Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011


Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and selected their entry through the national final Melodifestivalen 2011, organised by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2011

The Swedish entry, Popular by Eric Saade, for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was selected through Melodifestivalen contest, the 50th edition of the contest. SVT announced new rules and changes to the Melodifestivalen 2010 rules.
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Danny Saucedo"In the Club"79701492
2Sara Varga"Spring för livet"2327509
3The Moniker"Oh My God!"55691243
4Brolle"7 Days and 7 Nights"8212910
5Linda Bengtzing"E det fel på mej?"4216587
6Nicke Borg"Leaving Home"2037578
7Swingfly"Me and My Drum"4449935
8Sanna Nielsen"I'm in Love"75391144
9The Playtones"The King"4633796
10Eric Saade"Popular"811121931

At Eurovision

Sweden started at position 8, the first half of the second semi-final of the contest on 12 May 2011. As the songs were called, Sweden was the last one to qualify to the final on 14 May 2011, where it managed 155 points and ended in 1st place for the semi final. Shortly after the second semi final, Sweden drew position 7 for the grand final on 14 May 2011. Sweden achieved a respectable 3rd place in the grand final, with 185 points, beaten only by Italy with 189 and Azerbaijan with 221 points. This was the best result for Sweden since 1999, when Charlotte Nilsson won the contest.

Points awarded by Sweden

Semi-final 2

Final

Points awarded to Sweden

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

  • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point