Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Country	Sweden
National selection
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 2017
Selection date(s)	Heats:; 4 February 2017; 11 February 2017; 18 February 2017; 25 February 2017; Second Chance:; 4 March 2017; Final:; 11 March 2017
Selected entrant	Robin Bengtsson
Selected song	"I Can't Go On"
Selected songwriter(s)	David Kreuger; Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah; Robin Stjernberg;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (3rd, 227 points)
Final result	5th, 344 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "I Can't Go On" written by David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah and Robin Stjernberg. The song was performed by Robin Bengtsson. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2017 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "I Can't Go On" performed by Robin Bengtsson emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote.

Sweden was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "I Can't Go On" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May.