Melodifestivalen 2016
| Melodifestivalen 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 6 February 2016 |
| Semi-final 2 | 13 February 2016 |
| Semi-final 3 | 20 February 2016 |
| Semi-final 4 | 27 February 2016 |
| Second chance | 5 March 2016 |
| Final | 12 March 2016 |
| Host | |
| Venue |
Scandinavium, Malmö Arena, Himmelstalundshallen, Gavlerinken Arena, Halmstad Arena, Friends Arena |
| Presenter(s) |
All shows: Gina Dirawi Guest co-hosts: Petra Mede Henrik Schyffert Sarah Dawn Finer Ola Salo Peter Jöback William Spetz |
| Host broadcaster | SVT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 27: 6 in the first semi-final, 7 in the other semi-finals; 12 in the final (2 from each semi-final, 4 from the Second Chance round) |
| Vote | |
| Winning song | "If I Were Sorry" by Frans |
Melodifestivalen 2016 was the 56th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over the six-week period between 6 February and 12 March 2016.
For the 15th consecutive year, the format of the competition consisted of six shows: four semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. The 28 competing entries were divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semi-final, the songs that earned first and second place qualified directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semi-final 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 12. All six shows were hosted by Gina Dirawi, who was joined by guest co-hosts during each show: Petra Mede (Semi-final 1), Henrik Schyffert (Semi-final 3), Sarah Dawn Finer (Semi-final 4), Peter Jöback (Second Chance round), Ola Salo (Second Chance round) and William Spetz (Final); Charlotte Perrelli was originally announced as the guest co-host for the second semi-final, however, her role was changed to guest performer after a conflict of interest arose due to her endorsement deal with the Swedish mobile brand Comviq.
An initial 28 entries were selected for the competition through three methods: an open call for song submissions, direct invitations to specific artists and songwriters and a wildcard given to one of the artists that participated in the Svensktoppen nästa competition organised by Sveriges Radio P4. Twenty-seven entries ultimately competed as one of the selected songs, "Himmel för två" to have been performed by Anna Book, was disqualified prior to the start of semi-finals as it had competed in the 2014 Moldovan Eurovision Song Contest national selection, thus violating the rules of the competition.
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