Melodifestivalen 2025
| Melodifestivalen 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 1 February 2025 |
| Heat 2 | 8 February 2025 |
| Heat 3 | 15 February 2025 |
| Heat 4 | 22 February 2025 |
| Heat 5 | 1 March 2025 |
| Final | 8 March 2025 |
| Host | |
| Presenter(s) | Edvin Törnblom Kristina Petrushina |
| Artistic director | Karin Gunnarsson |
| Host broadcaster | SVT |
| Website | www |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 30 |
| Number of finalists | 12 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Heats and final qualification: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury |
| Winning song | "Bara bada bastu" by KAJ |
| 2024 ← Melodifestivalen | |
Melodifestivalen 2025 was the 65th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 1 February and 8 March 2025, hosted by Edvin Törnblom and Kristina "Keyyo" Petrushina.[1] [2] The winners of the competition, KAJ with the song "Bara bada bastu", will go on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.
Format
[edit ]Melodifestivalen 2025 had six weekly shows held in six Swedish cities (Luleå, Gothenburg, Västerås, Malmö, Jönköping and Stockholm). Edvin Törnblom and Kristina Petrushina were announced as the hosts of the competition on 7 November 2024.[1]
Changes to the format were announced on 22 August 2024. A total of 30 entries took part in the competition across five heats. Each heat consisted of six songs, with the top two songs directly qualifying for the final. In a change from previous editions, where the qualifier from the first voting round was determined solely by raw votes and the second round used the age group points system, in 2025 it was the opposite: the first round used the points system, and the second round used raw vote totals. Unlike in the previous edition, only the third-placing song proceeded to a final qualification round at the end of the fifth heat, which featured five songs instead of ten. The top two songs in the final qualification then progressed to the final, which comprises 12 songs.[3] [4] The winner of the final will be determined by the usual 50/50 combination of votes from the public and an international jury.
For the first time since the multi-show Melodifestivalen format was introduced in 2002, the competing entries were released on streaming platforms on the day preceding their respective heat. Previously, the entries which had qualified directly to the final could not be released before the conclusion of the last heat, while those qualifying for the repechage (known over the years under different names) and the eliminated entries could be released following the broadcast of the heat they competed in.[4]
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 1 February 2025 | Luleå | Coop Norrbotten Arena |
| Heat 2 | 8 February 2025 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
| Heat 3 | 15 February 2025 | Västerås | ABB Arena |
| Heat 4 | 22 February 2025 | Malmö | Malmö Arena |
| Heat 5 | 1 March 2025 | Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden |
| Final | 8 March 2025 | Stockholm | Strawberry Arena |
Competing entries
[edit ]A public submission window was open between 23 August and 14 September 2024 to select the competing entries.[3] Upon closing the submission period, SVT announced that 2,794 applications had been received, from which 15 competing entries will be selected by a professional jury chaired by Melodifestivalen producer and artistic director Karin Gunnarsson; the second set of 15 contestants were selected by a dedicated SVT board both from the received submissions and by direct invitation of artists.[6] [7] The selected entries were announced on 26 November 2024.[8]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Macéus | "Vår första gång" |
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| Albin Johnsén feat. Pa | "Upp i luften" |
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| AmenA | "Do Good Be Better" |
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| Andreas Lundstedt | "Vicious" |
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| Angelino [sv] | "Teardrops" | |
| Annika Wickihalder | "Life Again" |
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| Arvingarna | "Ring baby ring" | |
| Arwin | "This Dream of Mine" |
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| Björn Holmgren | "Rädda mig" |
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| Dolly Style | "Yihaa" |
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| Ella Tiritiello | "Bara du är där" |
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| Erik Segerstedt | "Show Me What Love Is" |
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| Fredrik Lundman | "The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy" |
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| Greczula | "Believe Me" |
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| John Lundvik | "Voice of the Silent" |
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| KAJ | "Bara bada bastu " |
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| Kaliffa | "Salute" |
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| Klara Hammarström | "On and On and On" |
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| Linnea Henriksson | "Den känslan" |
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| Maja Ivarsson | "Kamikaze Life" |
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| Malou Prytz | "24K Gold" |
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| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Revolution" |
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| Meira Omar | "Hush Hush" |
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| Nomi Tales | "Funniest Thing" |
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| Saga Ludvigsson | "Hate You So Much" |
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| Scarlet | "Sweet n' Psycho" |
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| Schlagerz [sv] | "Don Juan" | |
| Tennessee Tears | "Yours" |
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| Victoria Silvstedt | "Love It!" |
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| Vilhelm Buchaus | "I'm Yours" |
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Contest overview
[edit ]Heat 1
[edit ]The first heat took place on 1 February 2025 at the Coop Norrbotten Arena in Luleå. A total of 528,263 devices were used to cast votes, with SEK 405,655 collected for Radiohjälpen .[9]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Place | Votes | Place | ||||
| 1 | Albin Johnsén feat. Pa | "Upp i luften" | TBA | 3 | Out | |||
| 2 | Maja Ivarsson | "Kamikaze Life" | 1 | Final | ||||
| 3 | John Lundvik | "Voice of the Silent" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
| 4 | Meira Omar | "Hush Hush" | TBA | 2 | Final qual. | |||
| 5 | Adrian Macéus | "Vår första gång" | 4 | Out | ||||
| 6 | Linnea Henriksson | "Den känslan" | 5 | Out | ||||
Heat 2
[edit ]The second heat took place on 8 February 2025 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. A total of 551,178 devices were used to cast votes, with SEK 339,383 collected for Radiohjälpen.[10]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Place | Votes | Place | ||||
| 1 | Nomi Tales | "Funniest Thing" | TBA | 3 | Out | |||
| 2 | Schlagerz | "Don Juan" | 5 | Out | ||||
| 3 | Erik Segerstedt | "Show Me What Love Is" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
| 4 | Klara Hammarström | "On and On and On" | TBA | 1 | Final | |||
| 5 | Fredrik Lundman | "The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy" | 4 | Out | ||||
| 6 | Kaliffa | "Salute" | 2 | Final qual. | ||||
Heat 3
[edit ]The third heat took place on 15 February 2025 at the ABB Arena in Västerås. A total of 497,032 devices were used to cast votes, with SEK 258,943 collected for Radiohjälpen.[11]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Place | Votes | Place | ||||
| 1 | Greczula | "Believe Me" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
| 2 | Malou Prytz | "24K Gold" | TBA | 3 | Out | |||
| 3 | Björn Holmgren | "Rädda mig" | 5 | Out | ||||
| 4 | Dolly Style | "Yihaa" | 2 | Final qual. | ||||
| 5 | Angelino | "Teardrops" | 4 | Out | ||||
| 6 | Annika Wickihalder | "Life Again" | 1 | Final | ||||
Heat 4
[edit ]The fourth heat took place on 22 February 2025 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. A total of 562,798 devices were used to cast votes, with SEK 362,752 collected for Radiohjälpen.[12]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Place | Votes | Place | ||||
| 1 | Andreas Lundstedt | "Vicious" | TBA | 3 | Out | |||
| 2 | Ella Tiritiello | "Bara du är där" | 2 | Final qual. | ||||
| 3 | Tennessee Tears | "Yours" | 4 | Out | ||||
| 4 | KAJ | "Bara bada bastu" | 1 | Final | ||||
| 5 | AmenA | "Do Good Be Better" | 5 | Out | ||||
| 6 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Revolution" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
Heat 5
[edit ]The fifth heat took place on 1 March 2025 at the Husqvarna Garden in Jönköping. A total of 517,435 devices were used to cast votes, with SEK 509,661 collected for Radiohjälpen.[13]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Place | Votes | Place | ||||
| 1 | Arvingarna | "Ring baby ring" | TBA | 4 | Out | |||
| 2 | Arwin | "This Dream of Mine" | 2 | Final qual. | ||||
| 3 | Saga Ludvigsson | "Hate You So Much" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
| 4 | Victoria Silvstedt | "Love It!" | TBA | 5 | Out | |||
| 5 | Vilhelm Buchaus | "I'm Yours" | 3 | Out | ||||
| 6 | Scarlet | "Sweet n' Psycho" | 1 | Final | ||||
Final qualification
[edit ]At the end of the fifth heat, a final qualification round took place consisting of the third-placing songs of each heat. The two most voted songs qualified for the final; the age group system was not used for this vote, but the results from the heats were added to it to determine the result of the final qualification. More specifically, for the heat points, the total number of votes for each song in each show was divided by the total number of voters (devices) in each show. Then 1,000 points were distributed amongst the songs based on those ratios. The song with the most points immediately advanced to the final. Once the voting had ended, an additional 800 points were distributed among the four remaining entries, based on how viewers had voted during the final qualification round.[14]
| Code | Artist | Song | Heat | Final qual. | Total | Place | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | V/V | Points | Place | Votes | Points | ||||||
| 11 | Meira Omar | "Hush Hush" | TBA | 210 | 2 | TBA | 306 | 516 | 1 | Final | |
| 12 | Kaliffa | "Salute" | 197 | 3 | 150 | 347 | 3 | Out | |||
| 13 | Dolly Style | "Yihaa" | 215 | 1 | — | Final | |||||
| 14 | Ella Tiritiello | "Bara du är där" | 184 | 5 | TBA | 195 | 379 | 2 | Out | ||
| 15 | Arwin | "This Dream of Mine" | 194 | 4 | 149 | 343 | 4 | Out | |||
Final
[edit ]The final took place on 8 March 2025 at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm. A total of 1,152,754 devices were used to cast votes, with SEK 1,589,515 collected for Radiohjälpen.[15]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Public | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lundvik | "Voice of the Silent" | 49 | 25 | 74 | 6 |
| 2 | Dolly Style | "Yihaa" | 48 | 27 | 75 | 5 |
| 3 | Greczula | "Believe Me" | 47 | 56 | 103 | 3 |
| 4 | Klara Hammarström | "On and On and On" | 34 | 43 | 77 | 4 |
| 5 | Scarlet | "Sweet n' Psycho" | 31 | 33 | 64 | 7 |
| 6 | Erik Segerstedt | "Show Me What Love Is" | 24 | 27 | 51 | 9 |
| 7 | Maja Ivarsson | "Kamikaze Life" | 2 | 30 | 32 | 11 |
| 8 | Meira Omar | "Hush Hush" | 26 | 24 | 50 | 10 |
| 9 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Revolution" | 76 | 81 | 157 | 2 |
| 10 | Saga Ludvigsson | "Hate You So Much" | 17 | 10 | 27 | 12 |
| 11 | Annika Wickihalder | "Life Again" | 36 | 18 | 54 | 8 |
| 12 | KAJ | "Bara bada bastu " | 74 | 90 | 164 | 1 |
| R/O | Song | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Voice of the Silent" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 49 |
| 2 | "Yihaa" | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 48 |
| 3 | "Believe Me" | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | "On and On and On" | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | |
| 5 | "Sweet n' Psycho" | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 31 | ||
| 6 | "Show Me What Love Is" | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | "Kamikaze Life" | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 8 | "Hush Hush" | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 | |||
| 9 | "Revolution" | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 76 |
| 10 | "Hate You So Much" | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 11 | "Life Again" | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 36 | |
| 12 | "Bara bada bastu " | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 74 |
| International jury spokespersons[15] [16] | ||||||||||
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Notes
[edit ]- ^ Vaidotas Valiukevičius [lt] was supposed to announce the points from the Lithuanian jury, but connection with him was lost and a technical glitch caused the Irish spokesperson Neil Doherty to briefly appear; host Edvin Törnblom read out the Lithuanian points instead.
- ^ Princ was supposed to announce the points from the Serbian jury, but audio connection with him was lost; hosts Edvin Törnblom and Kristina Petrushina read out the points instead. Princ was still seen trying to connect to the broadcast.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Adelai, Amina (7 November 2024). "Keyyo och Edvin Törnblom leder Melodifestivalen 2025" [Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom will host Melodifestivalen 2025]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Askerfjord Sundeby, Maria (17 September 2024). "Hit åker Melodifestivalen 2025" [Tour locations for Melodifestivalen 2025]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2025: Changes to Sweden's Eurovision pre-selection announced". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Så ska Melodifestivalen ändras" [Here's how Melodifestivalen will change]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Palmborg, Martin; Elmervik, Linn (17 September 2024). "Mello-städerna 2025 spikade" [The 2025 Melfest cities nailed down]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (13 September 2024). "🇸🇪 Sweden: 2,794 Songs Submitted for Melodifestivalen 2025". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "2 794 bidrag inskickade till Melodifestivalen" [2,794 entries submitted to Melodifestivalen] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2025" [They will compete in Melodifestivalen 2025] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television . Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2025 - Deltävling 1: Luleå". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2025 - Deltävling 2: Göteborg". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2025 - Deltävling 3: Västerås". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2025 - Deltävling 4: Malmö". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2025 - Deltävling 5: Jönköping". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2025 - Tävlingsupplägg I Finalkvalet". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2025 - Final: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Pakdemir, Helin; Lindgren, Hannah (8 March 2025). "Flera teknikstrul i Mellofinalen: "Olyckligt"" [Several technical problems in the Mello final: "Unfortunate"]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
External links
[edit ]- Melodifestivalen official website (in Swedish)
- SVT Play page (in Swedish)