Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Sweden selected an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 by holding a preselection show named Melodifestivalen 1987. Out of 1,502 submitted songs and 12 songs in the final, the entry Fyra Bugg och en Coca-Cola was chosen. It was performed by Lotta Engberg, and written/composed by Christer Lundh and Mikael Wendt.

Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1987
Selection date(s)21 February 1987
Selected entrantLotta Engberg
Selected song"Boogaloo"
Finals performance
Final result12th, 50 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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As the song's title contained the trademark names Coca-Cola and the Swedish chewing gum Bugg, the European Broadcasting Union demanded that the lyrics would be changed before the Brussels final, so the song was renamed Boogaloo. It was drawn to perform at start position 12. After the voting, Sweden had received 50 points, which led to a 12th place (out of 22). This was the worst placement for Sweden in eight years.

Points awarded to Sweden
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded by Sweden
12 points Ireland
10 points Norway
8 points Denmark
7 points Germany
6 points Greece
5 points United Kingdom
4 points Israel
3 points Finland
2 points Cyprus
1 point Italy
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