Melodifestivalen(1959–2026)
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".
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 65
- Episodes
- 191
- First aired
- Feb 26, 1959
- Last aired
- Mar 7, 2026
Specials
2010
Season 1
1959
Season 2
1960
Season 3
1961
Season 4
1962
Season 5
1963
Season 6
1965
Season 7
1966
Season 8
1967
Season 9
1968
Season 10
1969
Season 11
1971
Season 12
1972
Season 13
1973
Season 14
1974
Season 15
1975
Season 16
1977
Season 17
1978
Season 18
1979
Season 19
1980
Season 20
1981
Season 21
1982
Season 22
1983
Season 23
1984
Season 24
1985
Season 25
1986
Season 26
1987
Season 27
1988
Season 28
1989
Season 29
1990
Season 30
1991
Season 31
1992
Season 32
1993
Season 33
1994
Season 34
1995
Season 35
1996
Season 36
1997
Season 37
1998
Season 38
1999
Season 39
2000
Season 40
2001
Season 41
2002
Season 42
2003
Season 43
2004
Season 44
2005
Season 45
2006
Season 46
2007
Season 47
2008
Season 48
2009
Season 49
2010
Season 50
2011
Season 51
2012
Season 52
2013
Season 53
2014
Season 54
2015
Season 55
2016
Season 56
2017
Season 57
2018
Season 58
2019
Season 59
2020
Season 60
2021
Season 61
2022
Season 62
2023
Season 63
2024
Season 64
2025
Season 65
2026