Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Script error: No such module "Lang".", composed by Håkan Almqvist and Bobby Ljunggren, with lyrics by Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and performed by Jill Johnson. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Script error: No such module "Lang". (SVT), selected its entry through Script error: No such module "Lang". 1998.

Before Eurovision

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First Round – 14 March 1998
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 Annika Fehling "När en stjärna faller" Annika Fehling Eliminated
2 B.I.G. "Ingen annan väg" Peo Thyrén, Richard Evenlind, Erika Evenlind, Stefan Almqvist Advanced
3 Elisabeth Melander "Ta dej tid" Margareta Nilsson, Gertrud Hemmel Eliminated
4 Nanne Grönvall "Avundsjuk" Peter Grönvall, Nanne Grönvall Advanced
5 Linda Eriksson "Bara månen får se" Torgny Söderberg Eliminated
6 Helena Eriksson "Kärleken finns överallt" Frank Ådahl Eliminated
7 Fredrik Karlsson "Långsamma timmar" Fredrik Karlsson, Peter Svensson Eliminated
8 Myrra Malmberg "Julia" Claes Andreasson, Torbjörn Wassenius Advanced
9 Black Ingvars "Cherie" Stephan Berg Advanced
10 Jill Johnson "Kärleken är" Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist, Ingela "Pling" Forsman Advanced
Second Round – 14 March 1998
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 B.I.G. "Ingen annan väg" 52 2
2 Nanne Grönvall "Avundsjuk" 35 4
3 Myrra Malmberg "Julia" 38 3
4 Black Ingvars "Cherie" 34 5
5 Jill Johnson "Kärleken är" 72 1
Detailed Regional Jury Voting
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"Ingen annan väg" 8 6 6 4 6 2 4 4 2 2 8 52
"Avundsjuk" 1 1 1 6 2 4 6 2 4 4 4 35
"Julia" 4 4 2 1 1 8 2 8 1 6 1 38
"Cherie" 2 2 8 2 4 1 1 1 6 1 6 34
"Kärleken är" 6 8 4 8 8 6 8 6 8 8 2 72

At Eurovision

Johnson sang in the 19th position on the night of the contest, and at the close of voting she finished 10th out of 25 countries, receiving 53 points.[1] The Swedish televoting awarded its 12 points to Norway.[2]

Voting

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External links

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