Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Country	Sweden
National selection
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 1995
Selection date(s)	24 February 1995
Selected entrant	Jan Johansen
Selected song	"Se på mej"
Finals performance
Final result	3rd, 100 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, held in Dublin, Ireland, was Jan Johansen with the song "Se på mej" (Look At Me).

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1995

For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1995.

Sweden's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was decided through the Swedish pre-selection Melodifestivalen. Melodifestivalen 1995 was held on 24 February, where 10 songs were performed. The winner, decided by 11 regional juries, was Jan Johansen with the song "Se på mej". The song was composed by Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist and Ingela Forsman.

First Round – 24 February 1995
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	Ulrika Bornemark and Göran Rudbo	"Jag tror på dig"	Eliminated
2	Jessica G. Pilnäs	"Jag ger dig allt"	Advanced
3	Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl	"On du inte tror mig"	Advanced
4	Jan Johansen	"Se på mej"	Advanced
5	Björn Hedström	"Du är drömmen jag drömt"	Eliminated
6	Arvingarna	"Bo Diddley"	Eliminated
7	Tina Leijonberg and Monica Silverstrand	"Himmel på vår jord"	Eliminated
8	Nick Borgen	"Joanna"	Eliminated
9	Cecilia Vennersten	"Det vackraste"	Advanced
10	Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark, Michael Stolt and Simon Ådahl	"Följ dina drömmar"	Advanced

Second Round – 24 February 1995
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Jessica G. Pilnäs	"Jag ger dig allt"	45	3
2	Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl	"On du inte tror mig"	31	4
3	Jan Johansen	"Se på mej"	64	1
4	Cecilia Vennersten	"Det vackraste"	61	2
5	Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark, Michael Stolt and Simon Ådahl	"Följ dina drömmar"	30	5

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Johnasen performed 18th, following Cyprus and following Denmark. One of the favourites to win, it finished in 3rd place with 100 points.

Points awarded by Sweden

12 points	Denmark
10 points	Ireland
8 points	Cyprus
7 points	Slovenia
6 points	Iceland
5 points	United Kingdom
4 points	Austria
3 points	France
2 points	Israel
1 point	Malta

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Denmark Germany Ireland	Poland	Austria Norway Portugal		Russia United Kingdom
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Cyprus Iceland	France Malta	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Slovenia Turkey

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Melodifestivalen
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Artists	ABBA Afro-dite The Ark Arvingarna Alice Babs Robin Bengtsson Anna Bergendahl Inger Berggren Lars Berghagen Marie Bergman Christer Björkman Brita Borg Carola Chips Kikki Danielsson The Dolls Edin-Ådahl Lotta Engberg Malena Ernman Fame Family Four Forbes Frans Friends Ted Gärdestad Claes-Göran Hederström Herreys Lasse Holm Benjamin Ingrosso Cornelia Jakobs Jan Johansen Jill Johnson Tommy Körberg Tomas Ledin Lill-Babs Lill Lindfors Loreen John Lundvik Siw Malmkvist ~~The Mamas~~ Marcus & Martinus Sanna Nielsen Tommy Nilsson The Nova One More Time Charlotte Perrelli Lena Philipsson Roger Pontare Eric Saade Björn Skifs Martin Stenmarck Robin Stjernberg Svante Thuresson Monica Törnell Tusse Östen Warnerbring Ingvar Wixell Måns Zelmerlöw Monica Zetterlund
Songs	"Absent Friend" "Alla andra får varann" "April, april" "Augustin" "Bara hon älskar mig" "Beatles" "Boogaloo" "Bra vibrationer" "Dag efter dag" "Dance You Off" "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" "Eloise" "En dag" "En gång i Stockholm" "Euphoria" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Fångad i en dröm" "Främling" "Give Me Your Love" "Härliga sommardag" "Hero" "Heroes" "Hold Me Closer" "I Can't Go On" "I morgon är en annan dag" "If I Were Sorry" "Invincible" "It Hurts" "Jennie, Jennie" "Judy, min vän" "Just nu!" "Kärleken är" "Las Vegas" "Lilla stjärna" "Listen to Your Heartbeat" ~~"Move"~~ "Never Let It Go" "Nygammal vals" "Popular" "Satellit" "Se på mej" "Sol och vår" "Som en dröm" "Som en vind" "Stad i ljus" "Stjärnorna" "Take Me to Your Heaven" "Tattoo" "This Is My Life" "Too Late for Love" "Undo" "Unforgettable" "Den vilda" "Vita vidder" "Voices" "La Voix" "Waterloo" "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" "The Worrying Kind" "You" "You're Summer"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete

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Countries	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Denmark France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Malta Norway Poland Portugal Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Anabel Conde Tó Cruz Arzu Ece Frédéric Etherlinck Eddie Friel Bo Halldórsson Jan Johansen Stella Jones Justyna Philipp Kirkorov Elina Konstantopoulou Liora Love City Groove Magazin and Lidija Alexandros Panayi Davor Popović Nathalie Santamaria Secret Garden Mike Spiteri Stone and Stone Darja Švajger Csaba Szigeti Aud Wilken
Songs	"Amen" "Baunilha e chocolate" "Dreamin'" "Dvadeset prvi vijek" "Fra Mols til Skagen" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Keep Me in Mind" "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" "Love City Groove" "Nocturne" "Nostalgija" "Núna" "Pia prosefhi" "Prisluhni mi" "Sama" "Se på mig" "Sev!" "Sti fotia" "Új név egy régi ház falán" "Verliebt in Dich" "La Voix est libre" "Vuelve conmigo" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt"