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65 seasons Β· 191 episodes total Β· ~3 per season.
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Melodifestivalen
1959 65 seasons Β· 191 eps Swedish
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Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
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Gina Dirawi
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Hampus Nessvold
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark β syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 287 hours end-to-end β 36 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1959 to 2026 β a 67-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Reality.
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Airs on SVT1.
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- Seasons
- 65
- Total episodes
- 191
- Avg episode length
- 90 min
- Premiered
- 1959-02-26
- Last aired
- 2026-03-07
- Languages
- Swedish
- Countries
- Sweden
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