Melodifestivalen 2026: Deltävling One (Linköping)

[ButterTart]

This thread is now LIVE, in sharp juxtaposition with A*Teens microphones.

 

[D5K]

This is quite the banger. I do have some reservations about the male host; his eyes suggest he's killed a man for sport.

Let's hope this isn't one of those NF shows where the host's comedy song is better than the actual lineup.

 

[ButterTart]

You really don't hear of many people called Hampus.

 

[ButterTart]

Let's hope this isn't one of those NF shows where the host's comedy song is better than the actual lineup.

There's one very excited Copacabana Boy waiting in the wings to buck that trend.

 

[ButterTart]

Is she PISSED? She has the bearing of an Italian Eurovision presenter.

 

[D5K]

Ugh I hate the amount of padding they have to put in now there are only six songs per show.

 

[Agneeta]

I'm in!

 

[ButterTart]

Why are these accountants interviewing this lesbian?

 

[Agneeta]

Is this the Swedish Benson Boone?

 

[D5K]

“Bidrag” nummer 1?! It’s not Bidragfestivalen FFS

 

[D5K]

I’m enjoying the springy mic stand

 

[Agneeta]

It's Queen x ABBA, but needs another 45 years in the oven.

 

[ButterTart]

I really like this song but he's an IRRITATING performer and the way he's so over-styled he looks like he's on Stars in Their Eyes as Cleo Laine just really makes me think he's a cunt.

I want the song to qualify, mind, I just want someone else to sing it going forwards.

 

[win_the_game]

It's a bit pre-emptive to perform this like a WINNER'S REPRISE.

 

[Soldi]

This is just a rehash of his song from last year.

 

[D5K]

“Listen to your heartbeat, it will take you higher”

 

[Sheena]

It’s very Andreas Johnson

 

[ButterTart]

This is just a rehash of his song from last year.

It's a hundred times better than last year. That was an abomination.

 

[ButterTart]

Jackqielynne threatening us with Cazzi Opeia. Why has science not found a cure for that thing yet?

 

[Soldi]

It's a hundred times better than last year. That was an abomination.

I prefer it (But still hate both )

 

[ButterTart]

I prefer it (But still hate both )

Last year would have been good if he'd remembered to put a chorus or a melody or a purpose in.

 

[ButterTart]

The fact this sounds so dated and lacklustre by comparison to Effortless was fully explained the moment Cazzi Opeia appeared on screen. The Dora Bryan of Melodifestivalen strikes again.

 

[Sheena]

LITERALLY the same song as last time but a BIT MORE SHIT.

 

[Agneeta]

I'm bored by the time I get to the chorus and then I only get a lacklustre chorus Send her home.

 

[Tisch]

Urgh I think our TV is Geoblocked because EVERY YEAR the SVTPlay site doesn't work. But TECHNICAL issues resolved just in time for Jacququququline to sing Effortless's little (uglier) sister

 

[ButterTart]

She's a cracking performer but I don't think that's quite enough to sell this. It's not even bad, just so PALE by comparison to Effortless.

 

[ButterTart]

I'm bored by the time I get to the chorus and then I only get a lacklustre chorus Send her home.

I always take a really dim view of people coming back with a clearly shitter song than their last effort. Why bother?

 

[ButterTart]

Oh fuck, they used Shape of You in their VT. BIN THEM IMMEDIATELY.

 

[win_the_game]

Well that's going nowhere. Sounds like a reject that would normally do the rounds until it was picked for the Maltese national final.

 

[Sheena]

CALL THE POLICE!

Cause she was shit.

 

[Tisch]

We're here with our 3-9 demographic who despite the technical issues is having a LOVELY TIME and it's giving my dad trying to make me watch cricket back in the day, but it's actually being appreciated and I'm so happy <3

 

[Tisch]

Surprisingly cool SESAME STREET staging on this one

 

[ButterTart]

I don't hate this at all. Glasses one is annoying me - I think it's just that his shit hair and glasses have no place on television.

 

[win_the_game]

That just kept on going...

 

[Agneeta]

Who let podcasters in?

 

[ButterTart]

HERE HE COMES!

 

[Tisch]

I'm pleased to see Jade Thrilwall getting a good hosting gig after her re-release flopped

 

[ButterTart]

I'm pleased to see Jade Thrilwall getting a good hosting gig after her re-release flopped

That's Junior Lerin, he's the next act.

 

[Agneeta]

So Sweden have a Louie Spence not currently starring in a clip of an old Patsy Palmer workout DVD.

 

[D5K]

I haven’t been paying full attention; this guy is famous for being someone’s husband?