Sweden was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 , held in Jerusalem , Israel . For the contest , Sweden used their usual pre-selection Melodifestivalen . The contest was hosted by Anders Lundin and Vendela Thommessen . There were 10 songs in the final , with the winner being chosen through a 50/50 jury/televoting method . The winner was Charlotte Nilsson with the song " Tusen och en natt " , written by Gert Lengstrand and Lars Diedricsson . It got the highest number of points from both the 11 juries and the televoters
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen 1999
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999