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"
Selected songwriter(s)Mikael Wendt
Finals performance
Final result16th, 24 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1989 1990 1991►

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

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".

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1990

Melodifestivalen 1990 was the contest for selection of the 30th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 29th time that this method of picking a song had been used. 1,223 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Rondo in Gothenburg on 9 March 1990, presented by Carin Hjulström and was broadcast on TV2 but not on radio. The show was watched by 5,964,000 people, the biggest recorded audience for the competition (74.1% of Sweden's 1990 population).

Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1Elisabeth Andreasson"Jag ser en stjärna falla"Peter Stedt537th
2Peter Jöback"En sensation"Christer Lundh, Mikael Wendt439th
3Lizette Pålsson"Sången över havet"Hans Skoog, Martin Klaman566th
4N'Gang"Vi vill ha värme"Mikael Erlandsson, Robert Ardin, Peter Andersson, Niklas Börjesson, Lars Sandrén735th
5Lotta Engberg"En gång till"Christer Lundh, Mikael Wendt498th
6Lisbet Jagedal"Varje natt"Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Lasse Holm763rd
7Loa Falkman"Symfonin"Elisabeth Lord, Tommy Gunnarsson3010th
8Carola Häggkvist"Mitt i ett äventyr"Stephan Berg842nd
9Edin-Ådahl"Som en vind"Mikael Wendt991st
10Sofia Källgren"Handen på hjärtat"Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Lasse Holm754th

Voting

Song
Malmö
Luleå
Umeå
Sundsvall
Falun
Karlstad
Örebro
Stockholm
Norrköping
Växjö
Gothenburg
Total score
"Jag ser en stjärna falla"61381728231253
"En sensation"5411416476443
"Sången över havet"3566587518256
"Vi vill ha värme"121212325411021073
"En gång till"23712343354349
"Varje natt"410810668685576
"Symphonin"12241021241130
"Mitt i ett äventyr"8842121012767884
"Som en vind"1065581210121212799
"Handen på hjärtat"7710773510310675

At Eurovision

At the contest Sweden performed 18th, following Ireland and preceding Italy. At the close of the voting they had received 24 points, being placed 16th of 22 countries competing.[1]

Voting

References

  1. "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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