Melodifestivalen 2025
| 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 | |
| Artistic director | Karin Gunnarsson |
| Host broadcaster | SVT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 30 |
| Number of finalists | 12 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Heats and final qualification: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
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.
Format
[edit]Melodifestivalen 2025 will see six weekly shows held in six Swedish cities (namely Luleå, Gothenburg, Västerås, Malmö, Jönköping and Stockholm).
Changes to the format were announced on 22 August 2024. A total of 30 entries will take part in the competition across five heats. Each heat consists of six songs, with the top two songs directly qualifying for the final. Unlike in the previous edition, only the third-placing song will qualify to a final qualification round at the end of the fifth heat, which will now feature five songs instead of ten. The top two songs in the final qualification will then progress to the final, which will comprise 12 songs.[1][2] The winner of the final will be 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 will be 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.[2]
| 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 |
Competing entries
[edit]A public submission window was open between 23 August and 14 September 2024 to select the competing entries.[1] Upon closing the submission period, SVT announced that 2,794 applications had been received, from which 15 competing entries will be selected by a professional jury chaired by Melodifestivalen producer and artistic director Karin Gunnarsson; the second set of 15 contestants will instead be selected by a dedicated SVT board both from the received submissions and by direct invitation of artists.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2025: Changes to Sweden's Eurovision pre-selection announced". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Så ska Melodifestivalen ändras" [This is how the Melodifestivalen will change] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 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.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (13 September 2024). "🇸🇪 Sweden: 2,794 Songs Submitted for Melodifestivalen 2025". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "2 794 bidrag inskickade till Melodifestivalen" [2,794 entries submitted to Melodifestivalen] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Melodifestivalen official website (in Swedish)
- SVT Play page (in Swedish)