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Melodifestivalen

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First Aired:February 26, 1959
Seasons:65 seasons
Episodes:191
Status:Returning Series

Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".

Cast

Gina Dirawi

Gina Dirawi

Self - Host

Hampus Nessvold

Hampus Nessvold

Self - Host

Seasons

E1Finale - Champion declared

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Feb 26, 1959

E1Finale

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Feb 2, 1960

E1Episode 1

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Feb 6, 1961

E1Episode 1

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Feb 13, 1962

E1Episode 1

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Feb 16, 1963

E1Episode 1

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Feb 13, 1965

E1Episode 1

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Jan 29, 1966

E1Episode 1

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Feb 24, 1967

E1Episode 1

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Mar 9, 1968

E1Episode 1

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Mar 1, 1969

E1Episode 1

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Feb 27, 1971

E1Episode 1

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Feb 12, 1972

E1Episode 1

90m5.0

Feb 10, 1973

E1Episode 1

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Feb 9, 1974

E1Episode 1

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Feb 15, 1975

E2Episode 2

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Feb 22, 1975

E1Episode 1

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Feb 26, 1977

E1Episode 1

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Feb 11, 1978

E1Episode 1

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Feb 17, 1979

E1Finale

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Mar 8, 1980

E1Episode 1

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Feb 21, 1981

E1Final

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Feb 27, 1982

E1Finale

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Feb 26, 1983

E1Finale

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Feb 25, 1984

E1Finale

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Mar 2, 1985

Melodifestivalen 1985 was the selection for the 25th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 24th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. The presenter, Eva Andersson, was the 1980 Miss Sweden. No orchestra was used, as all songs were performed to backing track. There have been claims that this was because SVT could not afford to hire the orchestra for two shows, as they were hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985.

E1Final

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Mar 22, 1986

E1Final: Göteborg

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Feb 21, 1987

Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1502 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 and was not broadcast on radio. The winning song's title was changed to "Boogaloo" for the Eurovision Song Contest as it contained chewing gum brand Bugg as well drinks company Coca-Cola in the title.

E1Finale

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Feb 27, 1988

Melodifestivalen 1988 was the selection for the 28th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,100 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and was not broadcast on radio. The show was watched by 4,464,000 people.

E1Final

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Mar 11, 1989

E1Finale

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Mar 9, 1990

E1Final

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Mar 22, 1991

E1Finale

135m5.0

Mar 14, 1992

E1Final - Göteborg

139m5.0

Mar 5, 1993

The selection for the 33rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 32nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1569 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The show was watched by 4,284,000 people, with a total of 166,045 votes cast.

E1Final

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Mar 12, 1994

The final was broadcast on TV1 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,780,000 people.

E1Finale

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Feb 24, 1995

Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,646,000 people.

E1Episode 1

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Feb 24, 1996

E1Final

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Mar 8, 1997

E1Final

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Mar 14, 1998

E1Finale - Stockholm

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Feb 27, 1999

Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,315 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. Charlotte Nilsson went on to win that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem, Sweden's fourth Eurovision win. A total of 630,339 votes were cast.

E1Finale

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Mar 10, 2000

E1Finale

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Feb 23, 2001

the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,567 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winners were Friends who later that year ended up in 5th place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen with the English-language version of the song "Listen To Your Heartbeat". The show was watched by 3,840,000, with a total of 357,408 votes cast.

E1Semifinal 1: Växjö

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Jan 19, 2002

E2Semifinal 2: Norrköping

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Jan 26, 2002

E3Semifinal 3: Sundsvall

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Feb 2, 2002

Nordichallen

E4Semifinal 4: Falun

91m2.0

Feb 8, 2002

E5Winner's Choice

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Feb 22, 2002

E6Final

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Mar 1, 2002

E1Semifinal 1: Jönköping

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Feb 15, 2003

E2Semifinal 2: Göteborg

94m2.0

Feb 22, 2003

E3Semifinal 3: Luleå

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Mar 1, 2003

E4Semifinal 4: Sundsvall

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Mar 8, 2003

E5Public Choice: Stockholm

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Mar 9, 2003

E6Final: Stockholm

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Mar 15, 2003

E1Semifinal 1: Karlstad

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Feb 21, 2004

E2Semifinal 2: Göteborg

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Feb 28, 2004

E3Semifinal 3: Umeå

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Mar 6, 2004

E4Semifinal 4: Malmö

96m2.0

Mar 13, 2004

E5Second Chance

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Mar 14, 2004

E6Final

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Mar 20, 2004

Semifinal 1: Göteborg

E1Semifinal 1: Göteborg

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Feb 12, 2005

Semifinal 2: Linköping

E2Semifinal 2: Linköping

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Feb 19, 2005

From Cloetta Center, Linkoping

Semifinal 3: Skellefteå

E3Semifinal 3: Skellefteå

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Feb 26, 2005

From Skellefteaa Isstadion, Skellefteaa

Semifinal 4: Växjö

E4Semifinal 4: Växjö

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Mar 5, 2005

E5Second Chance

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Mar 6, 2005

Final

E6Final

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Mar 12, 2005

E1Semifinal 1

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Feb 18, 2006

E2Semifinal 2

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Feb 25, 2006

E3Semifinal 3

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Mar 4, 2006

E4Semifinal 4 - Göteborg

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Mar 11, 2006

E5Second Chance Round

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Mar 12, 2006

E6Finale

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Mar 18, 2006

E1Semifinal 1 - Jönköping

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Feb 3, 2007

E2Semifinal 2 - Göteborg

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Feb 10, 2007

E3Semifinal 3 - Örnsköldsvik

90m2.0

Feb 17, 2007

E4Semifinal 4 – Gävle

90m2.0

Feb 24, 2007

The fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Lakerol Arena in Gavle on 24 February 2007.

E5Second Chance - Nyköping

90m2.0

Mar 3, 2007

E6Final - Stockholm

120m2.0

Mar 10, 2007

E1Semi-final 1: Göteborg

90m2.0

Feb 9, 2008

The first semi-final of Melodifestivalen was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 9 February 2008. Eight songs in total competed, seven songs which had been submitted to SVT, along with one of the four wildcards. The two songs that progressed automatically to the final were "Thank You" by Amy Diamond, the wildcard, and "I Love Europe" by Christer Sjögren. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "Line of Fire" by E-Type & The Poodles and "Visst finns mirakel" by Suzzie Tapper.

E2Semi-final 2: Västerås

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Feb 16, 2008

The second semi-final was held on 16 February 2008, at the ABB Arena Nord in Västerås. Again eight songs competed in total, seven songs which had been submitted to SVT and one of the four wildcards. The two songs that progressed automatically to the final were "Empty Room" by Sanna Nielsen and "Just a Minute" by Rongedal. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "One Love" by Andreas Johnson & Carola Häggkvist, the wildcard, and "Love in Stereo" by Ola Svensson.

E3Semi-final 3: Linköping

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Feb 23, 2008

The third semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2008 was held at the Cloetta Center in Linköping on 23 February 2008. The two songs that progressed directly to the final were "Lay Your Love on Me" by BWO and "Upp o hoppa" by Frida feat. Headline. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "Smiling in Love" by Caracola and "When You Need Me" by Thérèse Andersson. The wildcard entry, "Hallelujah New World" by Eskobar, came last in the televoting and failed to qualify.

E4Semi-final 4: Karlskrona

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Mar 1, 2008

The final semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2008 before the Andra chansen round was held on 1 March 2008, at the Telenor Arena in Karlskrona. The final two artists to automatically secure their place in the final were Charlotte Perrelli with "Hero" and Linda Bengtzing with the song "Hur svårt kan det va?". The two artists to proceed to the Andra Chansen round were Sibel Redzep with the song "That Is Where I'll Go" and Nordman with the song "I lågornas sken". The wildcard entry for this semi-final was Niklas Strömstedt with the song "För många ord om kärlek", which came last in the televoting.

E5Second Chance

90m2.0

Mar 8, 2008

The third and fourth placed songs in each semifinal perform in Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round. Eight songs performed, paired off against each other. The winners of the first two pairings compete against each other in the first final, while the winners of the other two compete in the second. The winners of the two final pairings go through to the final. The two winners of Andra Chansen that went on to the final were Sibel Redzep with the song "That Is Where I'll Go" and Nordman with the song "I lågornas sken".

E6Final: Stockholm

120m2.0

Mar 15, 2008

The final of Melodifestivalen 2008 was held on 15 March 2008 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The eight direct qualifiers and the two Andra Chansen winner competed in the final, where the 11 regional juries of Sweden, along with televoting, selected the winner that would represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The winner of Melodifestivalen 2008 was Charlotte Perrelli with the song "Hero", receiving a total of 114 points from the juries and 110 points from the televote. The winner of the televote, however, was Sanna Nielsen with "Empty Room".

E1Semi-final 1

90m2.0

Feb 7, 2009

The first semi-final was held on 7 February at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.

E2Semi-final 2

90m2.0

Feb 14, 2009

The second semi-final was held at the Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå on 14 February.

E3Semi-final 3

90m2.0

Feb 21, 2009

The third semi-final was held on 21 February at the Ejendals Arena in Leksand.

E4Semi-final 4

90m2.0

Feb 28, 2009

The fourth and final semi-final was held on 28 February at the new Malmö Arena in Malmö.

E5Andra Chansen

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Mar 7, 2009

E6Final

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Mar 14, 2009

The final of Melodifestivalen 2009 was held at the Globen arena in Stockholm on 14 March 2009. The favourites to win the contest were Zelmerlöw and Ernman, with the international jury wild card Sofia predicted as most likely to finish last, according to bookmakers.

E1Deltävling 1: Örnsköldsvik

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Feb 6, 2010

* Anders Ekborg - The Saviour * Frispråkarn - Singel * Jenny Silver - A Place To Stay * Jessica Andersson - I Did It For Love * Linda Pritchard - You´re Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot * Ola - Unstoppable * Pain of Salvation - Road Salt * Salem Al Fakir

E2Deltävling 2: Sandviken

90m2.0

Feb 13, 2010

* Andra Generationen + Dogge - Hippare Hoppare * Andreas Johnson - We Can Work It Out * Anna Maria Espinosa - Innan Alla Ljusen Brunnit Ut * Hanna Lindblad - Manipulated * Eric Saade - Manboy * Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän - Underbart * Highligts & MiSt - Come And Get Me Now * Pauline - Sucker For Love

E3Deltävling 3: Göteborg

90m2.0

Feb 20, 2010

* Alcazar - Headlines * Crucified Barbara - Heaven or Hell * Darin - You´re Out of My Life * Elin Lanto - Doctor Doctor * Erik Linder - Hur Kan Jag Tro På Kärlek * Getty Domein - Yeba * Johannes Bah Kuhnke - Tonight * Timoteij - Kom

E4Deltävling 4: Malmö

90m2.0

Feb 27, 2010

* Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life * Lovestoned - Thursdays * Neo - Human Frontier * Noll Disciplin - Idiot * Pernilla Wahlgren - Jag Vill Om Du Vågar * Peter Jöback - Hallow * Py Bäckman - Magisk Stjärna * Sibel - Stop

E5Andra chansen: Örebro

90m2.0

Mar 6, 2010

* Alcazar - Headlines * Crucified Barbara - Heaven or Hell * Jessica Andersson - I Did It For Love * Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän - Underbart * Neo - Human Frontier * Pain of Salvation - Road Salt * Pauline - Sucker For Love * Pernilla Wahlgren - Jag Vill Om Du Vågar

E6Final: Stockholm

120m2.0

Mar 13, 2010

* Andreas Johnson - We Can Work It Out * Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life * Darin - You´re Out of My Life * Eric Saade - Manboy * Ola - Unstoppable * Peter Jöback -Hallow * Salem Al Fakir - Keep On Walking * Timoteij - Kom

E1Deltävling 1 - Luleå

90m2.0

Feb 5, 2011

E2Deltävling 2 - Göteborg

90m2.0

Feb 12, 2011

E3Deltävling 3 - Linköping

90m2.0

Feb 19, 2011

E4Deltävling 4 - Malmö

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Feb 26, 2011

E5Andra chansen - Sundsvall

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Mar 5, 2011

E6Finalen - Stockholm

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Mar 12, 2011

E1Deltävling 1 - Växjö

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Feb 4, 2012

1. Sean Banan – "Sean Den Förste Banan" 2. Abalone Dots – "På väg" 3. The Moniker – "I Want To Be Chris Isaak ..." 4. Afro-Dite – "The Boy Can Dance" 5. Dead by April – "Mystery" 6. Marie Serneholt – "Salt And Pepper" 7. Thorsten Flinck & Rev... – "Jag reser mig igen" 8. Loreen – "Euphoria"

E2Deltävling 2 - Göteborg

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Feb 11, 2012

1. Ulrik Munther – "Soldiers" 2. Top Cats – "Baby Doll" 3. Sonja Aldén – "I din himmel" 4. Andreas Lundstedt – "Aldrig aldrig" 5. Timoteij – "Stormande hav" 6. David Lindgren – "Shout It Out" 7. Mimi Oh – "Det går för långsamt" 8. Thomas Di Leva – "Ge aldrig upp"

E3Deltävling 3 - Leksand

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Feb 18, 2012

1. Youngblood – "Youngblood" 2. Maria BenHajji – "I mina drömmar" 3. Mattias Andréasson – "Förlåt mig" 4. Love Generation – "Just A Little Bit" 5. Carolina Wallin Pérez – "Sanningen" 6. Andreas Johnson – "Lovelight" 7. Molly Sandén – "Why Am I Crying" 8. Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li – "Mirakel"

E4Deltävling 4 - Malmö

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Feb 25, 2012

1. Charlotte Perrelli – "The Girl" 2. OPA! – "Allting blir bra igen" 3. Dynazty – "Land of Broken Dreams" 4. Lotta Engberg och Christer Sjögren – "Don't Let Me Down" 5. Hanna Lindblad – "Goosebumps" 6. Axel Algmark – "Kyss mig" 7. Lisa Miskovsky – "Why Start A Fire" 8. Danny Saucedo – "Amazing"

E5Andra chansen - Nyköping

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Mar 3, 2012

Duell 1: Dynazty mot Top Cats Duell 2: Andreas Johnson mot Timoteij Duell 3: Thorsten Flinck och Revolutionsorkestern mot Lotta Engberg och Christer Sjögren Duell 4: Sean Banan mot Youngblood

E6Finalen - Stockholm

120m2.0

Mar 10, 2012

1. "Shout it Out" – David Lindgren 2. "Jag reser mig igen" – Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern 3. "Mystery" – Dead By April 4. "Why Start a Fire?" – Lisa Miskovsky 5. "Baby Doll" – Top Cats 6. "Euphoria" – Loreen 7. "Soldiers" – Ulrik Munther 8. "Mirakel" – Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li 9. "Why Am I Crying?" – Molly Sandén 10. "Amazing" – Danny

E1Semi-final 1: Karlskrona

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Feb 2, 2013

E2Semi-final 2: Göteborg

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Feb 9, 2013

E3Semi-final 3: Skellefteå

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Feb 16, 2013

E4Semi-final 4: Malmö

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Feb 23, 2013

E5Second Chance: Karlstad

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Mar 2, 2013

E6Final: Solna

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Mar 9, 2013

E1Semi-final 1: Malmö

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Feb 1, 2014

E2Semi-final 2: Linköping

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Feb 8, 2014

E3Semi-final 3: Göteborg

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Feb 15, 2014

E4Semi-final 4: Örnsköldsvik

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Feb 22, 2014

E5Second Chance: Lidköping

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Mar 1, 2014

E6Final: Solna

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Mar 8, 2014

E1Semi-final 1: Göteborg

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Feb 7, 2015

E2Semi-final 2: Malmö

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Feb 14, 2015

E3Semi-final 3: Östersund

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Feb 21, 2015

E4Semi-final 4: Örebro

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Feb 28, 2015

E5The Second Chance: Helsingborg

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Mar 7, 2015

The Second Chance (Andra chansen) round was held on 7 March 2015 in Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg. Unlike in the previous editions, four out of eight competing entries were sent to the final this year. The preliminary two-phase voting introduced in 2013 was eliminated, bringing a duel-only competition back

E6Final: Stockholm

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Mar 12, 2015

E1Semi-final 1

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Feb 6, 2016

The first semi-final took place on 6 February 2016 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, hosted by Gina Dirawi and Petra Mede. "Don't Worry" performed by Ace Wilder and "Constellation Prize" performed by Robin Bengtsson qualified directly to the final, while "Bada nakna" performed by Samir and Viktor and "Rik" performed by Albin and Mattias advanced to the Second Chance round. A total of 4,389,687 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 477,689 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi and Mede opened the show with a performance titled "Hela Sveriges fest" (English: All of Sweden's party) and performed together with Lasse Kronér as part of the interval act in a number titled "Allt är Eurovisions fel" (English: It's all Eurovision's fault). Spanish girl group and 2006 Spanish Eurovision entrants Las Ketchup also performed their song "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" as an interval act. Recurring interval acts such as Jonas Gardell's schlager school and dramatic readings of past Melodifestivalen song lyrics by Swedish actors were also part of the programme; Stina Ekblad performed a dramatic reading of Samir and Viktor's Melodifestivalen 2015 entry "Groupie". Two days prior to the semi-final on 4 February, "Himmel för två", performed by Anna Book, was disqualified after it was discovered that the song had previously been entered and performed in the audition round of the 2014 Moldovan Eurovision Song Contest national selection. Book performed the song during the semi-final as an interval act

E2Semi-final 2

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Feb 13, 2016

The second semi-final took place on 13 February 2016 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, hosted by Gina Dirawi. Charlotte Perrelli was originally supposed to co-host the show; however, after a breach of contract arose due to her endorsement deal with mobile phone brand Comviq, she appeared only as a guest performer instead. "We Are Your Tomorrow" performed by David Lindgren and "Save Me" performed by Wiktoria qualified directly to the final, while "Hunger" performed by Molly Pettersson Hammar and "I Will Wait" performed by Isa advanced to the Second Chance round. A total of 4,647,934 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 487,371 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi and Perrelli opened the show with a performance titled "Flickorna från Sverige" (English: The girls from Sweden), while the interval act titled "Rädda schlagerdivan" (English: Save the schlager diva) included a video presentation that featured Claes Elfsberg and Arja Saijonmaa followed by Perrelli performing a Swedish language cover of the song "Atemlos durch die Nacht" by Helene Fischer entitled "Här står jag" (English: Here I stand). Recurring interval acts such as Jonas Gardell's schlager school and dramatic readings of past Melodifestivalen song lyrics by Swedish actors were also part of the program; Krister Henriksson and Peter Haber performed a dramatic reading of Kikki, Bettan and Lotta's Melodifestivalen 2002 entry "Vem é dé du vill ha".

E3Semi-final 3

90m2.0

Feb 20, 2016

The third semi-final took place on 20 February 2016 at the Himmelstalundshallen in Norrköping, hosted by Gina Dirawi and Henrik Schyffert. "Human" performed by Oscar Zia and "My Heart Wants Me Dead" performed by Lisa Ajax qualified directly to the final, while "Kizunguzungu" performed by SaRaha and "Put Your Love on Me" performed by Boris René advanced to the Second Chance round. A total of 4,389,051 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 425,474 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi and Schyffert opened the show with a cover of "Under Pressure" originally by Queen and David Bowie, while the interval acts were stand-up comedy by Schyffert and a performance by Dirawi titled "Love Story". Recurring interval acts such as Jonas Gardell's schlager school and dramatic readings of past Melodifestivalen song lyrics by Swedish actors were also be part of the program; Marie Göranzon performed a dramatic reading of Anna Book's Melodifestivalen 2007 entry "Samba Sambero".

E4Semi-final 4

90m5.0

Feb 27, 2016

The fourth semi-final took place on 27 February 2016 at the Gavlerinken Arena in Gävle, hosted by Gina Dirawi and Sarah Dawn Finer. "Youniverse" performed by Molly Sandén and "If I Were Sorry" performed by Frans qualified directly to the final, while "Håll om mig hårt" performed by Panetoz and "Rollercoaster" performed by Dolly Style advanced to the Second Chance round. A total of 4,592,313 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 628,870 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi and Finer opened the show with a cover of Guy Sebastian's 2015 Australian Eurovision entry "Tonight Again" titled "Du och jag igen" (English: You and I again), while the interval act featured a performance by Dirawi, Finer and Jon Henrik Fjällgren titled "Hela Sveriges sång" (English: All of Sweden's song). Helena Bergström, who hosted Melodifestivalen 2012 together with Dirawi and Finer, reprised her portrayals of Lasse and Marianne—characters that were part of the interval acts for the 2012 competition. Recurring interval acts such as Jonas Gardell's schlager school and dramatic readings of past Melodifestivalen song lyrics by Swedish actors were also part of the program; Lena Endre performed a dramatic reading of Linda Bengtzing's Melodifestivalen 2006 entry "Jag ljuger så bra".

E5Second Chance round

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Mar 5, 2016

The Second Chance round took place on 5 March 2016 at the Halmstad Arena in Halmstad, hosted by Gina Dirawi, Ola Salo and Peter Jöback. The eight entries that placed third and fourth in the preceding four semi-finals competed during the show in four duels. SVT decided which entries would face off in each duel. Viewers determined the results during the show through telephone, SMS and application voting. Voting in each duel commenced at the start of the first entry's performance and concluded one minute and thirty seconds following the end of the second entry's performance. Executive producer Christer Björkman announced which four entries won their duels and advanced to the final in addition to revealing the running order of the final at the conclusion of the show. "Håll om mig hårt" performed by Panetoz, "Put Your Love on Me" performed by Boris René, "Kizunguzungu" performed by SaRaha and "Bada nakna" performed by Samir and Viktor qualified to the final. A total of 6,059,917 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 441,443 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi, Salo and Jöback opened the show with a cover of Adele's "Skyfall", while the interval acts included a duet by Salo and Jöback titled "Sing Me Out" and Hasse Andersson performing his Melodifestivalen 2015 entry "Guld och gröna skogar". Recurring interval acts that were also part of the show included Jonas Gardell's schlager school and Helena Bergström's portrayals of the characters Lasse and Marianne.

E6Final

120m2.0

Mar 12, 2016

The final took place on 12 March 2016 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, hosted by Gina Dirawi and William Spetz.

Semifinal 1

E1Semifinal 1

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Feb 4, 2017

E2Semifinal 2

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Feb 11, 2017

E3Semifinal 3

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Feb 18, 2017

E4Semifinal 4

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Feb 25, 2017

E5Second Chance

90m2.0

Mar 4, 2017

E6Final

120m2.0

Mar 11, 2017

E1Semi-final 1

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Feb 3, 2018

The first semi-final took place on the 3rd of February 2018 at the Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad. A total of 6,617,451 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 452,906 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.

E2Semi-final 2

90m2.0

Feb 10, 2018

E3Semi-final 3

90m2.0

Feb 17, 2018

E4Semi-final 4

90m2.0

Feb 24, 2018

E5Second Chance Round

90m2.0

Mar 3, 2018

E6Finale

120m2.0

Mar 10, 2018

Semi-final 1

E1Semi-final 1

90m2.0

Feb 2, 2019

The first semi-final took place on the 2nd of February 2019 at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg. A total of 7,158,333 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 573,040 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.

Semi-final 2

E2Semi-final 2

90m2.0

Feb 9, 2019

The second semi-final took place on the 9th of February 2019 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö.

Semi-final 3

E3Semi-final 3

90m2.0

Feb 16, 2019

Semi-final 4

E4Semi-final 4

90m2.0

Feb 23, 2019

Second Chance

E5Second Chance

90m2.0

Mar 2, 2019

Final

E6Final

120m2.0

Mar 9, 2019

Semi-final 1

E1Semi-final 1

90m2.0

Feb 1, 2020

Semi-final 2

E2Semi-final 2

90m2.0

Feb 8, 2020

Semi-final 3

E3Semi-final 3

90m2.0

Feb 15, 2020

Semi-final 4

E4Semi-final 4

90m2.0

Feb 22, 2020

Second Chance Round

E5Second Chance Round

90m2.0

Feb 29, 2020

Final

E6Final

120m2.0

Mar 7, 2020

Semifinal 1

E1Semifinal 1

90m2.0

Feb 6, 2021

Semifinal 2

E2Semifinal 2

90m2.0

Feb 13, 2021

Semifinal 3

E3Semifinal 3

90m2.0

Feb 20, 2021

Semifinal 4

E4Semifinal 4

90m2.0

Feb 27, 2021

Second Chance Heat

E5Second Chance Heat

90m2.0

Mar 6, 2021

Final

E6Final

120m2.0

Mar 13, 2021

Episode 1

E1Episode 1

90m2.0

Feb 5, 2022

Semi-final 1

Episode 2

E2Episode 2

90m2.0

Feb 12, 2022

Semi-final 2

Episode 3

E3Episode 3

90m2.0

Feb 19, 2022

Semi-final 3

Episode 4

E4Episode 4

90m2.0

Feb 26, 2022

Semi-final 4

Episode 5

E5Episode 5

90m2.0

Mar 5, 2022

Semi-final 5

Episode 6

E6Episode 6

120m2.0

Mar 12, 2022

Final

Episode 1 - Göteborg

E1Episode 1 - Göteborg

87m3.0

Feb 4, 2023

Episode 2 - Linköping

E2Episode 2 - Linköping

88m2.0

Feb 11, 2023

Episode 3 - Lidköping

E3Episode 3 - Lidköping

88m2.0

Feb 18, 2023

Episode 4 - Malmö

E4Episode 4 - Malmö

98m3.0

Feb 25, 2023

Episode 5 - Örnsköldvik

E5Episode 5 - Örnsköldvik

89m3.0

Mar 4, 2023

Swedish Final - Stockholm

E6Swedish Final - Stockholm

124m3.0

Mar 11, 2023

Episode 1 - Malmö

E1Episode 1 - Malmö

90m3.0

Feb 3, 2024

Episode 2 - Göteborg

E2Episode 2 - Göteborg

90m

Feb 10, 2024

Episode 3 - Växjö

E3Episode 3 - Växjö

90m

Feb 17, 2024

Episode 4 - Eskilstuna

E4Episode 4 - Eskilstuna

90m

Feb 24, 2024

Episode 5 - Karlstad

E5Episode 5 - Karlstad

120m

Mar 2, 2024

Final - Stockholm

E6Final - Stockholm

120m

Mar 9, 2024

Heat 1 - Luleå

E1Heat 1 - Luleå

88m5.0

Feb 1, 2025

Heat 1. Live broadcast from Luleå. The contestants are Linnea Henriksson, Meira Omar, Maja Ivarsson, Albin Johnsén feat. Pa, John Lundvik and Adrian Macéus.

Heat 2 - Gothenburg

E2Heat 2 - Gothenburg

90m6.5

Feb 8, 2025

Heat 2. Live broadcast from Gothenburg. The contestants are SCHLAGERZ, Nomi Tales, Klara Hammarström, Kaliffa, Erik Segerstedt and Fredrik Lundman.

Heat 3 - Västerås

E3Heat 3 - Västerås

90m6.0

Feb 15, 2025

Heat 3. Live broadcast from Västerås. The contestants are Malou Prytz, Greczula, Annika Wickihalder, Björn Holmgren, Angelino and Dolly Style.

Heat 4 - Malmö

E4Heat 4 - Malmö

90m5.5

Feb 22, 2025

Heat 4. Live broadcast from Malmö. The contestants are KAJ, Ella Tiritiello, AmenA, Måns Zelmerlöw, Andreas Lundstedt and Tennessee Tears.

Heat 5 - Jönköping

E5Heat 5 - Jönköping

120m6.0

Mar 1, 2025

Heat 5. Live broadcast from Jönköping. The contestants are Saga Ludvigsson, Vilhelm Buchaus, Victoria Silvstedt, Arvingarna, SCARLET and Arwin competing for two spots in the final. Additionally is an extra qualification round where one remaining contestant from each previous heat compete for the last two spots in the final.

Final - Stockholm

E6Final - Stockholm

120m5.5

Mar 8, 2025

The Final. Live broadcast from Stockholm.

Melodifestivalen 2026 is the 66ᵗʰ edition of the competition and is hosted by seasoned presenter Gina Dirawi alongside first-time host Hampus Nessvold. The tour starts in Linköping and continutes with stops in Gothenburg, Kristianstad, Malmö and Sundsvall, with the final stop in Stockholm at the national arena "Strawberry Arena" on March 7.

Heat 1 - Linköping

E1Heat 1 - Linköping

96m6.0

Jan 31, 2026

Heat 1. Live broadcast from Linköping. The contestants are A*Teens, Greczula, Indra, Junior Lerin, Jacqline and noll2. Hosts are Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold.

Heat 2 - Gothenburg

E2Heat 2 - Gothenburg

89m5.0

Feb 7, 2026

Heat 2. Live brodcast from Gothenburg. The contestants are Arwin, Brandsta City Släckers, FELICIA, Klara Almström, Laila Adèle and Robin Bengtsson. Hosts are Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold.

Heat 3 - Kristianstad

E3Heat 3 - Kristianstad

89m1.0

Feb 14, 2026

Heat 3. Live broadcast from Kristianstad. The contestants are Emilia Pantić, Eva Jumatate, Korslagda, Medina, Patrik Jean and Saga Ludvigsson. Hosts are Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold.

Heat 4 - Malmö

E4Heat 4 - Malmö

89m1.0

Feb 21, 2026

Heat 4. Live broadcast from Malmö. The contestants are Cimberly, Erika Jonsson, Felix Manu, Meira Omar, Smash Into Pieces and Timo Räisänen. Hosts are Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold.

Heat 5 - Sundsvall

E5Heat 5 - Sundsvall

122m2.0

Feb 28, 2026

Heat 5, including a qualifying round at the end of the show. Live broadcast from Malmö. The contestants are AleXa, JULIETT, Bladë, Lilla Al-Fadji, Vilhelm Buchaus and Sanna Nielsen. Hosts are Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold.

Final - Stockholm

E6Final - Stockholm

130m

Mar 7, 2026

Storyline

Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".

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