Melodifestivalen 1983
| Melodifestivalen 1983 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 26 February 1983 |
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| Venue | Palladium, Malmö |
| Presenter(s) | Bibi Johns |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Regional juries |
| Winning song | "Främling" by Carola Häggkvist |
Melodifestivalen 1983 was the selection for the 23rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 22nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. Carola was the only artist to score full marks from each jury, prompting the presenter to say before the final votes were announced: "Det här är inte alls spännande!" (This isn't at all exciting!). "Främling" became the biggest selling single of all-time in Sweden.
Results
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Ritz | "Marionett" | Monica Forsberg, Peter Wanngren | 34 | 4th |
| 2 | Kerstin Dahlberg | "Här är min sång till dig" | Olle Bergman, Claes Bure | - | - |
| 3 | Karin Glenmark | "Se" | Östen Warnerbring | 37 | 3rd |
| 4 | Kikki Danielsson | "Varför är kärleken röd" | Torgny Söderberg | 45 | 2nd |
| 5 | Peter Lundblad & Agneta Olsson | "Vill du ha mig efter gryningen" | Peter Lundblad, Agneta Olsson | - | - |
| 6 | Karina Rydberg | "Nu börjar mitt liv" | Peter Himmelstrand | - | - |
| 7 | Ann-Louise Hanson & John Ballard | "Bara en enda gång" | Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Anders Glenmark | 27 | 5th |
| 8 | Maria Wickman | "Okej, jag ger mig" | Anders Hall, Johan Nordlander, Henrik Wikström | - | - |
| 9 | Nils-Åke Runesson | "Värmen som du gav" | Nils-Åke Runesson, Lennart Kristensson | - | - |
| 10 | Carola Häggkvist | "Främling" | Lasse Holm, Monica Forsberg | 88 | 1st |
Voting
Juries
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| "Marionett" | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| "Se" | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37 |
| "Varför är kärleken röd" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 45 |
| "Bara en enda gång" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| "Främling" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 88 |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1983
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983