Melodifestivalen 1972
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| Melodifestivalen 1972 |
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| Dates | ||||
| Final | 12 February 1972 | |||
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| Venue | Cirkus, Stockholm | |||
| Presenter(s) | Gunilla Marcus | |||
| Vote | ||||
| Voting system | Regional juries | |||
| Winning song | "Härliga sommardag" by Family Four | |||
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Melodifestivalen 1972 was the selection for the 13th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 12th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1000 songs were submitted to Sveriges Radio for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
Results
| Place | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points |
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| 1st | Family Four | "Härliga sommardag" | Håkan Almquist | 24 |
| 2nd | Östen Warnebring | "Sån e du - Sån e jag" | Peter Himmelstrand | 17 |
| 3rd | Lena Andersson | "Säg det med en sång" | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson | 12 |
| 4th | Kjerstin Dellert | "Kärlek behöver inga ord" | Curt Peterson, Marcus Österdahl, Patrice Hellberg | 10 |
| 5th | Kisa Magnusson | "Kär och sisådär" | Peter Himmelstrand | 9 |
| 6th | Cornelis Vreeswijk | "Önskar du mej, så önskar jag dej" | Cornelis Vreeswijk | 8 |
| 6th | Monica Zetterlund | "Krama mig och dansa" | Tommy Körberg, Lars Nordlander | 8 |
| 8th | Tomas Ledin | "Då ska jag spela" | Tomas Ledin | 6 |
| 9th | Björn Skifs | "Andra kan väl också se" | Anders Henriksson, Claes Dieden, Bo Carlgren | 4 |
| 10th | Sylvia Vrethammar | "Din egen melodi" | Peter Himmelstrand | 1 |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 1972
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972
