Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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Sweden
selected an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
by holding a preselection show named Melodifestivalen 1987
. Out of 1 502 submitted songs and 12 songs in the final, the entry Fyra Bugg och en Coca-Cola
was chosen. It was performed by Lotta Engberg
, and written/composed by Christer Lundh and Mikael Wendt.
As the songs title contained the trademark names Coca-Cola
and the Swedish chewing gum
Bugg, the European Broadcasting Union
demanded that the lyrics would be changed before the Brussels
final, so the song was renamed Boogaloo. It was drawn to perform at start position 12. After the voting, Sweden had received 50 points, which led to a 12th place (out of 22). This was the worst placement for Sweden in eight years.
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....
selected an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...
by holding a preselection show named Melodifestivalen 1987
Melodifestivalen 1987
Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1502 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and was not broadcast on radio...
. Out of 1 502 submitted songs and 12 songs in the final, the entry Fyra Bugg och en Coca-Cola
Boogaloo (song)
"Fyra bugg och en Coca Cola" , also called "Fyra bugg", is a Swedish language song, written by Mikael Wendt and Christer Lundh. Swedish dansband and pop singer Lotta Engberg won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1987 in Sweden with this song. The lyrics are about summer...
was chosen. It was performed by Lotta Engberg
Lotta Engberg
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, and written/composed by Christer Lundh and Mikael Wendt.
As the songs title contained the trademark names Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
and the Swedish chewing gum
Chewing gum
Chewing gum is a type of gum traditionally made of chicle, a natural latex product, or synthetic rubber known as polyisobutylene. For economical and quality reasons, many modern chewing gums use rubber instead of chicle...
Bugg, the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
demanded that the lyrics would be changed before the Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
final, so the song was renamed Boogaloo. It was drawn to perform at start position 12. After the voting, Sweden had received 50 points, which led to a 12th place (out of 22). This was the worst placement for Sweden in eight years.