Sweden was represented by Blond in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was the 42nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 3 May 1997 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ) and prese ...

with the song "Bara hon älskar mig".

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1997

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1997 was the selection for the 37th song to represent

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at the

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. It was the 36th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,229 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the SVT Studios in

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on 8 March 1997, presented by

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and was broadcast on

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and

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's P3 network. The show was watched by 2,965,000 people. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries, being "Bara hon älskar mig" performed by Blond. It was written and composed by

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At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 12th out of the 25 entries. Blond performed 16th on the night of the contest and received 36 points, placing 14th.

Voting

References

External links

TV broadcastings at SVT's open archive
{{Melodifestivalen

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

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