Som en dröm

"Som en dröm" ("Like a dream") was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, performed in Swedish by Östen Warnerbring, the winner of Melodifestivalen 1967. The runner-up in the pre-selections was Warnerbring himself with his second entry, "En valsfan".[1]

"Som en dröm"
Single by Östen Warnerbring
Released1967
LabelKarusell
Songwriter(s)Patrice Hellberg
"Som en dröm"
Östen Warnerbring
Eurovision Song Contest 1967 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Marcus Österdahl, Curt Peterson
Lyricist(s)
Patrice Hellberg
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
8th
Final points
7
Entry chronology
◄ "Nygammal vals" (1966)   
"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" (1968) ►

"Som en dröm" was performed seventh on the night, following the Switzerland's Géraldine with "Quel cœur vas-tu briser?" and preceding Finland's Fredi with "Varjoon - suojaan". At the close of voting, it had received 7 points, placing 8th in a field of 17.

The song was succeeded as Swedish representative in the 1968 contest by Claes-Göran Hederström, singing "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig".

References

  1. Leif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna ["Melodifestivalen through time"] (1999), p. 62-67, 258. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB. ISBN 91-89136-29-2
Preceded by
"Nygammal vals" by Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson
Melodifestivalen winners
1967
Succeeded by
"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" by Claes-Göran Hederström
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