- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
In order to chose an entry for the
Eurovision Song Contest 1988 ,Sweden held a national selection, namelyMelodifestivalen 1988 . The runaway winner was the ballad "Stad i ljus " sung byTommy Körberg , who also had represented Sweden at the 1969 contest. This time his song was written by Py Bäckman. It was the first time in theeighties that the swedish entry was a ballad.Sweden performed as #2 at ESC, which is considered a very bad starting position, as it has not spanned a winner yet today. Sweden got a total of 52 points and finished 12th, like they had done the previous year.
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