Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country |
 Sweden
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2012 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Web wildcard final: 7 November 2011 Semi-finals: 4 February 2012 11 February 2012 18 February 2012 25 February 2012 Second Chance: 3 March 2012 Final: 10 March 2012 |
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| Selected entrant | Loreen | |||
| Selected song | "Euphoria" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 181 points) | |||
| Final result | 1st, 372 points | |||
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Sweden participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Swedish entry was selected through Melodifestivalen 2012, a national final format that consisted of four semi-finals, a second chance round and a final, organised by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). Loreen represented Sweden with the song "Euphoria", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to win the contest in the final, scoring 372 points.
Melodifestivalen 2012 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 52nd entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, this time for the 2012 competition. Hosted by Sarah Dawn Finer, Gina Dirawi and Helena Bergström, 32 songs competed in a six-week-long process that consisted of four semifinals on 4, 11, 18 and 25 February 2012, a second chance round on 3 March 2012, and a final on 10 March 2012. Eight songs competed in each semifinal - the top two qualified directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed songs qualified to the second chance round.
In the first semifinal held at the VIDA Arena in Växjö on 4 February, the songs "Mystery" performed by Dead by April and "Euphoria" performed by Loreen qualified to the final, while the songs "Sean den förste Banan" performed by Sean Banan and "Jag reser mig igen" performed by Thorsten Flinck and Revolutionsorkestern qualified to the second chance round.
In the second semifinal held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 11 February, the songs "Soldiers" performed by Ulrik Munther and "Shout It Out" performed by David Lindgren qualified to the final, while the songs "Stormande Hav" performed by Timoteij and "Baby Doll" performed by Top Cats qualified to the second chance round.
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