Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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For the 25th Eurovision Song Contest
, the Swedish
entry was chosen in the national selection Melodifestivalen 1980
. Tomas Ledin
won with the song Just nu!
, which he had written himself.
At the final in The Hague
, he came 10th (out of 19) with 47 points. He had the draw number #8.
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...
, the Swedish
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 was chosen in the national selection Melodifestivalen 1980
Melodifestivalen 1980
Melodifestivalen 1980 was the selection for the 20th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 19th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 120 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
. Tomas Ledin
Tomas Ledin
Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin is a Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He grew up in the town of Sandviken.Tomas Ledin started his career in 1972 when his first single, Då ska jag spela, was a big hit...
won with the song Just nu!
Just nu!
"Just nu!" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Swedish by Tomas Ledin.The song talks about a man tired of the monotonous life in the city, in that moment he wants to live his life, he wants to feel the air in his lungs and perhaps to travel to Paris.The song...
, which he had written himself.
At the final in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, he came 10th (out of 19) with 47 points. He had the draw number #8.