Melodifestivalen 2019

Presenters were Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade.

[1] Edward af Sillén returned as a consultant and adviser, producing various interval acts for the hosts.

He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, finishing in 5th place.

Melodifestivalen 2019, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the eighteenth consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden.

In October 2018, Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade were announced as the presenters for Melodifestivalen.

The twenty-eight competing entries were announced to the public during a press conference on 27 November 2018.

2019 hosts: Eric Saade , Sarah Dawn Finer , Marika Carlsson and Kodjo Akolor .