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 Malmö.

2017 – Heat Two

The second heat of 2017 took place at the Malmö Arena, in Malmö. Mariette took first place (1,090,700 votes), with “A Million Years”, while Benjamin Ingrosso took second place (1,059,728 votes), with “Good Lovin”.

2018 – Heat Three

The third heat of 2018 took place at the Malmö Arena, in Malmö. Martin Almgren took first place (944,532 votes), with “A Bitter Lullaby”, while Jessica Andersson took second place (890,828 votes), with “Party Voice”.

2019 – Heat Two

The second heat of 2019 took place at the Malmö Arena, in Malmö. Hanna Ferm & Liamoo took first place (94 points), with “Hold You”, while Malou Prytz took second place (76 points), with “I Do Me”.

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Author: Richard Taylor

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