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 Thomas G:son , who has entered 61 songs between 1999 and 2020. Behind G:son is Bobby Ljunggren with 50 entries, and further back are Ingela "Pling" Forsman (39 songs), Henrik Wikström (34 songs) and Fredrik Kempe with 33 entries.[1]
Bobby Ljunggren and Lasse Holm have the most Melodifestivalen wins, with five each.[1] Åke Gerhard, Fredrik Kempe and Thomas G:son have a total of four victories. Carola Häggkvist, Ingela "Pling" Forsman and Marie Bergman have had three wins each. The person with the most appearances without a victory is Ann-Louise Hanson who entered unsuccessfully thirteen times between 1963 and 2020.[1]
Normal text shows singers, and italics show songwriters. From ESC.info.se [permanent dead link ]
No. of appearances
Name
No. of victories
61
Thomas G:son
4 (2001 , 2006 , 2012 , 2023 )
50
Bobby Ljunggren
5 (1995 , 1998 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 )
39
Ingela "Pling" Forsman
3 (1985 , 1995 , 1998 )
34
Henrik Wikström
1 (2006 )
33
Fredrik Kempe
4 (2008 , 2009 , 2011 , 2014 )
20
Peter Boström
2 (2012 , 2023 )
19
Tim Larsson
1 (2005 )
19
Tobias Lundgren
1 (2005 )
18
Johan Fransson
1 (2005 )
18
Lasse Holm
5 (1982 , 1983 , 1985 , 1986, 1993 )
16
Anton Hård af Segerstad
1 (2015 )
15
Linnea Deb
2 (2013 , 2015 )
14
Joy Deb
2 (2013 , 2015 )
14
Peter Himmelstrand
2 (1968 , 1978 )
13
Anderz Wrethov
1 (2019 )
13
Calle Kindbom
1 (2003 )
13
Marcos Ubeda
1 (2002 )
13
Ann-Louise Hanson
0
13
Torgny Söderberg
1 (1984 )
13
Östen Warnerbring
2 (1960, 1967)
12
Tony Nilsson
0
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
Jimmy Jansson
1 (2023 )
11
Åke Gerhard
4 (1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1962 )
10
David Kreuger
1 (2014 , 2017 )
10
Kikki Danielsson
2 (1982, 1985)
10
Danne Attlerud
0
10
Peter Kvint
0
10
Anders Glenmark
0
10
Nanne Grönvall
1 (1996)
10
Stephan Berg
2 (1991 , 1997 )
9
Lina Eriksson
0
9
Aleena Gibson
0
9
Andreas Lundstedt
0
9
Sylvia Vrethammar
0
9
Anders Hansson
0
9
Bobbie Ericsson
2 (1961 , 1963 )
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
Jessica Andersson
1 (2003)
7
Hamed Pirouzpanah
1 (2014 , 2017 )
7
Karl-Ola Kjellholm
0
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
Martin Klaman
0
6
Linda Bengtzing
0
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
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
Danny Saucedo
0
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
Lisa Ajax
0
5
Marcus Österdahl
1 (1967 )
5
Mariette
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)
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