The third heat of Sweden’s Eurovision national selection “Melodifestivalen 2025” has ended with two acts qualifying directly to the final and one proceeding to the Second Chance round.
Europe’s largest and most beloved Eurovision national selection, Melodifestivalen 2025, continued tonight with its third heat! The event took place at in ABB Arena, Västerås. The two songs receiving the most votes advanced directly to the grand final, scheduled for March 8 in Stockholm. The third-place song progressed to a “Second Chance” round at the end of the fifth heat on March 1, a week before the final, for another opportunity to reach the grand final.
The winner of the final will represent Sweden in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025, to be held on May 13 in Basel, Switzerland.
Results of the Third Heat
The first act to qualify directly to the final is Greczula with his song “Believe Me“. Annika Wickihalder joined him with her song “Life Again“. The act that will compete again in the “Second Chance” round for a spot in the final is Dolly Style with “YIHAA“.
Full Results:
- Greczula – “Believe Me“
- Annika Wickihalder – “Life Again“
- Dolly Style – “YIHAA“
- Malou Prytz – “24K Gold“
- Angelino – “Teardrops“
- Bjorn Holmgen – “Rädda mig“
Click on the song names to listen!
Familiar Names From The Third Heat:
Malou Prytz, 21, achieved significant success when she first appeared in Melodifestivalen at just 16 years old in 2019 with the song “I Do Me.” Since then, she has competed twice more, in 2020 with “Ballerina” and 2022 with “Bananas” and failed to qualify both times.
Annika Wickihalder rose to prominence in 2021 as a semi-finalist on the music reality show Idol. If her name sounds familiar, it might be because she finished eighth in Melodifestivalen 2024 with “Light” after advancing from the second chance round.
Angelino was born on February 15, 1998, in Malmö, Sweden. Angelino has experience in the Swedish pre-Eurovision. He participated in 2022 with the song “The End” in the fourth round of the competition. Unfortunately for Angelino, he finished in fifth place and was eliminated early from the competition. One of the songwriters is the singer Tusse, who represented Sweden at Eurovision 2021.
Dolly Style is a girl group known for their unique and colorful appearance. The group originally consisted of three members, has competed in Melodifestivalen three times in the past and has never qualified for the final – in 2015 with “Hello Hi“, in 2016 with “Rollercoaster” and in 2019 with “Habibi“. They have since expanded to include four members.
Melodifestivalen 2025 – What We Know So Far
Full List of Cities and Dates for Melodifestivalen 2025
- Semi-Final 1: February 1, Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
- Semi-Final 2: February 8, Scandinavium, Gothenburg
- Semi-Final 3: February 15, ABB Arena, Västerås
- Semi-Final 4: February 22, Malmö Arena, Malmö
- Semi-Final 5 & Second Chance Round: March 1, Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
- Grand Final: March 8, Friends Arena, Stockholm
Song Submission and Selection
The song submission window for Melodifestivalen 2025 opened on August 23 and closed on September 13. According to official information from SVT, a record 2,794 songs were submitted. Out of these, 30 songs were selected to compete in the contest, with one ultimately chosen to represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025, to be held in Basel, Switzerland.
Changes to the Competition Format
This year, the production team introduced several changes to the Melodifestivalen format:
- Qualification to the Final:
The format remains largely unchanged, with the top two songs from each of the five semi-finals advancing directly to the final. However, this year, only the third-place songs in each semi-final will compete for the final two spots in the grand final. - Voting Updates:
The song that receives the highest number of votes across all semi-finals will automatically qualify for the grand final. Following this, an additional voting round will open for the four remaining third-place songs, from which one more song will secure a spot in the final. - Grand Final Structure:
As in previous years, the grand final will feature 12 songs. The winner will be determined through a combination of public voting (50%) and jury voting (50%).
Earlier Release of Songs
Another significant change concerns the timing of song releases. Previously, songs that advanced to the final were not released on streaming platforms until after the last semi-final, while songs that were eliminated were made available immediately after their respective heats.
This year, SVT announced that all competing songs in each semi-final will be released one day before the show. This allows fans to listen in advance, form opinions, and enjoy their favorite tracks earlier.
Ticket sales for Melodifestivalen 2025 have opened on November 6. The hosts for the event will be Kristina “Keyyo” Petrushina and Edvin Tornblom.
Sweden in Eurovision 2024
“Unforgettable” is the name of the song performed by the duo Marcus & Martinus in the grand final of Eurovision 2024. The duo was chosen to represent Sweden at Eurovision after winning the Swedish pre-selection, Melodifestivalen. Sweden finished ninth in the final with 174 points.
Eurovision 2025: This will be Sweden’s 63rd participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Sweden joined the competition in 1958 and has won it seven times over the years. Sweden’s most recent victory was at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Tattoo,” performed by the singer Loreen.
Source: Aftonbladet.
