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"Kärleken är" - Jill Johnson

"So that we can comtemplate the ways of life with a belief, love is"

The Swedish Melodifestivalen 1998 was held on March 14th, 1998 at the Malmo Musikteater, hosted by Pernilla Månsson and Magnus Karlsson. In the National Final a total of 10 songs were performed. Then 5 were picked to be performed again. The winner was chosen by regional juries.

# Song Title Song Title (English) Performer(s) Votes Place MP3
1 När en stjärna faller When a star is falling Annika Fehling

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2 Ingen annan väg No other way B.I.G 52 2nd
3 Ta dig tid Take your time Elisabeth Melander *

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4 Avundsjuk Jealous Nanne Grönvall * 35 4th
5 Bara månen får se Only the moon can see Linda Eriksson

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6 Kärleken finns överallt Love is everywhere Helena Eriksson

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7 Långsamma timmar Slow hours Fredrik Karlsson

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8 Julia Julia Myrra Malmberg 38 3rd
9 Cherie Cherie Black-Ingvars 34 5th
10 Kärleken är Love is Jill Johnson 72 1st

Nanne Grönvall
Nanne Grönvall

* Nanne Grönvall also sang in the group One More Time that represented Sweden in 1996

* Elisabeth Melander was a backing singer for Sweden in the 1991 and 1995 Eurovision Song Contests, while she did the same for Malta in 1992

Both Kärleken är and Avundsjuk had a lot of success in the Swedish charts.
At the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, Jill Johnson managed to attain a respectable 10th place

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