Sweden was in their second Eurovision Song Contest represented by Brita Borg with the song " Augustin " . The winning song was elected in the Swedish national final : Melodifestivalen 1959 . Eight semi-finals were held on the radio . During the semi-finals , Sveriges Radio decided that the winning song would represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 . The singer for Cannes had already been selected
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959