Melodifestivalen 1966
| Melodifestivalen 1966 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 29 January 1966 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Cirkus, Stockholm |
| Presenter(s) | Sven Lindahl |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Regional juries |
| Winning song | "Nygammal vals" by Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson |
Melodifestivalen 1966 (known as the Svensk sångfinal) was the selection for the eighth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the seventh time that this system of picking a song had been used. 898 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 | Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson | "Nygammal vals" | Bengt-Arne Wallin, Björn Lindroth | 26 |
| 2nd | Carli Tornehave | "Monte Carlo" | Bengt Arne Wallin, Carl Gyllenberg | 19 |
| 3rd | Gunnar Wiklund | "Vinterrosor" | Britt Lindeborg | 14 |
| 4th | Ann-Louise Hanson | "En ballad om för längesen" | Robert Meyer, Gösta Rybrant | 9 |
| 5th | Gunilla af Malmborg | "Var finns du?" | Ulf Björlin, Lars Forsell | 8 |
| 5th | Carli Tornehave | "Härliga Söndag" | Bo-Göran Edling, Peter Himmelstrand | 8 |
| 7th | Svante Thuresson | "Hej systrar, hej bröder" | Åke Gerhard | 6 |
| 8th | Monica Nielsen | "En röd vals" | Jan Johansson, Kerstin Bergström | 5 |
| 9th | Gunwer Bergquist | "Vårens vindar" | Torbjörn Lundqvist, Maud Lundqvist | 4 |
| 10th | Gunnar Wiklund | "Vad har jag kvar" | Berndt Öst, Peter Himmelstrand | 0 |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1966
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966