Sweden Melodifestivalen 2025: Lundvik and Maja to the Final
Tonight the first heat of Melodifestivalen 2025 took place in Luleå, Sweden. Six acts performed live, and two qualified directly for the Final: John Lundvik with "Voice of the Silent" and Maja Ivarsson with "Kamikaze Life." Meira Omar progressed to the "Final qualification"
Nu kör vi!
The first deltävling (heat) of Melodifestivalen 2025 took place tonight. The two winners were John Lundvik and Maja Ivarsson, who go straight through to the Final, with Meira Omar qualifying for the "Final qualification" in four weeks’ time.
The first deltävling was held in Coop Norrbotten Arena in Luleå. This marks the third time that Melodifestivalen has visited Luleå.
After tonight’s first heat in Luleå, the show will visit Göteborg, Västerås, Malmö, and Jönköping before heading to Strawberry Arena in Stockholm for the Final on 8 March.
Melodifestivalen 2025 – Heat 1
Melodifestivalen 2025
1 February: Heat 1, Luleå- 8 February: Heat 2, Göteborg
- 15 February: Heat 3, Västerås
- 22 February: Heat 4, Malmö
- 1 March: Heat 5 + Final qualification, Jönköping
- 8 March: Melodifestivalen Final, Stockholm
All shows will be presented by Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom.
A total of 30 acts compete in five heats. Two entries from each heat go straight to the Final, one remains in the competition (Final qual), and three are eliminated.
Voting system
In all five heats of Melodifestivalen 2025 there are two rounds of voting:
First round of voting:
Viewers can vote for all six participants via app/telephone. All the app votes are divided into seven voting groups determined by age, and in addition an eighth voting group consisting of votes from telephone. Each of the voting groups' votes are converted into points (12-10-8-5-3-1).
The artist that receives the most points qualifies directly for the Final of Melodifestivalen.
Second round of voting:
Viewers can vote on the remaining five participants via app/telephone. The votes from the first round are added.
The artist with most votes qualifies for the Final, while the artists with the 2nd most votes qualify for the "Final qualification" (previously known as "Second Chance") of Melodifestivalen.
Final qual
Right after Heat 5, the five third-place finishers from the heats will compete in a "Final qual" ("Finalkvalet"). The song out of those five that received the most votes in the heats will go straight to the Final. The public will decide the last finalist among the remaining four songs.
Melodifestivalen 2025 – Format
- Heat 1: 6 songs (2 to Final, 1 to Final qual)
- Heat 2: 6 songs (2 to Final, 1 to Final qual)
- Heat 3: 6 songs (2 to Final, 1 to Final qual)
- Heat 4: 6 songs (2 to Final, 1 to Final qual)
- Heat 5: 6 songs (2 to Final, 1 to Final qual)
- Final qual: 5 songs (recap) (2 to Final)
- Final: 12 songs
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Since 1958, Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times, and with great success. Together with Ireland, they hold the record of most victories in Eurovision:
- 1974: ABBA – Waterloo
- 1984: Herreys – Diggi-loo Diggy-ley
- 1991: Carola – Fångad Av En Stormvind
- 1999: Charlotte Nilsson – Take Me To Your Heaven
- 2012: Loreen – Euphoria
- 2015: Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes
- 2023: Loreen – Tattoo
They came in last two times (1963 and 1977), and since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004 Sweden has managed to qualify for the Grand Final 19 out of 20 times (only failing to qualify in 2010)!
