Winners
Fifty of Sweden's fifty-one Eurovision representatives have come from Melodifestivalen. Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest five times: in 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, and 2012. And by doing so, equalling the United Kingdom, France, and Luxembourg in winning entries. Only Ireland has won the contest more often. The 1974 Eurovision winner, ABBA's "Waterloo", was voted the most popular Melodifestivalen song of all time at the Alla tiders Melodifestival gala in March 2005. Later that year, it was voted most popular Eurovision song of the contest's first fifty years at a gala in Copenhagen. The following table lists those entries which finished fifth or higher at Eurovision:
| Year | Song | Artist | Position in Eurovision Song Contest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Lilla stjärna | Alice Babs | 4th |
| 1966 | Nygammal vals | Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson | 2nd |
| 1968 | Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej | Claes-Göran Hederström | 5th |
| 1973 | Sommaren som aldrig säger nej | Malta | 5th (as "You're Summer") |
| 1974 | Waterloo | ABBA | 1st |
| 1983 | Främling | Carola Häggkvist | 3rd |
| 1984 | Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley | Herreys | 1st |
| 1985 | Bra vibrationer | Kikki Danielsson | 3rd |
| 1986 | E' de' det här du kallar kärlek? | Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell | 5th |
| 1989 | En dag | Tommy Nilsson | 4th |
| 1991 | Fångad av en stormvind | Carola Häggkvist | 1st |
| 1995 | Se på mej | Jan Johansen | 3rd |
| 1996 | Den vilda | One More Time | 3rd |
| 1999 | Tusen och en natt | Charlotte Nilsson | 1st (as "Take Me to Your Heaven") |
| 2001 | Lyssna till ditt hjärta | Friends | 5th (as "Listen To Your Heartbeat") |
| 2003 | Give Me Your Love | Fame | 5th |
| 2004 | Det gör ont | Lena Philipsson | 5th (as "It Hurts") |
| 2006 | Evighet | Carola Häggkvist | 5th (as "Invincible") |
| 2011 | Popular | Eric Saade | 3rd |
| 2012 | Euphoria | Loreen | 1st |
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