Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Participating broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Country Sweden
Selection processMelodifestivalen 2010
Selection date13 March 2010
Competing entry
Song"This Is My Life"
ArtistAnna Bergendahl
Songwriters
Placement
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (11th)
Participation chronology
◄2009 2010 2011►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "This Is My Life", written by Bobby Ljunggren and Kristian Lagerström, and performed by Anna Bergendahl. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2010 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, "This Is My Life" performed by Anna Bergendahl emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from six international jury groups, five regional 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 27 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 6, "This Is My Life" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. This marked the first time that Sweden failed to qualify to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004. It was later revealed that Sweden placed eleventh out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 62 points.