Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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| Country |
 Sweden
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| 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 | ||||
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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.
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