

Melodifestivalen
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
Self - Host

Hampus Nessvold
Self - Host
Seasons
E1Finale - Champion declared
Feb 26, 1959
E1Finale
Feb 2, 1960
E1Episode 1
Feb 6, 1961
E1Episode 1
Feb 13, 1962
E1Episode 1
Feb 16, 1963
E1Episode 1
Feb 13, 1965
E1Episode 1
Jan 29, 1966
E1Episode 1
Feb 24, 1967
E1Episode 1
Mar 9, 1968
E1Episode 1
Mar 1, 1969
E1Episode 1
Feb 27, 1971
E1Episode 1
Feb 12, 1972
E1Episode 1
Feb 10, 1973
E1Episode 1
Feb 9, 1974
E1Episode 1
Feb 15, 1975
E2Episode 2
Feb 22, 1975
E1Episode 1
Feb 26, 1977
E1Episode 1
Feb 11, 1978
E1Episode 1
Feb 17, 1979
E1Finale
Mar 8, 1980
E1Episode 1
Feb 21, 1981
E1Final
Feb 27, 1982
E1Finale
Feb 26, 1983
E1Finale
Feb 25, 1984
E1Finale
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
Mar 22, 1986
E1Final: Göteborg
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
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
Mar 11, 1989
E1Finale
Mar 9, 1990
E1Final
Mar 22, 1991
E1Finale
Mar 14, 1992
E1Final - Göteborg
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
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
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
Feb 24, 1996
E1Final
Mar 8, 1997
E1Final
Mar 14, 1998
E1Finale - Stockholm
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
Mar 10, 2000
E1Finale
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
Jan 19, 2002
E2Semifinal 2: Norrköping
Jan 26, 2002
E3Semifinal 3: Sundsvall
Feb 2, 2002
Nordichallen
E4Semifinal 4: Falun
Feb 8, 2002
E5Winner's Choice
Feb 22, 2002
E6Final
Mar 1, 2002
E1Semifinal 1: Jönköping
Feb 15, 2003
E2Semifinal 2: Göteborg
Feb 22, 2003
E3Semifinal 3: Luleå
Mar 1, 2003
E4Semifinal 4: Sundsvall
Mar 8, 2003
E5Public Choice: Stockholm
Mar 9, 2003
E6Final: Stockholm
Mar 15, 2003
E1Semifinal 1: Karlstad
Feb 21, 2004
E2Semifinal 2: Göteborg
Feb 28, 2004
E3Semifinal 3: Umeå
Mar 6, 2004
E4Semifinal 4: Malmö
Mar 13, 2004
E5Second Chance
Mar 14, 2004
E6Final
Mar 20, 2004

E1Semifinal 1: Göteborg
Feb 12, 2005

E2Semifinal 2: Linköping
Feb 19, 2005
From Cloetta Center, Linkoping

E3Semifinal 3: Skellefteå
Feb 26, 2005
From Skellefteaa Isstadion, Skellefteaa

E4Semifinal 4: Växjö
Mar 5, 2005
E5Second Chance
Mar 6, 2005

E6Final
Mar 12, 2005
E1Semifinal 1
Feb 18, 2006
E2Semifinal 2
Feb 25, 2006
E3Semifinal 3
Mar 4, 2006
E4Semifinal 4 - Göteborg
Mar 11, 2006
E5Second Chance Round
Mar 12, 2006
E6Finale
Mar 18, 2006
E1Semifinal 1 - Jönköping
Feb 3, 2007
E2Semifinal 2 - Göteborg
Feb 10, 2007
E3Semifinal 3 - Örnsköldsvik
Feb 17, 2007
E4Semifinal 4 – Gävle
Feb 24, 2007
The fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Lakerol Arena in Gavle on 24 February 2007.
E5Second Chance - Nyköping
Mar 3, 2007
E6Final - Stockholm
Mar 10, 2007
E1Semi-final 1: Göteborg
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
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
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
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
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
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
Feb 7, 2009
The first semi-final was held on 7 February at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.
E2Semi-final 2
Feb 14, 2009
The second semi-final was held at the Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå on 14 February.
E3Semi-final 3
Feb 21, 2009
The third semi-final was held on 21 February at the Ejendals Arena in Leksand.
E4Semi-final 4
Feb 28, 2009
The fourth and final semi-final was held on 28 February at the new Malmö Arena in Malmö.
E5Andra Chansen
Mar 7, 2009
E6Final
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Feb 5, 2011
E2Deltävling 2 - Göteborg
Feb 12, 2011
E3Deltävling 3 - Linköping
Feb 19, 2011
E4Deltävling 4 - Malmö
Feb 26, 2011
E5Andra chansen - Sundsvall
Mar 5, 2011
E6Finalen - Stockholm
Mar 12, 2011
E1Deltävling 1 - Växjö
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
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
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
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
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
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
Feb 2, 2013
E2Semi-final 2: Göteborg
Feb 9, 2013
E3Semi-final 3: Skellefteå
Feb 16, 2013
E4Semi-final 4: Malmö
Feb 23, 2013
E5Second Chance: Karlstad
Mar 2, 2013
E6Final: Solna
Mar 9, 2013
E1Semi-final 1: Malmö
Feb 1, 2014
E2Semi-final 2: Linköping
Feb 8, 2014
E3Semi-final 3: Göteborg
Feb 15, 2014
E4Semi-final 4: Örnsköldsvik
Feb 22, 2014
E5Second Chance: Lidköping
Mar 1, 2014
E6Final: Solna
Mar 8, 2014
E1Semi-final 1: Göteborg
Feb 7, 2015
E2Semi-final 2: Malmö
Feb 14, 2015
E3Semi-final 3: Östersund
Feb 21, 2015
E4Semi-final 4: Örebro
Feb 28, 2015
E5The Second Chance: Helsingborg
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
Mar 12, 2015
E1Semi-final 1
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
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
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
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
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
Mar 12, 2016
The final took place on 12 March 2016 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, hosted by Gina Dirawi and William Spetz.

E1Semifinal 1
Feb 4, 2017
E2Semifinal 2
Feb 11, 2017
E3Semifinal 3
Feb 18, 2017
E4Semifinal 4
Feb 25, 2017
E5Second Chance
Mar 4, 2017
E6Final
Mar 11, 2017
E1Semi-final 1
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
Feb 10, 2018
E3Semi-final 3
Feb 17, 2018
E4Semi-final 4
Feb 24, 2018
E5Second Chance Round
Mar 3, 2018
E6Finale
Mar 10, 2018

E1Semi-final 1
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.

E2Semi-final 2
Feb 9, 2019
The second semi-final took place on the 9th of February 2019 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö.

E3Semi-final 3
Feb 16, 2019

E4Semi-final 4
Feb 23, 2019

E5Second Chance
Mar 2, 2019

E6Final
Mar 9, 2019

E1Semi-final 1
Feb 1, 2020

E2Semi-final 2
Feb 8, 2020

E3Semi-final 3
Feb 15, 2020

E4Semi-final 4
Feb 22, 2020

E5Second Chance Round
Feb 29, 2020

E6Final
Mar 7, 2020

E1Semifinal 1
Feb 6, 2021

E2Semifinal 2
Feb 13, 2021

E3Semifinal 3
Feb 20, 2021

E4Semifinal 4
Feb 27, 2021

E5Second Chance Heat
Mar 6, 2021

E6Final
Mar 13, 2021

E1Episode 1
Feb 5, 2022
Semi-final 1

E2Episode 2
Feb 12, 2022
Semi-final 2

E3Episode 3
Feb 19, 2022
Semi-final 3

E4Episode 4
Feb 26, 2022
Semi-final 4

E5Episode 5
Mar 5, 2022
Semi-final 5

E6Episode 6
Mar 12, 2022
Final

E1Episode 1 - Göteborg
Feb 4, 2023

E2Episode 2 - Linköping
Feb 11, 2023

E3Episode 3 - Lidköping
Feb 18, 2023

E4Episode 4 - Malmö
Feb 25, 2023

E5Episode 5 - Örnsköldvik
Mar 4, 2023

E6Swedish Final - Stockholm
Mar 11, 2023

E1Episode 1 - Malmö
Feb 3, 2024

E2Episode 2 - Göteborg
Feb 10, 2024

E3Episode 3 - Växjö
Feb 17, 2024

E4Episode 4 - Eskilstuna
Feb 24, 2024

E5Episode 5 - Karlstad
Mar 2, 2024

E6Final - Stockholm
Mar 9, 2024

E1Heat 1 - Luleå
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.

E2Heat 2 - Gothenburg
Feb 8, 2025
Heat 2. Live broadcast from Gothenburg. The contestants are SCHLAGERZ, Nomi Tales, Klara Hammarström, Kaliffa, Erik Segerstedt and Fredrik Lundman.

E3Heat 3 - Västerås
Feb 15, 2025
Heat 3. Live broadcast from Västerås. The contestants are Malou Prytz, Greczula, Annika Wickihalder, Björn Holmgren, Angelino and Dolly Style.

E4Heat 4 - Malmö
Feb 22, 2025
Heat 4. Live broadcast from Malmö. The contestants are KAJ, Ella Tiritiello, AmenA, Måns Zelmerlöw, Andreas Lundstedt and Tennessee Tears.

E5Heat 5 - Jönköping
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.

E6Final - Stockholm
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.

E1Heat 1 - Linköping
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.

E2Heat 2 - Gothenburg
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.

E3Heat 3 - Kristianstad
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.

E4Heat 4 - Malmö
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.

E5Heat 5 - Sundsvall
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.

E6Final - Stockholm
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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