| Melodifestivalen 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 18 February 2006 |
| Heat 2 | 25 February 2006 |
| Heat 3 | 4 March 2006 |
| Heat 4 | 11 March 2006 |
| Second chance | 12 March 2006 |
| Final | 18 March 2006 |
| Host | |
| Presenter(s) | Heats and Final: Lena Philipsson Second chance: Carin Hjulström-Livh Henrik Johnsson |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 32 |
| Number of finalists | 10 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Heats and Second chance: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
| Winning song | "Evighet" by Carola |
Melodifestivalen 2006 was the 46th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 18 February and 18 March 2006. The winner of the competition was Carola with the song "Evighet". She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, with the English version of the song, "Invincible", where she came fifth with 170 points.[1]