Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Boogaloo", composed by Mikael Wendt, with lyrics by Christer Lundh, and performed by Lotta Engberg. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through 1987.
The original lyrics of the song, including its title "", with which it won the , were changed for Eurovision at the request of the European Broadcasting Union, as two trademarks were mentioned.
Before Eurovision
1987 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,502 songs were submitted to (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg on 21 February 1987, was presented by Fredrik Belfrage and broadcast on TV1 and was not broadcast on radio. The winning song's lyrics –and title– were changed for the Eurovision Song Contest as it mentioned two trademarks: chewing gum brand Bugg and soft drink brand Coca-Cola.
Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result 1Sound of Music"Alexandra" Qualified 2Annica Jonsson"Nya illusioner"Mikael Wendt och Christer Lundh 3Cyndee Peters"När morgonstjärnan brinner" Qualified 4Paul Sahlin and Anne Kihlström"Ung och evig" 5Jan-Eric Karlzon"Flyktingen" 6Baden-Baden"Leva livet" 7Arja Saijonmaa"Högt över havet"Lasse Holm Qualified 8Robert Wells"Sommarnatt" 9Style"Hand i hand" Qualified 10Lena Philipsson"Dansa i neon" Qualified 11Anna Book"Det finns en morgondag" 12Lotta Engberg"Fyra Bugg och en Coca Cola" Qualified
Artist Song Points PlaceSound of Music"Alexandra" 44 4Cyndee Peters"När morgonstjärnan brinner" 46 3Arja Saijonmaa"Högt över havet" 58 2Style"Hand i hand" 29 6Lena Philipsson"Dansa i neon" 43 5Lotta Engberg"Fyra Bugg och en Coca Cola" 59 1
+ Voting Song 15–20 20–25 25–30 30–35 35–40 40–45 45–50 50–55 55–60 Total "Alexandra"1011068421244 "När morgonstjärnan brinner"610441186646 "Högt över havet"8228681010458 "Hand i hand"18122644129 "Dansa i neon"448104212843 "Fyra Bugg och en Coca Cola"26611010681059
At Eurovision As the song mentioned the trademark brands Coca-Cola and the Swedish chewing gum Bugg, the European Broadcasting Union demanded that the lyrics be changed before the Eurovision final, so the song was renamed "Boogaloo". It was drawn to perform at start position 12. After the voting, Sweden had received 50 points and finished in 12th place (out of 22). This was the worst placement for Sweden in eight years.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
References
External links Melodifestivalen 1987 on