Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 explained

Year:1995
Country:Sweden
Preselection:Melodifestivalen 1995
Preselection Date:24 February 1995
Song:Se på mig
Final Result:3rd, 100 points

Sweden's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, held in Dublin, Ireland, was Jan Johansen with the song "Se på mig".

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1995

Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Malmö Musikteater in Malmö on 24 February 1995, presented by Pernilla Månsson Colt and broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,646,000 people.

First Round – 24 February 1995
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Result
1Ulrika Bornemark and Göran Rudbo"Jag tror på dig"Dan Bornemark, Ulrika BornemarkEliminated
2Jessica Pilnäs"Jag ger dig allt"Christer Lundh, Mikael WendtAdvanced
3Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl"Om du inte tror mig"John EkedahlAdvanced
4Jan Johansen"Se på mig"Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan AlmqvistAdvanced
5Björn Hedström"Du är drömmen jag drömt"Anders BörjessonEliminated
6Arvingarna"Bo Diddley"Lasse Holm, Gert LengstrandEliminated
7Tina Leijonberg and Monica Silverstrand"Himmel på vår jord"Per AndréassonEliminated
8Nick Borgen"Joanna"Stephan BergEliminated
9Cecilia Vennersten"Det vackraste"Nanne Grönvall, Maria Rådsten, Peter GrönvallAdvanced
10Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark, Michael Stolt and Simon Ådahl"Följ dina drömmar"Per Andréasson, Anders DannvikAdvanced
Second Round – 24 February 1995
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Jessica Pilnäs"Jag ger dig allt"453
2Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl"Om du inte tror mig"314
3Jan Johansen"Se på mig"641
4Cecilia Vennersten"Det vackraste"612
5Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark, Michael Stolt and Simon Ådahl"Följ dina drömmar"305
+ Detailed Regional Jury Voting
Songscope="col"
"Jag ger dig allt"6644282621445
"Om du inte tror mig"1411841162231
"Se på mig"8862666448664
"Det vackraste"2186428886861
"Följ dina drömmar"4228114214130

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Johansen performed 18th, following Cyprus and following Denmark. One of the favourites to win, it finished in 3rd place with 100 points.[1]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Dublin 1995 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417063512/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Dublin 1995 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417080903/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995/final/results/sweden . 17 April 2021 . live.