Melodifestivalen

The annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Seasons

1. Finale - Champion declared

Air Date: 1959-02-26

1. Finale

Air Date: 1960-02-02

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1961-02-06

1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1975-02-22

1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

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1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1979-02-17

1. Finale

Air Date: 1980-03-08

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1981-02-21

1. Final

Air Date: 1982-02-27

1. Finale

Air Date: 1983-02-26

1. Finale

Air Date: 1984-02-25

1. Finale

Air Date: 1985-03-02

Melodifestivalen 1985 was the selection for the 25th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 24th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. The presenter, Eva Andersson, was the 1980 Miss Sweden. No orchestra was used, as all songs were performed to backing track. There have been claims that this was because SVT could not afford to hire the orchestra for two shows, as they were hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985.

1. Final

Air Date: 1986-03-22

1. Final: Göteborg

Air Date: 1987-02-21

Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1502 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 and was not broadcast on radio. The winning song's title was changed to "Boogaloo" for the Eurovision Song Contest as it contained chewing gum brand Bugg as well drinks company Coca-Cola in the title.

1. Finale

Air Date: 1988-02-27

Melodifestivalen 1988 was the selection for the 28th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,100 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and was not broadcast on radio. The show was watched by 4,464,000 people.

1. Final

Air Date: 1989-03-11

1. Finale

Air Date: 1990-03-09

1. Final

Air Date: 1991-03-22

1. Finale

Air Date: 1992-03-14

1. Final - Göteborg

Air Date: 1993-03-05

The selection for the 33rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 32nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1569 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The show was watched by 4,284,000 people, with a total of 166,045 votes cast.

1. Final

Air Date: 1994-03-12

The final was broadcast on TV1 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,780,000 people.

1. Finale

Air Date: 1995-02-24

Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 and P4 networks. The show was watched by 3,646,000 people.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1996-02-24

1. Final

Air Date: 1997-03-08

1. Final

Air Date: 1998-03-14

1. Finale - Stockholm

Air Date: 1999-02-27

Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,315 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. Charlotte Nilsson went on to win that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem, Sweden's fourth Eurovision win. A total of 630,339 votes were cast.

1. Finale

Air Date: 2000-03-10

1. Finale

Air Date: 2001-02-23

the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1,567 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The winners were Friends who later that year ended up in 5th place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen with the English-language version of the song "Listen To Your Heartbeat". The show was watched by 3,840,000, with a total of 357,408 votes cast.

1. Semifinal 1: Växjö

Air Date: 2002-01-19

2. Semifinal 2: Norrköping

Air Date: 2002-01-26

3. Semifinal 3: Sundsvall

Air Date: 2002-02-02

Nordichallen

4. Semifinal 4: Falun

Air Date: 2002-02-08

5. Winner's Choice

Air Date: 2002-02-22

6. Final

Air Date: 2002-03-01

1. Semifinal 1: Jönköping

Air Date: 2003-02-15

2. Semifinal 2: Göteborg

Air Date: 2003-02-22

3. Semifinal 3: Luleå

Air Date: 2003-03-01

4. Semifinal 4: Sundsvall

Air Date: 2003-03-08

5. Public Choice: Stockholm

Air Date: 2003-03-09

6. Final: Stockholm

Air Date: 2003-03-15

1. Semifinal 1: Karlstad

Air Date: 2004-02-21

2. Semifinal 2: Göteborg

Air Date: 2004-02-28

3. Semifinal 3: Umeå

Air Date: 2004-03-06

4. Semifinal 4: Malmö

Air Date: 2004-03-13

5. Second Chance

Air Date: 2004-03-14

6. Final

Air Date: 2004-03-20

1. Semifinal 1: Göteborg

Air Date: 2005-02-12

2. Semifinal 2: Linköping

Air Date: 2005-02-19

From Cloetta Center, Linkoping

3. Semifinal 3: Skellefteå

Air Date: 2005-02-26

From Skellefteaa Isstadion, Skellefteaa

4. Semifinal 4: Växjö

Air Date: 2005-03-05

5. Second Chance

Air Date: 2005-03-06

6. Final

Air Date: 2005-03-12

1. Semifinal 1

Air Date: 2006-02-18

2. Semifinal 2

Air Date: 2006-02-25

3. Semifinal 3

Air Date: 2006-03-04

4. Semifinal 4 - Göteborg

Air Date: 2006-03-11

5. Second Chance Round

Air Date: 2006-03-12

6. Finale

Air Date: 2006-03-18

1. Semifinal 1 - Jönköping

Air Date: 2007-02-03

2. Semifinal 2 - Göteborg

Air Date: 2007-02-10

3. Semifinal 3 - Örnsköldsvik

Air Date: 2007-02-17

4. Semifinal 4 – Gävle

Air Date: 2007-02-24

The fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Lakerol Arena in Gavle on 24 February 2007.

5. Second Chance - Nyköping

Air Date: 2007-03-03

6. Final - Stockholm

Air Date: 2007-03-10

1. Semi-final 1: Göteborg

Air Date: 2008-02-09

The first semi-final of Melodifestivalen was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 9 February 2008. Eight songs in total competed, seven songs which had been submitted to SVT, along with one of the four wildcards. The two songs that progressed automatically to the final were "Thank You" by Amy Diamond, the wildcard, and "I Love Europe" by Christer Sjögren. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "Line of Fire" by E-Type & The Poodles and "Visst finns mirakel" by Suzzie Tapper.

2. Semi-final 2: Västerås

Air Date: 2008-02-16

The second semi-final was held on 16 February 2008, at the ABB Arena Nord in Västerås. Again eight songs competed in total, seven songs which had been submitted to SVT and one of the four wildcards. The two songs that progressed automatically to the final were "Empty Room" by Sanna Nielsen and "Just a Minute" by Rongedal. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "One Love" by Andreas Johnson & Carola Häggkvist, the wildcard, and "Love in Stereo" by Ola Svensson.

3. Semi-final 3: Linköping

Air Date: 2008-02-23

The third semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2008 was held at the Cloetta Center in Linköping on 23 February 2008. The two songs that progressed directly to the final were "Lay Your Love on Me" by BWO and "Upp o hoppa" by Frida feat. Headline. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "Smiling in Love" by Caracola and "When You Need Me" by Thérèse Andersson. The wildcard entry, "Hallelujah New World" by Eskobar, came last in the televoting and failed to qualify.

4. Semi-final 4: Karlskrona

Air Date: 2008-03-01

The final semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2008 before the Andra chansen round was held on 1 March 2008, at the Telenor Arena in Karlskrona. The final two artists to automatically secure their place in the final were Charlotte Perrelli with "Hero" and Linda Bengtzing with the song "Hur svårt kan det va?". The two artists to proceed to the Andra Chansen round were Sibel Redzep with the song "That Is Where I'll Go" and Nordman with the song "I lågornas sken". The wildcard entry for this semi-final was Niklas Strömstedt with the song "För många ord om kärlek", which came last in the televoting.

5. Second Chance

Air Date: 2008-03-08

The third and fourth placed songs in each semifinal perform in Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round. Eight songs performed, paired off against each other. The winners of the first two pairings compete against each other in the first final, while the winners of the other two compete in the second. The winners of the two final pairings go through to the final. The two winners of Andra Chansen that went on to the final were Sibel Redzep with the song "That Is Where I'll Go" and Nordman with the song "I lågornas sken".

6. Final: Stockholm

Air Date: 2008-03-15

The final of Melodifestivalen 2008 was held on 15 March 2008 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The eight direct qualifiers and the two Andra Chansen winner competed in the final, where the 11 regional juries of Sweden, along with televoting, selected the winner that would represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The winner of Melodifestivalen 2008 was Charlotte Perrelli with the song "Hero", receiving a total of 114 points from the juries and 110 points from the televote. The winner of the televote, however, was Sanna Nielsen with "Empty Room".

1. Semi-final 1

Air Date: 2009-02-07

The first semi-final was held on 7 February at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.

2. Semi-final 2

Air Date: 2009-02-14

The second semi-final was held at the Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå on 14 February.

3. Semi-final 3

Air Date: 2009-02-21

The third semi-final was held on 21 February at the Ejendals Arena in Leksand.

4. Semi-final 4

Air Date: 2009-02-28

The fourth and final semi-final was held on 28 February at the new Malmö Arena in Malmö.

5. Andra Chansen

Air Date: 2009-03-07

6. Final

Air Date: 2009-03-14

The final of Melodifestivalen 2009 was held at the Globen arena in Stockholm on 14 March 2009. The favourites to win the contest were Zelmerlöw and Ernman, with the international jury wild card Sofia predicted as most likely to finish last, according to bookmakers.

1. Deltävling 1: Örnsköldsvik

Air Date: 2010-02-06

* Anders Ekborg - The Saviour * Frispråkarn - Singel * Jenny Silver - A Place To Stay * Jessica Andersson - I Did It For Love * Linda Pritchard - You´re Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot * Ola - Unstoppable * Pain of Salvation - Road Salt * Salem Al Fakir

2. Deltävling 2: Sandviken

Air Date: 2010-02-13

* Andra Generationen + Dogge - Hippare Hoppare * Andreas Johnson - We Can Work It Out * Anna Maria Espinosa - Innan Alla Ljusen Brunnit Ut * Hanna Lindblad - Manipulated * Eric Saade - Manboy * Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän - Underbart * Highligts & MiSt - Come And Get Me Now * Pauline - Sucker For Love

3. Deltävling 3: Göteborg

Air Date: 2010-02-20

* Alcazar - Headlines * Crucified Barbara - Heaven or Hell * Darin - You´re Out of My Life * Elin Lanto - Doctor Doctor * Erik Linder - Hur Kan Jag Tro På Kärlek * Getty Domein - Yeba * Johannes Bah Kuhnke - Tonight * Timoteij - Kom

4. Deltävling 4: Malmö

Air Date: 2010-02-27

* Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life * Lovestoned - Thursdays * Neo - Human Frontier * Noll Disciplin - Idiot * Pernilla Wahlgren - Jag Vill Om Du Vågar * Peter Jöback - Hallow * Py Bäckman - Magisk Stjärna * Sibel - Stop

5. Andra chansen: Örebro

Air Date: 2010-03-06

* Alcazar - Headlines * Crucified Barbara - Heaven or Hell * Jessica Andersson - I Did It For Love * Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän - Underbart * Neo - Human Frontier * Pain of Salvation - Road Salt * Pauline - Sucker For Love * Pernilla Wahlgren - Jag Vill Om Du Vågar

6. Final: Stockholm

Air Date: 2010-03-13

* Andreas Johnson - We Can Work It Out * Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life * Darin - You´re Out of My Life * Eric Saade - Manboy * Ola - Unstoppable * Peter Jöback -Hallow * Salem Al Fakir - Keep On Walking * Timoteij - Kom

1. Deltävling 1 - Luleå

Air Date: 2011-02-05

2. Deltävling 2 - Göteborg

Air Date: 2011-02-12

3. Deltävling 3 - Linköping

Air Date: 2011-02-19

4. Deltävling 4 - Malmö

Air Date: 2011-02-26

5. Andra chansen - Sundsvall

Air Date: 2011-03-05

6. Finalen - Stockholm

Air Date: 2011-03-12

1. Deltävling 1 - Växjö

Air Date: 2012-02-04

1. Sean Banan – "Sean Den Förste Banan" 2. Abalone Dots – "På väg" 3. The Moniker – "I Want To Be Chris Isaak ..." 4. Afro-Dite – "The Boy Can Dance" 5. Dead by April – "Mystery" 6. Marie Serneholt – "Salt And Pepper" 7. Thorsten Flinck & Rev... – "Jag reser mig igen" 8. Loreen – "Euphoria"

2. Deltävling 2 - Göteborg

Air Date: 2012-02-11

1. Ulrik Munther – "Soldiers" 2. Top Cats – "Baby Doll" 3. Sonja Aldén – "I din himmel" 4. Andreas Lundstedt – "Aldrig aldrig" 5. Timoteij – "Stormande hav" 6. David Lindgren – "Shout It Out" 7. Mimi Oh – "Det går för långsamt" 8. Thomas Di Leva – "Ge aldrig upp"

3. Deltävling 3 - Leksand

Air Date: 2012-02-18

1. Youngblood – "Youngblood" 2. Maria BenHajji – "I mina drömmar" 3. Mattias Andréasson – "Förlåt mig" 4. Love Generation – "Just A Little Bit" 5. Carolina Wallin Pérez – "Sanningen" 6. Andreas Johnson – "Lovelight" 7. Molly Sandén – "Why Am I Crying" 8. Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li – "Mirakel"

4. Deltävling 4 - Malmö

Air Date: 2012-02-25

1. Charlotte Perrelli – "The Girl" 2. OPA! – "Allting blir bra igen" 3. Dynazty – "Land of Broken Dreams" 4. Lotta Engberg och Christer Sjögren – "Don't Let Me Down" 5. Hanna Lindblad – "Goosebumps" 6. Axel Algmark – "Kyss mig" 7. Lisa Miskovsky – "Why Start A Fire" 8. Danny Saucedo – "Amazing"

5. Andra chansen - Nyköping

Air Date: 2012-03-03

Duell 1: Dynazty mot Top Cats Duell 2: Andreas Johnson mot Timoteij Duell 3: Thorsten Flinck och Revolutionsorkestern mot Lotta Engberg och Christer Sjögren Duell 4: Sean Banan mot Youngblood

6. Finalen - Stockholm

Air Date: 2012-03-10

1. "Shout it Out" – David Lindgren 2. "Jag reser mig igen" – Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern 3. "Mystery" – Dead By April 4. "Why Start a Fire?" – Lisa Miskovsky 5. "Baby Doll" – Top Cats 6. "Euphoria" – Loreen 7. "Soldiers" – Ulrik Munther 8. "Mirakel" – Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li 9. "Why Am I Crying?" – Molly Sandén 10. "Amazing" – Danny

1. Semi-final 1: Karlskrona

Air Date: 2013-02-02

2. Semi-final 2: Göteborg

Air Date: 2013-02-09

3. Semi-final 3: Skellefteå

Air Date: 2013-02-16

4. Semi-final 4: Malmö

Air Date: 2013-02-23

5. Second Chance: Karlstad

Air Date: 2013-03-02

6. Final: Solna

Air Date: 2013-03-09

1. Semi-final 1: Malmö

Air Date: 2014-02-01

2. Semi-final 2: Linköping

Air Date: 2014-02-08

3. Semi-final 3: Göteborg

Air Date: 2014-02-15

4. Semi-final 4: Örnsköldsvik

Air Date: 2014-02-22

5. Second Chance: Lidköping

Air Date: 2014-03-01

6. Final: Solna

Air Date: 2014-03-08

1. Semi-final 1: Göteborg

Air Date: 2015-02-07

2. Semi-final 2: Malmö

Air Date: 2015-02-14

3. Semi-final 3: Östersund

Air Date: 2015-02-21

4. Semi-final 4: Örebro

Air Date: 2015-02-28

5. The Second Chance: Helsingborg

Air Date: 2015-03-07

The Second Chance (Andra chansen) round was held on 7 March 2015 in Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg. Unlike in the previous editions, four out of eight competing entries were sent to the final this year. The preliminary two-phase voting introduced in 2013 was eliminated, bringing a duel-only competition back

6. Final: Stockholm

Air Date: 2015-03-12

1. Semi-final 1

Air Date: 2016-02-06

The first semi-final took place on 6 February 2016 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, hosted by Gina Dirawi and Petra Mede. "Don't Worry" performed by Ace Wilder and "Constellation Prize" performed by Robin Bengtsson qualified directly to the final, while "Bada nakna" performed by Samir and Viktor and "Rik" performed by Albin and Mattias advanced to the Second Chance round. A total of 4,389,687 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 477,689 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi and Mede opened the show with a performance titled "Hela Sveriges fest" (English: All of Sweden's party) and performed together with Lasse Kronér as part of the interval act in a number titled "Allt är Eurovisions fel" (English: It's all Eurovision's fault). Spanish girl group and 2006 Spanish Eurovision entrants Las Ketchup also performed their song "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" as an interval act. Recurring interval acts such as Jonas Gardell's schlager school and dramatic readings of past Melodifestivalen song lyrics by Swedish actors were also part of the programme; Stina Ekblad performed a dramatic reading of Samir and Viktor's Melodifestivalen 2015 entry "Groupie". Two days prior to the semi-final on 4 February, "Himmel för två", performed by Anna Book, was disqualified after it was discovered that the song had previously been entered and performed in the audition round of the 2014 Moldovan Eurovision Song Contest national selection. Book performed the song during the semi-final as an interval act

2. Semi-final 2

Air Date: 2016-02-13

The second semi-final took place on 13 February 2016 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, hosted by Gina Dirawi. Charlotte Perrelli was originally supposed to co-host the show; however, after a breach of contract arose due to her endorsement deal with mobile phone brand Comviq, she appeared only as a guest performer instead. "We Are Your Tomorrow" performed by David Lindgren and "Save Me" performed by Wiktoria qualified directly to the final, while "Hunger" performed by Molly Pettersson Hammar and "I Will Wait" performed by Isa advanced to the Second Chance round. A total of 4,647,934 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 487,371 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi and Perrelli opened the show with a performance titled "Flickorna från Sverige" (English: The girls from Sweden), while the interval act titled "Rädda schlagerdivan" (English: Save the schlager diva) included a video presentation that featured Claes Elfsberg and Arja Saijonmaa followed by Perrelli performing a Swedish language cover of the song "Atemlos durch die Nacht" by Helene Fischer entitled "Här står jag" (English: Here I stand). Recurring interval acts such as Jonas Gardell's schlager school and dramatic readings of past Melodifestivalen song lyrics by Swedish actors were also part of the program; Krister Henriksson and Peter Haber performed a dramatic reading of Kikki, Bettan and Lotta's Melodifestivalen 2002 entry "Vem é dé du vill ha".

3. Semi-final 3

Air Date: 2016-02-20

The third semi-final took place on 20 February 2016 at the Himmelstalundshallen in Norrköping, hosted by Gina Dirawi and Henrik Schyffert. "Human" performed by Oscar Zia and "My Heart Wants Me Dead" performed by Lisa Ajax qualified directly to the final, while "Kizunguzungu" performed by SaRaha and "Put Your Love on Me" performed by Boris René advanced to the Second Chance round. A total of 4,389,051 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 425,474 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi and Schyffert opened the show with a cover of "Under Pressure" originally by Queen and David Bowie, while the interval acts were stand-up comedy by Schyffert and a performance by Dirawi titled "Love Story". Recurring interval acts such as Jonas Gardell's schlager school and dramatic readings of past Melodifestivalen song lyrics by Swedish actors were also be part of the program; Marie Göranzon performed a dramatic reading of Anna Book's Melodifestivalen 2007 entry "Samba Sambero".

4. Semi-final 4

Air Date: 2016-02-27

The fourth semi-final took place on 27 February 2016 at the Gavlerinken Arena in Gävle, hosted by Gina Dirawi and Sarah Dawn Finer. "Youniverse" performed by Molly Sandén and "If I Were Sorry" performed by Frans qualified directly to the final, while "Håll om mig hårt" performed by Panetoz and "Rollercoaster" performed by Dolly Style advanced to the Second Chance round. A total of 4,592,313 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 628,870 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi and Finer opened the show with a cover of Guy Sebastian's 2015 Australian Eurovision entry "Tonight Again" titled "Du och jag igen" (English: You and I again), while the interval act featured a performance by Dirawi, Finer and Jon Henrik Fjällgren titled "Hela Sveriges sång" (English: All of Sweden's song). Helena Bergström, who hosted Melodifestivalen 2012 together with Dirawi and Finer, reprised her portrayals of Lasse and Marianne—characters that were part of the interval acts for the 2012 competition. Recurring interval acts such as Jonas Gardell's schlager school and dramatic readings of past Melodifestivalen song lyrics by Swedish actors were also part of the program; Lena Endre performed a dramatic reading of Linda Bengtzing's Melodifestivalen 2006 entry "Jag ljuger så bra".

5. Second Chance round

Air Date: 2016-03-05

The Second Chance round took place on 5 March 2016 at the Halmstad Arena in Halmstad, hosted by Gina Dirawi, Ola Salo and Peter Jöback. The eight entries that placed third and fourth in the preceding four semi-finals competed during the show in four duels. SVT decided which entries would face off in each duel. Viewers determined the results during the show through telephone, SMS and application voting. Voting in each duel commenced at the start of the first entry's performance and concluded one minute and thirty seconds following the end of the second entry's performance. Executive producer Christer Björkman announced which four entries won their duels and advanced to the final in addition to revealing the running order of the final at the conclusion of the show. "Håll om mig hårt" performed by Panetoz, "Put Your Love on Me" performed by Boris René, "Kizunguzungu" performed by SaRaha and "Bada nakna" performed by Samir and Viktor qualified to the final. A total of 6,059,917 votes were cast by the viewers during the show with a total of 441,443 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Dirawi, Salo and Jöback opened the show with a cover of Adele's "Skyfall", while the interval acts included a duet by Salo and Jöback titled "Sing Me Out" and Hasse Andersson performing his Melodifestivalen 2015 entry "Guld och gröna skogar". Recurring interval acts that were also part of the show included Jonas Gardell's schlager school and Helena Bergström's portrayals of the characters Lasse and Marianne.

6. Final

Air Date: 2016-03-12

The final took place on 12 March 2016 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, hosted by Gina Dirawi and William Spetz.

1. Semifinal 1

Air Date: 2017-02-04

2. Semifinal 2

Air Date: 2017-02-11

3. Semifinal 3

Air Date: 2017-02-18

4. Semifinal 4

Air Date: 2017-02-25

5. Second Chance

Air Date: 2017-03-04

6. Final

Air Date: 2017-03-11

1. Semi-final 1

Air Date: 2018-02-03

The first semi-final took place on the 3rd of February 2018 at the Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad. A total of 6,617,451 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 452,906 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.

2. Semi-final 2

Air Date: 2018-02-10

3. Semi-final 3

Air Date: 2018-02-17

4. Semi-final 4

Air Date: 2018-02-24

5. Second Chance Round

Air Date: 2018-03-03

6. Finale

Air Date: 2018-03-10

1. Semi-final 1

Air Date: 2019-02-02

The first semi-final took place on the 2nd of February 2019 at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg. A total of 7,158,333 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 573,040 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.