Sweden: All the finalists' songs – Who wins Melodifestivalen 2018?
Watch the performances and listen to the songs of all the finalists from Melodifestivalen 2018 – and cast your vote in our poll
The four heats (deltävling) and second chance of Sweden's Melodifestivalen have taken place the last five Saturdays. Each of the 4 heats qualified 2 songs directly to the final and 2 songs to the "second chance"-show. In the "second chance" 4 songs were selected for the final.
Listen to all the songs here and cast your vote in our poll: Who wins Melodifestivalen 2018?
Melodifestivalen 2018 – Finalists
Running order
- Méndez – "Everyday"
- Renaida – "All the Feels"
- Martin Almgren – "A Bitter Lullaby"
- John Lundvik – "My Turn"
- Jessica Andersson – "Party Voice"
- LIAMOO – "Last Breath"
- Samir & Viktor – "Shuffla"
- Mariette – "For You"
- Felix Sandman – "Every Single Day"
- Margaret – "In My Cabana"
- Benjamin Ingrosso – "Dance You Off"
- Rolandz – "Fuldans"
Melodifestivalen 2018
- 3 February: Deltävling 1 (Karlstad)
- 10 February: Deltävling 2 (Gothenburg)
- 17 February: Deltävling 3 (Malmö)
- 24 February: Deltävling 4 (Örnsköldsvik)
- 3 March: Second Chance (Kristianstad)
- 10 March: Final (Stockholm)
The format for Melodifestivalen 2018 is the same as last year: Each of the 4 heats qualified 2 songs directly to the final. Each of the 4 heats qualified 2 songs to the "second chance"-show. In the "second chance" 4 songs were selected for the final.
In the final the decision will be taken by the Swedish public together with 11 international juries. The international juries will be from Albania, Armenia, Australia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Poland, United Kingdom.
Host of all the shows are David Lindgren.
Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest
Since 1958 Sweden has participated 57 times in Eurovision Song Contest with great succes. They have won the contest 6 times:
- 1974: Abba - "Waterloo"
- 1984: Herreys - "Diggi-loo Diggy-ley"
- 1991: Carola - "Fångad Av En Stormvind"
- 1999: Charlotte Nilsson - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 2012: Loreen - "Euphoria"
- 2015: Måns Zelmerlöw - "Heroes"
They came last two times (1963 and 1977), and since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004 Sweden managed to qualify for the Grand Final 13 out of 14 times! (only skipped the qualification in 2010).
