| Melodifestivalen 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 7 February 2009 |
| Heat 2 | 14 February 2009 |
| Heat 3 | 21 February 2009 |
| Heat 4 | 28 February 2009 |
| Second chance | 7 March 2009 |
| Final | 14 March 2009 |
| Host | |
| Presenter(s) | Petra Mede |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 32 |
| Number of finalists | 11 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Heats and Second chance: 100% public vote, one finalist selected by international jury Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
| Winning song | "La Voix" by Malena Ernman |
Melodifestivalen 2009 was the 49th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 7 February and 14 March 2009. The winner of the competition was Malena Ernman with the song "La Voix", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, where she came twenty-first with 33 points.[1]