List of Melodifestivalen contestants
This article lists the artists that have participated in Melodifestivalen five times or more, and their victories where applicable.
The person with the most Melodifestivalen entries is songwriter Bobby Ljunggren, who has entered 46 songs between 1987 and 2016. Behind Ljunggren is Thomas G:son with 43 entries, and further back are Ingela "Pling" Forsman (39 songs),
Henrik Wikström (33 songs) and Fredrik Kempe with 30 entries.[1]
Bobby Ljunggren and Lasse Holm have the most Melodifestivalen wins, with five each.[1] Åke Gerhard and Fredrik Kempe have a total of four victories. Carola Häggkvist, Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Marie Bergman and Thomas G:son have had three wins each. The person with the most appearances without victory is Ann-Louise Hanson, who entered unsuccessfully thirteen times between 1963 and 2004.[1]
Normal text shows singers, and italics show songwriters. From ESC.info.se
| No. of appearances | Name | No. of victories |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Bobby Ljunggren | 5 (1995, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| 43 | Thomas G:son | 3 (2001, 2006, 2012) |
| 39 | Ingela "Pling" Forsman | 3 (1985, 1995, 1998) |
| 33 | Henrik Wikström | 1 (2006) |
| 30 | Fredrik Kempe | 4 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2014) |
| 18 | Tim Larsson | 1 (2005) |
| 18 | Tobias Lundgren | 1 (2005) |
| 18 | Johan Fransson | 1 (2005) |
| 18 | Lasse Holm | 5 (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993) |
| 17 | Peter Boström | 1 (2012) |
| 14 | Anton Hård af Segerstad | 1 (2015) |
| 14 | Peter Himmelstrand | 2 (1968, 1978) |
| 13 | Marcos Ubeda | 1 (2002) |
| 13 | Ann-Louise Hanson | 0 |
| 13 | Torgny Söderberg | 1 (1984) |
| 13 | Östen Warnebring | 2 (1960, 1967) |
| 12 | Calle Kindbom | 1 (2003) |
| 12 | Larry Forsberg | 0 |
| 12 | Lennart Wastesson | 0 |
| 12 | Sven-Inge Sjöberg | 0 |
| 12 | Alexander Bard | 1 (1989) |
| 12 | Lars "Dille" Diedricson | 1 (1999) |
| 12 | Niklas Edberger | 1 (2005) |
| 12 | Britt Lindeborg | 2 (1969, 1984) |
| 12 | Monica Forsberg | 2 (1982, 1983) |
| 11 | Linnea Deb | 2 (2013, 2015) |
| 11 | Joy Deb | 2 (2013, 2015) |
| 11 | Tony Nilsson | 0 |
| 11 | Åke Gerhard | 4 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1962) |
| 10 | Anders Glenmark | 0 |
| 10 | Nanne Grönvall | 1 (1996) |
| 10 | Stephan Berg | 2 (1991, 1997) |
| 9 | Lina Eriksson | 0 |
| 9 | Anderz Wrethov | 0 |
| 9 | Aleena Gibson | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Kvint | 0 |
| 9 | Andreas Lundstedt | 0 |
| 9 | Sylvia Vrethammar | 0 |
| 9 | Anders Hansson | 0 |
| 9 | Bobbie Ericsson | 2 (1961, 1963) |
| 9 | Dan Attlerud | 0 |
| 9 | Kikki Danielsson | 2 (1982, 1985) |
| 9 | Peter Grönvall | 1 (1996) |
| 9 | Staffan Ehrling | 0 |
| 8 | Sharon Vaughn | 0 |
| 8 | Amir Aly | 0 |
| 8 | Magnus Carlsson | 0 |
| 8 | Marie Bergman | 3 (1971, 1972, 1994) |
| 8 | Mårten Eriksson | 0 |
| 8 | Ola Håkansson | 1 (1989) |
| 8 | Anders Dannvik | 0 |
| 8 | Berndt Öst | 2 (1971, 1972) |
| 8 | Bo-Göran Edling | 0 |
| 8 | Svante Thuresson | 1 (1966) |
| 8 | Tomas Ledin | 1 (1980) |
| 8 | Tommy Körberg | 2 (1969, 1988) |
| 7 | Karl-Ola Kjellholm | 0 |
| 7 | Jimmy Jansson | 0 |
| 7 | David Kreuger | 1 (2014) |
| 7 | Andreas Johnson | 0 |
| 7 | Sanna Nielsen | 1 (2014) |
| 7 | Fredrik "Figge" Boström | 0 |
| 7 | Karl Eurén | 0 |
| 7 | Mattias Reimer | 0 |
| 7 | Lars Edvall | 0 |
| 7 | Gunnar Wiklund | 0 |
| 7 | Mikael Wendt | 2 (1987, 1990) |
| 7 | Per Andreasson | 0 |
| 7 | Pierre Isacsson | 2 (1971, 1972) |
| 7 | Tommy Lydell | 0 |
| 6 | Linda Bengtzing | 0 |
| 6 | Jessica Andersson | 1 (2003) |
| 6 | Henrik Janson | 0 |
| 6 | Shirley Clamp | 0 |
| 6 | Pontus Assarsson | 0 |
| 6 | Henrik Sethsson | 1 (2001) |
| 6 | Elisabeth Andreassen | 1 (1982) |
| 6 | Tim Norell | 1 (1989) |
| 6 | Py Bäckman | 1 (1988) |
| 6 | Agnetha Munther | 2 (1971, 1982) |
| 6 | Bruno Glenmark | 0 |
| 6 | Carli Tornehave | 0 |
| 6 | Christer Lundh | 1 (1987) |
| 6 | Family Four | 2 (1971, 1972) |
| 6 | Håkan Almqvist | 2 (1995, 1998) |
| 6 | Ingvar Wixell | 1 (1965) |
| 6 | Kenneth Gärdestad | 1 (1979) |
| 6 | Lars Lönndahl | 0 |
| 6 | Lasse Berghagen | 1 (1975) |
| 6 | Lena Philipsson | 1 (2004) |
| 6 | Lily Berglund | 0 |
| 6 | Lotta Ahlin | 0 |
| 5 | Hamed Pirouzpanah | 1 (2014) |
| 5 | Alcazar | 0 |
| 5 | Sonja Aldén | 0 |
| 5 | Thomas Thörnholm | 0 |
| 5 | Carola Häggkvist | 3 (1983, 1991, 2006) |
| 5 | Bengt-Arne Wallin | 1 (1966) |
| 5 | Benny Andersson | 1 (1974) |
| 5 | Gert Lengstrand | 2 (1993, 1999) |
| 5 | Gustaf Eurén | 0 |
| 5 | Göran Fristorp | 1 (1973) |
| 5 | Inger Berggren | 1 (1962) |
| 5 | Jan Johansen | 1 (1995) |
| 5 | Karin Glenmark | 0 |
| 5 | Lars Andersson | 0 |
| 5 | Marcus Österdahl | 1 (1967) |
| 5 | Martin Klaman | 0 |
| 5 | Mona Grain | 0 |
| 5 | Nick Borgen | 0 |
| 5 | Patrice Hellberg | 1 (1967) |
| 5 | Siw Malmkvist | 2 (1959, 1961) |
| 5 | Svante Persson | 0 |
| 5 | Ted Gärdestad | 1 (1979) |
References
- 1 2 3 Most entries. ESC.info.se. Retrieved on 30 October 2010.