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. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
| Melodifestivalen 1973 | |
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| Dates | |
| Grand final | 10 February 1973 |
| Venue | SVT Television Centre, Stockholm |
| Presenter(s) | Alicia Lundberg |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Regional juries |
| Winning song | "Sommaren som aldrig säger nej" by Malta |
The third place act, Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Björn & Benny, returned to take part in Melodifestivalen 1974 under their new moniker ABBA.
Results
| Place | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points |
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| 1st | Malta | "Sommaren som aldrig säger nej" | Monica Dominique, Carl-Axel Dominique, Lars Forssell | 37 |
| 2nd | Ann-Kristin Hedmark | "I våran värld" | Bengt-Arne Wallin, Anja Notini-Wallin | 29 |
| 3rd | Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Björn & Benny | "Ring Ring" | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson | 8 |
| 4th | Ted Gärdestad | "Oh vilken härlig dag" | Ted Gärdestad, Kenneth Gärdestad | 7 |
| 4th | Glenmarks | "En liten sång som alla andra" | Östen Warnerbring | 7 |
| 4th | Lill-Babs | "Avsked från en vän" | Peter Totth, Britt Lindeborg | 7 |
| 7th | Lasse Berghagen | "Ding-Dong" | Lasse Berghagen | 3 |
| 8th | Claes-Göran Hederström | "Historien om en vän" | Claes Dieden, Anders Henriksson | 1 |
| 9th | Inga-Lill Nilsson | "En frusen ros" | Mats Olsson, Karin Stigmark | 0 |
| 9th | Kerstin Aulén & Mona Wessman | "Helledudane en sån karl" | Peter Himmelstrand | 0 |
See also
External links
- ESCSweden.com (in Swedish)
- Information site about Melodifestivalen
- Eurovision Song Contest National Finals
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