On May 11, all eyes will be on Malmö, host city of the 68thEurovision Song Contest. Once again, Sweden is hosting the famous song contest, following last year's coronation of Loreen with her song " Tattoo ".
This Scandinavian country, known for its sublime nature, saunas, the Vasa ship and, of course, ABBA, is also one of theEurovision champions. Along with Ireland, Sweden is the country with the most wins, 7 in total out of 63 participations since 1958. With the 68th Eurovision Song Contest just a few weeks away, we take a look back at Sweden's 7 victories!
Sweden 's first Eurovision title came in 1974. That year, the Scandinavian country was represented by ABBA. The group was not yet well known, and chose to defend their country's colors with the song " Waterloo ". Thanks to this song, which went on to become a worldwide hit, Sweden won Eurovision for the first time, with 24 points, just ahead of Italy. Little did the country know that this victory would be the first of many.
10 years later, in 1984, the three-brother group Herreys came out on top with their song " Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley ", just ahead of Ireland. This victory was Sweden's first in its national language.
Sweden then had to wait until 1991 for another success, when Carola took the top step of the podium with her song " Fångad av en stormvind ", also in Swedish. France came second that year with Amina and her song " C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison ".
8 years later, Charlotte Nilsson 's song " Take Me to Your Heaven " brought Sweden another crown, and it seems to have brought good luck to the country.
Sweden then went through a 13-year hiatus, failing to win the contest. But thanks to Loreen and her track " Euphoria ", the Scandinavian country won again in 2012.
Three years later, in 2015, it's the turn of Måns Zelmerlöw and his song " Heroes ", which breaks the 300-point barrier in the final ranking!
Last but not least, Loreen, who already won the contest in 2012, achieves a major feat by winningEurovision again with her song " Tattoo ", 11 years after her first victory. She becomes the second artist (after Ireland's Johnny Logan) and the first woman to win two Eurovision titles.
So, will Sweden be able to break away from Ireland and add another victory to its list of honours? The answer will be given this spring at the 68thEurovision Song Contest.
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