Slightly over 2.2 million viewers tuned in for Heat Three of Melodifestivalen 2026, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
2,213,000 viewers watched Heat Three of Melodifestivalen 2026 live on SVT1 this past weekend. The number of viewers is down 11,000 viewers compared to the equivalent show in 2025, although viewer interest remains high when in competition with the Winter Olympics coverage.
The results of the Heat were as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Patrick Jean | “Dusk Till Dawn” | |
| 2 | Korslagda | “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” | |
| 3 | Emilia Pantić | “Ingenting” (Nothing) | |
| 4 | Medina | “Viva l’amor” (Long live love) | First Finalist |
| 5 | Eva Jumatate | “Selfish” | Final Qualifier |
| 6 | Saga Ludvigsson | “Ain’t Today” | Second Finalist |
Melodifestivalen 2026 is taking place across six cities in Sweden and will be hosted by Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold. The dates, venues and host cities for the next shows are:
- Heat 4: February 21 – Malmö Arena, Malmö
- Heat 5: February 28 – Gärdehov Arena, Sundsvall
- Final: March 7 – Strawberry Arena, Stockholm
The winner of Melodifestivalen 2026 will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
Source: MMS
Sweden debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 and has gone on to be one of the contest’s most successful countries. The country has won the contest 7 times – tying with Ireland, the most recent being in 2023. ABBA´s win in Brighton in 1974 with the song “Waterloo” marked Sweden’s first victory. Since missing out on the final in 2010, the country has gone on to finish 3rd twice and has won the contest three times. Only in 2013 and 2021 did the country place outside of the top 10 in the final.
