Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Sweden select their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in a show called Melodifestivalen 1979. The winner was the popular pop singer Ted Gärdestad with the song Satellit, which was composed by himself, while the lyrics were made by his brother, Kenneth Gärdestad.

The contest was held in Jerusalem, and Sweden performed 15th. Ted finished only 17th out of 19, with 8 points. Only Ireland, Greece and Israel awarded him any points.

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Sweden

Final

12 points	Israel
10 points	Norway
8 points	Ireland
7 points	Spain
6 points	Germany
5 points	France
4 points	Netherlands
3 points	Portugal
2 points	Greece
1 point	Denmark

Points Awarded to Sweden (Final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
				Ireland
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
				Greece Israel

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 ~~1964~~ 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 ~~1970~~ 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 ~~1976~~ 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1950s	~~1956 to 1957~~ Alice Babs Brita Borg

1960s	Siw Malmkvist Lill-Babs Inger Berggren Monica Zetterlund ~~1964~~ Ingvar Wixell Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson Östen Warnerbring Claes-Göran Hederström Tommy Körberg

1970s	~~1970~~ Family Four Family Four The Nova ABBA Lars Berghagen and The Dolls ~~1976~~ Forbes Björn Skifs Ted Gärdestad

1980s	Tomas Ledin Björn Skifs Chips Carola Herreys Kikki Danielsson Monica Törnell & Lasse Holm Lotta Engberg Tommy Körberg Tommy Nilsson

1990s	Edin-Ådahl Carola Christer Björkman Arvingarna Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare Jan Johansen One More Time Blond Jill Johnson Charlotte Nilsson

2000s	Roger Pontare Friends Afro-dite Fame Lena Philipsson Martin Stenmarck Carola The Ark Charlotte Perrelli Malena Ernman

2010s	Anna Bergendahl Eric Saade Loreen Robin Stjernberg Sanna Nielsen Måns Zelmerlöw

Songs

1950s	~~1956 to 1957~~ "Lilla stjärna" "Augustin"

1960s	"Alla andra får varann" "April, April" "Sol och vår" "En gång i Stockholm" ~~1964~~ "Absent Friend" "Nygammal vals" "Som en dröm" "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" "Judy, min vän"

1970s	~~1970~~ "Vita vidder" "Härliga sommardag" "You're Summer" "Waterloo" "Jennie, Jennie" ~~1976~~ "Beatles" "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" "Satellit"

1980s	"Just nu!" "Fångad i en dröm" "Dag efter dag" "Främling" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "Bra vibrationer" "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" "Boogaloo" "Stad i ljus" "En dag"

1990s	"Som en vind" "Fångad av en stormvind" "I morgon är en annan dag" "Eloise" "Stjärnorna" "Se på mej" "Den vilda" "Bara hon älskar mig" "Kärleken är" "Take Me to Your Heaven"

2000s	"When Spirits Are Calling My Name" "Listen To Your Heartbeat" "Never Let It Go" "Give Me Your Love" "It Hurts" "Las Vegas" "Invincible" "The Worrying Kind" "Hero" "La voix"

2010s	"This Is My Life" "Popular" "Euphoria" "You" "Undo" "Heroes"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Sweden did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Countries

Final (by final results)	Israel (winner) Spain France Germany Ireland Denmark United Kingdom Greece Portugal Switzerland Norway Netherlands Luxembourg Finland Italy Monaco Sweden Belgium Austria

Withdrawn	Turkey

Artists

Final (by final results)	Gali Atari and Milk and Honey Betty Missiego Anne-Marie David Dschinghis Khan Cathal Dunne Tommy Seebach Black Lace Elpida Manuela Bravo Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri Anita Skorgan Xandra Jeane Manson Katri Helena Matia Bazar Laurent Vaguener Ted Gärdestad Micha Marah Christina Simon

Withdrawn	Maria Rita Epik and 21. Peron

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Hallelujah" "Su canción" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" "Dschinghis Khan" "Happy Man" "Disco Tango" "Mary Ann" "Sokrati" "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" "Trödler und Co" "Oliver" "Colorado" "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" "Katson sineen taivaan" "Raggio di luna" "Notre vie c'est la musique" "Satellit" "Hey Nana" "Heute in Jerusalem"

Withdrawn	"Seviyorum"

(Note: All information are in order of appearance)

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