Melodifestivalen 1969
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| Melodifestivalen 1969 |
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| Final | 1 March 1969 | |||
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| Venue | Cirkus, Stockholm | |||
| Presenter(s) | Pekka Langer | |||
| Vote | ||||
| Voting system | Regional juries | |||
| Winning song | "Judy, min vän" by Tommy Körberg | |||
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Melodifestivalen 1969 was the selection for the 11th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 10th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 2402 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. This was the first time a tie occurred for first place in the competition.
Results
| Place | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points (Tie-break) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tommy Körberg | "Judy, min vän" | Roger Wallis, Britt Lindeborg | 31 (54) |
| 2nd | Jan Malmsjö | "Hej clown" | Benny Andersson, Lasse Berghagen | 31 (45) |
| 3rd | Sten Nilsson | "Gång på gång" | Staffan Ehrling, Bo-Göran Edling | 13 |
| 4th | Anni-Frid Lyngstad | "Härlig är vår jord" | Ivan Renliden | 8 |
| 4th | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Svensk flicka" | Staffan Ehrling, Bo-Göran Edling | 8 |
| 6th | Svante Thuresson | "Sommarflicka" | Pugh Rogefeldt | 4 |
| 7th | Lena Hansson | "Du ger mig lust att leva" | Johnny Carlsson | 3 |
| 8th | Inger Öst | "Du ser mig inte" | Berndt Öst, Peter Himmelstrand | 1 |
| 9th | Britt Bergström | "L, som i älskar dej" | Staffan Ehrling, Kerstin Lindén | 0 |
| 10th | Ola Håkansson | "Du skänker mening åt mitt liv" | Pierre Isacsson | 0 |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1969
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
External links
- ESCSweden.com (in Swedish)
- Information site about Melodifestivalen
- Eurovision Song Contest National Finals
nl:Zweden op het Eurovisiesongfestival 1969 sv:Melodifestivalen 1969
