Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 2018
Selection date(s)Heats:
3 February 2018
10 February 2018
17 February 2018
24 February 2018
Second Chance:
3 March 2018
Final:
10 March 2018
Selected artist(s)Benjamin Ingrosso
Selected song"Dance You Off"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (2nd, 254 points)
Final result7th, 274 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2018 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "Dance You Off" performed by Benjamin Ingrosso emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote.