Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "En gång i Stockholm", composed by Bobbie Ericsson, with lyrics by Beppe Wolgers, and performed by Monica Zetterlund. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through a national final titled Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final.
The Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in London, could have gone better for Sweden. They scored for the first (and so far only) time nul points.
Before Eurovision
Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final
Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final (retroactively often referred to as Melodifestivalen 1963) was the selection for the sixth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the fifth time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. One singer performed the song with a large orchestra, and one with a smaller orchestra. 816 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 16 February 1963, broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV, but was not broadcast on radio.
