Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

  • Lars Diedricson
  • Gert Lengstrand
  • Marcos Ubeda
Finals performanceFinal result1st, 163 pointsSweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1998 • 1999 • 2000►

Sweden was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Jerusalem.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1999

Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,315 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition, with ten songs selected to compete. The final was held in the Victoriahallen in Stockholm on 27 February 1999, presented by Anders Lundin and Vendela Kirsebom Thommesen, and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winner was chosen through a 50/50 jury/televoting method, which was Charlotte Nilsson with the song "Tusen och en natt", written by Gert Lengstrand and Lars Diedricsson. It got the highest number of points from both the 11 juries and the televoters. A total of 630,339 votes were cast.[1]

Competing entries

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Ai "Bilder av dig" Stephan Berg
Arvingarna "Det svär jag på" Torgny Söderberg, Lena Philipsson
Cleo "Natten är min vän" Thomas G:son
Charlotte Nilsson "Tusen och en natt" Gert Lengstrand, Lars "Dille" Diedricson
Christer Björkman "Välkommen hem" Lasse Sahlin, Jan Lundkvist
Crosstalk "Det gäller dig och mig" Lars Edvall, Mattias Reimer
Drömhus "Stjärna på himmelen" Per Andréassen, Anders Dannvik
Janica "Jag kan se dig" Anders Dannvik, Pär Olsson
Martin "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" Martin Svensson
Roger Pontare "Som av is" Lasse Johansson, Staffan Stavert

Final

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Charlotte Nilsson "Tusen och en natt" 85 124,947 132 217 1
2 Crosstalk "Det gäller dig och mig" 65 73,600 22 87 6
3 Janica "Jag kan se dig" 66 22,106 0 66 7
4 Drömhus "Stjärna på himmelen" 38 86,999 110 148 2
5 Roger Pontare "Som av is" 54 73,744 44 98 5
6 Martin "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" 43 75,354 66 109 4
7 Christer Björkman "Välkommen hem" 6 16,523 0 6 10
8 Ai "Bilder av dig" 31 56,890 11 42 9
9 Arvingarna "Det svär jag på" 26 75,654 88 114 3
10 Cleo "Natten är min vän" 59 24,522 0 59 8
Detailed Regional Jury Voting
Song
Luleå
Umeå
Sundsvall
Falun
Karlstad
Örebro
Norrköping
Gothenburg
Växjö
Malmö
Stockholm
Total score
"Tusen och en natt" 10 12 8 8 4 8 10 1 10 10 4 85
"Det gäller dig och mig" 12 4 1 12 6 6 2 10 2 10 65
"Jag kan se dig" 8 10 6 8 4 12 2 6 4 6 66
"Stjärna på himmelen" 8 2 10 1 12 1 2 2 38
"Som av is" 2 6 6 12 4 12 12 54
"(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" 6 2 2 2 1 8 4 6 12 43
"Välkommen hem" 1 4 1 6
"Bilder av dig" 4 1 12 6 8 31
"Det svär jag på" 1 4 2 1 6 4 8 26
"Natten är min vän" 10 12 10 10 8 8 1 59

Spokespersons

At Eurovision

Ahead of the contest the Sweden were considered one of the favourites to win among bookmakers, alongside the entries from United Kingdom, Iceland and Cyprus.[2][3][4] The song was translated into English for Eurovision as "Take Me To Your Heaven". Nilsson performed 15th on the night of the contest. At the end of the voting Sweden received 163 points (12 points from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Malta, Norway and the United Kingdom), taking their fourth victory.[5]

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden[6]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  Ireland
4 points
3 points
2 points  Germany
1 point
Points awarded by Sweden[6]
Score Country
12 points  Iceland
10 points  Estonia
8 points  Denmark
7 points  Austria
6 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 points  Norway
4 points  Netherlands
3 points  Israel
2 points  Germany
1 point  Croatia

References

  1. ^ "Melodifestivalen 1999 - Omröstningen". Youtube. Retrieved 10 October 2014.[dead YouTube link]
  2. ^ "Precious are Eurovision favourites". BBC News. 25 May 1999. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Scandinavians tipped for Eurovision success". BBC News. 29 May 1999. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ Adamides, Andrew (26 May 1999). "Fancy a flutter on Marlain? Not in Cyprus". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links

  • TV broadcastings at SVT's open archive
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Countries
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Songs
  • "All Out of Luck"
  • "Believe 'n Peace"
  • "Como tudo começou"
  • "Diamond of Night"
  • "Dön Artık"
  • "For a Thousand Years"
  • "Happy Birthday"
  • "Je veux donner ma voix"
  • "Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
  • "Like the Wind"
  • "Living My Life Without You"
  • "Marija Magdalena"
  • "No quiero escuchar"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "Przytul mnie mocno"
  • "Putnici"
  • "Reflection"
  • "Say It Again"
  • "Strazdas"
  • "Take Me to Your Heaven"
  • "Tha'nai erotas"
  • "This Time I Mean It"
  • "When You Need Me"