SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have revealed the artists for Melodifestivalen 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

The participating artists were revealed in the heats that they will be taking part in – although these are not the final running orders. The participating artists are:

Heat One: Linköping – Saturday 31st January

• Indra – “Beautiful Lie”
• noll2 – “Berusade ord”
• Junior Lerin – “Copacabana Boy”
• Greczula – “Half of Me”
• A*Teens – “Iconic”
• Jacqline – “Woman”

Heat Two: Gothenburg – Saturday 7th February

• Klara Almström – “Där hela välden väntar”
• Arwin – “Glitter”
• Robin Bengtsson – “Honey Honey”
• FELICIA – “My System”
• Laila Adèle – “Oxygen”
• Brandsta City Släckers – “Rakt in i elder”

Heat Three: Kristianstad – Saturday 14th February

• Saga Ludvigsson – “Ain’t Today”
• Patrik Jean – “Dusk Till Dawn”
• Emilia Pantić – “Ingenting”
• Korslagda – “King of Rock ’n’ Roll”
• Eva Jumatate – “Selfish”
• Medina – “Viva L’Amor”

Heat Four: Malmö – Saturday 21st February

• Meira Omar – “Dooset Daram”
• Cimberly – “Eternity”
• Erika Jonsson – “Från landet”
• Felix Manu – “Hatar att jag älskar dig”
• Smash Into Pieces – “Hollow”
• Timo Räisänen – “Ingenting är efter oss”

Heat Five: Sundsvall – Saturday 28th February

• Lilla Al-Fadji – “Delulu”
• Vilhelm Buchaus – “Hearts Don’t Lie”
• JULIETT – “Långt från alla andra”
• AleXa – “Tongue Tied”
• Sanna Nielsen – “Waste Your Love”
• Bladë – “Who You Are”

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: SVT