Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
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Sweden
entered the Eurovision Song Contest
, held in Dublin, Ireland
. Sveriges Television
continued to use the Melodifestivalen
contest to select the Swedish entry. Melodifestivalen 1994
was held on 12 March 1994, where the winner was decided by 11 regional juries.
The winner was "Stjärnorna
" (The Stars), sung by Marie Bergman
and Roger Pontare
.
Berrgman and Pontare opened the contest, singing 1st of 25 countries, preceding Finland
. At the close of the voting they had received 48 points, placing 13th.
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....
entered 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...
, held in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. Sveriges Television
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...
continued to use the 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...
contest to select the Swedish entry. Melodifestivalen 1994
Melodifestivalen 1994
Melodifestivalen 1994 was the selection for the 34th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 33rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1560 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
was held on 12 March 1994, where the winner was decided by 11 regional juries.
The winner was "Stjärnorna
Stjärnorna
"Stjärnorna" was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, composed by Peter Bertilsson and Mikael Littwold and sung by Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare....
" (The Stars), sung by Marie Bergman
Marie Bergman
Marie Bergman , 1950 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer. Between 1969 and 1972, she was a member in the pop group Family Four, which represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 and 1972. She started her solo career in 1974. She has during the years released 13 own-written records and 2...
and Roger Pontare
Roger Pontare
Fred Roger Pontare is a Swedish musician. He currently lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County....
.
Berrgman and Pontare opened the contest, singing 1st of 25 countries, preceding Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. At the close of the voting they had received 48 points, placing 13th.
Melodifestivalen 1994
- For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1994Melodifestivalen 1994Melodifestivalen 1994 was the selection for the 34th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 33rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1560 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
.Draw Artist Song Points Place 1 Tina Röklander "Kom och dela min hemlighet" 21 4th 2 Nick Borgen "Små minnen av dig" 21 4th 3 Perikles "Vill du resa til månen med mig" - - 4 Gladys del Pilar "Det vackraste jag vet" 62 2nd 5 Tiffany "Håll om mig ikväll" - - 6 Marie Bergman Marie BergmanMarie Bergman , 1950 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer. Between 1969 and 1972, she was a member in the pop group Family Four, which represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 and 1972. She started her solo career in 1974. She has during the years released 13 own-written records and 2...
and Roger PontareRoger PontareFred Roger Pontare is a Swedish musician. He currently lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County....
"Stjärnorna Stjärnorna"Stjärnorna" was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, composed by Peter Bertilsson and Mikael Littwold and sung by Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare....
"66 1st 7 Carina and Michael Jaarnek "Det är aldrig för sent" - - 8 Jonny Lindé "Jag stannar hos dig" - - 9 Jan Höglund "Kärlekens vind" - - 10 Cayenne "Stanna hos mig" 61 3rd