According to sources, Felicia will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May with the song 'My System'. Aftonbladet reports that Felicia won the Swedish pre-selection 'Melodifestivalen' final against eleven other acts. Aftonbladet also states that Felicia is 25 years old and was a heavy favorite among bookmakers before the 'Melodifestivalen' vote.
She participated in 'Melodifestivalen' two years ago but did not make it to the ESC then. In 2025, the Finnish-Swedish comedy trio Kaj represented Sweden at the ESC with the song 'Bara bada bastu', which Aftonbladet says played on loop for months in Swedish schools, kindergartens, and dance floors. Aftonbladet notes that Sweden celebrates the selection of its ESC representative more than almost any other country.
Viewers voted every Saturday from late January in five shows, each with six artists, in 'Melodifestivalen', with the final featuring the twelve most popular acts. Many losing songs from 'Melodifestivalen' regularly become hits in Sweden, with examples from this year including 'Rakt in i elden' by five older men in firefighter suits and 'Copacabana Boy'. The former teen band A-Teens, who had hits in the 1990s and early 2000s, participated in 'Melodifestivalen'.
Aftonbladet reports that Vienna is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest this year. Austria won the ESC in 2025 with countertenor JJ and is defending its title with the viral dancefloor track 'Tanzschein' by COSMÓ. Germany is represented by singer Sarah Engels with the pop song 'Fire', while Switzerland's ESC hope is 28-year-old Veronica Fusaro.
Felicia's 'My System' has been talked about as a favorite in 'Melodifestivalen' internationally, and Sweden is currently in sixth place on bookmakers' lists. The first ESC semi-final starts on May 12, where Sweden is competing. Felicia will face Finland, which topped bookmakers' lists before announcing its entry.
Finland's entry is a dynamic ballad filled with storming wind and pyrotechnics, titled 'Liekinheitin' (meaning 'flamethrower'), by singer Pete Parkkonen and violinist Linda Lampenius, who won overwhelmingly in Finland's equivalent to 'Melodifestivalen'. Another favorite in the first semi-final is Greece with the song 'Farto' (meaning 'fetch it' in Swedish) by Akylas, a pop song with Greek tones and retro arcade games on LED screens in the background, criticizing greed and consumption. In the second semi-final, Denmark is a strong competitor with the song 'Før vi går hjem' by Søren Torpegaard Lund, noted for its BDSM-like performance.
In the final, France, as one of 'The big five' that goes directly to the final, is one of this year's favorite tips, offering a dramatic opera song with modern style. This year, 'The big five' was reduced to 'The big four' after Spain chose to boycott because the organizers announced that Israel is allowed to participate. 'The big five' are countries that contribute large sums of money to Eurovision and therefore go directly to the final.
Funding for this year's contest is already fixed, meaning Spain's boycott will not affect the contest until 2027. Other countries that have chosen to boycott are the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, and Iceland, though the specific reasons behind these boycotts have not been detailed. In Norway, a boycott has been discussed after over half of Norwegians stated they are critical of Israel's participation.