Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

After Carola Häggkvist's win in the 1991 contest, Sweden was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö. Sveriges Television, the Swedish broadcaster, continued to use the Melodifestivalen format to select their entry.

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1992
Selection date(s)14 March 1992
Selected entrantChrister Björkman
Selected song"I morgon är en annan dag"
Finals performance
Final result22nd, 9 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Christer Björkman represented the country with the song "I morgon är en annan dag", composed by Niklas Strömstedt.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1992

For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1992.

The final was held on 14 March 1992, where ten artists from the 1,544 songs submitted competed to sing for the host country at Eurovision. The winner was "I morgon är en annan dag" performed by Christer Björkman.

First Round – 14 March 1992
Draw Artist Song Result
1Angel"Venus Butterfly"Eliminated
2Thérèse Löf"Ingenting går som man vill"Eliminated
3Christer Björkman"I morgon är en annan dag"Advanced
4Anna Nederdal"Ingen annan än du"Eliminated
5Lizette Pålsson & Bizazz"Som om himlen brann"Advanced
6Shanes"Upp, flyger vi, upp"Eliminated
7Py Bäckman"Långt härifrån"Advanced
8Maria Rådsten"Vad som än händer"Advanced
9Kikki Danielsson"En enda gång"Eliminated
10Lena Pålsson & Wizex"Jag kan se en ängel"Eliminated
Second Round – 14 March 1992
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Christer Björkman "I morgon är en annan dag" 64 1
2 Lizette Pålsson & Bizazz "Som om himlen brann" 59 2
3 Py Bäckman "Långt härifrån" 33 5
4 Maria Rådsten "Vad som än händer" 41 3
5 Kikki Danielsson "En enda gång" 34 4

At Eurovision

Björkman sang 7th on the night of the contest, following France and preceding Portugal. Björkman could not, however, repeat Carola's success of the previous year, picking up 9 points and placing 22nd of 23 countries.

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 Malta
10 points Ireland
8 points Italy
7 points Denmark
6 points Iceland
5 points United Kingdom
4 points Israel
3 points Greece
2 points Norway
1 point Austria

See also

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