| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2011 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Heats: 5 February 2011 12 February 2011 19 February 2011 26 February 2011 Second Chance: 5 March 2011 Final: 12 March 2011 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Eric Saade | |||
| Selected song | "Popular" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Fredrik Kempe | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 155 points) | |||
| Final result | 3rd, 185 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Popular" written by Fredrik Kempe. The song was performed by Eric Saade. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2011 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "Popular" performed by Eric Saade emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote.
Sweden was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 8, "Popular" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Sweden placed first out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 155 points. In the final, Sweden performed in position 7 and placed third out of the 25 participating countries with 185 points.