Melodifestivalen 2021
melodifestivalen st edition swedish music competition melodifestivalen competition organised sverige television svt took place sixweek period february march due covid pandemic show edition took place annexet stockholm without audience winner competition tusse song voice represented sweden eurovision song contest rotterdam netherlands came fourteenth point format competition consisted show heat round second chance round final initial entry selected competition three method open call song submission direct invitation specific artist songwriter wildcard given one artist participated p nästa competition organised sverige radio p competing entry divided four heat seven composition heat song earned first second place qualified directly final song placed third fourth proceeded second chance round bottom three song heat eliminated competition additional four entry qualified second chance round final bringing total number competing entry final six show hosted christer björkman joined guest cohosts show lena philipsson heat oscar zia ani demina heat jason diakité heat per andersson pernilla wahlgren heat shirley clamp second chance round shima niavarani måns zelmerlöw final due pandemic precaution svt hold usual melodifestivalen tour around six different swedish city instead show held stockholm annexet hall one venue stockholm globe city host venue eurovision ericsson globe located show live audience january presenter st edition melodifestivalen announced christer björkman contest producer melodifestivalen past year outgoing head swedish delegation eurovision song contest served main presenter six show björkman joined guest cohosts show lena philipsson heat oscar zia ani demina heat jason diakité heat per andersson pernilla wahlgren heat shirley clamp second chance round shima niavarani måns zelmerlöw final broadcaster svt revealed november would releasing act melodifestivalen countdown starting december first heat took place february viewer watched heat live total vote cast using device record heat second heat took place february viewer watched heat live total vote cast using device third heat took place february viewer watched heat live total vote cast using device record heat fourth heat took place february viewer watched heat live total vote cast using device second chance round took place march viewer watched show live total vote cast using device record second chance round final took place march recordbreaking vote cast using device record final swedish melodifestivalen official site