Eurovision Song Contest 1988 , Sweden held a national selection , namely Melodifestivalen 1988 . The runaway winner was the ballad " Stad i ljus " sung by Tommy Körberg , who also had represented Sweden at the 1969 contest . This time his song was written by Py Bäckman . It was the first time in the eighties that the Swedish entry was a ballad
Melodifestivalen 1988
Melodifestivalen 1988
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988