Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

The Swedish National Final was held on 27 February 1982 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Hosted by TV and radio presenter Fredrik Belfrage.

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1982
Selection date(s)27 February 1982
Selected entrantChips
Selected song"Dag efter dag"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 67 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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National final

The 10 songs were reduced to 5 finalists, which were then voted on by 9 regional juries. Cips formed by Elisabeth Andreasson and Kikki Danielsson had both previously come 2nd in the Swedish 1981 National Final in a group called 'Sweet 'n' Chips'. Kikki Danielsson had previously came joint 1st in the Swedish 1978 National Final but lost out on a tie-break and previously came 4th in the group Chips in 1980.

DrawArtistSongInformal translationVotesPlace
1 Little Gerhard and Yvonne Olsson "Hand i hand med dig" Hand in Hand With You - -
2 Lena Ericsson "Någonting har hänt" Something Has Happened 39 2
3 Chattanooga "Hallå hela pressen" Attention All Press 28 4
4 Charlie Hillson "Då kommer min ängel" Then My Angel Comes - -
5 Ann-Louise Hanson "Kärleken lever" Love is Alive 25 5
6 Annika Rydell and Lars Westman "Här har du din morgondag" Here is Your Tomorrow - -
7 Liza Öhman "Hey-hi-ho" - 33 3
8 Shanes "Fender - 62" Guitar - 62 - -
9 Maria Wickman "Dags att börja om igen" Time to Start All Over Again - -
10 Chips "Dag efter dag" Day After Day 64 1

At Eurovision

Sweden performed 9th on the evening of the contest, following Cyprus and preceding Austria. They finished 8th with 67 points.

Final

12 points Yugoslavia
10 points Israel
8 points Germany
7 points Belgium
6 points Portugal
5 points Ireland
4 points Norway
3 points Netherlands
2 points  Switzerland
1 point Denmark
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

See also

References

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