Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Sweden was represented by Blond in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Bara hon älskar mig" (If Only She Loves Me).
| Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1997 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 8 March 1997 | |||
| Selected entrant | Blond | |||
| Selected song | "Bara hon älskar mig" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 36 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1997
- For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1997.
Sweden chose their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 by holding their usual selection Melodifestivalen. For Melodifestivalen 1997, 1,229 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television, 12 of which performed in the final held on 8 March 1997 . The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries, being "Bara hon älskar mig" performed by Blond. It was written and composed by Stefan Berg.[1]
| Final – 8 March 1997 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Monia Sjöström | "Nu idag" | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | Photogenique | "Nattens änglar" | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Robert Randqvist | "Hand i hand" | 55 | 5 |
| 4 | N-Mix | "Där en ängel hälsat på" | 68 | 2 |
| 5 | Jim Jidhed | "Charlie" | 12 | 10 |
| 6 | Nick Borgen | "World Wide Web" | 26 | 9 |
| 7 | Andreas Lundstedt | "Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig" | 32 | 8 |
| 8 | Garmarna | "En gång ska han gråta" | 28 | 7 |
| 9 | B.I.G. | "Jag skall aldrig lämna dig" | 40 | 6 |
| 10 | Wille Craaford | "Missarna" | 65 | 3 |
| 11 | Cajsalisa Ejemyr | "Du gör mig hel igen" | 56 | 4 |
| 12 | Blond | "Bara hon älskar mig" | 80 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Blond performed 16th on the night of the contest and received 36 points, placing 14th.
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 |  United Kingdom |
| 10 points |  Ireland |
| 8 points |  Iceland |
| 7 points |  Denmark |
| 6 points |  Turkey |
| 5 points |  Croatia |
| 4 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 3 points |  Italy |
| 2 points |  France |
| 1 point |  Estonia |
References
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