Melodifestivalen 5

Melodifestivalen 5 was the fifth edition of the Melodifestivalen. The contest took place in Denmark, after Saveus won the fourth edition with the song "Traitors". It was the second time that Denmark hosted the contest.

The format of the competition consisted of 6 shows: 4 semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. The 37 competing countries were divided into four semi-finals, with nine compositions in each, except the first semi final. From each semi-final, the songs that earned first, second, third and fourth place qualified directly to the final, while the songs that placed fifth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The songs that placed from the sixth to tenth place in each semi-final were eliminated from the competition. Only one entry qualified from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to twenty.

Forty countries participated in the edition including Croatia that made its debut appearance with Israel, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Poland, and Serbia returning. Albania, Belarus, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malta and North Macedonia announced their withdrawal from the fifth edition.

Semi-final allocation draw
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on TBA February 2022. The thirty-seven countries were divided into five pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final was determined.

The five pots were the following:

Other countries

 * Further information: List of countries in Melodifestivalen

Countries that are active members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are also eligible to participate in Melodifestivalen. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.