The Swedish National Final was held on 27 February 1982 in
Gothenburg, Sweden.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1982
Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent
Sweden at the
Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 21st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to
SVT for the competition. The final was held in the
Lisebergshallen in
Gothenburg on 27 February 1982, presented by
Fredrik Belfrage and was broadcast on
TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
The 10 songs were reduced to 5 finalists, which were then voted on by 9 juries split according to age ranges. Chips formed by Elisabeth Andreasson and Kikki Danielsson had both previously come 2nd in the
Melodifestivalen 1981 in a group called 'Sweet 'n' Chips'. Kikki Danielsson had previously came joint 1st in the
Melodifestivalen 1978 but lost out on a tie-break and previously came 4th in the group Chips in
1980.
The Swedish National Final was held on 27 February 1982 in
Gothenburg, Sweden.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1982
Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent
Sweden at the
Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 21st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to
SVT for the competition. The final was held in the
Lisebergshallen in
Gothenburg on 27 February 1982, presented by
Fredrik Belfrage and was broadcast on
TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
The 10 songs were reduced to 5 finalists, which were then voted on by 9 juries split according to age ranges. Chips formed by Elisabeth Andreasson and Kikki Danielsson had both previously come 2nd in the
Melodifestivalen 1981 in a group called 'Sweet 'n' Chips'. Kikki Danielsson had previously came joint 1st in the
Melodifestivalen 1978 but lost out on a tie-break and previously came 4th in the group Chips in
1980.