Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
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Sweden
did not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970
, as a protest against that four countries shared the victory the preceding year. They were, however, back for the 1971 contest
. Five semi-finals, with the same three competitors in all of them, were held in the popular TV show Hylands hörna. The group Family Four
won all of the semi-finals, and therefore sung all the songs in the final. The song Vita vidder
, written and composed by Håkan Elmquist, won and represented Sweden at ESC, held in Dublin.
Family Four finished 6th out of 18, scoring high points from Switzerland
and the Netherlands
.
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....
did not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970
Eurovision Song Contest 1970
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons....
, as a protest against that four countries shared the victory the preceding year. They were, however, back for the 1971 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...
. Five semi-finals, with the same three competitors in all of them, were held in the popular TV show Hylands hörna. The group Family Four
Family Four
Family Four were a Swedish pop group who recorded during the 1960s and 1970s. They were made up of Berdnt Öst, Marie Bergman, Agnetha Munther and Pierre Isacsson. They won Melodifestivalen twice, in 1971 with "Vita vidder" and in 1972 with "Härliga sommardag". They went on to represent Sweden in...
won all of the semi-finals, and therefore sung all the songs in the final. The song Vita vidder
Vita vidder
"Vita vidder" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Swedish by Family Four.The song says that many people of Northern Europe like to travel to sunny countries of Southern Europe, with beaches, sunny days and warm nights, but the band prefers the white horizons...
, written and composed by Håkan Elmquist, won and represented Sweden at ESC, held in Dublin.
Family Four finished 6th out of 18, scoring high points from Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.