Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

Sweden selected their entry for ESC 1977 in the show "Melodifestivalen 1977". The winner was the song "Beatles" by a group called Forbes. It was a tribute to the rock band The Beatles, who had split up some years earlier, and was written by Sven-Olof Bagge and Claes Bure.

Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1977
Selection date(s)26 February 1977
Selected entrantForbes
Selected song"Beatles"
Finals performance
Final result18th, 2 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1975 1977 1978►

The contest was held in London, and Forbes performed 12th. Sweden received 2 points from Germany and nothing else, giving them their first last place since 1963. To date, there has not been anymore.

At Eurovision

Final

12 points Ireland
10 points Monaco
8 points United Kingdom
7 points Greece
6 points France
5 points Germany
4 points Belgium
3 points Israel
2 points Finland
1 point Norway
Points awarded to Sweden (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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