Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "You" written by Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb and Joakim Harestad Haukaas. The song was performed by Robin Stjernberg. In addition to participating in the contest, the Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2012 with the song "Euphoria" performed by Loreen. SVT organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2013 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "You" performed by Robin Stjernberg emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country | Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2013 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Heats: 2 February 2013 9 February 2013 16 February 2013 23 February 2013 Second Chance: 2 March 2013 Final: 9 March 2013 | |||
| Selected entrant | Robin Stjernberg | |||
| Selected song | "You" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 62 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As the host country, Sweden qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Sweden's running order position was determined by draw. Performing in position 16 during the final, Sweden placed fourteenth out of the 26 participating countries with 62 points.