Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Boogaloo", composed by Mikael Wendt, with lyrics by Christer Lundh, and performed by Lotta Engberg. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through 1987.
The original lyrics of the song, including its title "", with which it won the , were changed for Eurovision at the request of the European Broadcasting Union, as two trademarks were mentioned.
1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,502 songs were submitted to (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg on 21 February 1987, was presented by Fredrik Belfrage and broadcast on TV1 and was not broadcast on radio. The winning song's lyrics âÂÂand titleâ were changed for the Eurovision Song Contest as it mentioned two trademarks: chewing gum brand and soft drink brand Coca-Cola.
As the song mentioned the trademark brands Coca-Cola and the Swedish chewing gum Bugg, the European Broadcasting Union demanded that the lyrics be changed before the Eurovision final, so the song was renamed "Boogaloo". It was drawn to perform at start position 12. After the voting, Sweden had received 50 points and finished in 12th place (out of 22). This was the worst placement for Sweden in eight years.