Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
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Thanks to ABBA
's victory the preceding year, Sweden
hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
. Their entry was chosen in Melodifestivalen 1975
, and the winner was last year's runner up, Lasse Berghagen
with the song Jennie, Jennie, which he had written and composed himself.
At the ESC final in Stockholm
, Berghagen performed 18th, and sung the song in English
. This year, the current voting system
was for the first time in use. He did not receive any 12's, but finished 8th (out of 19) with 72 points.
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
's victory the preceding year, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the contest hosted by SR and held in Stockholm, Sweden. The arena for the event was the newly built Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö in southern Stockholm. ABBA's victory in Brighton the previous year gave Sweden the right to host the...
. Their entry was chosen in Melodifestivalen 1975
Melodifestivalen 1975
Melodifestivalen 1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 15th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition...
, and the winner was last year's runner up, Lasse Berghagen
Lasse Berghagen
Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen is a Swedish singer, songwriter, composer and actor.Berghagen is a well known singer-songwriter in Sweden. He released his first record in 1965, aged just 19. Four years later, in 1969, he released the single Teddybjörnen Fredriksson , which has become a classic...
with the song Jennie, Jennie, which he had written and composed himself.
At the ESC final in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Berghagen performed 18th, and sung the song in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. This year, the current voting system
Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest
There have been many varied voting systems at the Eurovision Song Contest. Currently, the winner of the Contest is selected by means of a positional voting system. Each country ranks all the entries and assigns twelve points to their favourite entry, ten points to their second favourite entry, and...
was for the first time in use. He did not receive any 12's, but finished 8th (out of 19) with 72 points.