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.

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Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participating broadcasterSveriges Radio (SR)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 1979
Selection date(s)17 February 1979
Selected artist(s)Ted Gärdestad
Selected song"Satellit"
Selected songwriter(s)
Placement
Final result17th, 8 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

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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.

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Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1Ola+3"Det känns som jag vandrar fram"Ulf Wahlberg853rd
2Tomas and Anders"Tillsammans"Tomas Adolphson, Anders Falk586th
3Eva Dahlgren"Om jag skriver en sång"Eva Dahlgren853rd
4Tomas Ledin"Det ligger i luften"Tomas Ledin962nd
5Kjell Hansson"Mer än bara över natten"Kjell Hansson595th
6Timjan"En egen fela"Bengt "Charlie" Hillson, PeterOlsson399th
7Pontus Platin"Nattens sång"Patrice Hellberg, Pontus Platin, Susanne Wigforss448th
8Py Bäckman and Py Gang"Var det här bara början?"Py Bäckman457th
9Ted Gärdestad"Satellit"Ted Gärdestad, Kenneth Gärdestad1051st
10Magnus Uggla Band"Johnny the Rocker"Johan Langer, Magnus Uggla2210th
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"Det känns som jag vandrar fram"1066764712781285
"Tillsammans"63561064835258
"Om jag skriver en sång"81210247610812685
"Det ligger i luften"1210121081010367896
"Mer än bara över natten"75213887103559
"En egen fela"3433725212739
"Nattens sång"1844552446144
"Var det här bara början?"4288233524445
"Satellit"577121212126121010105
"Johnny the Rocker"2115111151322
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At Eurovision

The contest was held in Jerusalem, and Sweden performed 15th. Gärdestad finished only 17th out of 19, with 8 points.[1]

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