Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Script error: No such module "Lang".", composed by Bobbie Ericsson, with lyrics by Beppe Wolgers, and performed by Monica Zetterlund. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Script error: No such module "Lang". (SR), selected its entry through a national final titled Script error: No such module "Lang"..
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
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| 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 |
- 1: Performer with large orchestra
- 2: Performer with smaller orchestra
At Eurovision
Monica Zetterlund performed "Script error: No such module "Lang"." 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.[1]
| Score | Country |
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| 4 points | Template:Esc |
| 3 points | Template:Esc |
| 2 points | Template:Esc |
| 1 point | Template:Esc |
References
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