Melodifestivalen 2026: Deltavling 2 Analysis
Time flies, so here we are already in the second heat of Melodifestivalen 2026. Tonight we had a total of 6 brand new songs and performances to digest, so here we go!
Arwin - „Glitter“ - if Bruno Mars went full on Swedish, it will probably look exactly like this performance. A very simplistic chorus, nothing memorable. In many parts of the songs, you can feel an outdated vibe. Pretty average, not bad, but also NOT good. Will I replay this song on purpose, probably never. Score: 3.5/10.
Laila Adele - „Oxygen“ - I feel that originality is a big issue lately at Melodifestivalen. In the first heat we had that atrocious song from Greczula sampled from various ABBA songs, now we have Laila that definitely got inspired too much from Whitney Houston. Don‘t get me wrong, usually I love ballads but this one is a total meh. After hearing the snippet i hoped this could be something, but sadly it is not. Score: 4/10.
Robin - „Honey Honey“ - now I understand why some fans hate comebacks. Usually, I am okay with them, as long as the new song is better than the one they competed with before. Now, in Robin‘s case, is „honey honey“ better than his previous attempts? Definitely not. It‘s a cute country song with some sort of catchy chorus but this is not winner material, not today, not in 2005. I am also very happy Sweden didn‘t automatically qualify this in the grand final. Score: 4/10.
Felicia - „My system“ - I heard the song a few days ago and i found it a bit hard to digest the EDM, i know it‘s a thing but I never thought I could roll with it. When the live performance appeared though, everything changed completely. It lifted the song like crazy. It feels modern, alive, original and 2026. We are looking here at the possible winner of Melodifestivalen 2026. Score: 10/10.
Klara Almstrom - „Dar hela varlden vantar“ - a very cute song, but not competitive enough. I love her voice and stage presence and I hope to see her again one day at Mello with a better song. Score: 3/10.
Brandsta City Slackers -„Rakt in i elden“ - after watching melfest for so many years, I just knew this song would be an automatic qualifier. It is not tragic like that Copacabana boy, but still, not a fan of Swedish joke entries. But i have a feeling this will grow a bit on me. Score: 4/10.
In this heat, we have seen better songs that lifted the overall expectation for this year‘s Melodifestivalen. Average score for this semifinal is 4.75 / 10.