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 Linköping.

2023 – Heat Two

The second heat of 2023 took place at the Saab Arena, in Linköping. Maria Sur took first place (1,346,229 votes) and qualified after the first round of voting, with “Never Give Up”, while Panetoz took second place (84 points) after the second round of voting, with “On My Way”.

2026 – Heat One

The first heat of 2026 took place at the Saab Arena, in Linköping. Greczula took first place (1,400,783 votes) and qualified after the first round of voting, with “Half of Me”, while A*Teens took second place (92 points) after the second round of voting, with “Iconic”.

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Author: Richard Taylor

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