Melodifestivalen is Sweden's favorite family program, and this year's edition starts on Saturday, February 1st. There are 17 artists making their debut, so many new artists to look forward to.
The competition producer is Karin Gunnarsson, and she says:
I'm very proud of the starting field, which is a really exciting mix of artists. Being able to present, for example, Linnea Henriksson, SCARLET, Måns Zelmerlöw, and Victoria Silvstedt is a great day at work," says Karin Gunnarsson.
The hosts for this year's Melodifestivalen are Edvin Törnblom and Kristina "Keyyo" Petrushina. Melodifestivalen 2025 will be broadcast as usual on SVT1 and streamed live on SVTPlay at 20:00. Get ready with snacks and chips, it's almost time.
Competition dates 2025
- February 1: Heat 1 - Luleå
- February 8: Heat 2 - Gothenburg
- February 15: Heat 3 - Västerås
- February 22: Heat 4 - Malmö
- March 1: Heat 5 and Second Chance - Jönköping
- March 8: Final - Stockholm
All artists and the songs
A total of 43 competing artists, of which 21 are women and 22 are men. 22 artists are making their debut in Melodifestivalen. 17 of the 30 entries are performed entirely by debut artists. Number of entries with Swedish lyrics: 9 out of 30 A total of 2794 songs were submitted to the competition.
Group image Melodifestivalen artists 2025 - photo Janne Danielsson/SVT
Full list of artists in Melodifestivalen 2025
Heat 1 – Luleå, February 1st
- Artist: Linnea Henriksson Song Title: Den känslan Composers: David Lindgren Zacharias, Linnea Henriksson, Sebastian Atas
- Artist: Meira Omar Song Title: Hush Hush Composers: Anderz Wrethov, Dino Medanhodzic, Laurell Barker, Meira Omar
- Artist: Maja Ivarsson Song Title: Kamikaze Life Composers: Andreas "Giri" Lindbergh, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Maja Ivarsson
- Artist: Albin Johnsén feat. Pa Song Title: Upp i luften Composers: Albin Johnsén, Christoffer Balazik, FERNAND MP, Mattias Andréasson, Pa Modou
- Artist: John Lundvik Song Title: Voice of the Silent Composers: Jimmy Jansson, John Lundvik, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son
- Artist: Adrian Macéus Song Title: Vår första gång Composers: Adam "Rymdpojken" Englund, Adrian Björklund, Adrian Macéus, Hugo Geijer Persson, William Pärlenskog
Heat 2 – Gothenburg, February 8th
- Artist: SCHLAGERZ Song Title: Don Juan Composers: Anna Engh, Mikael Karlsson
- Artist: Nomi Tales Song Title: Funniest Thing Composers: Adam Breitholtz, Herman Gardarfve, Jacob Lundahl, Nomi Bontegard, Simon Weidersjö
- Artist: Klara Hammarström Song Title: On and On and On Composers: Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy Jansson, Klara Hammarström, Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son
- Artist: Kaliffa Song Title: Salute Composers: Anderz Wrethov, Jakob "Big Brain" Malmlöf, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Kaliffa Karlsson, Robert Skowronski
- Artist: Erik Segerstedt Song Title: Show Me What Love Is Composers: Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson, Pontus Söderman
- Artist: Fredrik Lundman Song Title: The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy Composers: Erik Bernholm, Maja Francis, Thomas G:son
Heat 3 – Västerås, February 15th
- Artist: Malou Prytz Song Title: 24K Gold Composers: Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Julie "Kill J" Aagaard, Malou Prytz
- Artist: Greczula Song Title: Believe Me Composers: Amanda Nordelius, John Russel, Kristofer Greczula
- Artist: Annika Wickihalder Song Title: Life Again Composers: Annika Wickihalder, Herman Gardarfve, Patrik Jean
- Artist: Björn Holmgren Song Title: Rädda mig Composers: Björn Holmgren, David Lindgren Zacharias, Jens Hult
- Artist: Angelino Song Title: Teardrops Composers: Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Tusse Chiza
- Artist: Dolly Style Song Title: YIHAA Composers: Caroline Aronsson, David Lindgren Zacharias, Herman Gardarfve, Melanie Wehbe, Mikaela Samuelsson, Patrik Jean
Heat 4 – Malmö, February 22nd
- Artist: KAJ Song Title: Bara bada bastu Composers: Anderz Wrethov, Axel Åhman, Jakob Norrgård, Kevin Holmström, Kristoffer Strandberg, Robert Skowronski
- Artist: Ella Tiritiello Song Title: Bara du är där Composers: Adam "Rymdpojken" Englund, David Björk, Loreen Talhaoui
- Artist: AmenA Song Title: Do Good Be Better Composers: AmenA, Sandra Bjurman, Stefan Örn
- Artist: Måns Zelmerlöw Song Title: Revolution Composers: David Lindgren Zacharias, Måns Zelmerlöw, Ola Svensson, Sebastian Atas
- Artist: Andreas Lundstedt Song Title: Vicious Composers: Andreas Lundstedt, Dino Medanhodzic, Laurell Barker, LIAMOO
- Artist: Tennessee Tears Song Title: Yours Composers: Gavin Jones, Jonas Hermansson, Pär Westerlund, Tilda Feuk
Heat 5 – Jönköping, March 1st
- Artist: Saga Ludvigsson Song Title: Hate You So Much Composers: Herman Gardarfve, Lisa Desmond, Saga Ludvigsson
- Artist: Vilhelm Buchaus Song Title: I’m Yours Composers: Elias Edman, Jonatan Lahti, Simon Alexander Ward, Vilhelm Buchaus
- Artist: Victoria Silvstedt Song Title: Love It! Composers: Jimmy Jansson, Thomas G:son
- Artist: Arvingarna Song Title: Ring baby ring Composers: Stefan Brunzell, Thomas G:son
- Artist: SCARLET Song Title: Sweet N' Psycho Composers: Anderz Wrethov, Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Scarlet Hunts, Thirsty
- Artist: Arwin Song Title: This Dream of Mine Composers: Anderz Wrethov, Arwin Ismail, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Julie "Kill J" Aagaard, Peter Boström
