Sweden: Here are the Melodifestivalen 2016 participants

The Swedish national broadcaster SVT has revealed all the Melodifestivalen 2016 participants today at a special press conference.

Melodifestivalen 2016 Line-up

Deltävling 1 Göteborg 6 Feb

• Samir & Viktor – "Bada nakna"
• Pernilla Andersson – "Mitt guld"
• Mimi Werner – "Ain't No Good"
• Albin & Mattias Andréasson – "Rik"
• Anna Book – "Himmel för två" (disqualified)
• Robin Bengtsson – "Constellation Price"
• Ace Wilder – "Don't Worry"

Deltävling 2 Malmö 13 Feb

• David Lindgren – "We are Your Tomorrow"
• Victor och Natten – "100%"
• Molly Pettersson Hammar – "Hunger"
• Isa – "I Will Wait"
• Krista Siegfrids – "Faller"
• Patrik Isaksson, Tommy Nilsson & Uno Svenningsson – "Håll mitt hjärta hårt"
• Wiktoria – "Save Me"

Deltävling 3 Norrköping 20 Feb

• SaRaha – "Kizunguzungu"
• Swingfly feat. Helena Gutarra – "You Carved Your Name"
• SMILO – "Weight of the World"
• After Dark – "Kom ut som en stjärna"
• Lisa Ajax – "My Heart Wants Me Dead"
• Boris René – "Put Your Love on Me"
• Oscar Zia – "Human"

Deltävling 4 Gävle 27 Feb

• Eclipse – "Runaways"
• Dolly Style – "Rollercoaster"
• Martin Stenmarck – "Du tar mig tillbaks"
• Linda Bengtzing – "Killer Girl"
• Frans – "If I Were Sorry"
• Panetoz – "Håll om mig hårt"
• Molly Sandén – "Youniverse"

Melodifestivalen 2016

• 6 February: Melodifestivalen Deltävling 1, Gothenburg (Scandinavium)
• 13 February: Melodifestivalen Deltävling 2, Malmö (Malmö Arena)
• 20 February: Melodifestivalen Deltävling 3, Norrköping (Himmelstalundshallen)
• 27 February: Melodifestivalen Deltävling 4, Gävle (Gavlerinken Arena)
• 5 March: Melodifestivalen Second Chance, Halmstad (Halmstad Arena)
• 12 March: Melodifestivalen Final, Stockholm (Friends Arena)

All the shows will be hosted by Gina Dirawi accompanied by various guest hosts.
The format for Melodifestivalen 2016 is the same as last year:
Each of the 4 heats qualifies 2 songs directly to the final
Each of the 4 heats qualifies 2 songs to the "second chance"-show
In the "second chance" 4 songs will be selected for the final

Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest

Since 1958 Sweden has participated 55 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 11 out of 12 times! (only skipped the qualification in 2010).