Lilla Melodifestivalen was the Swedish national final that selects the entry to represent Sweden in the annual Melodi Grand Prix Nordic junior singing competition. Between 2002 and 2005, Sweden sent its winners to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC), when MPG Nordic was not active. In 2006, Sweden withdrew itself from JESC, along with Denmark and Norway, continued to participate in Melodi Grand Prix Nordic instead.
"Alla" is a song by Swedish singer Sofia and was her entrant in Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest selection process Melodifestivalen. The song is sung entirely in Greek and won the international jury vote at the contest, gaining it a spot in the final, where it ended up placing tenth of eleven. The song was released in Sweden and will also be released in Greece, with the possibility of both English and Swedish versions being produced.
Frans Jeppsson Wall, better known as Frans, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. He won Melodifestivalen 2016 and represented the host nation, Sweden, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, with the song "If I Were Sorry" finishing in fifth place.
Robin Bengtsson is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev, Ukraine with the song "I Can't Go On" finishing in 5th place.
Sweden participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Swedish entry was selected through Melodifestivalen 2012, a national final format that consisted of four semi-finals, a second chance round and a final, organised by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). Loreen represented Sweden with the song "Euphoria", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to win the contest in the final, scoring 372 points.
"Why Am I Crying" is a song written by Molly Sandén, Aleena Gibson and Windy Wagner. Participating in the third semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2012 in Leksand on 18 February 2012, the song made it directly to the finals inside the Stockholm Globe Arena on 10 March the same year. Once there, it ended up fifth.
Lisa Kristina Ajax, is a Swedish singer, a winner of Idol 2014.
Ella Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar, known professionally as Molly Hammar, is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in the talent show Idol 2011 broadcast on TV4, where she reached fourth place.
Melodifestivalen 2016 was the 56th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over the six-week period between 6 February and 12 March 2016.
Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "If I Were Sorry" written by Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson and Frans Jeppsson-Wall. The song was performed by Frans. In addition to participating in the contest, the Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2015 with the song "Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. SVT organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2016 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final, "If I Were Sorry" performed by Frans emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote.
Wiktoria Vendela Johansson, known professionally as simply Wiktoria, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She first achieved public attention during Melodifestivalen 2016, where she placed fourth.
"Hunger" is a song by Swedish singer Molly Pettersson Hammar. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 13 February 2016, and was written by Pettersson Hammar along with Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy and Linnea Deb, and Lisa Desmond. It is currently taking part in Melodifestivalen 2016, and qualified to andra chansen from the second semi-final. In andra chansen, it was eliminated.
"Håll om mig hårt" is a song by Swedish group Panetoz. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 28 February 2016, and was written by Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Jakke Erixson, Pa Modou Badjie, Njol Badjie, and Nebeyu Baheru. It took part in Melodifestivalen 2016, and qualified to andra chansen from the fourth semi-final. In andra chansen, it qualified to the final. It placed eighth in the final.
Eclipse is a Swedish rock band. The group is composed of frontman Erik Mårtensson, guitarist Magnus Henriksson, bassist Magnus Ulfstedt, and drummer Philip Crusner. They participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Runaways", where they placed fifth in the fourth semi-final, not progressing to the final.
"If I Were Sorry" is a song by Swedish singer Frans. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 28 February 2016, and was written by Frans along with Fredrik Andersson, Michael Saxell and Oscar Fogelström. It took part in Melodifestivalen 2016, and qualified to the final from the fourth semi-final. It later won the final with 156 points and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 where it placed fifth. In the weeks after the semifinal appearance the song charted in the Spotify Viral charts in Switzerland, Taiwan, Iceland, Uruguay, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, Norway, France, Denmark, Turkey and Germany.
"Rollercoaster" is a song by Swedish group Dolly Style. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 28 February 2016, and was written by Thomas G:son, Peter Boström, and Alexandra Salomonsson. It is currently taking part in Melodifestivalen 2016, and qualified to the Second Chance round from the fourth semi-final. In andra chansen, it was eliminated.
"Runaways" is a song by Swedish band Eclipse. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 28 February 2016, and was written by Erik Mårtensson. It took part in Melodifestivalen 2016, and placed fifth in the fourth semi-final.
