Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Sweden chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 in the national selection Melodifestivalen 1981. After a tight race, the winner was a song called "Fångad i en dröm", which was performed by Björn Skifs. Björn was also the Swedish representative in the 1978 contest, and had written the song together with Bengt Palmers.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1981 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 21 February 1981 | |||
| Selected entrant | Björn Skifs | |||
| Selected song | "Fångad i en dröm" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 50 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1981
Melodifestivalen 1981 was the selection for the 21st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 20th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 21 February 1981, presented by Janne Loffe Carlsson and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. It was the second time that Lasse Holm and Kikki Danielsson had been beaten into second place by Björn Skifs, after 1978.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Lucas Persson | "Rocky Mountain" | Janne Lucas Persson, Göran Ledstedt | 50 | 3rd |
| 2 | Anders Glenmark | "Det är mitt liv - det är jag" | Anders Glenmark | 41 | 4th |
| 3 | Kicki Moberg | "Men natten är vår" | Agnetha Fältskog, Ingela "Pling" Forsman | 28 | 5th |
| 4 | Björn Skifs | "Fångad i en dröm" | Björn Skifs, Bengt Palmers | 59 | 1st |
| 5 | Sweets 'n' Chips | "God morgon" | Lasse Holm, Torgny Söderberg | 57 | 2nd |
Voting
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| "Rocky Mountain" | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| "Det är mitt liv - det är jag" | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41 |
| "Men natten är vår" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| "Fångad i en dröm" | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 59 |
| "God morgon" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 57 |
At Eurovision
At the contest, this year held in Dublin, Ireland, Sweden was drawn #20, at the very end of the start field. The song earned maximum points from France and 10 points from Germany, and finally ended up 10th with 50 points.[1]
Voting
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References
- "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.