"Vita vidder" was 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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

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...

, performed in Swedish

Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

 by 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...

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The song says that many people of Northern Europe (such as Sweden) like to travel to sunny countries of Southern Europe

Southern Europe

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, with beaches, sunny days and warm nights, but the band prefers the white horizons with snows of Sweden.

The song was performed twelfth on the night (following Italy

Italy

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's Massimo Ranieri

Massimo Ranieri

Massimo Ranieri , is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor.He was born in Naples , the fifth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc...

 with "L'amore è un attimo

L'Amore È Un Attimo

"L'amore è un attimo" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Italian by Massimo Ranieri.The song is a ballad, in which Ranieri attempts to write a letter to his lover ending their relationship...

" and preceding Ireland

Ireland

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's Angela Farrell

Angela Farrell

Angela Farrell is an Irish singer who performed on Eurovision in 1971 with the song "One Day Love". With 19 points, she came in 11th position.- Singles :* One day love — #4 Irish Singles Chart...

 with "One Day Love

One Day Love

"One Day Love" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in English by Angela Farrell.The song is a ballad, with Farrell singing to a former lover. She tells him that he is known for loving others very briefly before moving on to his next romantic conquest...

"). At the close of voting, it had received 85 points, placing 6th in a field of 18.

It was succeeded as Swedish representative

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden has participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since their debut in 1958. Since 1959, the Swedish representative has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. Three times – 1964, 1970, and 1976 – Sweden didn't participate...

 at the 1972 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1972

The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...

 by 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...

 with "Härliga sommardag

Härliga sommardag

Härliga sommardag" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in Swedish by Family Four....

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