from Gothenburg, Sweden, consisting of Ken Wennerholm and Göran Rudbo... |
100% | Monica Forsberg Monica Forsberg Monica Yvonne Forsberg is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen in 1983 and 1985... , Torgny Söderberg Torgny Söderberg Sten Torgny Söderberg is a Swedish songwriter. He has worked a lot together with Lena Philipsson and written schlager songs such as 100%, Kärleken är evig and Diggi-loo diggi-ley. Diggi-loo diggi-ley won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1984 and even the Eurovision Song Contest 1984.- References :... |
47 | 3rd |
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.... |
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.... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
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... |
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... |
Total |
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| Dansa med vindarna | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| Bang, en explosion | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| I en ding ding värld | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Om igen | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 55 |
| Stad i ljus | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 84 |
| 100% | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 47 |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1988Eurovision Song Contest 1988The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1988 in Dublin. The presenters were Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca...
- 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 1988Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988In order to choose an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, Sweden held a national selection, namely Melodifestivalen 1988. The runaway winner was the ballad "Stad i ljus" sung by Tommy Körberg, who also had represented Sweden at the 1969 contest. This time his song was written by Py Bäckman...