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Sweden: Listen to the song snippets of the third Heat of Melodifestivalen 2025!

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As usual, a few days before every Heat, the Swedish national broadcaster, SVT, published snippets of all six competing songs of the third Heat of Melodifestivalen 2025.

You can listen the song snippets of the competing songs down below:

  1. Greczula – “Believe me“
  2. Malou Prytz – “24K Gold“
  3. Björn Holmgren – “Rädda mig“
  4. Dolly Style – “Yihaa“
  5. Angelino – “Teardrops“
  6. Annika Wickihalder – “Life Again“

In the meantime, you can read through the lyrics of all six competing songs of this heat here.

The third Heat will take place on Saturday, February 15th at ABB Arena Syd, in Västerås

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2025 tour:

  • Heat 1: Saturday 1 February 2025, Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
  • Heat 2: Saturday 8 February 2025, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 15 February 2025, ABB Arena Syd, Västerås
  • Heat 4: Saturday 22 February 2025, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 5: Saturday 1 March 2025, Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
  • Final: Saturday 8  March 2025,Strawberry Arena, Stockholm

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding Sweden’s participation in the contest!

SOURCE: SVT

Sweden: The lyrics of the songs competing at the third heat of Melodifestivalen 2025!

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The third heat of Melodifestivalen 2025, will take place on Saturday, February 15th at ABB Arena Syd, in Västerås

Meanwhile, the Swedish national broadcaster, SVT, released the lyrics of all six competing songs, of this upcoming heat.

You can read the lyrics of the competing songs down below:

  • Greczula – “Believe Me”

There was a boy

Caught in a dream

Sailing on Saturn’s rings

(Aaaah aaaah)

Open your eyes

Look at the stars, looking so lonely

It’s lonely at the top

But it’s beautiful from far away

From far away

You best believe me

(Best believe me)

You never know a good thing until it’s gone

It’s so easy

(It’s so easy)

You could have been here dancing all along

(Could have been here dancing all along)

Some people stay

Some people won’t

So love them before they go

Open your eyes

Open your heart, you know it gets lonely

It’s lonely on this rock

But there’s beauty all around this place

In every face

You best believe me

(Best believe me)

You never know a good thing until it’s gone

(Never know, never know)

It’s so easy

(It’s so easy)

You could have been here dancing all along

Yeah

Best believe me

It’s so easy

Best believe me

It’s so easy

It’s so easy

You best believe me

(Best believe me)

You never know a good thing until it’s gone

(Never know, never know)

It’s so easy

(It’s so easy)

You could have been here dancing all along

(Could have been here dancing all along)

You never know a good thing until it’s gone

You could have been here dancing all along

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  • Malou Prytz – “24K Gold”

It’s what I’m made of

But I was afraid of

My inner brightness

I could be priceless

Good girls don’t speak up

March to the beat of

Somebody else’s

Drum and I felt it

Was trying to be somebody

That wasn’t me, you know

I had to leave the party

To meet myself and now I know

I got that afterglow

It’s like I’m made of gold

Don’t need no daylight

Or midnight

Cause I’m 24 carat gold

I feel so art nouveau

High tea in Tokyo

Don’t need no daylight

Or midnight

Cause I’m 24 carat gold

I got that afterglow

It’s like I’m made of gold

Don’t need no daylight

Or midnight

Cause I’m 24 carat gold

I feel so art nouveau

High tea in Tokyo

Don’t need no daylight

Or midnight

Cause I’m 24 carat gold

I’m feeling frosty

Like I’m so costly

Girl in the mirror

I see you clearer

Was trying to be somebody

That wasn’t me you know

I had to leave the party

To meet myself and now I know

I got that afterglow

It’s like I’m made of gold

Don’t need no daylight

Or midnight

Cause I’m 24 carat gold

I feel so art nouveau

High tea in Tokyo

Don’t need no daylight

Or midnight

Cause I’m 24 carat gold

Let me show you

I was born to

Lose control

Maybe now

You’ll see that

I am made of gold

I got that afterglow

It’s like I’m made of gold

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

I got that afterglow

It’s like I’m made of gold

Don’t need no daylight

Or midnight

Cause I’m 24 carat gold

I feel so art nouveau

High tea in Tokyo

Don’t need no daylight

Or midnight

Cause I’m 24 carat gold

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  • Björn Holmgren – “Rädda mig”

Du har räddat mig minst hundra gånger

Visat vägen när jag varit svag

Jag växte upp först när jag kände sorgen

Du var där, alltid där, kom tillbaks

Nu vill jag rädda dig

Jag ska vara dina ögon när du inte längre ser

Bära dig i famnen när du inte springer mer

Torka dina tårar, fånga när de faller ner

Jag ska va ditt hjärta, när du inte känner det

För du har räddat mig

Räddat, räddat mig

Du har räddat, räddat mig

Marken under mig får gärna rasa

Molnen kan bli mörka för ett tag

För jag vill bara att du ska få vakna

Att du är här, alltid här, stanna kvar

Jag vill rädda dig

Jag ska vara dina ögon när du inte längre ser

Bära dig i famnen när du inte springer mer

Torka dina tårar, fånga när de faller ner

Jag ska va ditt hjärta, när du inte känner det

För du har räddat mig

Utan att försöka

Utan att förstå

Ja du har räddat mig

Jag ska vara dina ögon när du inte längre ser

Bära dig i famnen

Jag ska vara dina ögon när du inte längre ser

Bära dig i famnen när du inte springer mer

Torka dina tårar, fånga när de faller ner

Jag ska va ditt hjärta, när du inte känner det

För du har räddat mig

Räddat, räddat mig

Du har räddat, räddat mig

Räddat, räddat mig

Jag ska vara dina ögon

Du har räddat, räddat mig

Jag ska bära dig i famnen

För du har räddat, räddat mig

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  • Dolly Style – “YIHAA”

Living my life like it’s a celebration

Chasing my wildest dreams

I won’t be waiting for an invitation

If you know what I mean

I say hey, let’s go

Let everybody know

I just (I just) wanna (wanna)

Ride my horse

Yihaa

Back on the horse

I’m a cowgirl in a rodeo

Yihaa

Back on the horse

Wanna see you line up on the floor

Yihaa

Back on the horse

I’m a cowgirl in a rodeo

Yihaa

Back on the horse

Wanna see you line up on the floor

Giddy up, giddy up

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up

Come on everybody what you waiting for

Giddy up, giddy up

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up

Come on everybody what you waiting for

Come on

Let’s go, girls

Whenever you’re in need of inspiration

Put on your Dolly boots

(Oh yeah)

Look in the mirror, there’s no limitation

It’s all inside of you

(All inside of you)

I say hey, let’s go

Let everybody know

I just (I just) wanna (wanna)

Ride my horse

Yihaa

Back on the horse

I’m a cowgirl in a rodeo

Yihaa

Back on the horse

Wanna see you line up on the floor

Yihaa

Back on the horse

I’m a cowgirl in a rodeo

Yihaa

Back on the horse

Wanna see you line up on the floor

Giddy up, giddy up

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up

Come on everybody what you waiting for

Giddy up, giddy up

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up

Come on everybody what you waiting for

I say hey, let’s go

Let everybody know

I say hey let’s go

Let everybody know

Come on

I say hey, let’s go

Let everybody know

I just (I just) wanna (wanna)

Ride my horse

Yihaa

Back on the horse

I’m a cowgirl in a rodeo

Yihaa

Back on the horse

Wanna see you line up on the floor

Yihaa

Back on the horse

I’m a cowgirl in a rodeo

Yihaa

Back on the horse

Wanna see you line up on the floor

Giddy up, giddy up

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up

Come on everybody what you waiting for

Giddy up, giddy up

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up

Come on everybody what you waiting for

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  • Angelino – “Teardrops”

There you go

Spreading lies down on me

I don’t mind

You do you and I do me

You walked out through the door

Without a warning

Told me, babe I’ll be back in the morning

Like you’ve done

A million times before

You were taking the lead

Of our love and I’d follow

Made me believe

Though my heart was hollow

Played a saint

But you came down as a sinner

So go ahead now

Go ahead now

I see you’re crying in the rain

No angel’s gonna feel your pain

So save them for another day

Like teardrops fall from heaven

I see you’re crying in the rain

No angel’s gonna feel your pain

So save them for another day

Like teardrops fall from

Heaven heaven heaven

Fall from heaven heaven

Teardrops fall from

Heaven heaven heaven

Fall from heaven

Heaven

All the things

We never did, we’ll never do

Bet you thought I would be lost

Without you

You were taking the lead

Of our love and I’d follow

Made me believe

Though my heart was hollow

Played a saint

But you came down as a sinner

So go ahead now

Go ahead now

Oooh, I see you’re crying in the rain

No angel’s gonna feel your pain

So save them for another day

Like teardrops fall from heaven

I see you’re crying in the rain

No angel’s gonna feel your pain

So save them for another day

Like teardrops fall from

Heaven heaven heaven

Fall from heaven heaven

Teardrops fall from

Heaven heaven heaven

Fall from heaven

Heaven

Teardrops fall from heaven

No angel’s gonna feel your pain

Not today

Oooh, I see you’re crying in the rain

No angel’s gonna feel your pain

So save them for another day

Like teardrops fall from heaven

I see you’re crying in the rain

No angel’s gonna feel your pain

So save them for another day

Like teardrops fall from

Heaven heaven heaven

Fall from heaven heaven

Teardrops fall from

Heaven

Teardrops fall from Heaven

_____________________________________________________

  • Annika Wickihalder – “Life Again”

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

I run through the darkness ’til I’m out of breath

(Start to see it, start to believe it)

I promised myself to hold on ’til the end

(Start to see it, start to believe it)

A new day is dawning

And I can see colors again

The blue skies, the green grass

Repainting my world as they blend

I can feel it coming

I can feel it coming in the air

And I keep on falling

Falling in love with life again

I can feel it coming

I can feel it coming in the air

And I keep on falling

Falling in love with life again

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Falling in love with life again

I’m thanking the rain ’cause it washed off my pain

(Start to see it, start to believe it)

The drums of the thunder are leading my way

(Start to see it, start to believe it)

A new day is dawning

And I can see colors again

I can feel it coming

I can feel it coming in the air

And I keep on falling

Falling in love with life again

I can feel it coming

I can feel it coming in the air

And I keep on falling

Falling in love with life again

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Falling in love with life again

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

(A new day is dawning)

I made it through the night

(A new day is dawning)

I’ve waited for the light

(A new day is dawning)

And I can see colors again

I can feel it coming

I can feel it coming in the air

And I keep on falling

Falling in love with life again

I can feel it coming

I can feel it coming in the air

And I keep on falling

Falling in love with life again

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Falling in love with life again

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh

Falling in love with life again

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2025 tour:

  • Heat 1: Saturday 1 February 2025, Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
  • Heat 2: Saturday 8 February 2025, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 15 February 2025, ABB Arena Syd, Västerås
  • Heat 4: Saturday 22 February 2025, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 5: Saturday 1 March 2025, Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
  • Final: Saturday 8  March 2025,Strawberry Arena, Stockholm

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding Sweden’s participation in the contest!

SOURCE: SVT

Sweden: The Second Heat of Melodifestivalen 2025 Unfolds Tonight!

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The journey to Sweden’s Eurovision 2025 representative continues tonight with the second heat of Melodifestivalen 2025! The host country of Eurovision 2024 is aiming for a record-breaking eighth victory, and SVT has promised one of the strongest editions of Melfest ever.

From February 1st to March 8th, Melodifestivalen 2025 will dominate the Eurovision season, keeping fans on the edge of their seats!

New Format for 2025

This year, Melodifestivalen features a revamped format:

  • There are five heats, each featuring six artists.
  • The top two acts from each heat will qualify directly for the Grand Final on March 9th.
  • The third-place finishers will enter a special voting round after the final heat, with the two most popular acts securing the last two Grand Final spots.
  • In the heats, results are decided solely by the Swedish public.
  • In the Grand Final, voting will be 50% Swedish public and 50% international jury, following Eurovision-style voting rules.

Melodifestivalen 2025 Schedule

Heat 1 – Feb 1 | Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Heat 2 – Feb 8 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Heat 3 – Feb 15 | ABB Arena Syd, Västerås
Heat 4 – Feb 22 | Malmö Arena, Malmö
Heat 5 – March 2 | Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
Grand Final – March 9 | Strawberry Arena, Stockholm – Solna

Who’s Already in the Final?

Following the first heat, these two acts have already secured their spot in the Grand Final:

Meanwhile, the third-place act from Heat 1 has earned a second chance:

Tonight’s Lineup – Heat 2

Six new artists take the stage in Heat 2, performing in the following order:

  1. Nomi Tales – “Funniest Thing“
  2. Schlagerz – “Don Juan“
  3. Erik Segerstedt – “Show Me What Love Is“
  4. Klara Hammarström – “On and On and On“
  5. Fredrik Lundman – “The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy“
  6. Kaliffa – “Salute“

Show Details

️ Hosts: Keyyo & Edvin Törnblom (hosting all six shows)
⏰ Start Time: 20:00 CET
Watch Live: Via SVT’s official website (click HERE to watch)
Venue: Scandinavium, Gothenburg
⏳ Duration: 1.5 hours

Sweden at Eurovision 2024

Last year, Marcus & Martinus won Melodifestivalen 2024 with Unforgettable, finishing 9th in the Eurovision Grand Final with 174 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcZpzObYzxs

Will Sweden find a winning formula for 2025 and claim its eighth Eurovision victory? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates on Melodifestivalen 2025 and Sweden’s Eurovision journey!

Sweden: 2.6 Million viewers for Heat One of Melodifestivalen 2025!

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Last Saturday, Sweden’s largest music festival, Melodifestivalen, opened its curtain again this year with the aim of once again selecting the country’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest.

2,643,000 viewers watched Heat One of Melodifestivalen live on Saturday evening, making it the most-watched broadcast on Swedish TV last week. The figures are a small decrease from 2024 when 2,771,000 viewers watched Heat One. This makes it the least-watched launch show in over 10 years, but does not take into account viewers on SVT Play.

John Lundvik with “Voice of the Silent” and Maja Ivarsson with the song “Kamikaze Life” stood out from the first qualifying round and managed to get both tickets for direct qualification to the grand final! Meira Omar with “Hush Hush” came in third place and will compete after the fifth qualifying round for a place in the final on March 9.

Next Saturday, Melodifestivalen continues with the Second Qualifier and six more contestants fighting for the two places that lead directly to the grand final:

Heat 2: Gothenburg – February 8

  • Nomi Tales – “Funniest Thing”
  • Schlagerz – “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”

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2025 tour:

  • Heat 1: Saturday 1 February 2025, Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
  • Heat 2: Saturday 8 February 2025, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 15 February 2025, ABB Arena Syd, Västerås
  • Heat 4: Saturday 22 February 2025, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 5: Saturday 1 March 2025, Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
  • Final: Saturday 8  March 2025,Strawberry Arena, Stockholm

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding Sweden’s participation in the contest!

Source: MMS

Sweden: The First Heat of Melodifestivalen 2025 Kicks Off Tonight!

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One of the most anticipated national finals of the year, Melodifestivalen 2025, officially begins tonight! As the host country of Eurovision 2024, Sweden is aiming for a record-breaking eighth victory, and SVT has promised one of the most exciting Melodifestivalen editions of all time.

For the next six Saturdays, from today until March 8, Sweden’s biggest music competition will dominate the Eurovision season.

New Format for Melodifestivalen 2025

This year, Melodifestivalen introduces a new format:
Five heats will take place, each featuring six artists.
The top two from each heat will qualify directly for the Grand Final on March 9.
The third-place acts from each heat will enter a special vote after the fifth heat, where two additional finalists will be chosen.
A total of 12 artists will compete in the Grand Final for the Swedish Eurovision ticket.

Heats Voting: Results will be decided exclusively by Swedish viewers.
Grand Final Voting: The winner will be determined 50% by public vote and 50% by an international jury, following Eurovision-style voting.

Melodifestivalen 2025 Schedule

Heat 1: Saturday, February 1 – Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Heat 2: Saturday, February 8 – Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Heat 3: Saturday, February 15 – ABB Arena Syd, Västerås
Heat 4: Saturday, February 22 – Malmö Arena, Malmö
Heat 5: Saturday, March 2 – Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
Grand Final: Saturday, March 9 – Strawberry Arena, Stockholm-Solna

Heat 1 Lineup & Running Order

The first six contestants of Melodifestivalen 2025 will perform tonight in the following order:

  1. Albin Johnsén feat. Pa – “Upp i luften”
  2. Maja Ivarsson – “Kamikaze Life”
  3. John Lundvik – “Voice of the Silent”
  4. Meira Omar – “Hush Hush”
  5. Adrian Maceus – “Vår första gång”
  6. Linnea Henriksson – “Den känslan”

How to Watch?

Tonight’s show will be hosted by Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom and will begin at 21:00 CET, lasting 90 minutes.

Watch live on:
SVT’s official website – Click HERE

Sweden at Eurovision 2024

Last year, Marcus & Martinus won Melodifestivalen 2024 and represented Sweden at Eurovision 2024 with “Unforgettable”. They finished 9th in the Grand Final, scoring 174 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcZpzObYzxs

Will Sweden take another step toward Eurovision victory this year? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates on Melodifestivalen 2025 and Sweden’s journey to Eurovision 2025!

Sweden: Two more artists added to the list of Melodifestivalen 2025!

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In anticipation of the official announcements regarding the line-up for Melodifestivalen 2025, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has revealed two more names that seem to be courting Sweden’s representation in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Both artists are new talents who will try their luck in the contest for the first time:

  • Saga Ludvigsson: At the age of 18, she has participated in the talent show “Talang”, where she was a finalist, as well as in the “Idol” contest, finishing second.
  • Adrian Macéus: The 19-year-old singer has been on the musical theatre stage and played the lead role in the Christmas calendar “Storm på lugna gatan”.

According to Aftonbladet, Swedish broadcaster SVT aims to present the full list of artists around the end of November through a press conference.

With the new additions the Melodifestivalen 2025 participant list is almost complete, as we are able to know 28 out of 30 possible contestants. The names of the artists are as follows:

  • Måns Zelmerlöw
  • Kaliffa
  • Arvingarna
  • Andreas Lundstedt
  • Dolly-Style
  • Malou Prytz
  • Klara Hammarström
  • Scarlet
  • John Lundvik
  • Maja Ivarsson
  • Meira Omar
  • Annika Wickihalder
  • Tennessee Tears
  • Björn Holmgren
  • KAJ
  • Arwin
  • Angelino
  • Kristofer Greczula
  • Albin Johnsén
  • Nomi Bontegard
  • Maria Rolf, Maria Persson and Sandra Estberg
  • Linnea Henriksson
  • Ella Tiritiello
  • Fredrik ”Swedish cowboy” Lundman
  • Erik Segerstedt
  • Victoria Silvstedt
  • Saga Ludvigsson
  • Adrian Macéus

Melodifestivalen is expected to start on 1 February 2025 and the grand final will take place on 8 March.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: aftonbladet

 

Sweden: Four more artists rumored to take part in Melodifestivalen 2025!

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In anticipation of the official announcement of the Melodifestivalen 2025 line, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has revealed four entries, who seem to add the list of the artists who will compete for a chance to represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025.

  • Linnea Henriksson: Multi-talented singer with a significant career in Sweden, known to the fans as she presented Melodifestival 2020. In 2022 she was due to commentate the contest in Turin, but was forced to cancel after she tested positive for COVID-19. She made her debut in the music world in 2010 when she participated in the “Idol” contest.
  • Ella Tiritiello: She attracted a lot of attention when, at the age of 14, she sang from the roof of the Globes during the tribute to Avicii that marked the beginning of the official name change of the classic Stockholm arena to Avicii arena. Τhe 18 year old is rumoured to compete with a swedish ballad.
  • Fredrik Lundman: The Swedish cowboy became known for his participation in the 2021 Idol competition for which he was singled out for his love of country music and style.
  • Erik Segerstedt: He first appeared on the TV4 talent show in 2006 in which he finished second. He is well known to fans of the competition as he has successfully participated in Melodifestivalen in the past, in 2009 together with Danny Saucedo and Mattias Andréasson in the band EMD which finished third with “Baby goodbye” and in 2013 in a duet with Tone Damli with the song “Hello goodbye” which reached the Second Chance.According to Aftonbladet,  SVT’s intention is to present the entire line up at a press conference at the end of November.

    With the new additions, we are now able to know 25 out of the 30 artists who seem to be participating in Melodifestivalen 2025. According to the already published lists, the following artists will be present at the upcoming edition of Melodifestivalen:

  • Frans
  • Måns Zelmerlöw
  • Arvingarna
  • John Lundvik
  • Kalifa
  • Andreas Lundstedt
  • Dolly-Style
  • Malou Prytz
  • Klara Hammarström
  • Scarlet
  • Maja Ivarsson
  • Meira Omar
  • Annika Wickihalder
  • Tennessee Tears
  • Angelino
  • Kristofer Greczula
  • Björn Holmgren
  • KAJ
  • Arwin
  • Albin Johnsén
  • Nomi Bontegard

Source: aftonbladet

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Sweden: Surprise new entry added to the line-up of Melodifestival 2025!

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In anticipation of the announcement of the participants for Melodifestivalen 2025, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has revealed an entry that seems to shake things up among the contenders for Sweden’s representative at Eurovision 2025.

Maria Persson from Blender, Maria Rolf from Titanix, and Sandra Estberg from Martinez are the three singers from three different dance groups that seems to have been specially selected to form a female supergroup, ready to compete in Melodifestivalen 2025.

The aim of this collaboration, according to the source, is to strengthen the presence of female dance groups, a category that has not been very common in the past, as most of the dance groups like Arvingarna, Lasse Stefanz, and Casanovas that participated in Melodifestivalen had only male members.

According to the soursces backstage, Melodifestivalen’s producer Karin Gunnarsson worked hard to find the right artists and the perfect song in order to carry out this challenging project, as it was important to include a female-led dance group this time.

The song is described as a powerful, pop, dance track, which is said to have been written by Swedish composer and producer Mikael Karlsson, who is credited as a writter in“I Do” by Arvingarna, which competed in Melodifestivalen 2019 and became very popular.

SOURCE: Aftonbladet

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Sweden: More names added to the Melodifestivalen 2025 line-up!

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As we approach the reveal date of the line-up of the upcoming Melodifestival edition, rumors continue strong in Sweden. The list of competitors for Sweden’s representation in Eurovision 2025 will now include two additional artists, in addition to the rumored names we previously informed you about.

Melodifestivalen 2025 – two more rumored artists

Among the following two artists, one of them has already participated in the Swedish selection, while there is also a Melodifestivalen debutant.

Hence and according to Aftonbladet ‘s sources , the following will be compete in Melodifestivalen 2025:

  • Albin Johnsén: At the age of 35, he has already participated in Melodifestivalen in two occasions, in 2016 and 2020. However, both times he did not make it to the final. It is also rumored that his entry for the upcoming Melodifestivalen will be in Swedish with party elements.
  • Nomi Bontegard: Nomi is a Melodifestivalen debutant and although not having experience in the Swedish selection show, she is ready to stand out and bring something different to the competition.

Who else will take part in Melodifestivalen 2025?

According to the lists published before, the following artists will be present in the upcoming edition of Melodifestivalen:

  • Måns Zelmerlöw
  • Arvingarna
  • John Lundvik
  • Kalifa
  • Andreas Lundstedt
  • Dolly-Style
  • Malou Prytz
  • Klara Hammarström
  • Scarlet
  • Maja Ivarsson
  • Meira Omar
  • Annika Wickihalder
  • Tennessee Tears
  • Angelino
  • Kristofer Greczula
  • Björn Holmgren
  • KAJ
  • Arwin

Although it has been rumored, Fråns has officially ruled out returning to Melodifestivalen. Fråns reportedly sang a demo that was submitted to Melodifestivalen, but he had no intention of taking part.

Melodifestivalen 2025

Six live televised performances—five semifinals and a Grand Final—will make up Melodifestivalen 2025.

The Swedish national selection will consist of 30 songs in total, with 6 songs competing in each semi-final. Twelve songs will eventually compete in the Grand Final for the opportunity to represent Sweden in Switzerland at Eurovision 2025. An international jury and public voting will be used to select the winner.

Melodifestivalen 2025 will visit cities like Luleå, Gothenburg, Västerås, Malmö, Jönköping, and Stockholm as it travels throughout Sweden. On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the competition will begin, and it will end on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

  • February 1st: Semi-final 1 – Luleå
  • February 8th: Semi-final 2 – Gothenburg
  • February 15th: Semi-final 3 – Västerås
  • February 22nd: Semi-final 4 – Malmö
  • March 1st: Semi-final 5 – Jönköping
  • March 8th: Grand Final – Stockholm

The winners of Melodifestivalen 2024 and therefore Sweden’s representatives in Eurovision were Marcus & Martinus with “Unforgettable“, who finished in ninth place.

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Source: aftonbladet

Sweden: Three more artists are rumored to participate in Melodifestivalen 2025!

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Sweden seems to be preparing for Eurovision 2025, with the list of participants for Melodifestivalen 2025 continuously growing. In total, thirty artists are expected to participate in Sweden’s national final, and according to reports, SVT plans to present all the contestants at a press conference that will take place at the end of November.

However, according to information from Aftonbladet, three more entries are almost certain to compete in Melodifestivalen 2025:

Björn Holmgren: The 28-year-old artist became known to the general public through the TikTok platform, and in 2022, his song titled “Ut med allt” reached the top of the Swedish charts. Aftonbladet’s sources report that the artist’s next step is the stage of Melodifestivalen 2025.

KAJ: The Finnish-Swedish group KAJ was founded in 2009 in Österbotten, Finland, and consists of three members: Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman, and Jakob Norrgård. They have released seven albums and have also been involved in musicals. Reports indicate that their immediate plans include participation in Eurovision 2025.

Arwin: The emerging 16-year-old artist Arwin Ismail has confirmed his participation in Melodifestivalen 2025. Arwin has also become known through TikTok and released his first song last autumn. At the end of summer, he was one of the artists who participated during Rockbjörnen, and now, according to multiple sources, he has secured a spot in Sweden’s national final.

We remind you that the names already announced and expected to participate in Sweden’s national final are as follows:

  • Kristofer Greczula
  • Angelino
  • Frans
  • Måns Zelmerlöw
  • Arvingarna
  • John Lundvik
  • Kalifa
  • Andreas Lundstedt
  • Dolly-Style
  • Malou Prytz
  • Klara Hammarström
  • Scarlet
  • Maja Ivarsson
  • Meira Omar
  • Annika Wickihalder
  • Tennessee Tears

Melodifestivalen is expected to kick off on February 1, 2025, and the grand final will take place on March 8.

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Source: Aftonbladet