Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
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Sweden
chose their entry for Eurovision Song Contest 1973
in a national final called Melodifestivalen 1973
. One of the competitors was a group of those who would later be the members of ABBA
, but they only finished 3rd. Instead, the winner was the song Sommaren som aldrig säger nej (The summer which never says no) with the group Malta. They had, to avoid confusion, change their name to "Nova
and The Dolls". The song was translated into English and got the name You're Summer
.
The song's lyrics were written by Lars Forsell, and it was composed by Monica and Carl-Axel Dominique.
The contest was held in Luxembourg
and Sweden was drawn into spot 12. They finished 5th (out of 17).
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....
chose their entry for Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. The language rule forcing countries to enter songs sung in any of their national languages was dropped, so performers from some countries sang in English....
in a national final called Melodifestivalen 1973
Melodifestivalen 1973
Melodifestivalen 1973 was the selection for the 14th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 13th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition...
. One of the competitors was a group of those who would later be the members of ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
, but they only finished 3rd. Instead, the winner was the song Sommaren som aldrig säger nej (The summer which never says no) with the group Malta. They had, to avoid confusion, change their name to "Nova
Nova
A nova is a cataclysmic nuclear explosion in a star caused by the accretion of hydrogen on to the surface of a white dwarf star, which ignites and starts nuclear fusion in a runaway manner...
and The Dolls". The song was translated into English and got the name You're Summer
You're Summer
"You're Summer" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in English by Claes af Geijerstam and Göran Fristorp as Nova....
.
The song's lyrics were written by Lars Forsell, and it was composed by Monica and Carl-Axel Dominique.
The contest was held in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
and Sweden was drawn into spot 12. They finished 5th (out of 17).