Melodifestivalen 2018 was the 58th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 3 February and 10 March 2018.

The format of the competition consists of 6 shows: 4 heat rounds, a second chance round and a final. An initial 28 entries were selected for the competition through three methods: an open call for song submissions, direct invitations to specific artists and songwriters and a wildcard given to one of the artists that participated in the Svensktoppen nästa competition organised by Sveriges Radio P4. The 28 competing entries were divided into four heats, with seven compositions in each. From each heat, the songs that earn first and second place qualify directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceed to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each heat will be eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualify from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All 6 shows were hosted by David Lindgren and Fredrik Svensson, known as Fab Freddie.

The winner of the competition is Benjamin Ingrosso with the song "Dance You Off." He represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which was held in Lisbon, Portugal, where he came seventh with 274 points.

Melodifestivalen 2018, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the seventeenth consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden.^[1] The four heats were held at the Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad (3 February), the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (10 February), the Malmö Arena in Malmö (17 February) and the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik (24 February).^[2][3] The Second Chance round took place at the Kristianstad Arena in Kristianstad on 3 March while the final was held at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on 10 March. An initial 28 entries competed in the heats, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each heat advanced directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advanced to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each heat were eliminated. An additional four entries qualified for the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12.

The twenty-eight competing entries were announced to the public during a press conference on 28 November 2017.

As in previous years, Melodifestivalen commenced with four heats, which determined the eight entries that advanced directly to the final and the eight entries that qualified to the Second Chance round.

The Second Chance round took place on 3 March 2018 at the Kristianstad Arena in Kristianstad. A total of 6,007,515 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 346,287 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.^[10]

The Final took place on 10 March 2018 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. A total of 13,993,975 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 1,965,599 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.^[11]

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Detailed International Jury Votes^[12][13]

Draw	Song												Total
1	"Everyday"						1				1		2
2	"All the Feels"	3				2	6			8	8	3	30
3	"A Bitter Lullaby"	2	8	3	2		7	6	6	1	6	2	43
4	"My Turn"	7	3	8	6	4	8	10	10	5	4	1	66
5	"Party Voice"	1	5	1	7	3	3	4	3			6	33
6	"Last Breath"	8	4	4	1	5	2	2	5	7	7	7	52
7	"Shuffla"	5	6	5	10	6		1	12	4		5	54
8	"For You"	4	7	6	5	8	5	7	2	10	2	8	64
9	"Every Single Day"	6	1	12	8	10	10	12	7	6	12	10	94
10	"In My Cabana"	12	10	7	3	7		5	8	3	3	4	62
11	"Dance You Off"	10	12	10	12	12	12	8	4	12	10	12	114
12	"Fuldans"		2	2	4	1	4	3	1	2	5		24
International Jury Spokespersons[14]
– Mateusz Grzesiński – Kleart Duraj – Felix Bergsson – Nicola Caligiore – Klitos Klitou – Stephanie Werrett – Nodiko Tatishvili – Simon Proctor – Anush Ter-Ghukasyan – Bruno Berberes – Gonçalo Madail

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• Sigrid Bernson - Patrick Swayze
• John Lundvik - My Turn
• Renaida - All the Feels
• Edward Blom - Livet på en pinne
• Kikki Danielsson - Osby Tennessee
• Kamferdrops - Solen lever kvar hos dig
• Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance You Off
• Samir & Viktor - Shuffla
• Ida Redig - Allting som vi sa
• Jonas Gardell - Det finns en väg
• Margaret - In My Cabana
• Stiko Per Larsson - Titta vi flyger
• Mimi Werner - Songburning
• LIAMOO - Last Breath
• Martin Almgren - A Bitter Lullaby
• Barbi Escobar - Stark
• Moncho - Cuba Libre
• Jessica Andersson - Party Voice
• Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän - Min dröm
• Dotter - Cry
• Mendez - Everyday