Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Script error: No such module "Lang".", composed by Peter Grönvall, with lyrics by Nanne Grönvall, and performed by the band One More Time. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Script error: No such module "Lang". (SVT), selected its entry through Script error: No such module "Lang". 1996.
At the contest, held in Oslo, Norway, One More Time performed last of 23, following Template:Esccnty. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points, placing 3rd behind winner Template:Esccnty and runner-up Template:Esccnty.
Before Eurovision
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| № | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
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| 1 | Peter Lundblad Lasse Kronér, Nick Borgen, Janne Bark and Lennart Grahn | "Gör någon glad" | Svante Persson, Pontus Platin | Eliminated |
| 2 | Andreas Lundstedt | "Driver dagg faller regn" | Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell | Advanced |
| 3 | Lotta Engberg | "Juliette & Jonathan" | Monica Forsberg, Torgny Söderberg | Advanced |
| 4 | One More Time | "Den vilda" | Nanne Grönvall, Peter Grönvall | Advanced |
| 5 | Ellinor Franzén | "Finns här för dig" | Stefan Bagge, Martin Klaman | Eliminated |
| 6 | Inger Nordström | "Gråt inte" | Rose-Marie Stråhle | Eliminated |
| 7 | Henrik Åberg | "Du är alltid en del utav mej" | Lasse Berghagen, Lasse Holm | Eliminated |
| 8 | Frank Ådahl | "Tårar från himlen" | Mikael Littvold, Peter Bertilsson | Advanced |
| 9 | Lotten Andersson and Magnus Sjögren | "Va' e' du?" | Jörgen Nohall, Carl Hammar | Eliminated |
| 10 | Mårten Eriksson | "Förlorad igen" | Mårten Eriksson | Advanced |
| № | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 2 | Andreas Lundstedt | "Driver dagg faller regn" | 48 | 2 |
| 3 | Lotta Engberg | "Juliette & Jonathan" | 45 | 3 |
| 4 | One More Time | "Den vilda" | 71 | 1 |
| 8 | Frank Ådahl | "Tårar från himlen" | 26 | 5 |
| 10 | Mårten Eriksson | "Förlorad igen" | 41 | 4 |
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| "Driver dagg faller regn" | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 48 |
| "Juliette och Jonathan" | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
| "Den vilda" | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 71 |
| "Tårar från himlen" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| "Förlorad igen" | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 41 |
At Eurovision
In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. Sweden received 227 points, winning the qualifying round and thus qualifying for the final.[1]
On the night of the final, One More Time performed last of 23, following Template:Esccnty. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points, placing 3rd behind winner Template:Esccnty and runner-up Template:Esccnty.[2]
Voting
Qualifying round
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Final
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References
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External links
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