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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1979 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 February 1979 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ted Gärdestad | |||
| Selected song | "Satellit" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 8 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The contest was held in Jerusalem, and Sweden performed 15th. Gärdestad finished only 17th out of 19, with 8 points. Only Ireland, Greece and Israel awarded him any points.
At Eurovision
Final
| 12 points |  Israel |
| 10 points |  Norway |
| 8 points |  Ireland |
| 7 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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