Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Sweden was represented by the group Friends in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the typical schlager song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta". It was written by and Henrik Sethson.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 2001
In order to select an entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden organised a national preselection called Melodifestivalen 2001. SVT received 1,567 songs, of which 10 were chosen to compete in the show. Winner was last year's runner-up, the group Friends with the typical schlager song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta". It was written by and Henrik Sethson, and was accused of plagiarism from the 1996 Belgian entry "Liefde is een kaartspel".| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Teresia | "Kom ner på jorden" | 25 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| 2 | Jan Johansen | "Ingenmansland" | 63 | 44 | 107 | 4 |
| 3 | Date | "Om du förlåter mig" | 35 | 22 | 57 | 6 |
| 4 | Rosanna Jönis | "Om du var här hos mig" | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 5 | Barbados | "Allt som jag ser" | 82 | 110 | 192 | 2 |
| 6 | Sanna Nielsen | "I går, i dag" | 84 | 88 | 172 | 3 |
| 7 | Annie Kratz-Gutå | "Vända om" | 29 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 8 | Friends | "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" | 105 | 132 | 237 | 1 |
| 9 | Popson | "Jag känner dig" | 23 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| 10 | Ellinor Franzén | "Om du stannar här" | 25 | 66 | 91 | 5 |
Controversy
After the song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" won Melodifestivalen 2001, it was accused of plagiarism from the 1996 Belgian entry "Liefde is een kaartspel".At Eurovision
For the ESC, the song was rewritten into English and got the new title "Listen to Your Heartbeat". It was performed in the 7th spot, in a total of 23. Despite not receiving any 12s, Sweden reached the 5th position with 100 points.| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |