Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "", composed by Lasse Holm, with lyrics by Monica Forsberg, and performed by Carola Häggkvist. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through 1983.
1983 was the selection for the 23rd song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 22nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the Palladium in Malmö on 26 February 1983, presented by Bibi Johns and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
"" was the first entry ever to get maximum points from all of the eleven juries, prompting the presenter to say before the final votes were announced: "" (This isn't at all exciting!). It was performed by the 17-year-old âÂÂand then unknownâ Carola Häggkvist, who quickly went on to be one of Sweden's most popular singers. The song 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 (about 70% of Sweden's population back then). Carola was drawn #4 in a field of 20 and was considered a big favourite for the title.
Sweden received 12 points from and , and ended up with 126 points and a 3rd place.