Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
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Sweden
's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
, held in Dublin, Ireland
, was decided through the Swedish pre-selection Melodifestivalen
. Melodifestivalen 1995
was held on 24 February, where 10 songs were performed. The winner, decided by 11 regional juries, was Jan Johansen with the song "Se på mej
" (Look At Me). The song was composed by Bobby Ljunggren
, Håkan Almqvist and Ingela Forsman
.
On the night of the contest Johnasen performed 18th, following Cyprus
and following Denmark
. One of the favourites to win, it finished in 3rd place with 100 points.
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....
's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...
, held in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, was decided through the Swedish pre-selection Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
. Melodifestivalen 1995
Melodifestivalen 1995
Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
was held on 24 February, where 10 songs were performed. The winner, decided by 11 regional juries, was Jan Johansen with the song "Se på mej
Se På Mej
"Se på mig" is a song by Swedish singer Jan Johansen. It represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin, Ireland....
" (Look At Me). The song was composed by Bobby Ljunggren
Bobby Ljunggren
Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries...
, Håkan Almqvist and Ingela Forsman
Ingela Forsman
Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är...
.
On the night of the contest Johnasen performed 18th, following Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and following Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. One of the favourites to win, it finished in 3rd place with 100 points.
Melodifestivalen 1995
- For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1995Melodifestivalen 1995Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
.Draw Artist Song Points Place 1 Ulrika Bornemark and Göran Rudbo "Jag tror på dig" - - 2 Jessica G. Pilnäs Jessica G. PilnäsJessica G. Pilnäs, born 1978, is a Swedish singer famous for her song jag ger dig allt . She sang the song in the 1995 Melodifestivalen competition, and won third place. Jessica comes from Växjö. Her song, Pretender girl, which she recorded under the name Isa, became a hit single in...
"Jag ger dig allt" 45 3rd 3 Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl "On du inte tror mig" 31 4th 4 Jan Johansen "Se på mej Se På Mej"Se på mig" is a song by Swedish singer Jan Johansen. It represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin, Ireland....
"64 1st 5 Björn Hedström "Du är drömmen jag drömt" - - 6 Arvingarna ArvingarnaArvingarna is a Swedish dansband, which was formed in 1989 and which competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999 and 2002. In 1993 they won with the song '"Eloise" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where the song finished 7th.The band's name refers to...
"Bo Diddley" - - 7 Tina Leijonberg and Monica Silverstrand "Himmel på vår jord" - - 8 Nick Borgen "Joanna" - - 9 Cecilia Vennersten Cecilia VennerstenCecilia Vennersten, born Birgitta Cecilia Vennersten-Ingemanson in 1970 is a Swedish pop singer.Her career started with a second place in the Swedish qualifier for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Det vackraste. Her first album named Cecilia Vennersten released the same year was a great...
"Det vackraste Det vackraste"Det vackraste" is a Swedish love song. It was originally sung by Swedish pop singer Cecilia Vennersten and finished second in the Melodifestivalen 1995, the Swedish selections for Eurovision Song Contest...
"61 2nd 10 Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark,
Michael Stolt and Simon ÅdahlEdin-ÅdahlEdin-Ådahl were a Swedish CCM group from 1977 to 1994, composed of brothers Bertil & Lasse Edin and Simon & Frank Ådahl. The group are most well known for their 1990 hit "Som en vind" . It won the 1990 Melodifestivalen and went on to place sixteenth at the Eurovision Song Contest. The following...
"Följ dina drömmar" 30 5th