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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.
Voting
Song
Falun
Gothenburg
Karlstad
Luleå
Malmö
Norrköping
Sundsvall
Umeå
Växjö
Örebro
Stockholm
Total
"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.
Voting
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
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.
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