SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have held heat one of Melodifestivalen 2026 this evening – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

Six songs took to the stage in Linköping and here are the results from Heat One:

• Greczula – “Half of Me” – First Finalist
• A*Teens – “Iconic” – 92pts – Second Finalist
• Jacqline – “Woman” – 67pts – Final Qualification
• Indra – “Beautiful Lie” – 52pts
• noll2 – “Berusade ord” – 49pts
• Junior Lerin – “Copacabana Boy” – 44pts

A total of 553,145 members of the Swedish public cast a vote. A total of 449,751kr was raised for Radiohjälpen.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: SVT