Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1969
| Broadcaster = {{lang|sv|Sveriges Radio|i=unset}} (SR)
| Country = Sweden
| Selection process = {{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=unset}} 1969
| Selection date = 1 March 1969
| Song = {{lang|sv|Judy, min vän|i=no}}
| Artist = Tommy Körberg
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Roger Wallis|Britt Lindeborg}}
| Final result = 9th, 8 points
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song "{{lang|sv|Judy, min vän|i=no}}", composed by Roger Wallis, with lyrics by Britt Lindeborg, and performed by Tommy Körberg. The Swedish participating broadcaster, {{lang|sv|Sveriges Radio|i=unset}} (SR), selected its entry through {{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=unset}} 1969. In the national final, a tie occurred between two songs, but after additional voting, the song "{{lang|sv|Judy, min vän|i=no}}" performed by Tommy Körberg, was selected over the other song, "{{lang|sv|Hej clown|i=no}}", written by Lasse Berghagen and later ABBA member Benny Andersson, and performed by Jan Malmsjö.
At the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Madrid, "{{lang|sv|Judy, min vän|i=no}}" finished 9th out of 16. Most points came from Sweden's neighbours, {{esccnty|Norway|y=1969}} and {{esccnty|Finland|y=1969}}. Sharing the 9th place was {{esccnty|Germany|y=1969}}, represented by the Swedish singer Siw Malmkvist, who had also represented Sweden in 1960. She did, however, not get any points from Sweden.
Before Eurovision
= {{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=unset}} 1969 =
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{{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=unset}} 1969 was the selection for the 11th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 10th time that {{lang|sv|Sveriges Radio|i=unset}} (SR) used this system of picking a song. 2,402 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the {{lang|sv|Cirkus|i=unset}} in Stockholm on 1 March 1969, hosted by Pekka Langer and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. This was the first time a tie occurred for first place in the competition.
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Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Songwriter(s) ! Place ! Points (Tie-break) | |||||
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|1 | Inger Öst | "Du ser mig inte" | Berndt Öst, Peter Himmelstrand | 8th | 1 |
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|2 | Jan Malmsjö | "Hej clown" | Benny Andersson, Lasse Berghagen | 2nd | 31 (45) |
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|3 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Svensk flicka" | Staffan Ehrling, Bo-Göran Edling | 4th | 8 |
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|4 | Tommy Körberg | "Judy, min vän" | Roger Wallis, Britt Lindeborg | 1st | 31 (54) |
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|5 | Lena Hansson | "Du ger mig lust att leva" | Johnny Carlsson | 7th | 3 |
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|6 | Ola Håkansson | "Du skänker mening åt mitt liv" | Pierre Isacsson | 10th | 0 |
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|7 | Britt Bergström | "L, som i älskar dig" | Staffan Ehrling, Kerstin Lindén | 9th | 0 |
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|8 | Sten Nilsson | "Gång på gång" | Staffan Ehrling, Bo-Göran Edling | 3rd | 13 |
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|9 | Anni-Frid Lyngstad | "Härlig är vår jord" | Ivan Renliden | 4th | 8 |
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|10 | Svante Thuresson | "Sommarflicka" | Pugh Rogefeldt | 6th | 4 |
At Eurovision
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+ Points awarded to Sweden{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Madrid 1969 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/madrid-1969/final/results/sweden |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=8 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408110448/https://eurovision.tv/event/madrid-1969/final/results/sweden |archive-date=8 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
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scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Finland|y=1969}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=1969}}}} |
scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=1969}}|{{Esc|Portugal|y=1969}}}} |
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References
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{{Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1969}}