Melodifestivalen 2022

Melodifestivalen 2022
Dates
Heat 15 February 2022
Heat 212 February 2022
Heat 319 February 2022
Heat 426 February 2022
Semi-final5 March 2022
Final12 March 2022
Host
Venue
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 directorKarin Gunnarsson
Directed byFredrik Bäcklund
Daniel Jelinek
Host broadcasterSVT
Participants
Number of entries28
Number of finalists12
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Semi-final: 100% public vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"Hold Me Closer" by Cornelia Jakobs
2021 ← Melodifestivalen → 2023

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.

  1. ^ "Melodifestivalen och Eurovision 2021 | Kontakt" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television (SVT). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ Knutsson, Jim (30 August 2021). "Melodifestivalen 2022 öppnar för att skicka in bidrag till tävlingen". Gaffa (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ Andersson, Jonna (7 September 2021). "Beskedet: Oscar Zia är programledare för Melodifestivalen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.