Sweden ’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was selected in '' Melodifestivalen 2006 '' , the Swedish final . It was held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on 18 March , hosted by Lena Philipsson who represented Sweden in ESC 2004 . Before the final there were four semi-finals and a second-chance round . The top two songs in each semi-final qualified for the final , while the 3rd and 4th placed songs went forward to the second-chance round . With the votes from the jury and televote , Carola was chosen to go to Athens for Sweden singing the song " Evighet " ( Eternity ) . The song was written by Thomas G : son and Carola Häggkvist and composed by Thomas G : son , Bobby Ljunggren and Henrik Wikström . She sang " Evighet " in English in Athens , under the name " Invincible " , and came fifth in the final , after coming fourth in the semi-final . Carola started her career in 1977 after winning a talent show . She went on to participate in Melodifestivalen for the first time in 1983 with the song " Främling " , which reached third place at the Eurovision Song Contest in Munich . She released many albums , had a number of hits , and collaborated with the Bee Gees . In 1990 she was the runner-up in Melodifestivalen , but in 1991 she won both the Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest in Rome with the song " Fångad av en stormvind " . Carola is praised in Sweden and has become a huge celebrity . < ! -- Deleted image removed : Her entry in the contest sparked controversy . From the moment she declared that she would be entering the 2006 contest , there were cries that she had just won the contest out of fear of her already established fanbase voting her to victory no matter what she sang . Carola was also criticized for her prior statements about homosexuality and for her use of " personal assistants " who largely controlled what she said and did n't say when she appeared in public
ESC 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006