Tonight, Sweden continues its six-week-long search to select its Eurovision 2026 representative with another six acts taking to the Melodifestivalen stage, with three advancing further in the competition. Tonight’s Semi-Final comes from Kristianstad.
Another two finalists revealed
The round-up of tonight’s results is as follows:
| Artist | Entry | Result |
| MEDINA | “Viva L’Amor” | Direkt Til Finalen (Most Votes) |
| Saga Ludvigsson | “Ain’t Today” | Direkt Til Finalen (Age Groups Winner) |
| Eva Jumatate | “Selfish” | Finalkval |
The results were determined via two rounds of voting, with the detailed results as follows:
Round One
The result of this round of the voting was to determine the first finalist, with MEDINA winning the first round of voting.
| Order | Artist | Entry | Result |
| 1 | Patrik Jean | “Dusk Till Dawn” | Second round of voting |
| 2 | Korslagda | “King of Rock n Roll” | Second round of voting |
| 3 | Emilia Pantić | “Ingenting” | Second round of voting |
| 4 | MEDINA | “Viva L’Amor” | Direkt Til Finalen |
| 5 | Eva Jumatate | “Selfish” | Second round of voting |
| 6 | Saga Ludvigsson | “Ain’t Today” | Second round of voting |
Round Two
In the second round of the vote, two results were selected. The participant with the most points from the Age Groups & Televote was awarded the second final spot. The results are as follows:
| Artist | Age Group (3-9 Years) | Age Group (10-15 Years) | Age Group (16-29 Years) | Age Group (30-44 Years) | Age Group (45-59 Years) | Age Group (60-74 Years) | Age Group (75+ Years) | Radiohjälpen | Result |
| Patrik Jean | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Out |
| Korslagda | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | Out |
| Emilia Pantić | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Out |
| Eva Jumatate | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Finalkval |
| Saga Ludvigsson | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Direkt Til Finalen |
The performer advancing to the Finalkval (Final Qualification) will be the one who receives the highest number of votes after the second finalist has been chosen, based on the total votes cast this evening. The results are as follows:
| Artist | Votes | Results |
| Eva Jumatate | 1,694,904 | Finalkval |
| Korslagda | 1,250,284 | Out |
| Patrick Jean | 1,121,953 | Out |
| Emilia Pantić | 846,831 | Out |
Melodifestivalen 2026 continues next Saturday, February 21, with the competition heading to Malmö, where another six participants will compete for two spots in the final, and a spot in the Final Qualification round.
You are also able to listen to the entries participating tonight by following our Spotify Playlist:
Sweden’s Eurovision Journey
In 1958, Sweden made their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest, with Alice Babs representing them with the song “Lilla stjärna” which placed fourth. Since their debut, the Scandinavian nation has managed to win seven times (1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015 and 2023).
In 2025, Sweden were represented by Finnish group KAJ, singing “Bara bada bastu”. At the close of voting in the grand final, they had received 321 points, finishing in 4th place. 126 points were received by the juries, while the trio received 195 points by televoters.
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News Source: SVT
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