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| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1963 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Sveriges Radio (SR) | |||
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 16 February 1963 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "En gång i Stockholm" | |||
| Artist | Monica Zetterlund | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 0 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Sweden was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "En gång i Stockholm", composed by Bobbie Ericsson, with lyrics byBeppe Wolgers, and performed byMonica Zetterlund. The Swedish participating broadcaster,Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through a national final titledEurovisionsschlagern, svensk final.
The Eurovision Song Contest, which was held inLondon, could have gone better for Sweden. They scored for the first (and so far only) timenul points.
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Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final (retroactively often referred to asMelodifestivalen 1963) was the selection for the sixth song to representSweden at theEurovision Song Contest. It was the fifth time thatSveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. One singer performed the song with a largeorchestra, and one with a smaller orchestra. 816 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in theCirkus inStockholm on 16 February 1963, broadcast onSveriges Radio TV, but was not broadcast on radio.
| Draw | Artist1 | Artist2 | Song | Songwriters | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Lönndahl | Gunnar Wiklund | "Vårens flickparad" | Britt Lindeborg | – |
| 2 | Roffe Berg, Hasse Burman &Charlie Norman | Gerd Södergren | "Hong Kong-sång" | Bobbie Ericson, Bo Eneby | – |
| 3 | Anna-Lena Löfgren | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Säg varför" | Ulf Källqvist | – |
| 4 | Gerd Söderberg | Roffe Berg, Hasse Burman &Charlie Norman | "Storstadsmelodi" | Gunnar Lundén-Welden | 2nd |
| 5 | Per & Ulf Lindqvist | Lily Berglund | "Rosen och vinden" | Owe Thörnqvist | – |
| 6 | Monica Zetterlund | Carli Thornehave | "En gång i Stockholm" | Bobbie Ericson,Beppe Wolgers | 1st |
| 7 | Lily Berglund | Mona Grain | "Sen igår är vi kära" | Carl Gyllenberg,Harry Arnold | – |
| 8 | Tommy Jacobson | Bertil Englund | "Fröken Eko" | Britt Lindeborg | – |
| 9 | Gunnar Wiklund | Tommy Jacobsson | "Scheherazde" | Åke Gerhard | – |
| 10 | Mona Grain | Ann-Catrine Widlund | "Jag är så trött på allt det här" | Bo Harry Sandin | – |
| 11 | Ann-Louise Hanson | Per & Ulf Lindqvist | "Zum zum zum, lilla sommarbi" | Sam Samson, Fritz-Gustaf Sundelöf | – |
| 12 | Carli Thornehave | Lars Lönndahl | "Twist till menuett" | Thore Skogman | 3rd |
Monica Zetterlund performed "En gång i Stockholm" at Eurovision, and became the first and only artist to scorenul points for Sweden.
Sweden did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.[1]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 5 points |  Denmark |
| 4 points |  Monaco |
| 3 points |  Austria |
| 2 points |  United Kingdom |
| 1 point |  Switzerland |