Melodifestivalen 1968
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| Melodifestivalen 1968 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 9 March 1968 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Cirkus, Stockholm |
| Presenter(s) | Magnus Banck |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Regional juries |
| Winning song | "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" by Claes-Göran Hederström |
Melodifestivalen 1968 was the selection for the 10th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the ninth time that this system of picking a song had been used. 2233 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio.
Results
| Place | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Claes-Göran Hederström | "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" | Peter Himmelstrand | 23 |
| 2nd | Svante Thuresson | "Du är en vårvind i April" | Staffan Ehrling, Bo-Göran Edling | 21 |
| 3rd | Towa Carson | "Du vet var jag finns" | Peter Himmelstrand | 15 |
| 3rd | Mona Wessman | "Gå och göm dig, Åke Tråk" | Peter Himmelstrand | 15 |
| 5th | Svante Thuresson & Östen Warnerbring | "Här kommer pojkar" | Sven Bergcrantz, Östen Warnerbring | 13 |
| 6th | Anna-Lena Löfgren | "Jag vill tro" | Britt Lindeborg | 5 |
| 7th | Gunnar Wiklund | "Jag ser en värld" | Marcus Österdahl, Bengt Sundström | 3 |
| 7th | Cecilia Stam | "Låt mej få va' ifred" | Curt Peterson, Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg | 3 |
| 9th | Britt Bergström | "Fri hos dej" | Curt Peterson, Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg | 1 |
| 10th | Lars Lönndahl | "Du och jag och våren" | Thore Skogman | 0 |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1968
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968