Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
For the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, Sweden held a national final called Melodifestivalen 1978. The winner and representative was "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten", sung by Björn Skifs, and written and composed by Peter Himmelstrand.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1978 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 February 1978 | |||
| Selected entrant | Björn Skifs | |||
| Selected song | "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 26 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Björn Skifs intended to cause controversy by singing in English, which could have disqualified him. Instead, he sang a part of the song in nonsense words, but only Swedes knew the words were wrong. He finished 14th (out of 20).
At Eurovision
Points awarded by Sweden
Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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