Good evening Europe, this is Sweden calling! Melodifestivalen 2026 will be kicking off tonight in Linkoping with its first semi-final.
Sweden is gearing up in full steam for Eurovision 2026! The most anticipated national selection of the season aka Melodifestivalen will be hitting our screens this evening!
How to watch?
You can watch Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #1 at 20:00 CET via the following channels:
- SVT 1
- SVT Play
- SVT webstream
About the show
The first semifinal of Meldifestivalen 2026 will be held in Linkoping. A total of 6 acts will be competing for 2 spots in the Grand Final and for 1 spot for the run off vote at the end of Semi-final #5.
Participants
- 1. Half of Me – Greczula
- 2. Woman – Jacqline
- 3. Berusade ord – noll2
- 4. Copacabana Boy – Junior Lerin
- 5. Beautiful Lie – Indra
- 6. Iconic – A*Teens1
Melodifestivalen 2026
Melodifestivalen 2026 will consist of a total of 6 live televised shows. The competition will be travelling to six different cities across Sweden, kicking off in Linkoping on Saturday 31 January and concluding in Stockholm on Saturday 8 March.
Gina Darawi and Hampus Nessvold will have the grand honour of hosting the forthcoming edition of the Swedish national selection- Melodifestivalen 2026.
- 31/01/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #1- Linkoping
- 07/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #2- Gothenburg
- 14/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #3- Kristiansand
- 21/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #4- Malmo
- 28/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #5- Sundsvall
- 07/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Grand Final- Stockholm
A total of 30 songs will compete in the Swedish national selection, 6 songs will compete in each of the five semi-finals, a total of 12 songs will compete at the Melodifestivalen 2026 Grand Final for the golden ticket to Austria. The 2026 Swedish Eurovision entry and will be determined via a mixed public televoting/international jury deliberation
