despite hosting mgp, storeng was rumoured to be one of the participants in the swedish preselection for eurovision 2009 melodifestivalen. she was rumoured to be competing in the contest as a duet with another former eurovision artist, anna sahlene, who represented estonia in 2002 with "runaway". due to conflicting dates with her hosting duties with mgp, the only possible semi-final she could compete in was the final semi-final, held one week after the final of mgp 2009. this news was confirmed by sveriges television (svt), with storeng and sahlene competing in the fourth semi-final, held on 28 february 2009, with the song "killing me tenderly". the duo failed to qualify to the final of melodifestivalen 2009, placing seventh in the semi-final.