Melodifestivalen 2025 is set to be the 65th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which will be organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and take place over a six-week period between 1 February and 8 March 2025. The winner of the competition will go on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, held in Basel, Switzerland.
| 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) | TBA |
| Host broadcaster | SVT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 30 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Heats and final qualification: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
Format
editThe competition will see six shows to be held in various Swedish cities over six weeks.
Changes to the format were announced on 22 August 2024. Unlike previous years, only the third-placing song will qualify to the Final qualification run-off vote at the end of the fifth heat, which will now feature five songs instead of ten. Out of these five songs, the one that had the highest score in the heats will automatically qualify to the final. Viewers will then vote on the other four songs and the one with the most votes will be the twelfth and final qualifier.[1]
| 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 Syd |
| 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
editA public submission window was open between 23 August and 14 September 2024 to select the competing entries.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2025: Changes to Sweden's Eurovision pre-selection announced". Eurovision.tv. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Palmborg, Martin; Elmervik, Linn (17 September 2024). "Mello-städerna 2025 spikade" [The 2025 Mello cities nailed down]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
edit- Melodifestivalen official website (in Swedish)
- SVT Play page (in Swedish)