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 Kristianstad.

2026 – Heat Three

The third heat of 2026 took place at the Kristianstad Arena, in Kristianstad. Medina took first place (1,593,068 votes) and qualified after the first round of voting, with “Viva L’Amor”, while Saga Ludvigsson took second place (90 points) after the second round of voting, with “Ain’t Today”.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland & YouTube/SVT