Sweden’s national broadcaster SVT has announced the running order for the five heats of Melodifestivalen 2026.
The competition will open in Linköping on January 31, with Greczula performing 'Half of Me'. and conclude the heats in Sundsvall on February 28, with Sanna Nielsen closing the lineup with 'Waste Your Love'.
Melodifestivalen 2026 will be hosted by Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold across six cities, culminating in the final at Stockholm’s Strawberry Arena on March 7. Some returning artists, including Medina, Smash Into Pieces, Greczula, Vilhelm Buchaus, Meira Omar, Saga Ludvigsson, and Arwin, are among the participants.
The lineup also features previous Swedish representatives Robin Bengtsson (2017) and Sanna Nielsen (2014), as well as AleXa, who won the first American Song Contest in 2022.
The heats are scheduled as follows:
Heat 1 РLink̦ping, January 31
Greczula – 'Half of Me'
Jacqline – 'Woman'
Noll2 – 'Berusade ord' (Drunken Words)
Junior Lerin – 'Copacabana Boy'
Indra – 'Beautiful Lie'
A*Teens – 'Iconic'
Heat 2 – Gothenburg, February 7
Arwin – 'Glitter'
Laila Ad̬le Р'Oxygen'
Robin Bengtsson – 'Honey Honey'
Felicia – 'My System'
Klara Almström – 'Där hela världen väntar' (Where the World Waits)
Brandsta City Släckers – 'Rakt in i elden' (Straight Into the Fire)
Heat 3 – Kristianstad, February 14
Patrik Jean – 'Dusk Till Dawn'
Korslagda – 'King of Rock ‘n’ Roll'
Emilia Pantić – 'Ingenting' (Nothing)
Medina – 'Viva l’amor' (Long Live Love)
Eva Jumatate – 'Selfish'
Saga Ludvigsson – 'Ain’t Today'
Heat 4 РMalm̦, February 21
Cimberly – 'Eternity'
Timo Räisänen – 'Ingenting är efter oss' (Nothing Is After Us)
Meira Omar – 'Dooset Daram' (I Like You)
Felix Manu – 'Hatar att jag älskar dig' (Hate That I Love You)
Erika Jonsson Р'Fr̴n landet' (From the Country)
Smash Into Pieces – 'Hollow'
Heat 5 – Sundsvall, February 28
AleXa – 'Tongue Tied'
Juliett Р'L̴ngt fr̴n alla andra' (Far From Everyone Else)
Bladë – 'Who You Are'
Lilla Al-Fadji – 'Delulu'
Vilhelm Buchaus – 'Hearts Don’t Lie'
Sanna Nielsen – 'Waste Your Love'
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