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Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Participating broadcasterSveriges Radio (SR)
Country Sweden
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1975
Selection date15 February 1975
Competing entry
Song"Jennie, Jennie"
ArtistLasse Berghagen
SongwriterLasse Berghagen
Placement
Final result8th, 72 points
Participation chronology
◄1974 • 1975 • 1976►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie", written and performed by Lasse Berghagen.[1] The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1975. In addition, SR was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Sankt Eriks-Mässan in Stockholm, after winning the previous edition with the song "Waterloo" by ABBA.

Before Eurovision

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Melodifestivalen 1975

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Melodifestivalen 1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 15th time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. 10 songwriters were selected by SR for the competition. The final was held in the SR television studios in Gothenburg on 15 February 1975, presented by Karin Falck and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.

R/O Artist Song Songwriter(s) Conductor Points Place
1 Landslaget"Den gamla jukeboxen"Lasse LindbomBengt Palmers 47 7
2 Nils-Åke Runesson"Oh, Juicy"Nils-Åke RunessonLars Samuelson 25 10
3 Ann-Christine Bärnsten"Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård?"
Alain Leroux 30 9
4 Hadar Kronberg with Glenmarks"Lady Antoinette"Hadar KronbergBruno Glenmark 48 6
5 Lasse Berghagen"Jennie, Jennie"Lasse BerghagenLars Samuelson 117 1
6 Ted Gärdestad"Rockin' 'n' Reelin'"Sven-Olof Walldoff 47 7
7 Svenne and Lotta"Bang en boomerang" 84 3
8 Björn Skifs"Michelangelo"
Bengt Palmers 55 5
9 Göran Fristorp"Som min vän"Göran FristorpLeif Strand 59 4
10 Gimmicks"Sången lär ha vingar"
  • Bo Sylvén
  • Bo Carlgren
Lars Samuelson 93 2

Voting

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R/O Song
Luleå
Falun
Karlstad
Gothenburg
Umeå
Örebro
Norrköping
Malmö
Sundsvall
Växjö
Stockholm
Total
1 "Den gamla jukeboxen" 42118127210 47
2 "Oh, Juicy" 21551632 25
3 "Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård?" 11344539 30
4 "Lady Antoinette" 72729121314 48
5 "Jennie, Jennie" 1418615472439161 117
6 "Rockin' 'n' Reeling" 37167113333 47
7 "Bang en boomerang" 7858165141155 84
8 "Michelangelo" 4212122106331 55
9 "Som min vän" 413521314917 59
10 "Sången lär ha vingar" 924793419963 93

At Eurovision

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At the ESC final in Stockholm, Berghagen performed 18th, and sang the song in English. This year, the 12 points voting system was for the first time in use.[2] Berghagen did not receive any 12s (Sweden's highest score was 8 points from Norway and Turkey), but finished 8th (out of 19) with 72 points.[3]

Voting

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References

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  1. ↑ "Eurovision 1975 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovision World. Retrieved 15 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Eurovision Voting Rules". Eurovision World. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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