Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.

Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1990
Selection date(s)9 March 1990
Selected entrantEdin-Ådahl
Selected song"Som en vind"
Finals performance
Final result16th, 24 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television used their tried-and-tested pre-selection Melodifestivalen to select their entry for the 29th time. Melodifestivalen 1990 was held on 9 March, where ten artists competed.

Edin-Ådahl won the contest, beating 1983 representative Carola Häggkvist to second place. Their song, written by Mikael Wendt, was "Som en vind" (Like A Wind).

At the contest Sweden performed 18th, following Republic of Ireland and preceding Italy. At the close of the voting they had received 24 points, being placed 16th of 22 countries competing.

Melodifestivalen 1990

For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1990.
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Elisabeth Andreassen"Jag ser en stjärna falla"537th
2Peter Jöback"En sensation"439th
3Lizette Pålsson"Sången över havet"566th
4N'Gang"Vi vill ha värme"735th
5Lotta Engberg"En gång till"498th
6Lisbeth Jagedal"Varje natt"763rd
7Loa Falkman"Symfonin"3010th
8Carola Häggkvist"Mitt i ett äventyr"842nd
9Edin-Ådahl"Som en vind"991st
10Sofia Källgren"Handen på hjärtat"754th

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Sweden

12 points Ireland
10 points Italy
8 points Iceland
7 points Belgium
6 points Cyprus
5 points France
4 points Germany
3 points Denmark
2 points Austria
1 point Yugoslavia
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