Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Sweden selected 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 he composed, while the lyrics were by his brother, Kenneth Gärdestad.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1979 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 February 1979 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ted Gärdestad | |||
| Selected song | "Satellit" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 8 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1979
Melodifestivalen 1979 was the selection for the 19th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 18th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 452 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 17 February 1979, presented by Ulf Elfving and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ola+3 | "Det känns som jag vandrar fram" | Ulf Wahlberg | 85 | 3rd |
| 2 | Tomas and Anders | "Tillsammans" | Tomas Adolphson, Anders Falk | 58 | 6th |
| 3 | Eva Dahlgren | "Om jag skriver en sång" | Eva Dahlgren | 85 | 3rd |
| 4 | Tomas Ledin | "Det ligger i luften" | Tomas Ledin | 96 | 2nd |
| 5 | Kjell Hansson | "Mer än bara över natten" | Kjell Hansson | 59 | 5th |
| 6 | Timjan | "En egen fela" | Bengt "Charlie" Hillson, PeterOlsson | 39 | 9th |
| 7 | Pontus Platin | "Nattens sång" | Patrice Hellberg, Pontus Platin, Susanne Wigforss | 44 | 8th |
| 8 | Py Bäckman and Py Gang | "Var det här bara början?" | Py Bäckman | 45 | 7th |
| 9 | Ted Gärdestad | "Satellit" | Ted Gärdestad, Kenneth Gärdestad | 105 | 1st |
| 10 | Magnus Uggla Band | "Johnny the Rocker" | Johan Langer, Magnus Uggla | 22 | 10th |
Voting
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| "Det känns som jag vandrar fram" | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 85 |
| "Tillsammans" | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 58 |
| "Om jag skriver en sång" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 85 |
| "Det ligger i luften" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 96 |
| "Mer än bara över natten" | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 59 |
| "En egen fela" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 39 |
| "Nattens sång" | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 44 |
| "Var det här bara början?" | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
| "Satellit" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 105 |
| "Johnny the Rocker" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
At Eurovision
The contest was held in Jerusalem, and Sweden performed 15th. Gärdestad finished only 17th out of 19, with 8 points.[1]
Voting
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References
- "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.