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

Six songs took to the stage in Malmö and here are the results from Heat Four:

• Lilla Al-Fadji – “Delulu” – First Finalist
• Sanna Nielsen – “Waste Your Love” – 84 points – Second Finalist
• Vilhelm Buchaus – “Hearts Don’t Lie” – 68
• JULIETT – “Far from everyone else” – 67
• AleXa – “Tongue Tied” – 55 – Final Qualifier
• Bladë – “Who You Are” – 30

The Final Qualification qualifier is the one to receive the most votes, not the most points. The votes were:

• AleXa – “Tongue Tied” – 1,396,363 votes
• Vilhelm Buchaus – “Hearts Don’t Lie” – 1,379,021
• JULIETT – “Far from everyone else” – 1,352,828
• Bladë – “Who You Are” – 953,565

A total of 489,937 members of the Swedish public cast a vote.

Following the completion of heat five, the final qualification round was held.

• Meira Omar – “Dooset Daram” – 527 points – Final Place 1
• Robin Bengtsson – “Honey Honey” – 437 – Final Place 2
• Eva Jumatate – “Selfish” – 408
• Jacqline – “Woman” – 385
• AleXa – “Tongue Tied” – 343

A total of 735,542kr was raised for Radiohjälpen.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: SVT