On 28 November 2008 , it was announced that Ernman would enter Melodifestivalen 2009 for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 , with the song " La voix " written by Fredrik Kempe . On 28 February 2009 Ernman competed in the 4th semi-final of Melodifestivalen in Malmö and became a finalist . She went on to win the final on 14 March at the Globe Arena in Stockholm , and to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow . She qualified as a finalist on 12 May and performed in the finals on 16 May , where she finished 21st with 33 points . " La voix " was the first Swedish entry to contain a substantial amount of French lyrics ; it was written by Ernman herself , who speaks French fluently
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Malena Ernman