Live from Stockholm, Sweden – After a fabulous show, the winner of Melodifestivalen 2026 has been crowned tonight at the Strawberry Arena, earning the right to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna! It is Felicia!
After six weeks of competition travelling across Sweden, twelve acts competed in the Grand Final of the country’s iconic national selection. In the end, Felicia triumphed with the song My System, winning the combined vote of the international jury and the Swedish public, with a total of 166 points.
Melodifestivalen 2026 reached its climax tonight in Stockholm, where the final twelve acts took the stage hoping to secure the coveted ticket to Eurovision. The winner was determined through the traditional Melodifestivalen voting system, combining the votes of an international jury and the Swedish public.
This year’s international jury panel consisted of representatives from Australia, Finland, Greece, Czechia, France, Armenia and Italy, who each awarded their set of points. Their votes were combined with the Swedish televote to determine the overall winner.
The twelve competing acts in the Melodifestivalen 2026 Grand Final were:
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A*Teens – Iconic
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Meira Omar – Dooset daram
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Lilla Al-Fadji – Delulu
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Saga Ludvigsson – Ain’t today
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Smash into pieces – Hollow
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Cimberly – Eternity
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Medina – Viva L’amor
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Greczula – Half of me
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Robin Bengtsson – Honey Honey
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FELICIA – My system
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Sanna Nielsen – Waste your love
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Brandsta City Släckers – Rakt in i elden
Melodifestivalen 2026 consisted of six live televised shows, travelling across Sweden before concluding tonight in Stockholm. The tour kicked off in Linköping on 31 January, with this and four more heats taking place across the country before the Grand Final.
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden joined the family of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958. Since then, the Nordic nation has become one of the contest’s true powerhouses, sharing the record of seven victories with Ireland and achieving numerous very high placements over the decades.
Sweden’s most recent victory came three years ago, in 2023, when Loreen won the contest for the second time with her song Tattoo, making history as the first woman to win Eurovision twice.
Last year, Sweden was represented by the humorous trio KAJ, who finished 4th in the Grand Final with their entry Bara Bada Bastu.
Sweden has been drawn participate in the first half of the first semi-final on 12 May.
