Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Satellit", composed by Ted Gärdestad, with lyrics by Kenneth Gärdestad, and performed by Ted Gärdestad himself.The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1979.It was the 18th time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song.The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 17 February 1979, presented by Ulf Elfving and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.The contest was held in Jerusalem, and Sweden performed 15th.