Melodifestivalen 2026: Deltävling Five (Sundsvall)

[ButterTart]

AleXa now second favourite to win

Sanna up to third

I'm not sure I trust the odds after the pre-contest favourite never made it out of the heat

 

[Soldi]

I'm not sure I trust the odds after the pre-contest favourite never made it out of the heat

I mean surely no one took that seriously once people realised it was a rock song thrown out in the death slot?

 

[Madison]

That Sanna entry is utter shite. Shame on her for settling for this.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Twitter seems to believe Alexa can't sing for shit so I imagine she'll have a TUMBLE down those odds soon

 

[Kala]

I'm not sure I trust the odds after the pre-contest favourite never made it out of the heat

It was only favourite because they put a HUGE bet on themselves. They even admitted it.

 

[ButterTart]

I feel like Sanna must have had a little flutter.

 

[ButterTart]

I've found myself humming Waste Your Love this morning - it's pleasant and catchy but so throwaway. I've no doubt she'll sell it well and I'll be happy to see her qualify, but it's nowhere near what a comeback from a twelve year hiatus should sound like.

 

[Pingu]

If Sanna had come back with Waste Your Love as the final song of the final heat in 2016 or 2018 instead of Molly Sanden and Mariette's pointless efforts, I think our socks would have been well and truly blown off.

In 2026, well... it's nice to see her.

 

[Music]

Waste Your Love gives me I'm In Love vibes, I'm sure she will sell it on the night and qualify but no way it's winning.

 

[Sheena]

It’s alright, but it’s nowhere near I’m In Love, which I just had to pop on to remind me of how good it was.

 

[Velvet Skies]

I'm really looking forward to AleXa and Vilhelm's performances.
Bladë and Sanna also sound great, albeit in a more Mello/Eurovision-bubble limited way.

 

[FetchFugly]

Waste Your Love is solid on first listen. It does feel like Sanna plumped for something more modern rather than straight up schlager pop, but this more modern feels like a ten year vintage.

Also, on the chorus is that a NEW TIMBRE for Sanna?

 

[FetchFugly]

Vilhelm's song is very good, a definite upgrade. I would like it even more if Cornelia was singing it... where is she?

AleXa's effort does not float my boat. I think I prefer the geeky boyband one.

 

[VoR]

Spoiler: Audience Poll results...

 

[ZenGiraffe]

What did Queen Felicia get in her audience poll?

 

[ButterTart]

Spoiler: Audience Poll results...

Sanna should probably have come back with something memorable instead of singing along to a song she heard on the radio eight years ago.

 

[Pingu]

What did Queen Felicia get in her audience poll?

>50%

 

[rhythmbandit]

Waste Your Love is very Clean Bandit-coded isn't it? That would've worked in 2016.

 

[Suomi]

I’m afraid I am now all about Delulu

 

[Pingu]

 

[ButterTart]

I’m afraid I am now all about Delulu

Welcome to the clubhouse. There's plenty of room because there's only the two of us.

 

[Suomi]

Welcome to the clubhouse. There's plenty of room because there's only the two of us.

Pingu needs to accept the inevitable - the chances of him not living his best life to this on top of a Swedish twink pyramid next Saturday are ZERO!

 

[Jacques]

Delulu is better than Korslagda, Robin B and all three songs that crashed out in heat 1.

I'm going to be devastated if Hold Me Closer 2.0 doesn't get anywhere tonight.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Oh hello SVT News War correspondent

 

[win_the_game]

That was diabolical.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Nelson Mandela to win melfest please

 

[FetchFugly]

Slightly bewildered by all that.

 

[Soldi]

Prince Andrew

 

[FetchFugly]

That quiff gets more obnoxious by the week.

 

[ButterTart]

No surprise the CRUEL Cazzi Opeia is popping up in the songwriting team for a song that sounds like AI slop.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

...oh dear

 

[win_the_game]

A bit SHRILL this one

 

[FetchFugly]

OH NO

 

[ZenGiraffe]

On the plus side, the bits where she isn't singing are great!

 

[ButterTart]

This is far too choreographed. That beat does kick the tits right off you, mind.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Why didn't she ask Meira Omar for some backing singer recommendations?

 

[ButterTart]

Why are the dancers MASKED if they want this to stand out against Felicia?

 

[Agneeta]

100% created by A.I.

 

[Soldi]

Well that was a MESS

 

[ButterTart]

I actually really like this lesbian boy band