Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Sweden chose their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 by holding their usual selection Melodifestivalen. For Melodifestivalen 1997, 1229 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television, 12 of which performed in the final.
The winner was the song "Bara hon älskar mig" (If Only She Loves Me), sung by Blond. It was written and composed by Stefan Berg.
Blond performed 16th on the night of the contest and received 36 points, placing 14th.
Melodifestivalen 1997
- For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1997.
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Points |
Place |
| 1 |
Monia Sjöström |
"Nu idag" |
11 |
11th |
| 2 |
Photogenique |
"Nattens änglar" |
0 |
12th |
| 3 |
Robert Randqvist |
"Hand i hand" |
55 |
5th |
| 4 |
N-Mix |
"Där en ängel hälsat på" |
68 |
2nd |
| 5 |
Jim Jidhed |
"Charlie" |
12 |
10th |
| 6 |
Nick Borgen |
"World Wide Web" |
26 |
9th |
| 7 |
Andreas Lundstedt |
"Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig" |
32 |
7th |
| 8 |
Garmarna |
"En gång ska han gråta" |
28 |
8th |
| 9 |
B.I.G. |
"Jag skall aldrig lämna dig" |
40 |
6th |
| 10 |
Wille Craaford |
"Missarna" |
65 |
3rd |
| 11 |
Cajsalisa Ejemyr |
"Du gör mig hel igen" |
56 |
4th |
| 12 |
Blond |
"Bara hon älskar mig" |
80 |
1st |
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(Note - Entries scored out are when Sweden did not compete)
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