Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Country	Sweden
National selection
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 1979
Selection date(s)	17 February 1979
Selected entrant	Ted Gärdestad
Selected song	"Satellit"
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 8 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1978 • 1979 • 1980►

Sweden selected their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in a show called Melodifestivalen 1979. The winner was the popular pop singer Ted Gärdestad with the song "Satellit", which he composed, while the lyrics were by his brother, Kenneth Gärdestad.

The contest was held in Jerusalem, and Sweden performed 15th. Gärdestad finished only 17th out of 19, with 8 points. Only Ireland, Greece and Israel awarded him any points.

At Eurovision

Points awarded by Sweden

Final

12 points	Israel
10 points	Norway
8 points	Ireland
7 points	Spain
6 points	Germany
5 points	France
4 points	Netherlands
3 points	Portugal
2 points	Greece
1 point	Denmark

Points awarded to Sweden (Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
				Ireland
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
				Greece Israel