SWEDEN's Top 25 EUROVISION ENTRIES #24. Continues tomorrow.
SWEDEN’s
TOP 25 EUROVISION ENTRIES
In 2023, Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest for a record-equalling seventh time (shared with Ireland). It is hard to argue that any other ESC participant country takes the annual event as seriously as the Swedes do. Their national selections – Melodifestivalen- is held over many weeks and usually features several strong contenders. The final rivals the actual Eurovision Final in its professionalism and entertainment.
This enthusiasm for the Contest has resulted in an enviable legacy. Here are 25 of Sweden’s most impressive Eurovision entries…
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TOO LATE FOR LOVE
JON LUNDVIK
2019
Jon Lundvik finished in fifth position in the Grand Final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. His backup singers formed a group named The Mamas and have gone on to charting in Sweden with songs in its own right. The trio was selected to represent Sweden in 2020 but they were denied a chance to sing for the country when the Contest was cancelled because of the Coronavirus.
In 2019, Lundvik's Swedish entry competed against the UK's song "Bigger Than Us" in the Grand Final. Both were penned by the singer. Lundvik was to perform the latter for Sweden, but passed it on to the United Kingdom after writing the superior "Too Late For Love". "Bigger Than Us" finished at the bottom.
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