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Melodifestivalen 2025
| Melodifestivalen 2025 |
|---|
| .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}1 February 2025Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå |
| 8 February 2025Scandinavium, Gothenburg |
| 15 February 2025ABB Arena, Västerås |
| 22 February 2025Malmö Arena, Malmö |
| 1 March 2025Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping |
| 8 March 2025Strawberry Arena, Stockholm |
| Sveriges Television (SVT) |
| Christel Tholse Willers |
| Karin Gunnarsson |
| Edvin TörnblomKristina "Keyyo" Petrushina |
| 30 |
| 12 |
| Heats and final qualification: 100% public voteFinal: 50% public vote, 50% jury |
| "Bara bada bastu" by KAJ |
The hosts Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom.
KAJ were the winners of Melodifestivalen 2025.
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. The winners of the competition, KAJ with the song "Bara bada bastu", represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, where they finished fourth with 321 points.
Melodifestivalen 2025 had six weekly shows held in six Swedish cities (Luleå, Gothenburg, Västerås, Malmö, Jönköping and Stockholm). Edvin Törnblom and Kristina "Keyyo" Petrushina were announced as the hosts of the competition on 7 November 2024.
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 comprised 12 songs. The winner of the final was 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.
| 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 |
A public submission window was open between 23 August and 14 September 2024 to select the competing entries. Upon closing the submission period, SVT announced that 2,794 applications had been received, from which 15 competing entries were then 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. The selected entries were announced on 26 November 2024.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Macéus | "Vår första gång" | .mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:"\a0 · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}Adam "Rymdpojken" EnglundAdrian BjörklundAdrian MacéusHugo Geijer PerssonWilliam Pärlenskog |
| Albin Johnsén feat. Pa | "Upp i luften" | Albin JohnsénChristoffer BalazikFernand MPMattias AndréassonPa Modou |
| AmenA | "Do Good Be Better" | AmenASandra BjurmanStefan Örn |
| Andreas Lundstedt | "Vicious" | Andreas LundstedtDino MedanhodzicLaurell BarkerLiamoo |
| Angelino | "Teardrops" | Jimmy "Joker" ThörnfeldtJoy DebLinnea DebTusse Chiza |
| Annika Wickihalder | "Life Again" | Annika WickihalderHerman GardarfvePatrik Jean |
| Arvingarna | "Ring Baby Ring" | Stefan BrunzellThomas G:son |
| Arwin | "This Dream of Mine" | Anderz WrethovArwin IsmailJimmy "Joker" ThörnfeldtJulie "Kill J" AagaardPeter Boström |
| Björn Holmgren | "Rädda mig" | Björn HolmgrenDavid Lindgren ZachariasJens Hult |
| Dolly Style | "Yihaa" | Caroline AronssonDavid Lindgren ZachariasHerman GardarfveMelanie WehbeMikaela SamuelssonPatrik Jean |
| Ella Tiritiello | "Bara du är där" | Adam "Rymdpojken" EnglundDavid BjörkLoreen Talhaoui |
| Erik Segerstedt | "Show Me What Love Is" | Erik SegerstedtMattias AndréassonPontus Söderman |
| Fredrik Lundman | "The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy" | Erik BernholmMaja FrancisThomas G:son |
| Greczula | "Believe Me" | Amanda NordeliusJohn RusselKristofer Greczula |
| John Lundvik | "Voice of the Silent" | Jimmy JanssonJohn LundvikPeter BoströmThomas G:son |
| KAJ | "Bara bada bastu" | Anderz WrethovAxel ÅhmanJakob NorrgårdKevin HolmströmKristofer StrandbergRobert Skowronski |
| Kaliffa | "Salute" | Anderz WrethovJakob ”Big Brain” MalmlöfJimmy "Joker" ThörnfeldtKaliffa KarlssonRobert Skowronski |
| Klara Hammarström | "On and On and On" | Dino MedanhodzicJimmy JanssonKlara HammarströmMoa "Cazzi Opeia" CarlebeckerPeter BoströmThomas G:son |
| Linnea Henriksson | "Den känslan" | David Lindgren ZachariasLinnea HenrikssonSebastian Atas |
| Maja Ivarsson | "Kamikaze Life" | Andreas "Giri" LindberghJimmy "Joker" ThörnfeldtJoy DebLinnea DebMaja Ivarsson |
| Malou Prytz | "24K Gold" | Anderz WrethovJimmy "Joker" ThörnfeldtJulie "Kill J" AagaardMalou Prytz |
| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Revolution" | David Lindgren ZachariasMåns ZelmerlöwOla SvenssonSebastian Atas |
| Meira Omar | "Hush Hush" | Anderz WrethovDino MedanhodzicLaurell BarkerMeira Omar |
| Nomi Tales | "Funniest Thing" | Adam BreitholtzHerman GardarfveJacob LundahlNomi BontegardSimon Weidersjö |
| Saga Ludvigsson | "Hate You So Much" | Herman GardarfveLisa DesmondSaga Ludvigsson |
| Scarlet | "Sweet n' Psycho" | Anderz WrethovDino MedanhodzicJimmy "Joker" ThörnfeldtScarlet HuntsThirsty |
| Schlagerz | "Don Juan" | Anna EnghMikael Karlsson |
| Tennessee Tears | "Yours" | Gavin JonesJonas HermanssonPär WesterlundTilda Feuk |
| Victoria Silvstedt | "Love It!" | Jimmy JanssonThomas G:son |
| Vilhelm Buchaus | "I'm Yours" | Elias EdmanJonatan LahtiSimon Alexander WardVilhelm Buchaus |
The first heat took place on 1 February 2025 at the Coop Norrbotten Arena in Luleå. A total of 8,894,468 votes were cast using 528,263 devices, with SEK 405,655 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albin Johnsén feat. Pa | "Upp i luften" | 1,089,032 | 45 | 4 | 596,636 | 1,685,668 | 3 | Out |
| Maja Ivarsson | "Kamikaze Life" | 1,115,693 | 67 | 2 | 683,513 | 1,799,206 | 1 | Final |
| John Lundvik | "Voice of the Silent" | 1,355,309 | 86 | 1 | —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a | Final | ||
| Meira Omar | "Hush Hush" | 1,068,752 | 58 | 3 | 647,625 | 1,716,377 | 2 | Final qual. |
| Adrian Macéus | "Vår första gång" | 879,946 | 30 | 5 | 455,470 | 1,335,416 | 4 | Out |
| Linnea Henriksson | "Den känslan" | 660,354 | 26 | 6 | 342,138 | 1,002,492 | 5 | Out |
| R/O | Song | Age groups | Tel. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Upp i luften" | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| "Kamikaze Life" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| "Voice of the Silent" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| "Hush Hush" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| "Vår första gång" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| "Den känslan" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
The second heat took place on 8 February 2025 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. A total of 9,309,031 votes were cast using 551,178 devices, with SEK 339,383 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomi Tales | "Funniest Thing" | 987,656 | 30 | 5 | 516,379 | 1,504,035 | 3 | Out |
| Schlagerz | "Don Juan" | 544,789 | 19 | 6 | 193,691 | 738,480 | 5 | Out |
| Erik Segerstedt | "Show Me What Love Is" | 1,339,899 | 86 | 1 | —N/a | Final | ||
| Klara Hammarström | "On and On and On" | 1,528,183 | 83 | 2 | 1,053,759 | 2,581,942 | 1 | Final |
| Fredrik Lundman | "The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy" | 945,235 | 52 | 3 | 514,404 | 1,459,639 | 4 | Out |
| Kaliffa | "Salute" | 1,072,881 | 42 | 4 | 612,155 | 1,685,036 | 2 | Final qual. |
| R/O | Song | Age groups | Tel. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Funniest Thing" | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| "Don Juan" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| "Show Me What Love Is" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| "On and On and On" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| "The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy" | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| "Salute" | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
The third heat took place on 15 February 2025 at the ABB Arena in Västerås. A total of 8,224,411 votes were cast using 497,032 devices, with SEK 258,943 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greczula | "Believe Me" | 1,069,958 | 74 | 1 | —N/a | Final | ||
| Malou Prytz | "24K Gold" | 935,017 | 42 | 5 | 448,986 | 1,384,003 | 3 | Out |
| Björn Holmgren | "Rädda mig" | 798,822 | 21 | 6 | 338,552 | 1,137,374 | 5 | Out |
| Dolly Style | "Yihaa" | 1,057,492 | 54 | 3 | 600,798 | 1,658,290 | 2 | Final qual. |
| Angelino | "Teardrops" | 883,140 | 48 | 4 | 416,917 | 1,300,057 | 4 | Out |
| Annika Wickihalder | "Life Again" | 1,054,647 | 73 | 2 | 620,082 | 1,674,729 | 1 | Final |
| R/O | Song | Age groups | Tel. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Believe Me" | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| "24K Gold" | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| "Rädda mig" | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| "Yihaa" | 12 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| "Teardrops" | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| "Life Again" | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
The fourth heat took place on 22 February 2025 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. A total of 9,123,856 votes were cast using 562,798 devices, with SEK 362,752 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Lundstedt | "Vicious" | 925,304 | 48 | 3 | 597,985 | 1,523,289 | 3 | Out |
| Ella Tiritiello | "Bara du är där" | 967,458 | 46 | 4 | 634,115 | 1,601,573 | 2 | Final qual. |
| Tennessee Tears | "Yours" | 773,258 | 36 | 5 | 436,047 | 1,209,305 | 4 | Out |
| KAJ | "Bara bada bastu" | 1,238,511 | 76 | 2 | 954,961 | 2,193,472 | 1 | Final |
| AmenA | "Do Good Be Better" | 629,574 | 10 | 6 | 333,799 | 963,373 | 5 | Out |
| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Revolution" | 1,632,844 | 96 | 1 | —N/a | Final |
| R/O | Song | Age groups | Tel. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Vicious" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| "Bara du är där" | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| "Yours" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| "Bara bada bastu" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| "Do Good Be Better" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| "Revolution" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
The fifth heat took place on 1 March 2025 at the Husqvarna Garden in Jönköping. A total of 7,997,463 votes were cast using 517,435 devices, with SEK 509,661 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvingarna | "Ring Baby Ring" | 680,012 | 20 | 5 | 320,987 | 1,000,999 | 4 | Out |
| Arwin | "This Dream of Mine" | 1,006,048 | 58 | 4 | 552,450 | 1,558,498 | 2 | Final qual. |
| Saga Ludvigsson | "Hate You So Much" | 1,106,111 | 80 | 1 | —N/a | Final | ||
| Victoria Silvstedt | "Love It!" | 575,878 | 16 | 6 | 258,921 | 834,799 | 5 | Out |
| Vilhelm Buchaus | "I'm Yours" | 948,581 | 72 | 2 | 606,022 | 1,554,603 | 3 | Out |
| Scarlet | "Sweet n' Psycho" | 1,117,434 | 66 | 3 | 825,019 | 1,942,453 | 1 | Final |
| R/O | Song | Age groups | Tel. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Ring Baby Ring" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| "This Dream of Mine" | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| "Hate You So Much" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| "Love It!" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| "I'm Yours" | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| "Sweet n' Psycho" | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
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. A total of 2,852,755 votes were cast using 403,642 devices, with SEK 204,303 collected for Radiohjälpen.
The final took place on 8 March 2025 at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm. A total of 26,072,328 votes were cast using 1,152,754 devices, with SEK 1,589,515 collected for Radiohjälpen. SVT Play also provided a stream of the final with English commentary by William Lee Adams and Bella Qvist.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Public | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lundvik | "Voice of the Silent" | 49 | 25 | 74 | 6 | |
| Dolly Style | "Yihaa" | 48 | 27 | 75 | 5 | |
| Greczula | "Believe Me" | 47 | 56 | 103 | 3 | |
| Klara Hammarström | "On and On and On" | 34 | 43 | 77 | 4 | |
| Scarlet | "Sweet n' Psycho" | 31 | 33 | 64 | 7 | |
| Erik Segerstedt | "Show Me What Love Is" | 24 | 27 | 51 | 9 | |
| Maja Ivarsson | "Kamikaze Life" | 2 | 30 | 32 | 11 | |
| Meira Omar | "Hush Hush" | 26 | 24 | 50 | 10 | |
| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Revolution" | 76 | 81 | 157 | 2 | |
| Saga Ludvigsson | "Hate You So Much" | 17 | 10 | 27 | 12 | |
| Annika Wickihalder | "Life Again" | 36 | 18 | 54 | 8 | |
| KAJ | "Bara bada bastu" | 74 | 90 | 164 | 1 |
- Melodifestivalen official website (in Swedish)
- SVT Play page (in Swedish)
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