Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983


Sweden used a national preselction called Melodifestivalen 1983 to select an entry for the 28th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Winner, being the first participant ever to get maximum points from all of the eleven juries, was the 17-year-old and then unknown Carola Häggkvist, who quickly went on to be one of Sweden's most popular singers. The song she competed with was called
Främling. It was written by Lasse Holm and Monica Forsberg, who had also written the previous winning song together.
The final, held in Munich, attracted an estimate of 5,6 million viewers. Carola was drawn #4 in a field of 20 and was considered a big favourite for the title.
Sweden received 12 points from Norway and Germany, and ended up with 126 points and a 3rd place. It was also Sweden's 3rd best placement so far.

Points awarded by Sweden

Final

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

  • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point