Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 from Linköping (Sweden) - Complete Coverage

 

 
Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Allstarz 
and Hosts Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold

 

 

Melodifestivalen is Sweden's selection process to find that song that will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Out of 3888 submitted songs 30 entries are being distributed into 5 heats out of which two songs advance to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 in the Strawberry (Friends) Arena on 07 Mar 2026 and out of each heat one song is selected to Final Qualification or second chance round. From that two songs join the ten winners from the heats to have a Grand Final of 12 songs the winner of which will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria.  

The Heats are scheduled as follows:

Heat 1:  31 Jan 2026 - Linköping - Saab Arena

Heat 2:  07 Feb 2026 - Gothenburg - Skandinavium

Heat 3:  14 Feb 2026 - Kristianstad - Kristianstad Arena

Heat 4:  21 Feb 2026 - Malmö - Malmö Arena

Heat 5:  28 Feb 2026 - Sundsvall -  Gärdehov

Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026:  07 Mar 2026 - Stockholm - Strawberry Arena in Solna 

Radio International was on location in Linköping, Sweden and conducted interviews with the participating artists and the Hosts of the shows. Find them all below and enjoy the season of Melodifestivalen 2026. 

 

Photo Album: 

 

Greczula - First Grand Finalist of Melodifestivalen 2026

Congratulations to 

Greczula
 
winning Heat 1 and with this qualifying directly 

to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 

with his entry 

"Half of Me".

A*Teens are the second Grand Finalist of Melodifestivalen 2026 from Heat 1 

Congratulations to 

A*Teens
 
also qualifying directly 

to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 

with their entry 

"Iconic".

Jacqline 

advanced to the Final Kval Round of Melodifestivalen 2026 

with the song "Woman".

Watch the Reaction Interview on our The Radio International YouTube Channel.

The Video Interviews in the order of performance in Heat 1 before the competition:
(click the links below to view the interviews):

Greczula - Half of me

Jacqline - Woman

Noll2 - Berusade ord  

Junior Lerin - Copacabana Boy 

Indra - Beautiful Lie

A*Teens - Iconic

Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2026:  Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold

#eurovision #esc #UnitedByMusic #melodifestivalen #melo2026 #Heat1 #interviews #GinaDirawi #HampusNessvold #Greczula #Jacqline #Noll2 #Indra #JuniorLerin #A-Teens 

Week 11/2016 - Eurovision Radio International on Wed 16 Mar 2016 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

The PODCAST of Eurovision Radio International
from 16 March 2016 is available now
 
 click here to listen

Welcome to Radio International - The ultimate Eurovision Experience. The National Final Season to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is over with Sweden and Lithuania having been the last countries selecting their Eurovision entry for 2016. The Team of Radio International was in Stockholm for Melodifestivalen 2016 and returned with a lot of interviews and great impressions of the show in Friends Arena. The Team of Radio International would like to invite you to this week's very special edition of the show with music, interviews, fun and lots of Eurovision Song Contest. Join in this Wednesday 16 March 2016 live from 8-11pmCET for the show.  

ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK:

• Melodifestivalen 2016 Recap (Part 1) 
• Interview with Frans (Winner of Melodifestivalen 2016 & Sweden 2016)
• Interview with Oscar Zia (Melodifestivalen 2016, Number 2)
• Interview with Ace Wilder (Melodifestivalen 2016, Number 3)
• Interview Christer Björkman (Executive Producer Melodifestivalen 2016)
• Interview with Gina Dirawi and William Spetz (Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2016)
• Eurovision Spotlight: National Final Season 2016 with Chris Poppe
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Eurovision News, Quiz
• Your music requests
• New Music Releases by Eurovision artists as broadcast time permits.

Further details visit the Radio International website available here.   

Melodifestivalen 2016 Allstarz

Frans (Winner of Melodifestivalen 2016) with JP

Oscar Zia (Melodifestivalen 2016, Number 2)

Ace Wilder (Melodifestivalen 2016, Number 3)

Gina Dirawi and William Spetz
(Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2016)

Christer Björkman
Executive Producer of Melodifestivalen 2016

 

 

 

 

 

HOW TO LISTEN:

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Join Radio International on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 from 2000 - 2300 hours CET via the website or on FM. Radio International is available live via the radio player www.radiointernational.tv and on FM 106.8, Digital Cable Channel 781 in parts of the Netherlands, via TUNEIN and via ESCNEWS TV.

Should you not be able to listen live, the show will appear in the Programme’s Show Archive a few hours after its airing on the radio as well as download the show via Itunes. Also a copy of the show is uploaded to Radio International's Mixcloud Channel. With this you will never have to miss your favourite Eurovision Radio Show.

Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
www.radiointernational.tv

#eurovision #eurovision2016 #ComeTogether #EurovisionRadioInternational #EurovisionCovers #EurovisionInterviews  #Melodifestivalen #Frans #OscarZia #ChristerBjörkman  #NationalFinals  #EBU #EuropeanBroadcastingUnion #Sweden #Interviews #AceWilder #Hosts #GinaDirawi #WilliamSpetz

Melodifestivalen Recap on Eurovision Radio International on 13 March 2013

In case you missed the live show last night - fear not you can catch all up here.
Videos of the interviews have been added.

 Just click and enjoy the show and watch the interviews.

Join Eurovision Radio International this Wednesday 13 March 2013, 8-11pm CET for Eurovision Radio International containing the Recap of Melodifestivalen 2013.

- Interview with Carola (Sweden 1983, Winner for Sweden 1991, 2006)
- Interview with Robin Stjernberg (Sweden 2013)
- Interview with Sean Banan (Melodifestivalen 2013)
- Interview with David Lindgren (Melodifestivalen 2013)
- Interview with Yohio (Melodifestivalen 2013)
- Interview with Anton Ewald (Melodifestivalen 2013)
- Interview with Louise Hoffsten (Melodifestivalen 2013)
- Interview with Danny Saucedo & Gina Dirawi (Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2013)
- Interview with Christer Bjoerkman (Melodifestivalen Executive Producer)
- Interview with Marilena (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013)
- New Releases:  Agnetha Fältskog
- Eurovision Spotlight - National Finals so far with Marcus Keppel-Palmer

further items are Eurovision News with Luke, Famous Clip Quiz, Eurovision Cover versions, your Eurovision music requests,

Further details are here:  Radio International Website    |   Eurovision.tv

Join Radio International on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 from 2000 - 2300 hours CET, via the website or on FM. Radio International is available live via www.radiointernational.tv and on FM 106.8, Digital Cabel Channel 781 in parts of the Netherlands and via www.livestream.com/radint. Should you not be able to listen live, the show will appear in the Programme’s Show Archive a few hours after it’s airing on the radio.

Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power.
www.radiointernational.tv