Melodifestivalen 2006

Melodifestivalen 2006
Dates and venue
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
Organisation
BroadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
PresentersHeats and Final:
Lena Philipsson
Second chance:
Carin Hjulström-Livh
Henrik Johnsson
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists10
Vote
Voting systemHeats 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.