For our Summer 2026 feature series, we are celebrating 25 years of Melodifestivalen on tour. We will take a look at the songs that have progressed direct to the final over the past two and a half decades. Today we are looking at the songs that have progressed from Falun.

2002 – Heat Four

The fourth heat of 2002 took place at the Lugnet, in Falun. Kikki, Bettan & Lotta took first place (135,562 votes), with “Vem é dé du vill ha”, while Friends took second place (65,042 votes), with “The One That You Need”.

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Author: Richard Taylor

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