Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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The Swedish National Final was held on the 27th of February 1982 in Gothenburg, Sweden
. Hosted by tv and radio presenter Fredrik Belfrage
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in a group called 'Sweet 'n' Chips'. Kikki Danielsson had previously came joint 1st in the Swedish 1978 National Final
but lost out on a tie-break and previously came 4th in the group Chips in 1980
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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...
. Hosted by tv and radio presenter Fredrik Belfrage
Fredrik Belfrage
Fredrik Belfrage is a Swedish TV and radio presenter. He is the son of the dentist Åke Belfrage and Vera Maria, born Vange ....
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National final
The 10 songs were reduced to 5 finalists, which were then voted on by 9 regional juries. Cips formed by Elisabeth Andreasson and Kikki Danielsson had both previously come 2nd in the Swedish 1981 National FinalSweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Sweden chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 in the national selection Melodifestivalen 1981. After a tight race, the winner was a song called Fångad i en dröm, which was performed by Björn Skifs...
in a group called 'Sweet 'n' Chips'. Kikki Danielsson had previously came joint 1st in the Swedish 1978 National Final
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
For the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, Sweden held a national final called Melodifestivalen 1978. The winner, and representant was Det blir alltid värre framåt natten, sung by Björn Skifs, and written and composed by Peter Himmelstrand....
but lost out on a tie-break and previously came 4th in the group Chips in 1980
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
For the 25th Eurovision Song Contest, the Swedish entry was chosen in the national selection Melodifestivalen 1980. Tomas Ledin won with the song Just nu!, which he had written himself....
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Informal translation | Votes | Place |
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| 1 | Little Gerhard and Yvonne Olsson | "Hand i hand med dig" | Hand in Hand With You | - | - |
| 2 | Lena Ericsson | "Någonting har hänt" | Something Has Happened | 29 | 2 |
| 3 | Chattanooga | "Hallå hela pressen" | Attention All Press | 28 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlie Hillson | "Då kommer min ängel" | Then My Angel Comes | - | - |
| 5 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Kärleken lever" | Love is Alive | 25 | 5 |
| 6 | Annika Rydell and Lars Westman | "Här har du din morgondag" | Here is Your Tomorrow | - | - |
| 7 | Liza Öhman | "Hey-hi-ho" | - | 33 | 3 |
| 8 | Shanes | "Fender - 62" | Guitar - 62 | - | - |
| 9 | Maria Wickman | "Dags att börja om igen" | Time to Start All Over Again | - | - |
| 10 | Chips | "Dag efter dag Dag Efter Dag "Dag efter dag" is a song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The pop and country group Chips won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with the song, which was sung by Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreasson. Chips finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982... " |
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