Melodifestivalen 2019

Melodifestivalen 2019
Dates
Heat 12 February 2019
Heat 29 February 2019
Heat 316 February 2019
Heat 423 February 2019
Second chance2 March 2019
Final9 March 2019
Host
Presenter(s)Sarah Dawn Finer
Kodjo Akolor
Marika Carlsson
Eric Saade
Directed byRobin Hofwander
Fredrik Bäcklund
Host broadcasterSVT
Participants
Number of entries28
Number of finalists12
Vote
Winning song"Too Late for Love" by John Lundvik
2018 ← Melodifestivalen → 2020
2019 hosts: Eric Saade, Sarah Dawn Finer, Marika Carlsson and Kodjo Akolor.

Melodifestivalen 2019 was the 59th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen and was held between 2 February 2019 and 9 March 2019. Presenters were Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade.[1] Edward af Sillén returned as a consultant and adviser, producing various interval acts for the hosts.[2] The winner of the contest is John Lundvik with the song "Too Late for Love". He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, finishing in 5th place.

  1. ^ "Här är programledarna i Melodifestivalen 2019". SVT. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "SVT anlitar hyllade regissören Edward af Sillén för att rädda Melodifestivalen". Aftonbladet. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.