As always, Sweden will hold “Melodifestivalen” as the national final, to select both the artist and the song for Eurovision.
30 artists will take part in “Melodifestivalen 2025″.
The songs that will be performed on Saturday are now available on digital platforms
Semi-Final 2: Saturday 8th of February 2025, Gothenburg
You can listen to the snippets by clicking on the song’s name:
- Nomi Tales (Nomi Bontegard) – “Funniest Thing”
- SCHLAGERZ (Maria Rolf, Maria Persson and Sandra Estberg) – “Don Juan”
- Erik Segerstedt – “Show Me What Love Is“
- Klara Hammarström – “On and On and On”
- Fredrik Lundman – “The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy”
- Kaliffa – “Salute”
“Melodifestivalen 2025” – Known Details
- The selection will feature 5 semi-finals and a grand final:
- Semi-Final 1: Saturday 1st of February 2025, Luleå (Coop Norrbotten Arena)
- Semi-Final 2: Saturday 8th of February 2025, Gothenburg (Scandinavium)
- Semi-Final 3: Saturday 15th of February 2025, Västerås (Västerås Arena)
- Semi-Final 4: Saturday 22nd of February 2025, Malmö (Malmö Arena)
- Semi-Final 5: Saturday 1st of March 2025, Jönköping (Husqvarna Garden)
- Final: Saturday 8th of March 2025, Stockholm (Strawberry Arena)
- Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom will host the show.
- 6 artists will take part in each semi-final. The top 2 will qualify for the final.
- Unlike previous editions, the songs will be released one day before each semi-final (and not just snippets!)
- The artists who finish in the 4th, 5th, and 6th place (in each semi-final) will be eliminated. The 3rd place will qualify for the second chance round.
- At the end of the 5th semi-final,
- The highest-scoring 3rd-place song (out of a possible 5) will get a ticket to the final
- The remaining 4 artists will face additional voting rounds. The winner will qualify for the final.
- A public vote will determine the results of the semi-finals
- 12 artists will make it to the final, where the results will be based on a 50% public vote and 50% international jury vote.
You can take a look at the stage here:
Sweden was drawn to perform in the first half of semi-final 1.
Eurovision 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland on the 13th, 15th, and 17th of May 2025
