Monday, April 15, 2024

SWEDEN's Top 25 EUROVISION ENTRIES #7. 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…

 

7

IT HURTS

LENA PHILIPSSON

2004

 

Sweden finished strong in the first years of this century at Eurovision. This entry was the seventh year in-a-row that a Swedish song claimed a spot in the Grand Final Top 10.  "It Hurts" ended the Contest in fifth place.

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

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

 

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