Over the last 3 days, the tension of all of us reached its climax while the Swedish broadcaster SVT was gradually announcing the names of the 28 acts that will claim the country’s ticket for Eurovision 2021. The presentation has now come to an end and we have the full list of the Melodifestivalen 2021 participants! Who will finally make it to the top?

A great total of 2,747 were submitted to SVT for the event. After a long and demanding procedure, the broadcaster has chosen 28 promising acts that will try their best at Melodifestivalen. But only one will take the Eurovision stage this May! To the fans’ great pleasure 44 competing artists, 23 of which are making their Melodifestivalen debut this year.

There are very familiar faces among the announced names, who have represented the Scandinavian country with huge success in the past (such as Charlotte Perrelli, who won Eurovision 1999 with Take me to your heaven and Eric Saade, who came 3rd in 2011 with Popular), as well as the group The Mamas, which triumphed in Melodifestivalen 2020 with their catchy entry Move, but never reached the Eurovision stage, after the sudden cancellation of this year’s event.

The participants

This year’s edition also sees several artists who have previously tried to grab the coveted Eurovision ticket. Will 2021 be luckier for one of them? Let’s meet our 28 participants:

• 90-talet
  Artist: WAHL feat. SAMI
  Songwriters: Sami Rekik, Christopher Wahlberg, Josefin Glenmark, Jesper Welander, Andreas Larsson
• All inclusive
  Artist: Sannex
  Songwriters: Greta Svensson, Hans Thorstensson
• Allting är precis likadant
  Artist: Lovad
  Songwriters: Mattias Andréasson, Alexander Nivek, Lova Drevstam, Albin Johnsén
• Baila Baila
  Artist: Alvaro Estrella
  Songwriters: Anderz Wrethov, Linnea Deb, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt
• Beat of broken hearts
  Artist: Klara Hammarström
  Songwriters: David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Niklas Carson Mattson, Andreas Wijk
• Behöver inte dig idag
  Artist: Clara Klingenström
  Songwriters: Clara Klingenström, Bobby Ljunggren, David Lindgren Zacharias
• Best of me
  Artist: Efraim Leo
  Songwriters: Efraim Leo, Cornelia Jakobsdotter, Amanda Björkegren, Herman Gardarfve
• Contagious
  Artist: Mustasch
  Songwriters: Ralf Gyllenhammar, David Johannesson
• Dandi dansa
  Artist: Danny Saucedo
  Songwriters: Danny Saucedo, Karl-Johan Råsmark
• Den du är
  Artist: Elisa
  Songwriters: Bobby Ljunggren, Ingela Pling Forsman, Elisa Lindström
• Every minute
  Artist: Eric Saade
  Songwriters: Eric Saade, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt
• Fingerprints
  Artist: Nathalie Brydolf
  Songwriters: Andreas Stone Johansson, Etta Zelmani, Laurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin
• Good life
  Artist: Tess Merkel
  Songwriters: Tony Malm, Tess Merkel, Palle Hammarlund, Mats Tärnfors
• Horizon
  Artist: Jessica Andersson
  Songwriters: David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Markus Lidén, Christian Holmström
• In the middle
  Artist: The Mamas
  Songwriters: Emily Falvey, Robin Stjernberg, Jimmy Jansson
• Little tot
  Artist: Dotter
  Songwriters: Johanna ”Dotter” Jansson, Dino Medanhodzic
• New religion
  Artist: Anton Ewald
  Songwriters: Jonas Wallin, Joe Killington, Anton Ewald, Maja Strömstedt
• Om allting skiter sig
  Artist: Emil Assergård
  Songwriters: Emil Assergård, Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov, Johanna Wrethov
• One touch
  Artist: Kadiatou
  Songwriters: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov
• Pretender
  Artist: Lillasyster
  Songwriters: Isak Hallén, Jakob Redtzer, Martin Westerstrand, Ian Paolo Lira, Palle Hammarlund
• Rena rama ding dong
  Artist: Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos
  Songwriters: Göran Sparrdahl, Kalle Rydberg, Ari Lehtonen
• Rich
  Artist: Julia Alfrida
  Songwriters: Julia Alfrida, Jimmy Jansson, Melanie Wehbe
• Still young
  Artist: Charlotte Perrelli
  Songwriters: Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, Erik Bernholm, Charlie Gustavsson
• Tears run dry
  Artist: Patrik Jean
  Songwriters: Herman Gardarfve, Patrik Jean, Melanie Wehbe
• The missing piece
  Artist: Paul Rey
  Songwriters: Fredrik Sonefors, Laurell Barker, Paul Rey
• The silence
  Artist: Frida Green
  Songwriters: Anna Bergendahl, Bobby Ljunggren, David Lindgren Zacharias, Joy Deb
• Tänker inte alls gå hem
  Artist: Arvingarna
  Songwriters: Stefan Brunzell, Nanne Grönvall, Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren
• Voices
  Artist: Tusse
  Songwriters: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov

Melodifestivalen 2021 agenda

• Semi-final 1 – 6 February 2021
• Semi-final 2 – 13 February 2021
• Semi-final 3 – 20 February 2021
• Semi-final 4 – 27 February 2021
• Second Chance round – 6 March 2021
• Grand Final – 13 March 2021

The 65th Eurovision Song Contest will be held on 18, 20 and 22 May 2021 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The conditions under which the 3 shows will be hosted depend on the developments regarding the coronavirus pandemic.