Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy.

Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1991
Selection date(s)31 March 1991
Selected entrantCarola
Selected song"Fångad av en stormvind"
Finals performance
Final result1st, 146 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television continued using their successful Melodifestivalen contest to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen 1991 was held on 31 March, where ten artists competed to sing for Sweden.

Carola Häggkvist won the competition after competing for her second time, having come third in 1983. She sang the song "Fångad av en stormvind" (Captured by a Storm).

One of the favourites to win, Carola song eight on the night of the contest, following Luxembourg and preceding France. At the close of the voting, she had received 146 points, placing joint 1st place with France's Amina. After the four-way tie at the 1969 contest, a tie-break system had been implemented, where a count-back on the number of top points awarded was used. Since both countries received four 12-points, but Sweden gaining five 10-points over France's two, Sweden was declared the winner, with Carola taking Sweden's third victory.

Melodifestivalen 1991
For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1991.
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Laila Dahl"Annie"334th
2Pernilla Wahlgren"Tvillingsjäl"--
3Diana Nuñez"Kärlekens dans"--
4John Ekedahl"Stanna du i dina drömmar"--
5Jessica Wimert"Änglar"--
6Towe Jaarnek"Ett liv med dig"462nd
7Jim Jidhed"Kommer du ihåg mig?"453rd
8Carola"Fångad av en stormvind"781st
9Tove Naess"Låt mig se ett under"295th
10Sharon DyallGe mig ett svar--

At Eurovision

Points awarded to Sweden
Points awarded to Sweden[1]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Sweden[1]
12 points Malta
10 points Iceland
8 points  Switzerland
7 points Portugal
6 points Israel
5 points France
4 points Spain
3 points Denmark
2 points Belgium
1 point Luxembourg
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References
  1. Eurovision Song Contest 1991
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