Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country	Sweden
National selection
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 1996
Selection date(s)	24 February 1996
Selected entrant	One More Time
Selected song	"Den vilda"
Finals performance
Final result	3rd, 100 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden was represented by One More Time with the song "Den vilda" in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996.

At the contest, held in Oslo, Norway, One More Time performed last of 23, following Slovakia. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points, placing 3rd behind winner Ireland and runner-up Norway.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1996

For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1996.

Sweden selected their entry for Eurovision Song Contest 1996 by holding their common format of Melodifestivalen. Melodifestivalen 1996 was held on 24 February, where 10 songs competed. After these 10 songs were whittled down to 5, 11 regional juries gave points to decide the winner. The winner was "Den vilda", performed by One More Time. The song was written by group members Peter and Nanne Grönvall.

First Round – 24 February 1996
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	Janne Bark, Nick Borgen, Lennart Grahn, Lasse Kroner and Peter Lundblad	"Gör någon glad"	Eliminated
2	Andreas Lundstedt	"Driver dagg faller regn"	Advanced
3	Lotta Engberg	"Juliette & Jonathan"	Advanced
4	One More Time	"Den vilda"	Advanced
5	Ellinor Franzén	"Finns här för dig"	Eliminated
6	Inger Nordström	"Gråt inte"	Eliminated
7	Henrik Åberg	"Du är alltid en del utav mig"	Eliminated
8	Frank Ådahl	"Tårar från himlen"	Advanced
9	Lotten Andersson and Magnus Sjögren	"Va' e du?"	Eliminated
10	Mårten Eriksson	"Förlorad igen"	Advanced

Second Round – 24 February 1996
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Andreas Lundstedt	"Driver dagg faller regn"	48	2
2	Lotta Engberg	"Juliette & Jonathan"	45	3
3	One More Time	"Den vilda"	71	1
4	Frank Ådahl	"Tårar från himlen"	26	5
5	Mårten Eriksson	"Förlorad igen"	41	4

At Eurovision

At the contest, held in Oslo, Norway, One More Time performed last of 23, following Slovakia. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points, placing 3rd behind winner Ireland and runner-up Norway.

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden (Pre-qualifying round)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Belgium Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Ireland Macedonia Netherlands Poland Switzerland	Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary Romania	Austria Iceland Israel Portugal Slovenia Turkey United Kingdom	France Norway	Russia
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
				Cyprus

Points awarded to Sweden (final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Ireland	Austria Belgium Estonia	Finland Netherlands Switzerland	Slovenia	Iceland Norway
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Bosnia and Herzegovina Portugal Slovakia	France

Points awarded by Sweden

Pre-qualifying round

12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	Ireland
8 points	Croatia
7 points	Estonia
6 points	Malta
5 points	Denmark
4 points	Switzerland
3 points	Turkey
2 points	Netherlands
1 point	Germany

Final

12 points	Estonia
10 points	Norway
8 points	Netherlands
7 points	Ireland
6 points	United Kingdom
5 points	Malta
4 points	Portugal
3 points	Greece
2 points	Cyprus
1 point	Croatia

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