Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

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{{Infobox song contest national year

| Year = 1994

| Broadcaster = {{lang|sv|Sveriges Television|i=no}} (SVT)

| Country = Sweden

| Selection process = {{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=no}} 1994

| Selection date = 12 March 1994

| Song = {{lang|sv|Stjärnorna|i=no}}

| Artist = Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare

| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Peter Bertilsson|Mikael Littwold}}

| Final result = 13th, 48 points

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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "{{lang|sv|Stjärnorna|i=no}}", composed by Peter Bertilsson, with lyrics by Mikael Littwold, and performed by Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare. The Swedish participating broadcaster, {{lang|sv|Sveriges Television|i=no}} (SVT), selected its entry through {{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=no}} 1994.

Before Eurovision

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= {{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=no}} 1994 =

{{lang|sv|Melodifestivalen|i=no}} 1994 was the selection for the 34th song to represent {{esccnty|Sweden}} at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 33rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,560 songs were submitted to {{lang|sv|Sveriges Television|i=no}} (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the SVT Studios in Stockholm on 12 March 1994, presented by Kattis Ahlström and Sven Melander and was broadcast on TV1 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,780,000 people.

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|+ First Round – 12 March 1994

Draw

! Artist

! Song

! Songwriter(s)

! Result

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| 1

| align="left" | Tina Röklander

| align="left" | "Kom och dela min hemlighet"

| align="left" | Per Andréasson, Anders Dannvik

| Advanced

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| 2

| align="left" | Nick Borgen

| align="left" | "Små minnen av dig"

| align="left" | Pierre Breidensjö, Jörgen Johansson

| Advanced

3

| align="left" | Perikles

| align="left" | "Vill du resa til månen med mig"

| align="left" | Bosse Nilsson

| Eliminated

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| 4

| align="left" | Gladys del Pilar

| align="left" | "Det vackraste jag vet"

| align="left" | Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Michael Saxell

| Advanced

5

| align="left" | Tiffany

| align="left" | "Håll om mig ikväll"

| align="left" | Tommy Kaså, Anica Olson

| Eliminated

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| 6

| align="left" | Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare

| align="left" | "Stjärnorna"

| align="left" | Mikael Littvold, Peter Bertilsson

| Advanced

7

| align="left" | Carina and Michael Jaarnek

| align="left" | "Det är aldrig för sent"

| align="left" | Kjell-Åke Norén, Christer Johansson

| Eliminated

8

| align="left" | Jonny Lindé

| align="left" | "Jag stannar hos dig"

| align="left" | Stephan Berg

| Eliminated

9

| align="left" | Jan Höglund

| align="left" | "Kärlekens vind"

| align="left" | Arne Höglund

| Eliminated

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| 10

| align="left" | Cayenne

| align="left" | "Stanna hos mig"

| align="left" | Lilling Palmeklint

| Advanced

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|+ Second Round – 12 March 1994{{cite web | title=Melodifestivalen 1994 | website=Sveriges Television | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715010113/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/om-melodifestivalen/melodifestivalen-1994 | archive-date=15 July 2014 | url=http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/om-melodifestivalen/melodifestivalen-1994 | lang=sv | url-status=dead}}

DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1align="left" | Tina Röklanderalign="left" | "Kom och dela min hemlighet"214
2align="left" | Nick Borgenalign="left" | "Små minnen av dig"214
3align="left" | Gladys del Pilaralign="left" | "Det vackraste jag vet"622
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| 4

align="left" | Marie Bergman and Roger Pontarealign="left" | "Stjärnorna"661
5align="left" | Cayennealign="left" | "Stanna hos mig"613

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+ Detailed Regional Jury Voting
scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Luleå}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Umeå}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Sundsvall}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Falun}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Örebro}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Karlstad}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Gothenburg}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Malmö}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Växjö}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Norrköping}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Stockholm}}

! scope="col" | Total

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| align="left" | "Kom och dela min hemlighet"

2142121222221
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| align="left" | "Små minnen av dig"

1281212111121
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| align="left" | "Det vackraste jag vet"

6428664846862
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| align="left" | "Stjärnorna"

8666488484466
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| align="left" | "Stanna hos mig"

4814846668661

At Eurovision

Bergman and Pontare opened the contest, singing 1st of 25 countries, preceding {{esccnty|Finland|y=1994}}. At the close of the voting they had received 48 points, placing 13th.{{cite web |title=Final of Dublin 1994 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417121756/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}}

= Voting =

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+ Points awarded to Sweden{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Dublin 1994 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final/results/sweden |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417122909/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final/results/sweden |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}}
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 12 points

|

scope="row" | 10 points

| {{Esc|Norway|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 8 points

|

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=1994}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=1994}}|{{Esc|Lithuania|1988|y=1994}}}}

scope="row" | 4 points

|

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Malta|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Estonia|y=1994}}|{{Esc|Hungary|y=1994}}|{{Esc|Iceland|y=1994}}}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Spain|y=1994}}

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+ Points awarded by Sweden
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points

| {{Esc|Hungary|y=1994}}

scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points

| {{Esc|Ireland|y=1994}}

scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points

| {{Esc|Iceland|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Esc|Norway|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Germany|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Portugal|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Malta|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|France|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Greece|y=1994}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Austria|y=1994}}

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References

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