Four semifinals and one '' second chance '' show were broadcast to decide the line-up for the national final in Sweden . As in recent years the qualifying heats were held across Sweden . The Melodifestival started out in Göteborg and travelled through Linköping , Skellefteå , and Växjö before the final . The final was won by Martin Stenmarck with his song " Las Vegas " , which was written and composed by Niklas Edberger , Johan Fransson , Tim Larsson and Tobias Lundgren . Nanne , who was the favourite of televoters , came second , as she did not receive enough points from the 11 juries . This caused much controversy in Sweden . Martin automatically qualified for the Kiev final ( thanks to Lena Philipsson 's 5th place result in the 2004 Contest ) , where he performed 14th . The result was a joint 19th place ( out of 24 ) with 30 points ; this was the lowest placement for Sweden in 13 years . As Sweden did not reach the top 11 in the final , the country competed in the semi-final of the 2006 Contest
Kiev final
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005