Melodifestivalen
Overview
Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
Seasons
Season 1
1 Episode
1959
Season 2
1 Episode
1960
Season 3
1 Episode
1961
Season 4
1 Episode
1962
Season 5
1 Episode
1963
Season 6
1 Episode
1965
Season 7
1 Episode
1966
Season 8
1 Episode
1967
Season 9
1 Episode
1968
Season 10
1 Episode
1969
Season 11
1 Episode
1971
Season 12
1 Episode
1972
Season 13
1 Episode
1973
Season 14
1 Episode
1974
Season 15
2 Episodes
1975
Season 16
1 Episode
1977
Season 17
1 Episode
1978
Season 18
1 Episode
1979
Season 19
1 Episode
1980
Season 20
1 Episode
1981
Season 21
1 Episode
1982
Season 22
1 Episode
1983
Season 23
1 Episode
1984
Season 24
1 Episode
1985
Season 25
1 Episode
1986
Season 26
1 Episode
1987
Season 27
1 Episode
1988
Season 28
1 Episode
1989
Season 29
1 Episode
1990
Season 30
1 Episode
1991
Season 31
1 Episode
1992
Season 32
1 Episode
1993
Season 33
1 Episode
1994
Season 34
1 Episode
1995
Season 35
1 Episode
1996
Season 36
1 Episode
1997
Season 37
1 Episode
1998
Season 38
1 Episode
1999
Season 39
1 Episode
2000
Season 40
1 Episode
2001
Season 41
6 Episodes
2002
Season 42
6 Episodes
2003
Season 43
6 Episodes
2004
Season 44
6 Episodes
2005
Season 45
6 Episodes
2006
Season 46
6 Episodes
2007
Season 47
6 Episodes
2008
Season 48
6 Episodes
2009
Season 49
6 Episodes
2010
Season 50
6 Episodes
2011
Season 51
6 Episodes
2012
Season 52
6 Episodes
2013
Season 53
6 Episodes
2014
Season 54
6 Episodes
2015
Season 55
6 Episodes
2016
Season 56
6 Episodes
2017
Season 57
6 Episodes
2018
Season 58
6 Episodes
2019
Season 59
6 Episodes
2020
Season 60
6 Episodes
2021
Season 61
6 Episodes
2022
Season 62
6 Episodes
2023
Season 63
6 Episodes
2024
Season 64
6 Episodes
2025
Season 65
6 Episodes
2026
Melodifestivalen 2026 is the 66แตสฐ edition of the competition and is hosted by seasoned presenter Gina Dirawi alongside first-time host Hampus Nessvold. The tour starts in Linkรถping and continutes with stops in Gothenburg, Kristianstad, Malmรถ and Sundsvall, with the final stop in Stockholm at the national arena "Strawberry Arena" on March 7.
