Melodifestivalen 2026: Deltävling 3 Analysis
Raw Analysis of the third Semifinal
Everyone is still hooked up to Felicia’s system, but we will somehow try to move to the third semifinal of this amazing competition. What I love this year is the way they put each artist to interview themselves. A very creative approach for the show, I hope they will keep this in forthcoming editions as well.
Patrik Jean - “Dusk Till Dawn” - the song is actually a masterpiece, my only problem is Patrik. You cannot expect to become rich and famous just because you have pretty blue eyes. The performance lacked personality; if you cannot emotionally connect with the song, then it’s either a problem with you, or you were simply not meant to sing this song. I wish this song had a different artist because, honestly, it was final material. Score 6/10.
Korslagda - “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” - not a fan of this genre but man, it felt trashy just like this performance landed from a bar in Gothenburg directly on the mello stage. Score 2/10.
Emilia Pantić - “Ingenting” - a similar issue as with Patrik’s song, but Emilia, besides lacking personality, her song also felt very, very dry. I gotta give some thumbs up for the staging and vocal abilities though. Score 3.5/10.
Medina - “Viva L’Amor” - well, to be honest, as soon as I saw Medina on the list, I felt like this would be their year. However, they came back just to serve us a re-heated soup in very flashy overdressed clothes. The chorus is catchy, yes, but nothing new, literally. I felt like I connected way more to their previous entry. Score 6/10.
Eva Jumatate - “Selfish” - I will try not to be biased here because Eva is half Romanian, so we do share some heritage. Even though I am not a big fan of the song, this girl can sing. She filled up the whole arena with her amazing vocals. She definitely has a bright future ahead, and I am happy she qualified for the next qualification round. She also served us emotions and personality, take notes dear Patrik! Score 5/10.
Saga Ludvigsson - “Ain’t Today” - oh god, the girl who sang last year a full song on hating someone, is back again. I ain’t a fan of her, her vocals, her style, but yes, this song is way better than whatever mess was last year. Saga and Gregzula should get some trophy for being extremely overrated each time they take part in mello. Score 3.5/10.
✅ Average score for this semifinal: 4.33/10