Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Satellit", composed by Ted Gärdestad, with lyrics by Kenneth Gärdestad, and performed by Ted Gärdestad himself. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1979.
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 Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. 452 songs were submitted to SR 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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ola+3 | "Det känns som jag vandrar fram" | Ulf Wahlberg | 85 | 3 |
| 2 | Tomas and Anders | "Tillsammans" | Tomas AdolphsonAnders Falk | 58 | 6 |
| 3 | Eva Dahlgren | "Om jag skriver en sång" | Eva Dahlgren | 85 | 3 |
| 4 | Tomas Ledin | "Det ligger i luften" | Tomas Ledin | 96 | 2 |
| 5 | Kjell Hansson | "Mer än bara över natten" | Kjell Hansson | 59 | 5 |
| 6 | Timjan | "En egen fela" | Bengt "Charlie" HillsonPeter Olsson | 39 | 9 |
| 7 | Pontus Platin | "Nattens sång" | Patrice HellbergPontus PlatinSusanne Wigforss | 44 | 8 |
| 8 | Py Bäckman and Py Gang | "Var det här bara början?" | Py Bäckman | 45 | 7 |
| 9 | Ted Gärdestad | "Satellit" | Ted GärdestadKenneth Gärdestad | 105 | 1 |
| 10 | Magnus Uggla Band | "Johnny the Rocker" | Johan LangerMagnus Uggla | 22 | 10 |
| R/O | Song | Falun | Gothenburg | Karlstad | Luleå | Malmö | Norrköping | Sundsvall | Umeå | Växjö | Örebro | Stockholm | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Det känns som jag vandrar fram" | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 85 |
| 2 | "Tillsammans" | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 58 |
| 3 | "Om jag skriver en sång" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 85 |
| 4 | "Det ligger i luften" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 96 |
| 5 | "Mer än bara över natten" | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 59 |
| 6 | "En egen fela" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | "Nattens sång" | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 44 |
| 8 | "Var det här bara början?" | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
| 9 | "Satellit" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 105 |
| 10 | "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.
Voting
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| Points awarded to Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Ireland 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point GreeceIsrael | Points awarded by Sweden Score Country 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 |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | Ireland |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point | GreeceIsrael |
| Score | Country |
| 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 |