Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "The Worrying Kind", written by Ola Salo, and performed by The Ark. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2007.
Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 2007
(SVT) selected its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 through Melodifestivalen 2007, which consisted of four heats on 3, 10, 17, and 24 February; a second chance round on 3 March; and the final which took place on 10 March. The method of selection remained the same as previous years with four heats consisting of eight songs each, with the two top-placing entries securing spots for the final and the 3rd and 4th place entries earning spots in the Second Chance round. The Second Chance round was live this year with competitors going up against each other for the last two spots in the final, facing off in a bracket-based tournament. All six shows were hosted by Kristian Luuk.
Some familiar faces returned to Melodifestivalen this year, among them past Swedish representatives Tommy Nilsson (), Svante Thuresson (), Jessica Andersson ( as a member of Fame), and Nanne Grönvall (). In addition, Andreas Lundstedt represented as a member of six4one.
Final SVT held the final on 10 March 2007 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%). Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place 1 Andreas Johnson "A Little Bit of Love" 101 88 189 2 2 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" 40 22 62 6 3 Anna Book "Samba Sambero" 1 0 1 9 4 Sebastian "When the Night Comes Falling" 39 0 39 8 5 Marie Lindberg "Trying to Recall" 4 66 70 5 6 Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia" 61 110 171 3 7 Tommy Nilsson "Jag tror på människan" 0 0 0 10 8 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" 33 11 44 7 9 Sarah Dawn Finer "I Remember Love" 78 44 122 4 10 The Ark "The Worrying Kind" 116 132 248 1
At Eurovision Sweden automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was in the top 10 the year before. In the grand final, it performed 12th in the running order, following and preceding , and finished in 18th place with 51 points.
Voting Points awarded to Sweden + Points awarded to Sweden (Final) Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded by Sweden
+ Points awarded by Sweden (Semi-final) Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Sweden (Final) Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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