Melodifestivalen 5

Melodifestivalen 5 was the fifth and final edition of 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, Liechtenstein, Malta and North Macedonia announced their withdrawal from the fifth edition. After the tense situations between Ukraine and Russia the EBU decided to disqualify Russia from the 5th edition, Lebanon replaced their place in the fourth semi-final. A decision will be taken later if Belarus and Russia will be able to participate in the future.

This was the final edition of Melodifestivalen, before the contest being replaced by The Song, in Mid-May of 2022.

Location
For further information see Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of 1 January 2021, the city had a population of 799,033 (638,117 in Copenhagen Municipality, 103,677 in Frederiksberg Municipality, 42,670 in Tårnby Municipality, and 14,569 in Dragør Municipality). It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen (population 1,336,982) and the Copenhagen metropolitan area (population 2,057,142). Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another portion of the city is located on Amager, and it is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.

Since the summer of 2000, Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö have been connected by the Øresund Bridge, which carries rail and road traffic. As a result, Copenhagen has become the centre of a larger metropolitan area spanning both nations. The bridge has brought about considerable changes in the public transport system and has led to the extensive redevelopment of Amager. The city's service and trade sectors have developed while a number of banking and financial institutions have been established. Educational institutions have also gained importance, especially the University of Copenhagen with its 35,000 students. Another important development for the city has been the Copenhagen Metro, the railway system which opened in 2002 with additions until 2007, transporting some 54 million passengers by 2011.

On the cultural front, the Copenhagen Opera House, a gift to the city from the shipping magnate Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller on behalf of the A.P. Møller foundation, was completed in 2004. In December 2009 Copenhagen gained international prominence when it hosted the worldwide climate meeting COP15.

Semi-final allocation draw
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on 19 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:

Participating countries
Forty countries participated in the edition including Croatia that made their debut appearance with Israel, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Poland, Serbia returning. Albania, Belarus, Malta, North Macedonia announced their withdrawal from the fifth edition. Russia was disqualified due to the tense between Ukraine. Lebanon replaced their spot in the semi-final.

Returning artists
Samanta Tīna was internally selected for the second time to represent Latvia; she previously represented the country in the second edition with the song "Man Nesanāk" alongside Markus Riva and finished in the 6th place in the third semi-final with 79 points.

Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on TBA February 2022.

Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on TBA March 2022.

Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on TBA March 2022.

Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final took place on TBA March 2022.

Final
The final took place on TBA March/April 2022.

Other countries
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.