Lilla Melodifestivalen

In 2002 and again from 2006 to 2009, it was used to select the entry to represent Sweden in Melodi Grand Prix Nordic, a song contest among Scandinavian countries. In 2003–2005 and 2012–2014, the winners participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) instead, a similar competition with countries across Europe. In 2006, SVT withdrew from JESC along with Denmark and Norway and revived MGP Nordic.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, SVT returned to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, although the entrant was selected internally. Lilla Melodifestivalen returned in 2012, with the winner being decided by only a jury. In 2015, Lilla Melodifestivalen was cancelled to focus on a new singing contest called Supershowen  [sv]. If Sweden were return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in the future, they would use a new selection format to replace Lilla Melodifestivalen, as Supershowen runs from October to November.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Shortly after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, SVT and Norway's broadcaster NRK revealed that delegations were sent to that year's host city Paris to watch how much the contest evolved.^[1] As of 2023, SVT has yet to return to Junior Eurovision, regardless of selection process.

In March 2024, SVT announced the organization of Hello Mello [sv], a new show aimed at identifying young talents aged 13 to 15 which is considered a continuation of Lilla Melodifestivalen. The announcement was made during the final of Melodifestivalen 2024.^[2]