Country Sweden Selection date(s) 14 March 1998 Selected song "Kärleken är" | Selection process Melodifestivalen 1998 Selected entrant Jill Johnson Final result 10th, 53 points | |
Sweden was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.
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Melodifestivalen 1998
Sweden continued using the common Melodifestivalen format to select their entry. The final of Melodifestivalen 1998 was held on 14 March 1998, where ten songs were performed. Five of the songs were eliminated and the remaining five were voted on by the 11 juries. The winner was "Kärleken är" (English: Love Is), sung by Jill Johnson and composed by Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist and Ingela Forsman.
At Eurovision
Johnson sang in the 16th position on the night of the contest, and finished tenth at the close of the voting, receiving 53 points.
Points awarded by Sweden
References
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA