Melodifestivalen 1963
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| Final | 16 February 1963 | |||
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| Venue | Cirkus, Stockholm | |||
| Presenter(s) | Sven Lindahl | |||
| Vote | ||||
| Voting system | An expert jury | |||
| Winning song | "En gång i Stockholm" by Monica Zetterlund/Carli Thornhave | |||
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Melodifestivalen 1963 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the sixth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the fifth time that this system of picking a song had been used. One singer performed the song with a large orchestra and one with a smaller orchestra. 816 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio. Monica Zetterlund performed "En gång i Stockholm" at Eurovision, and became the first and only artist to score "nul points" for Sweden.
Results
| Place | Artist1 | Artist2 | Song | Songwriters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monica Zetterlund | Carli Thornehave | "En gång i Stockholm" | Bobbie Ericson, Beppe Wolgers |
| 2nd | Gerd Söderberg | Roffe Berg, Hasse Burman & Charlie Norman | "Storstadsmelodi" | Gunnar Lundén-Welden, Carl Gyllenberg |
| 3rd | Carli Thornehave | Lars Lönndahl | "Twist till menuett" | Thore Skogman |
- 1: Performer with large orchestra
- 2: Performer with smaller orchestra
Eliminated songs
| Artist1 | Artist2 | Song | Songwriters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lönndahl | Gunnar Wiklund | "Vårens flickparad" | Britt Lindeborg |
| Roffe Berg, Hasse Burman & Charlie Norman | Gerd Södergren | "Hong Kong-sång" | Bobbie Ericson, Bo Eneby |
| Anna-Lena Löfgren | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Säg varför" | Ulf Källqvist |
| Per Lindqvist & Ulf Lindqvist | Lily Berglund | "Rosen och vinden" | Owe Thörnqvist |
| Lily Berglund | Mona Grain | "Fröken Eko" | Britt Lindeborg |
| Gunnar Wiklund | Tommy Jacobsson | "Scheherazde" | Åke Gerhard |
| Mona Grain | Ann-Catrine Widlund | "Jag är så trött på allt det här" | Bo Harry Sandin |
| Ann-Louise Hanson | Per Lindqvist & Ulf Lindqvist | "Zum zum zum, lilla sommarbi" | Sam Samson, Fritz-Gustav |
- 1: Performer with large orchestra
- 2: Performer with smaller orchestra
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1963
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
