Det blir alltid värre framåt natten
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Eurovision Song Contest 1978 entry | |
Country | Sweden |
Artist(s) | |
Language | Swedish |
Composer(s) | Peter Himmelstrand |
Lyricist(s) | Peter Himmelstrand |
Conductor | Bengt Palmers |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 14th |
Final points | 26 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Beatles" (1977) | |
"Satellit" (1979) ► |
"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" (English translation: "It Always Becomes Worse When the Night Comes") was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in Swedish by Björn Skifs.
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 in Paris, 22 April, Björn Skifs intended to cause controversy by singing in English, which could have disqualified him from the contest. Although he decided to perform the song in Swedish, he forgot some of the words during the performance, replacing them with gibberish.
The song was performed twentieth on the night and last (following Austria's Springtime with "Mrs. Caroline Robinson". At the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing 14th in a field of 20.
It was succeeded as Swedish representative at the 1979 Contest by Ted Gärdestad with "Satellit".
Charts[]
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] | 8 |
References[]
- ""Det Blir Alltid Värre Framåt Natten"". Eurovisionworld. 11 February 1978. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Björn Skifs – Det blir alltid värre framåt natten". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- Melodifestivalen songs of 1978
- Eurovision songs of 1978
- Eurovision songs of Sweden
- Björn Skifs songs
- Swedish-language songs
- 1978 songs
- EMI Records singles
- 1978 singles