Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Sweden in the; Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Participating broadcaster	Sveriges Television (SVT)
Country	Sweden
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 2011
Selection date	12 March 2011
Competing entry
Song	"Popular"
Artist	Eric Saade
Songwriters	Fredrik Kempe
Placement
Semi-final result	Qualified (1st, 155 points)
Final result	3rd, 185 points
Participation chronology

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Popular", written by Fredrik Kempe, and performed by Eric Saade. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2011 in order to select its entry for the contest. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "Popular" performed by Eric Saade 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 second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 8, "Popular" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Sweden placed first out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 155 points. In the final, Sweden performed in position 7 and placed third out of the 25 participating countries with 185 points.