The snippets of the songs competing in Heat Five of Melodifestivalen 2026 have been released by the Swedish broadcaster.
SVT, Sweden’s national broadcaster, has shared the snippets of entries that will compete in Heat Five of Melodifestivalen 2026 on Saturday. As previously announced, the artists competing in this heat include Sanna Nielsen and AleXa. The artists will compete for their spot in the final at the Gärdehov Arena in Sundsvall.
Click on the song titles to listen to all of the snippets:
- AleXa – “Tongue Tied”
- Juliett – “Långt från alla andra” (Far from everyone else)
- Bladë – “Who you are”
- Lilla Al-Fadji – “Delulu”
- Vilhelm Buchaus – “Hearts Don’t Lie”
- Sanna Nielsen – “Waste Your Love”
Eurovision fans will be familiar with Sanna Nielsen, who represented Sweden in 2014 with “Undo”, will compete in the fifth heat. They may also recognise AleXa in Heat 5. She was the winner of the inaugural and to date only edition of American Song Contest in 2022 with the song “Wonderland”, winning the contest for the state of Oklahoma.
Melodifestivalen has been held annually since 1959, except for 1964 and 1976, when Sweden did not compete in Eurovision. The winner of Melodifestivalen 2026 will represent the country in Vienna.
KAJ represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Bara Bada Bastu”. They finished 4th in the final with 321 points.
Source: SVT
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 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.
