Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1971
| Broadcaster = {{lang|sv|Sveriges Radio|i=no}} (SR)
| Country = Sweden
| Selection process = {{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=no}} 1971
| Selection date = 27 February 1971
| Song = Vita vidder
| Artist = Family Four
| Writer = Håkan Elmquist
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| Final result = 6th, 85 points
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "{{lang|sv|Vita vidder|i=no}}", written by Håkan Elmquist, and performed by Family Four. The Swedish participating broadcaster, {{lang|sv|Sveriges Radio|i=no}} (SR), selected its entry through {{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=no}} 1971.
SR did not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, as a protest against that four countries shared the victory the {{escyr|1969||preceding contest}}. It was, however, back for the {{escyr|1971||1971 contest}}. SR held five semi-finals to select its 1971 entry, with the same three competitors in all of them, as part of the popular television show {{lang|sv|Hylands hörna}}. The group Family Four won all of the semi-finals, and therefore sung all the songs in the final. The song "{{lang|sv|Vita vidder|i=no}}", written by Håkan Elmquist, won and represented Sweden at Eurovision, held in Dublin.
Before Eurovision
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= {{lang|sv|[[Melodifestivalen]]|i=no}} 1971 =
{{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=no}} 1971 was the selection for the 12th song to represent {{esccnty|Sweden}} at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 11th time that {{lang|sv|Sveriges Radio|i=no}} (SR) used this system of picking a song. 1164 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. There were five semi-finals during the {{lang|sv|Hylands hörna}} show, hosted by Lennart Hyland. Family Four, Tommy Körberg, and Sylvia Vrethammar performed one song in each semi-final. Family Four won all five semi-finals, so all five finalists were performed by them. The final was held in the SR television studios in Stockholm on 27 February 1971 and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
=Final=
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| Draw
! Song ! Songwriter(s) ! Place ! Points | ||||
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|1 | "Min sång" | Bengt-Arne Wallin, Anja Notini-Wallin | 4th | 10 |
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|2 | "Tjänare kärlek" | Peter Himmelstrand | 2nd | 17 |
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|3 | "En sång om världen" | Anders Bergsjö, Göran Dalström | 5th | 9 |
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|4 | "Heja mamma" | Peter Himmelstrand | 3rd | 11 |
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|5 | "Vita vidder" | Håkan Elmquist | 1st | 22 |
At Eurovision
Family Four finished 6th out of 18, scoring high points from {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1971}} and the {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1971}}.{{cite web |title=Final of Dublin 1971 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409083814/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final |archive-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}}
Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated at the venue in Dublin, and were brought on stage during the voting sequence to present their points.{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2014 |publisher=Telos Publishing |location=Prestatyn, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84583-093-9 |page=60 |series=Volume Two: The 1970s}} The Swedish jury members were Eva Blomqvist and Putte Wickman.{{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv |pages=88–89}}
= Voting =
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| + Points awarded to Sweden{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Dublin 1971 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final/results/sweden |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409085659/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final/results/sweden |archive-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
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| scope="row" | 10 points
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| scope="row" | 9 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=1971}}}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Austria|y=1971}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Italy|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1971}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=1971}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1971}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Finland|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Monaco|y=1971}}}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Ireland|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Portugal|y=1971}}}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1971}}|{{Esc|Spain|1945|y=1971}}}} |
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References
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{{Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1971}}
{{Melodifestivalen}}