Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
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The Swedish
entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
was Östen Warnerbring
and the song "Som en dröm", composed by Curt Pettersson and Marcus Österdal and written by Patrice Hellberg. The national selection was for the first time called "Melodifestivalen
", a name that remains to this day.
The entry finished 8th out of 17.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes...
was Östen Warnerbring
Östen Warnerbring
Östen Warnerbring was a Swedish singer, musician, composer and lyrics writer who mastered several musical genres. He started out as a jazz musician but over the years, he had huge successes both in the area of popular music and as a singer of Swedish poetry, put into music by himself...
and the song "Som en dröm", composed by Curt Pettersson and Marcus Österdal and written by Patrice Hellberg. The national selection was for the first time called "Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
", a name that remains to this day.
The entry finished 8th out of 17.