Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Se på mig", composed by Håkan Almqvist and Bobby Ljunggren, with lyrics by Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and performed by Jan Johansen. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1995.

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participating broadcaster	Sveriges Television (SVT)
Country	Sweden
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 1995
Selection date	24 February 1995
Competing entry
Song	"Se på mig"
Artist	Jan Johansen
Songwriters	Håkan Almqvist Bobby Ljunggren Ingela "Pling" Forsman
Placement
Final result	3rd, 100 points
Participation chronology
◄1994 • 1995 • 1996►

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1995

Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition. The final was held in the Malmö Musikteater in Malmö on 24 February 1995, presented by Pernilla Månsson Colt and broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,646,000 people.

First Round – 24 February 1995

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Result
1	Ulrika Bornemark and Göran Rudbo	"Jag tror på dig"	Dan Bornemark, Ulrika Bornemark	Eliminated
2	Jessica Pilnäs	"Jag ger dig allt"	Christer Lundh, Mikael Wendt	Advanced
3	Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl	"Om du inte tror mig"	John Ekedahl	Advanced
4	Jan Johansen	"Se på mig"	Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist	Advanced
5	Björn Hedström	"Du är drömmen jag drömt"	Anders Börjesson	Eliminated
6	Arvingarna	"Bo Diddley"	Lasse Holm, Gert Lengstrand	Eliminated
7	Tina Leijonberg and Monica Silverstrand	"Himmel på vår jord"	Per Andréasson	Eliminated
8	Nick Borgen	"Joanna"	Stephan Berg	Eliminated
9	Cecilia Vennersten	"Det vackraste"	Nanne Grönvall, Maria Rådsten, Peter Grönvall	Advanced
10	Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark, Michael Stolt and Simon Ådahl	"Följ dina drömmar"	Per Andréasson, Anders Dannvik	Advanced

Second Round – 24 February 1995

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Jessica Pilnäs	"Jag ger dig allt"	45	3
2	Paula Åkesdotter-Jarl	"Om du inte tror mig"	31	4
3	Jan Johansen	"Se på mig"	64	1
4	Cecilia Vennersten	"Det vackraste"	61	2
5	Lasse Lindbom, Janne Bark, Michael Stolt and Simon Ådahl	"Följ dina drömmar"	30	5

Detailed Regional Jury Voting

Song	Luleå	Örebro	Umeå	Norrköping	Falun	Karlstad	Sundsvall	Växjö	Stockholm	Gothenburg	Malmö	Total
"Jag ger dig allt"	6	6	4	4	2	8	2	6	2	1	4	45
"Om du inte tror mig"	1	4	1	1	8	4	1	1	6	2	2	31
"Se på mig"	8	8	6	2	6	6	6	4	4	8	6	64
"Det vackraste"	2	1	8	6	4	2	8	8	8	6	8	61
"Följ dina drömmar"	4	2	2	8	1	1	4	2	1	4	1	30

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Johansen performed 18th, following Cyprus and following Denmark. "Se på mig" finished in 3rd place with 100 points.^[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden[2] Score Country 12 points  Denmark  Germany  Ireland 10 points  Poland 8 points  Austria  Norway  Portugal 7 points 6 points  Russia  United Kingdom 5 points 4 points  Cyprus  Iceland 3 points  France  Malta 2 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 point  Slovenia  Turkey

Points awarded by Sweden[2] Score Country 12 points  Denmark 10 points  Ireland 8 points  Cyprus 7 points  Slovenia 6 points  Iceland 5 points  United Kingdom 4 points  Austria 3 points  France 2 points  Israel 1 point  Malta