Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Prior to the 2019 contest, Sveriges Radio (SR) until 1979, and Sveriges Television (SVT) since 1980, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Sweden fifty-eight times since SR's first entry in 1958.^[1] Sweden had won the contest on six occasions: in 1974 with the song "Waterloo" performed by ABBA, in 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys, in 1991 with the song "Fångad av en stormvind" performed by Carola, in 1999 with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" performed by Charlotte Nilsson, in 2012 with the song "Euphoria" performed by Loreen, and in 2015 with the song "Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Sweden's entries, to this point, have featured in every final except for 2010 when the nation failed to qualify.

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, SVT organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since 1959, SR first and SVT later have organised the annual competition Melodifestivalen in order to select their entries for the contest.

Melodifestivalen 2019 was the 58th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen and will be held between 2 February 2019 and 9 March 2019. The four presenters were Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade.^[2] The winner of the contest would represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.^[3]

• The first heat took place on 2 February 2019 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. "Not with Me" performed by Wiktoria and "Hello" performed by Mohombi qualified directly to the final, while "Ashes to Ashes" performed by Anna Bergendahl and "Chasing Rivers" performed by Nano advanced to the Second Chance round. "No Drama" performed by High15, "Mina bränder" performed by Zeana featuring Anis don Demina, and "Mina fyra årstider" performed by Arja Saijonmaa were eliminated from the contest.
• The second heat took place on 9 February 2019 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. "Hold You" performed by Hanna Ferm and Liamoo and "I Do Me" performed by Malou Prytz qualified directly to the final, while "Nakna i regnet" performed by Vlad Reiser and "Army of Us" performed by Andreas Johnson advanced to the Second Chance round. "I Love It" performed by Oscar Enestad, "Leva livet" performed by Jan Malmsjö, and "Tempo" performed by Margaret were eliminated from the contest.
• The third heat took place on 16 February 2019 at the Tegera Arena in Leksand. "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" performed by Jon Henrik Fjällgren and "Victorious" performed by Lina Hedlund qualified directly to the final, while "Who I Am" performed by Rebecka Karlsson and "Låt skiten brinna" performed by Martin Stenmarck advanced to the Second Chance round. "Somebody Wants" performed by the Lovers of Valdaro, "Habibi" performed by Dolly Style, and "Om om och om igen" performed by Omar Rudberg were eliminated from the contest.
• The fourth heat took place on 23 February 2019 at the Sparbanken Lidköping Arena in Lidköping. "Too Late for Love" performed by John Lundvik and "On My Own" performed by Bishara qualified directly to the final, while "Torn" performed by Lisa Ajax and "I Do" performed by Arvingarna advanced to the Second Chance round. "Stormbringer" performed by Pagan Fury, "Känner dig" performed by Anton Hagman, and "Kärleken finns kvar" performed by Ann-Louise Hanson were eliminated from the contest.
• The Second Chance round (Andra chansen) took place on 2 March 2019 at the Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter in Nyköping. "Ashes to Ashes" performed by Anna Bergendahl, "Chasing Rivers" performed by Nano, "Torn" performed by Lisa Ajax, and "I Do" performed by Arvingarna qualified to the final.

The final took place on 9 March 2019 at the Friends Arena in Solna, Stockholm. Twelve songs competed — two qualifiers from each of the four preceding heats and four qualifiers from the Second Chance round. The combination of points from a viewer vote and eight international jury groups determined the winner, John Lundvik with the song "Too Late for Love". The viewers and the juries each had a total of 464 points to award. The nations that comprised the international jury were Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Israel, Portugal and the United Kingdom.