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 Östersund.

2015 – Heat Three

The third heat of 2015 took place at the Östersund Arena, in Östersund. Jon Henrik Fjällgren took first place (666,317 votes), with “Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje)”, while Isa took second place (518,404 votes), with “Don’t Stop”.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland & YouTube/Karl Halling/Alex