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) |