Melodifestivalen is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden; it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched the final, almost half of the Swedish population.
Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 62 times since making its debut in 1958, missing only three contests since then. Since 1959, the Swedish entry has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. At the 1997 contest, Sweden was one of the first five countries to adopt televoting. Sweden has hosted the contest six times: three times in Stockholm, twice in Malmö and once in Gothenburg (1985); and is set to host for a seventh time in 2024 in Malmö.
Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski, known professionally as Danny Saucedo or simply Danny, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as one of the finalists in Idol 2006, the Swedish version of Idol, where he reached the top six.
Melodifestivalen 2008 was the 48th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 9 February and 15 March 2008. The winner of the competition was Charlotte Perrelli with the song "Hero", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, where she came eighteenth with 47 points.
"Never Let It Go" is a 2002 song written by Marcos Ubeda and recorded by Swedish group Afro-dite. The song won Melodifestivalen 2002 and was the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, where it placed 8th out of 24 competing entries.
"Listen to Your Heartbeat" is a 2001 song by Swedish pop band Friends. The song represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 after winning Melodifestivalen 2001, the Swedish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.
"Give Me Your Love" is a 2003 song written by Carl Lösnitz and Calle Kindbom and recorded by Jessica Andersson and Magnus Bäcklund as "Fame". The song won Melodifestivalen 2003 and was the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, where it placed 5th out of 26 competing entries.
Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. As a child, he appeared in the leading role in several musicals, and in 2006 he won Lilla Melodifestivalen with the song "Hej Sofia". He won the celebrity dancing TV show Let's Dance 2014, and has competed twice in Melodifestivalen in 2017 and 2018 respectively. He won in 2018 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, with the song "Dance You Off".
Johanna Maria Jansson, better known by her stage name Dotter, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is best known for her participations in Melodifestivalen: placing second with "Bulletproof" at Melodifestivalen 2020, fourth with "Little Tot" at Melodifestivalen 2021, and twelfth with "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song" at Melodifestivalen 2024.
Sweden originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organises the national final Melodifestivalen 2020 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Klara Lovisa Hammarström is a Swedish singer and television personality. She has appeared along with her family in the SVT series Familjen Hammarström. She was previously a competitive horse rider.
Melodifestivalen 2022 was the 62nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 5 February and 12 March 2022. The winner of the competition was Cornelia Jakobs with the song "Hold Me Closer", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, where she came fourth with 438 points. All shows were hosted by Oscar Zia.
Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson, known professionally as Cornelia Jakobs, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hold Me Closer", placing fourth.
"Hold Me Closer" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Cornelia Jakobs, released as a single on 26 February 2022. It represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, after winning the Melodifestivalen 2022 final with 146 points. At Eurovision, Jakobs performed 17th of the 18 acts in the second semi-final, where she qualified for the grand final. In the grand final, she performed 20th of 25th acts and finished in fourth place in the Eurovision grand final with 438 points.
"Higher Power" is a song by Swedish singer Anna Bergendahl, released as a single on 26 February 2022. It was performed in Melodifestivalen 2022 and made it to the final on 12 March 2022. In the final, it came in 12th place.
Maria Sur is a Ukrainian singer who lives and works in Sweden. She is best known for participating in Melodifestivalen 2023 with her song "Never Give Up" and Melodifestivalen 2024 with "When I'm Gone".
"Never Give Up" is a song by Ukrainian singer Maria Sur, released as a single on 25 February 2023. It was performed in Melodifestivalen 2023.
Melodifestivalen 2024 was the 64th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 3 February and 9 March 2024, hosted by Carina Berg. The winners of the competition, Marcus & Martinus with "Unforgettable", will go on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, held on home soil in Malmö.
Jacqline Lie Hope Clarine People Mossberg Mounkassa, known mononymously as Jacqline, is a Swedish singer.
"Que Sera" is a song by music duo Medina, released as a single on 2 March 2024. It was performed in Melodifestivalen 2024, where it was the only song with Swedish lyrics qualifying for the final. It came second in the final with 104 points.
