Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " If I Were Sorry " written by Oscar Fogelström , Michael Saxell , Fredrik Andersson and Frans Jeppsson-Wall . The song was performed by Frans . In addition to participating in the contest , the Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television ( SVT ) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in with the song " Heroes " performed by Måns Zelmerlöw . SVT organised the national final '' Melodifestivalen 2016 '' in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm . After a six-week-long competition consisting of four semi-finals , a Second Chance round and a final , " If I Were Sorry " performed by Frans emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote
Melodifestivalen 2016
Melodifestivalen 2016
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016