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".
Melodifestivalen (Season 65)
Heat 1 - Linköping (Episode 1) 6.0
Writer: Gina Dirawi
Air date: 2026-01-31
Runtime: 96 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 2) 5.0
Air date: 2026-02-07
Runtime: 89 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 3) 1.0
Air date: 2026-02-14
Runtime: 89 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 4) 1.0
Air date: 2026-02-21
Runtime: 89 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 5) 2.0
Air date: 2026-02-28
Runtime: 122 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2026-03-07
Runtime: 130 min
