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 Bobby Ljunggren, who has entered 28 songs between 1987 and 2010. Behind Ljunggren is Ingela "Pling" Forsman with 37 entries, and further back is Henrik Wikström and Thomas G:son with 25 entries, Lasse Holm with 17, and Johan Fransson with 15 entries.[1]
Bobby Ljunggren and Lasse Holm have the most Melodifestivalen wins, with five each.[1] Songwriter Åke Gerhard has had four victories. Carola Häggkvist, Ingela "Pling" Forsman and Marie Bergman have had three wins each. The person with the most appearances without victory is Ann-Louise Hanson, who entered unsuccessfully thirteen times between 1963 and 2004.[1]
Normal text shows singers, and italics show songwriters. From ESC.info.se
| No. of appearances | Name | No. of victories |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bobby Ljunggren | 5 (1995, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| 37 | Ingela "Pling" Forsman | 3 (1985, 1995, 1998) |
| 25 | Henrik Wikström | 1 (2006) |
| 25 | Thomas G:son | 2 (2001, 2006) |
| 17 | Lasse Holm | 5 (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993) |
| 15 | Johan Fransson | 1 (2005) |
| 14 | Peter Himmelstrand | 2 (1968, 1978) |
| 13 | Ann-Louise Hanson | 0 |
| 13 | Fredrik Kempe | 2 (2008, 2009) |
| 13 | Tim Larsson | 1 (2005) |
| 13 | Tobias Lundgren | 1 (2005) |
| 13 | Torgny Söderberg | 1 (1984) |
| 13 | Östen Warnebring | 2 (1960, 1967) |
| 12 | Britt Lindeborg | 2 (1969, 1984) |
| 12 | Marcos Ubeda | 1 (2002) |
| 12 | Monica Forsberg | 2 (1982, 1983) |
| 12 | Niklas Edberger | 1 (2005) |
| 11 | Åke Gerhard | 4 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1962) |
| 10 | Anders Glenmark | 0 |
| 10 | Lars "Dille" Diedricsson | 1 (1999) |
| 10 | Nanne Grönvall | 1 (1996) |
| 10 | Stephan Berg | 2 (1991, 1997) |
| 9 | Anders Hansson | 0 |
| 9 | Bobbie Ericsson | 2 (1961, 1963) |
| 9 | Dan Attlerud | 0 |
| 9 | Kikki Danielsson | 2 (1982, 1985) |
| 9 | Larry Forsberg | 0 |
| 9 | Lennart Wastesson | 0 |
| 9 | Sven-Inge Sjöberg | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Grönvall | 1 (1996) |
| 9 | Staffan Ehrling | 0 |
| 8 | Alexander Bard | 1 (1989) |
| 8 | Anders Dannvik | 0 |
| 8 | Berndt Öst | 2 (1971, 1972) |
| 8 | Bo-Göran Edling | 0 |
| 8 | Calle Kindbom | 1 (2003) |
| 8 | Svante Thuresson | 1 (1966) |
| 8 | Sylvia Vrethammar | 0 |
| 8 | Tomas Ledin | 1 (1980) |
| 8 | Tommy Körberg | 2 (1969, 1988) |
| 7 | Andreas Lundstedt | 0 |
| 7 | Gunnar Wiklund | 0 |
| 7 | Karl Eurén | 0 |
| 7 | Lars Edvall | 0 |
| 7 | Magnus Carlsson | 0 |
| 7 | Marie Bergman | 3 (1971, 1972, 1994) |
| 7 | Mattias Reimer | 0 |
| 7 | Mikael Wendt | 2 (1987, 1990) |
| 7 | Ola Håkansson | 1 (1989) |
| 7 | Per Andreasson | 0 |
| 7 | Pierre Isacsson | 2 (1971, 1972) |
| 7 | Tommy Lydell | 0 |
| 7 | Tony Nilsson | 0 |
| 6 | Agnetha Munther | 2 (1971, 1982) |
| 6 | Anna-Lena Högdahl | 0 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Lotta Engberg | 1 (1987) |
| 6 | Mårten Eriksson | 0 |
| 6 | Py Bäckman | 1 (1988) |
| 5 | Bengt-Arne Wallin | 1 (1966) |
| 5 | Benny Andersson | 1 (1974) |
| 5 | Carola Häggkvist | 3 (1983, 1991, 2006) |
| 5 | Elisabeth Andreassen | 1 (1982) |
| 5 | Gert Lengstrand | 2 (1993, 1999) |
| 5 | Gustaf Eurén | 0 |
| 5 | Göran Fristorp | 1 (1973) |
| 5 | Henrik Sethsson | 1 (2001) |
| 5 | Inger Berggren | 1 (1962) |
| 5 | Jan Johansen | 1 (1995) |
| 5 | Jessica Andersson | 1 (2003) |
| 5 | Karin Glenmark | 0 |
| 5 | Lars Andersson | 0 |
| 5 | Lina Eriksson | 0 |
| 5 | Marcus Österdahl | 1 (1967) |
| 5 | Martin Klaman | 0 |
| 5 | Mona Grain | 0 |
| 5 | Nick Borgen | 0 |
| 5 | Patrice Hellberg | 1 (1967) |
| 5 | Peter Kvint | 0 |
| 5 | Pontus Assarsson | 0 |
| 5 | Sanna Nielsen | 0 |
| 5 | Shirley Clamp | 0 |
| 5 | Siw Malmkvist | 2 (1959, 1961) |
| 5 | Sonja Aldén | 0 |
| 5 | Svante Persson | 0 |
| 5 | Ted Gärdestad | 1 (1979) |
| 5 | Thomas Thörnholm | 0 |
| 5 | Tim Norell | 1 (1989) |
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