Tuesday, April 2, 2024

SWEDEN's Top 25 EUROVISION ENTRIES #16. 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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DEN VILDA

ONE MORE TIME

1996

 

Sweden finally achieved its first Eurovision win with “Waterloo”. This helped launch ABBA around the world. In 1996, the country was represented by the group One More Time. The song was “Den Vilda” meaning ‘the wild one’. One of the members of the group was Peter Grönvall, the son of ABBA member Benny Andersson.  The trio finished in third position, the same ranking achieved by Sweden in 1995. 

* Hear the Top 25 on the regularly updated Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xXUGsK6Td4ddMc49h0IiJ?si=68867afb032048fa&pt=30658a1b878fb7a5d8fb412c4e76ab04

 

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