Sweden has confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, due to be held in Burgas. Swedish broadcaster SVT confirmed the country’s participation and news of their National Final, Melodifestivalen. It will be the country’s 67th participation at Eurovision.
SVT confirms Melodifestivalen 2027 to select Eurovision artist
Sweden have confirmed the rules for the 2027 edition of the country’s Melodifestivalen, also confirming their participation in Eurovision 2027. As per the rules, the winner of Mello will be granted the opportunity to represent Sweden at the Contest in Burgas.
The rules of the national final remain relatively unchanged on the previous edition. However, the age restrictions have been updated in line with the changes to Eurovision Rules of Contest. The winner of Melodifestivalen will be granted the opportunity to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Burgas. This will be the country’s 67th participation in the Contest.
New Project Manager for Melodifestivalen 2027
Melodifestivalen will also see a new Project Manager step into the role this year. Hans Abrahamsson will be taking over from Anders Wistbacka in January, after 5 years in the position. Abrahamsson has extensive experience in the television industry, and has worked as both a Project Manager and Executive Producer on a number of SVT shows since 2024.
Hans Abrahamsson said of his appointment:
For me, Melodifestivalen is the crown jewel of Swedish entertainment television. Being able to be a part of taking the programme forward to new successes is both honourable and challenging. But above all, very festive.
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).
Sweden’s national selection show Melodifestivalen, colloquially known as ‘Melfest’ or ‘Mello’ has been running almost every year since the late 1950s and selects the nation’s entry for Eurovision. The first winner of the contest was Alice Babs in 1958 with “Lilla stjärna” – and the contest has grown to be one of the most popular shows in the Sweden, with around half of the population tuning in every year. The current format of Melfest consists of five heats of six songs each, taking place across five Swedish cities, with two artists from each heat reaching the final in Stockholm, which usually takes place on the second Saturday in March.
In 2026, Melodifestivalen was won by FELICIA, singing “My System”. FELICIA qualified for the Grand Final of Eurovision in Vienna, maintaining Sweden’s near perfect track record from the semi-finals. The country has only narrowly lost out on a place in the Grand Final once, in 2010. At the close of voting in the grand final, FELICIA received 51 points, finishing in 20th place. 35 points were given by the juries, while she received 16 points by televoters.
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News Source: SVT
Image Credit: Corinne Cumming / EBU
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