Melodifestivalen 2022

Melodifestivalen 2022
Dates and venues
Heat 1
  • 5 February 2022
Heat 2
  • 12 February 2022
Heat 3
Heat 4
  • 26 February 2022
Semi-final
  • 5 March 2022
Final
Production
BroadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
DirectorFredrik Bäcklund
Daniel Jelinek
Artistic directorKarin Gunnarsson
PresentersAll shows:
Oscar Zia
Offstage and final co-host:
Farah Abadi
Guest co-hosts:
Eva Rydberg (heat 2)
Johanna Nordström (heat 3)
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

Melodifestivalen 2022 was the 62nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 5 February and 12 March 2022. 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.