In 1981 , Swedish music promoter Bert Karlsson met Häggkvist after she performed on the television series '' Hylands hörna '' and offered her the chance to take part in '' Melodifestivalen '' , the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1982 . She turned down the offer . Songwriter Lasse Holm offered Häggkvist two of his songs for Melodifestivalen 1983 , " Mona Lisa " and " Främling " . " Främling " was chosen , and with it Häggkvist won the right to represent Sweden at that year 's Eurovision Song Contest in Munich . The song scored eight points , the highest possible mark , from all eleven juries . Häggkvist represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest on 23 April . She finished third in front of 6.1 million Swedish television viewers , 84 % of the country 's population . This is still a record in Sweden
Melodifestivalen 1983
Melodifestivalen 1983
Carola Häggkvist