| Melodifestivalen 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 5 February 2022 |
| Heat 2 | 12 February 2022 |
| Heat 3 | 19 February 2022 |
| Heat 4 | 26 February 2022 |
| Semi-final | 5 March 2022 |
| Final | 12 March 2022 |
| Host | |
| Venue |
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| Presenter(s) | All shows: Oscar Zia Offstage and final co-host: Farah Abadi Guest co-hosts: Eva Rydberg (heat 2) Johanna Nordström (heat 3) |
| Artistic director | Karin Gunnarsson |
| Directed by | Fredrik Bäcklund Daniel Jelinek |
| Host broadcaster | SVT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 28 |
| Number of finalists | 12 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Heats and Semi-final: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
| Winning song | "Hold Me Closer" by Cornelia Jakobs |
Melodifestivalen 2022 was the 62nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen,[1] which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT)[2] and took place over a six-week period between 5 February and 12 March 2022.[3] The winner of the competition was Cornelia Jakobs with the song "Hold Me Closer", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, where she came fourth with 438 points. All shows were hosted by Oscar Zia.