Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005


Sweden was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Martin Stenmarck with the song "Las Vegas".

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2005

The entrant was chosen through the Swedish national final Melodifestivalen. Four semifinals and one second chance show were broadcast to decide the line-up for the national final in Sweden. As in recent years the qualifying heats were held across Sweden. The Melodifestival started out in Göteborg and travelled through Linköping, Skellefteå, and Växjö before the final. The final was won by Martin Stenmarck with his song "Las Vegas", which was written and composed by Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson and Tobias Lundgren. Nanne, who was the favourite of televoters, came second, as she did not receive enough points from the 11 juries. This caused much controversy in Sweden.

At Eurovision

Martin automatically qualified for the Kiev final, where he performed 14th. The result was a joint 19th place with 30 points; this was the lowest placement for Sweden in 13 years.
As Sweden did not reach the top 11 in the final, the country competed in the semi-final of the 2006 Contest.
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  • Points awarded by Sweden

    The spokesperson who revealed Sweden's votes for other countries was SVT and radio host Annika Jankell.