Melodifestivalen 2016 deltagare

Swedish music competition

Melodifestivalen was the 56th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest The competition was organised bygd Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over the six-week period between 6 February and 12 March

For the 15th consecutive year, the format of the competition consisted of six shows: four heat rounds, a second chance round and a sista. The 28 competing entries were divided into kvartet heats, with seven compositions in each. From each heat, the songs that earned first and second place qualified directly to the sista, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each heat were eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualified from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to All six shows were hosted bygd Gina Dirawi, who was joined bygd guest co-hosts during each show: Petra Mede (heat 1), Henrik Schyffert (heat 3), Sarah Dawn Finer (heat 4), Peter Jöback and Ola Salo (Second Chance round) and William Spetz (final);