ABBA and the Eurovision Song Contest

 

This is a list of all ESC-related songs where some of the ABBA members have had something to do. Listed is each song as being either a candidate for Melodifestival (Swedish preselection), participating in Melodifestival, participating in ESC or a cover of an ESC song.

 

 

1968:

Candidate for Melodifestival: Försonade

-          composed by Agnetha Fältskog

-          performed by Agnetha Fältskog

 

 

1969:

Melodifestival: Härlig är vår jord (placed 4^th)

-          composed by Ivan Renliden

-          performed by Anni-Frid Lyngstad

 

Melodifestival: Hej clown (placed 2^nd)

-          composed by Benny Andersson & Lasse Berghagen

-          performed by Jan Malmsjö

 

Candidate for Melodifestival: Ljuva sextital

-          composed by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson

-          performed by Brita Borg

-          radio version performed by Agnetha Fältskog

 

 

1970:

Sov gott min lilla vän (cover version of ’Un jour, un enfant’, ESC France 1969)

-          performed by Agnetha Fältskog

 

 

1971:

Candidate for Melodifestival: Det kan ingen doktor hjälpa

-          composed by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson

-          performed by Björn & Benny (+ Agnetha & Frida in backing vocals)

 

Candidate for Melodifestival: Välkommen till världen

-          composed by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson

-          performed by Lill Babs

 

 

1972:

Melodifestival: Säg det med en sång (placed 3^rd)

-          composed by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson

-          performed by Lena Andersson

-          English version Better to have loved also released

 

 

 

1973:

Melodifestival: Ring ring (bara du slog en signal) (placed 3^rd)

-          composed by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson

-          performed by Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida (=ABBA)

-          English version Ring ring also released, additional lyrics by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody

-          German version Ring ring also released

-          Spanish version Ring ring also released (in 1993)

-          Swedish/German/Spanish version Ring ring also released (in 1994)

-          1974 remix single version Ring ring also released (in 1974)

 

 

1974:

Melodifestival: Waterloo (placed 1^st)

ESC: Waterloo (placed 1^st representing Sweden)

-          composed by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson

-          performed by ABBA

-          Swedish version Waterloo also released

-          German version Waterloo also released

-          French version Waterloo also released

-          Swedish/French version Waterloo also released

-          Early different mix also released (extremely rare)

-          Live version (English) also released (in 1986)

 

 

1975:

Melodifestival: Bang-a-boomerang (placed 3^rd)

-          composed by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson

-          performed by Svenne & Lotta

-          Swedish version Bang en boomerang also released

-          Cover version by ABBA (in 1975)

 

 

1981:

Melodifestival: Men natten är vår (placed 5^th)

-          composed by Agnetha Fältskog

-          performed by Kicki Moberg

 

ESC: Aldri i livet (placed 20^th representing Norway)

-          composed by Finn Kalvik

-          performed by Finn Kalvik, backing vocals by ABBA members

-          English version Here in my heart also released

 

 

ABBA members have naturally had connections to many Swedish artists who have performed in ESC, such as Lars Berghagen, Björn Skifs, Ted Gärdestad, Tomas Ledin. Benny's son Peter Grönvall participated in Eurovision Song Contest in 1996 as part in the group One More Time. They represented Sweden with the song Den vilda.

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