Melodifestivalen 2009

Melodifestivalen 2009
Dates and venue
Heat 1
  • 7 February 2009
Heat 2
  • 14 February 2009
Heat 3
  • 21 February 2009
Heat 4
  • 28 February 2009
Second chance
  • 7 March 2009
Final
  • 14 March 2009
Organisation
BroadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
PresenterPetra Mede
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists11
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Second chance: 100% public vote, one finalist selected by international jury
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"La Voix" by Malena Ernman

Melodifestivalen 2009 was the 49th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 7 February and 14 March 2009. The winner of the competition was Malena Ernman with the song "La Voix", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, where she came twenty-first with 33 points.