Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Sweden was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Jerusalem, Israel.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1999 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 February 1999 | |||
| Selected entrant | Charlotte Nilsson | |||
| Selected song | "Tusen och en natt" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 163 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1999
- For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 1999.
For the contest, Sweden used their usual pre-selection Melodifestivalen. The contest was hosted by Anders Lundin and Vendela Thommessen. There were 10 songs in the final, with the winner being chosen through a 50/50 jury/televoting method. The winner 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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Nilsson | "Tusen och en natt" | 85 | 132 | 217 | 1 |
| 2 | Crosstalk | "Det gäller dig och mig" | 65 | 22 | 87 | 6 |
| 3 | Janica | "Jag kan se dig" | 66 | 0 | 66 | 7 |
| 4 | Drömhus | "Stjärna på himmelen" | 38 | 110 | 148 | 2 |
| 5 | Roger Pontare | "Som av is" | 54 | 44 | 98 | 5 |
| 6 | Martin | "(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow" | 43 | 66 | 109 | 4 |
| 7 | Christer Björkman | "Välkommen hem" | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Ai | "Bilder av dig" | 31 | 11 | 42 | 9 |
| 9 | Arvingarna | "Det svär jag på" | 26 | 88 | 114 | 3 |
| 10 | Cleo | "Natten är min vän" | 59 | 0 | 59 | 8 |
At Eurovision
The song was translated into English for Eurovision as "Take Me To Your Heaven". Nilsson sang in the 15th spot of 23. In the voting Sweden took their fourth victory, taking 163 points.
Points awarded to Sweden
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Sweden
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