SVT reveals five additional singers for Melodifestivalen 2027, the Swedish Eurovision selection featuring returning stars and fresh faces.
Swedish media outlets have published five additional names for Melodifestivalen, which will serve as the Swedish national selection for Eurovision 2027, taking place in Burgas, Bulgaria. The new list features a particularly beloved winner of a Swedish television show, the child of a past winner and Eurovision representative, a popular reality star, a boy band trio with several successful hits, and a former star who participated in Melodifestivalen twice and finished in third place.
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Kevin Walker
Former football player Kevin Walker, who sparked significant interest when he unexpectedly reached the stage of Idol in 2013, is now making his way to Melodifestivalen. During his time on Idol, Walker successfully juggled his matches on the pitch with participating in the competition, all the way to winning first place. Shortly after, he joined Djurgården, and his music career paused. After retiring from football in 2024, Walker returned to the stage and refocused on music.
Love Stenmarc
Joining Kevin Walker is another Idol contestant, Love Stenmarc, who reached the final last year but ultimately did not win the show. For Stenmarc, participating in Melodifestivalen continues a family tradition, as he will be the third family member to take this stage. His mother, Hanna Hedlund, participated in the contest three times, and his father, Martin Stenmarck, competed four times – even capturing first place in 2005 with the song “Las Vegas” and earning the right to represent Sweden at Eurovision, where he finished in 19th place.
Caspar Camitz
Another name emerging from Idol is Caspar Camitz, who finished in third place in the 2020 season. Several sources have confirmed that Camitz is already locked in for Melodifestivalen 2027. “It’s hard to describe his song. It is unique – just like him,” shared a source who previewed the track he is expected to compete with.
Dom Första
Alongside the Idol alumni, artists who did not originate from the show but have also secured their spots in next year’s Melodifestivalen are the members of the trio Dom Första. The group was formed in 2021 and has since produced several successful hits, including “Stockholm läker sår” and “Be för mig“. Their song “Om du vill” even surpassed 17 million streams on Spotify.
Ulrik Munther
Third time is the charm for Ulrik Munther, who is now heading to Melodifestivalen 2027. This marks Munther’s third participation in the contest. In 2012, he competed with the song “Soldiers” and reached third place in the final, and a year later secured the exact same placement with the song “Tell The World I’m Here“.
Additional Well-Known Names Already Revealed
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- The band EMD, consisting of Danny Saucedo and Eric Segersdest, both of whom have performed at Melodifestivalen quite recently, alongside Mattias Andreasson, who is also a past participant of Melodifestivalen 2012, where he lost to Loreen, who also won the entire Eurovision Song Contest.
- Dotter, the stage name of Johanna Maria Jansson, 39, is an esteemed Swedish singer and songwriter. She is especially well-known and beloved by Eurovision fans primarily due to her four appearances as a performing artist at Melodifestivalen.
- Eva Jumatate is an 18-year-old singer who made her national selection debut last year with the emotional ballad “Selfish“, with which she advanced to the second chance round.
- Martin “E-type” Erikson has begun searching for suitable songs for Melodifestivalen. This will be the artist’s third participation in the contest.
- Veteran Melodifestivalen star Nanne Grönvall is expected to return to take part in the competition next year as a performing vocalist. Grönvall previously participated in the contest eight times as a singer and six additional times as a songwriter.
- Theodor Haraldsson, the 21-year-old singer, began his media journey in 2016 when he started uploading vlogs to his YouTube channel, where he continues sharing videos today. He has participated in Melodifestivalen twice before under his stage name Theoz.
- Maria Sur, a 21-year-old Ukrainian artist who was forced to move to Sweden due to the war in Ukraine, without her father, who remained behind to fight.
- Cazzi Opeia, the stage name of Moa Carlebecker, 37, is an esteemed Swedish singer and songwriter. This will be her third time participating in the contest as a performing artist.
- Nomi Tales, the stage name of Nomi Bontegard, 29, is a Swedish singer returning to the competition for a second round. Nomi made her Melodifestivalen debut in 2025 with the song “Funniest thing”, but was eliminated in the heat rounds. Now, she returns to the grand stage with a new song aiming to reach the grand final.
- Imenella, 38, who specializes primarily in hip hop, will compete in Melodifestivalen for the first time this year. Imenella is one of Sweden’s biggest hip hop stars with a long resume full of awards and recognitions. Additionally, she made her acting debut about two years ago.
- Joanné Nugas, a 31-year-old singer and actress, is a successful musical theatre star expected to make her debut on the Melodifestivalen stage. Nugas is especially known for voicing the character of Ariel in Swedish in the live-action version of “The Little Mermaid” released in 2023. The professional recognition she earned in theatre and music paved her way to receiving the coveted ticket to the contest.
- Envyyou is a young alternative rock band from Malmö consisting of four members. The band achieved modest success with their debut single “Stick around” released in 2020. Their participation in the contest represents a significant career milestone, as the Swedish national broadcaster SVT is happy to continue the tradition and provide representation for the rock genre, which enjoys great popularity and a loyal fan base in Sweden.
Melodifestivalen Format and Traditions
Once again this year, Melodifestivalen will serve as the Swedish national selection for Eurovision. This is the 64th year that the Swedish entry is chosen via this platform, through which all Swedish Eurovision representatives have been selected except for Sweden’s very first participation in Eurovision 1958, where singer Alice Babs was chosen directly, and excluding Sweden’s absences from the contest in 1964, 1970, and 1976.
Some of the interesting rules of the contest continuing into this year include SVT’s aspiration for 30% of the songs in the contest to be performed primarily in the Swedish language, and for at least 50% of the chosen songs to include female songwriters (women only, or a combination of men and women). Furthermore, an artist performing the song in Melodifestivalen that is chosen to represent Sweden at Eurovision is not guaranteed as the performer of the song at Eurovision itself, and this is subject to SVT’s discretion.
Melodifestivalen Structure from Last Year
- Heats (Deltävlingar): The competition consisted of five heats, with six songs competing in each. From each heat, the two songs receiving the most votes from viewers at home advanced directly to the grand final.
- Second Chance Round (Finalkval): The songs finishing in third place in each of the five heats were given another chance. This stage was held as a flash vote immediately following the fifth heat, from which the Swedish public chose the final two songs to complete the lineup for the final.
- The Grand Final (Final): The peak stage of the competition featured 12 songs competing for the ticket to Eurovision. The winner’s identity was determined by combining the votes of the Swedish public at home together with points awarded by international juries, split evenly at fifty percent for each side.
Will the Eurovision Powerhouse Continue the Tradition?
Sweden is considered a Eurovision powerhouse, having won seven times across 64 participations and sharing the title of “record holder for most wins” along with Ireland. Both countries have also produced the only two singers who have won two different Eurovision contests – the first singer was Johnny Logan from Ireland, who won Eurovision 1980 and Eurovision 1987, and the second singer was Loreen from Sweden, who won Eurovision 2012 and Eurovision 2023.
Sweden is considered a highly successful nation in the contest, reaching one of the top five positions no less than 28 times – finishing first seven times, second once, third six times, fourth four times, and fifth ten times. Sweden reached positions 6-10 another 17 times.
My System
SwedenFELICIA represented Sweden at Eurovision 2026 with “My System”. The entry finished 20th in the grand final with 51 points.
Sweden competed at Eurovision 65 times between 1958 and 2026. The country has won seven times, most recently in 2023 with Loreen’s “Tattoo”. In 2026, FELICIA represented Sweden with “My System”, finishing 20th in the grand final with 51 points.
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