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Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "", composed by Bobbie Ericsson, with lyrics by Beppe Wolgers, and performed by Monica Zetterlund. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SR), selected its entry through a national final titled .

The Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in London, could have gone better for Sweden. They scored for the first (and so far only) time nul points.

Before Eurovision

=== === (retroactively often referred to as Melodifestivalen 1963) was the selection for the sixth song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the fifth time that (SR) used this system of picking a song. One singer performed the song with a large orchestra, and one with a smaller orchestra. 816 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 16 February 1963, broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV, but was not broadcast on radio.

  • 1: Performer with large orchestra
  • 2: Performer with smaller orchestra

At Eurovision

Monica Zetterlund performed "" at Eurovision, and became the first and only artist to score nul points for Sweden.

Voting

Sweden did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.

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