 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.