Swedish media has finished revealing all 30 reported Melodifestivalen participants, including returning artists and interesting newcomers.
The Eurovision 2027 season is in full swing as the Swedish media has revealed all 30 acts expected to compete in Melodifestivalen 2027, the national selection where the winner will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2027. In recent days, three new acts were revealed, joining a large cast of returning and new artists competing for the ticket to Eurovision 2027, which will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria.
Nicke Borg
Nicke Borg is a 53-year-old singer and guitarist in the band Backyard Babies, and currently also a host on the radio station “Rockklassiker”. This is his second time participating as an artist in Melodifestivalen. When he competed in 2011, he went straight to the final and finished in eighth place with the rock ballad “Leaving home“. “This time it’s going to be a bit more upbeat and energetic”, says a source who heard the song.
New Girl Group
According to reports, a brand new girl group has been put together to bring something new to Melodifestivalen. Its members were handpicked by a record label to create the best combination of dancers and singers. According to information reaching Aftonbladet, several of them have worked with Melodifestivalen artists before, but mostly in the background. The song was written, among others, by Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov and Robert Skowronski. “This song is a really strong, modern, uptempo pop song that I really believe will suit Melodifestivalen and the viewers perfectly”, says a person familiar with the details.
Ella Rammelt
Ella Rammelt competed in Lilla Melodifestivalen when she was 12 years old in 2014, and in an interview with the local newspaper Kanalen she shared that the big competition has been a dream for her since she was little. According to information from the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, she has submitted songs to Melodifestivalen over the past two years and reached advanced stages in the selection process.
List of Expected Artists for Melodifestivalen 2027
- The band EMD consisting of Danny Saucedo and Eric Segerstedt, who have performed at Melodifestivalen quite recently, in addition to Mattias Andreasson who is also a past participant in Melodifestivalen 2012 where he lost to Loreen, who also won the entire Eurovision Song Contest.
- Per Andersson – a 49-year-old comedian who reportedly wrote his song together with screenwriter and director Edward af Sillén, who has also been involved in Eurovision production in the past. This is expected to be Andersson’s first time as a competing artist, having hosted Melodifestivalen heats in 2021 and previously participated in the competition as a guest artist in interstitial sketches.
- Dotter, the stage name of 39-year-old Johanna Maria Jansson, is an esteemed Swedish singer and songwriter. She is especially known and loved by Eurovision fans mostly due to her four appearances as a performer in Melodifestivalen.
- Eva Jumatate, an 18-year-old young singer who made her national selection debut last year with the emotional ballad “Selfish” with which she advanced to the second chance round.
- Martin Erikson has begun scouting suitable songs for Melodifestivalen. This will be the third time the artist participates in the competition.
- Veteran Melodifestivalen star Nanne Grönvall is expected to return to take part in the competition next year as a performing singer. Grönvall has previously participated in the competition eight times as a singer and six additional times as a songwriter.
- Theodor Haraldsson, a 21-year-old singer, started his journey in the media world in 2016 when he began uploading vlogs to his YouTube channel where he shares videos to this day. He has participated in Melodifestivalen twice before under his stage name Theoz.
- Maria Sur, a 21-year-old Ukrainian artist who had to move to Sweden following the war in Ukraine, without her father who stayed behind to fight.
- Cazzi Opeia, the stage name of 37-year-old Moa Carlebecker, is an esteemed Swedish singer and songwriter. This will be her third time participating in the competition as a performing singer.
- Royz Rollerz – calling themselves “Sweden’s youngest dansband”. The band members got to know each other when they studied music and formed the band when they were tasked with writing songs for other dansbands. Now they are expected to make their debut in Melodifestivalen.
- Nomi Tales, the stage name of 29-year-old Nomi Bontegard, 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 early preliminary heats. Now, she returns to the big stage with a new song aiming to advance to the grand final.
- Imenella, 38, who specializes mainly 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 honors. In addition, 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 dubbing the character of Ariel in Swedish in the 2023 live-action version of “The Little Mermaid”. The professional acclaim she has earned in theatre and music paved the way for her to receive the coveted ticket to the competition.
- 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 competition constitutes a significant career milestone, with SVT delighted to continue the tradition and provide representation for the rock genre, which enjoys great popularity and a loyal fan base in Sweden.
- Kevin Walker – a former footballer who generated much interest when he unexpectedly stepped onto the stage of the show “Idol” in 2013, is now making his way to Melodifestivalen. During the Idol season, Walker managed to juggle his matches on the pitch with participation in the competition until winning first place. Shortly after, he joined the Djurgården club, and his music career stalled. With his retirement from football in 2024, Walker decided to return to the stages and refocus on music.
- Love Stenmarc – another “Idol” contestant who reached the final last year but ultimately did not win the show. For Stenmarc, participating in Melodifestivalen is a direct continuation of family tradition, as he will be the third family member to step onto this stage. His mother, Hanna Hedlund, participated in the competition three times, and his father, Martin Stenmarck, competed in it four times – and even claimed first place in 2005 with the song “Las Vegas” and won the right to represent Sweden at Eurovision, where he finished in 19th place.
- Caspar Camitz – finished in third place in the 2020 season of Swedish “Idol”. Several sources confirmed that Camitz is already locked in for Melodifestivalen 2027. “It’s hard to describe his song. It’s unique – just like him”, shared a source exposed to the song he is expected to compete with.
- The members of the trio Dom Första – the ensemble was formed in 2021 and has since produced several successful hits, including “Stockholm läker sår” (“Stockholm heals wounds”) and “Be för mig” (“Pray for me”). Their song “Om du vill” (“If you want”) even crossed the 17 million streams threshold on Spotify.
- Ulrik Munther – for Munther, this marks his third participation in the competition. In 2012 he competed with the song “Soldiers” and reached third place in the final, and a year later placed in that exact same spot with the song “Tell The World I’m Here”.
- Bishara Morad captured Sweden in the 2019 national selection when he was only 16 years old, with the pop ballad “On My Own”, written by Sweden’s 2018 Eurovision representative, Benjamin Ingrosso. He advanced directly to the final and reached second place. Following his meteoric success, he completely vanished from the spotlight but began appearing again on social media and TikTok in 2023.
- Little Sis Nora is the stage name of 30-year-old Nora Ekberg. Ekberg broke into global consciousness alongside her older brother, producer AronChupa, when they recorded a smashing success together in 2014 with the massive hit “I’m an Albatraoz”. The song went viral worldwide, accumulating over 700 million streams on Spotify and crossing the 1.5 billion views mark on YouTube. Now, she is expected to step onto the Melodifestivalen stage for the first time as a solo artist, performing a K-pop style song.
- Ingrid Enckell – the 24-year-old Finnish-Swedish singer from Helsinki captured the hearts of viewers in Sweden when she finished in fourth place on the show “Idol”. Now she arrives at the big national selection stage for the first time with the goal of continuing her musical momentum.
- Jackie Mere – the stage name of 26-year-old singer and songwriter Jaqueline Brantsberg, is considered one of the most intriguing promises in Swedish music. Mere, who started her journey as a busker on the streets of Gothenburg, managed to open for pop star Veronica Maggio and was even nominated for a Swedish Grammy award in the “Newcomer of the Year” category.
- Melvin Wid – the stage name of 23-year-old Melvin Widiyaratne. The young artist creates pop and R&B music in Swedish and released his debut EP last May.
- Mathilda Bohman – the 20-year-old young singer and songwriter studied at the prestigious songwriting school Musikmakarna, and recently signed with the independent label Freebird – the musical home that brought successful names like Cornelia Jacobs, Robin Bengtsson and Anna Bergendahl to Melodifestivalen.
- Linda Pritchard – a 43-year-old singer who previously competed twice in Melodifestivalen. In 2010 with “You’re making me hot-hot-hot” and in 2011 with “Alive”. Neither song advanced to the final, but her music career continued to soar – spanning dozens of shows a year, musicals, and Spice Girls tribute shows.
- Arja Saijonmaa – an 81-year-old Finnish-Swedish singer. Her upcoming participation will take place exactly 40 years after her unforgettable debut in Melodifestivalen 1987. That year she captured Sweden with the hit “Högt över havet” (“High above the sea”), which reached second place in the local selection by a narrow margin of just one point from first place, becoming a staple asset in the history of the Swedish competition.
- Nicke Borg – a 53-year-old singer and guitarist in the band Backyard Babies, and currently also a host on the radio station Rockklassiker. This is his second time participating as an artist in Melodifestivalen. When he competed in 2011, he went straight to the final and finished in eighth place with the rock ballad “Leaving home”. “This time it’s going to be a bit more upbeat and energetic”, says a source who heard the song.
- According to reports, a brand new girl group has been put together to bring something new to Melodifestivalen. Its members were handpicked by a record label to create the best combination of dancers and singers. According to information reaching Aftonbladet, several of them have worked with Melodifestivalen artists before, but mostly in the background. The song was written, among others, by Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov and Robert Skowronski. “This song is a really strong, modern, uptempo pop song that I really believe will suit Melodifestivalen and the viewers perfectly”, says a person familiar with the details.
- Ella Rammelt – competed in Lilla Melodifestivalen when she was 12 years old in 2014, and in an interview with the local newspaper Kanalen she shared that the big competition has been a dream for her since she was little. According to information from the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, she has submitted songs to Melodifestivalen over the past two years and reached advanced stages in the selection process.
The official press conference where the Swedish national broadcaster SVT will present all competing contestants and songs will take place on December 1st, according to information reaching Aftonbladet. It should be noted that Swedish newspapers annually bet on participating artists in Melodifestivalen, most notably Aftonbladet, and although this is not an official list, the newspaper accurately hits most names every year, and in 2026 even correctly identified all candidates prior to the official reveal.
This year as well, Melodifestivalen will serve as the Swedish national selection, marking the 64th year the Swedish entry is chosen via this platform, through which all of Sweden’s Eurovision representatives have been chosen except for Sweden’s first participation in Eurovision 1958, where singer Alice Babs was chosen directly, and excluding Sweden’s absences from the contest in the years 1964, 1970, and 1976.
Some of the interesting rules of the competition continuing into this year include SVT’s aspiration for 30% of the songs in the competition to be performed primarily in the Swedish language, and for at least 50% of the selected songs to feature female writers (women only, or a combination of men and women). Additionally, an artist performing the song chosen to represent Sweden at Eurovision in Melodifestivalen is not guaranteed as the performer of the song at Eurovision itself, with the matter left to SVT’s discretion.
Melodifestivalen Structure 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 the home audience 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 at the end of the fifth heat, from which the Swedish audience chose the last two songs to complete the list of qualifiers for the final.
- The Grand Final (Final): In the peak stage of the competition, 12 songs competed for the ticket to Eurovision. The winner’s identity was determined by tallying the votes of the home audience along with points awarded by international juries, split evenly at fifty percent each.
Will the Eurovision Powerhouse Continue the Tradition?
Sweden is considered a Eurovision powerhouse, having won seven times in its 64 participations and sharing the title of “record holder for wins” together with Ireland, with both countries also producing the only two singers who have won across two different Eurovision contests – the first singer being Johnny Logan from Ireland, who won Eurovision 1980 and Eurovision 1987, and the second singer being Loreen from Sweden, who won Eurovision 2012 and Eurovision 2023.
Sweden is considered a highly successful country in the competition, having reached 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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Tal Dahan is an Israeli journalist and editor specializing in the Eurovision Song Contest, working with the EuroMix editorial team for four years. Since 2022, she has provided regular on-site coverage of Eurovision from the host city, and from 2023 has also reported directly from the press room—offering the Israeli audience live updates, exclusive interviews, and in-depth commentary.
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