Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
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Country | Sweden | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2009 | |||
Selection date(s) | Heats 7 February 2009 14 February 2009 21 February 2009 28 February 2009 Second Chance 7 March 2009 Final 14 March 2009 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Malena Ernman | |||
Selected song | "La voix" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 105 points) | |||
Final result | 21st, 33 points | |||
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with "La voix", performed by Malena Ernman. Ernman was the winner of the Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen, which serves as Sweden's selection process for Eurovision.
Ernman represented Sweden at the first semi-final of the Contest on 12 May 2009, where she qualified to the final of the Contest after receiving 105 points, placing 4th in a field of 18 competing entries. At the final she performed 4th on stage. At the close of the voting she had received 33 points, placing 21st of the 25 competing countries.