- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
ESC National Year
Year = 1998
Country = SWE
Preselection =Melodifestivalen 1998
Preselection date =14 March 1998
Entrant =Jill Johnson
Song = "Kärleken är "
Final result = 10th, 53 pointsSweden was present at theEurovision Song Contest 1998 , held inBirmingham , theUnited Kingdom .Melodifestivalen 1998
Sweden continued using the common
Melodifestivalen format to select their entry. The final ofMelodifestivalen 1998 was held on14 March 1998 , where ten songs where performed. Five of the songs were eliminated and the remaining five were voted on by the 11 juries. The winner was "Kärleken är " (English: Love Is), sung byJill Johnson and composed byBobby Ljunggren , Håkan Almqvist and Ingela Forsman.At Eurovision
Johnson sung in the 16th position on the night of the contest, and finished 10that the close of the voting, receiving 53 points.
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