Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 explained

Year:1962
Country:Sweden
Preselection:Melodifestivalen 1962
Preselection Date:13 February 1962
Entrant:Inger Berggren
Song:Sol och vår
Final Result:7th, 4 points

Sweden was represented by Inger Berggren, singing "Sol och vår", in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. Berggren was selected by a national final called Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final. Another singer, Lily Berglund, also sung the song there. The song was written and composed by Ulf Källkvist and Åke Gerhard.

At the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Luxembourg, Berggren came 7th out of 16.

Melodifestivalen 1962

Melodifestivalen 1962 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the fifth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the fourth time that this system of picking a song had been used. One singer performed the song with a large orchestra and one with a smaller orchestra. Seven songs were submitted to SVT for the competition, of which one was disqualified. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 13 February 1962, broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio. The winner was decided by postcard voting.[1]

PlaceArtist1Artist2SongSongwritersVotes
1stInger BerggrenLily Berglund"Sol och vår"Ulf Källqvist, Åke Gerhard102,327
2ndMonica ZetterlundCarli Tornehave"När min vän"Owe Thörnqvist74,077
3rdCarli TornehaveOtto Brandenburg"Anne-Li"Per Lindqvist13,401
4thOtto BrandenburgÖsten Warnerbring"Lolo-Lolita"Bobbie Ericson, Bo Eneby11,848
5thLily BerglundInger Berggren"Sagans underbara värld"Britt Lindeborg6,885
6thÖsten WarnerbringMona Grain"Trollen ska trivas"Ulf Peder Olrog4,001

At Eurovision

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melodifestivalen 1962 SVT.se . www.svt.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226085834/https://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/melodifestivalen-1962/ . 2018-12-26.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962 . Eurovision Song Contest . 30 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210330113452/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1962/final/results/sweden . 30 March 2021 . live.