Sweden chose their entry for Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in a national final called Melodifestivalen 1973 . One of the competitors was a group of those who would later be the members of ABBA , but they only finished 3rd with their own entry . Instead , the winner was the song '' Sommaren som aldrig säger nej '' ( The summer which never says no ) with the group Malta . They had , to avoid confusion , change their name to " Nova & The Dolls " . The song was translated into English and got the name '' You 're Summer ''
Melodifestivalen 1973
Melodifestivalen 1973
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973