Melodifestivalen 2026 will be the 66th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and will take place during a six-week period between 31 January and 7 March 2026. The winner will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, to be held in Vienna, Austria.
A total of 30 entries will take part in the competition across five heats. Each heat consists of six songs, with the top two songs directly qualifying for the final.[2] The qualifier from the first voting round will be determined with the points system, and the second round will use raw vote totals. The third-placing song proceeds to a final qualification round at the end of the fifth heat, which features five songs. The top two songs in the final qualification then progress to the final, which comprises 12 songs.[3][4] The winner of the final will be determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from the public and an international jury.
A public submission window was open between 18 August and 12 September 2025 to select the 30 competing entries.[5] Upon closing the submission period, SVT announced that 3,888 applications had been received, from which competing entries were then selected by a dedicated board chaired by Melodifestivalen producer and artistic director Karin Gunnarsson, both from the received submissions and by direct invitation of artists.[6][7] The selected entries were announced on 2 December 2025.[8][9]
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