Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven", composed by Lars Diedricson, with lyrics by Gert Lengstrand, and performed by Charlotte Nilsson. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1999. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest, becoming the fourth ever victory for Sweden in the contest.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1999
Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,315 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition, with ten songs selected to compete. The final was held in the Victoriahallen in Stockholm on 27 February 1999, presented by Anders Lundin and Vendela Kirsebom Thommesen, and was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winner was chosen through a 50/50 jury/televoting method, which was Charlotte Nilsson with the song "Tusen och en natt", written by Gert Lengstrand and Lars Diedricsson. It got the highest number of points from both the 11 juries and the televoters. A total of 630,339 votes were cast.
Competing entries
Final
Spokespersons
- Luleå – Christer Holmqvist
- Umeå – Anita Färingö
- Sundsvall – Peter Nässén
- Falun – Tinna Edlund
- Karlstad – Jenny Eklund
- Örebro – Päivi Kotka
- Norrköping – Per Dahlberg
- Gothenburg – Henrik Johnsson
- Växjö – Henrik Olsson
- Malmö – Pernilla Månsson
- Stockholm – Sten Söderberg
At Eurovision
Ahead of the contest the Sweden were considered one of the favourites to win among bookmakers, alongside the entries from United Kingdom, Iceland, and Cyprus. The song was translated into English for Eurovision as "Take Me To Your Heaven". Nilsson performed 15th on the night of the contest. At the end of the voting Sweden received 163 points (12 points from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Malta, Norway, and the United Kingdom), taking their fourth victory.
Voting
References
External links
- TV broadcastings at SVT's open archive
