Photo: Stina Stjernkvist / SVT

Sweden’s national final Melodifestivalen 2025 kicked off on Saturday with Heat 1 from Coop Norrbotten Arena in the Arctic town of Luleå.

Six acts fought for the two coveted spots to the Grand Final in Stockholm on 8 March. Eurovision alum John Lundvik (“Voice of the Silent”) and Lady of Rock Maja Ivarsson (“Kamikaze Life”) came out on top and advanced directly to the final.

Meira Omar (“Hush Hush”) lives to see another day. She finished third and will advance to the “Final Qualification” round — essentially a battle between third-place acts conducted at the end of the fifth heat.

Results of Melodifestivalen 2025 heat 1

  1. John Lundvik – “Voice of the Silent” (direct to final)

  2. Maja Ivarsson – “Kamikaze Life” (direct to final)

  3. Meira Omar – “Hush Hush” (Final qualification)

  4. Albin Johnsén feat. Pa – “Upp i luften” (Up in the air) (out)

  5. Adrian Macéus – “Vår första gång” (Our First Time) (out)

  6. Linnea Henriksson – “Den känslan” (That feeling) (out)

Did your favourite go through? Is one of them winning Melfest this year? Let us know in the comments below.

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XCF
XCF
8 days ago

Meira Omar can’t even sing one note? Thank heavens for autotune, backtrack and backing singers doing all the work.

Eproduc
Eproduc
11 days ago

Jon’s vocals never fail to impress me. He’s a true artist. The song can feel a little corny but the message still is very beautiful, and it builds really well. Dare I also say a hopeful and positive song is welcome these days.

Samweis16@yahoo.de
12 days ago

I am happy for Maja. But to be honest the Song feels like a washed out and bland version of her former The Sounds songs…

George
George
11 days ago

I got the exact same feeling.

ocb123
ocb123
12 days ago

You have to admit that John Ludvik served pop formula perfection. I feel biologically programmed to enjoy that song ? It gave me ‘Hero’ vibes actually (universal message, LED heavy, muscly man). John’s vocals were amazing.

Hush Hush was great, a unique sound for Eurovision – I hope it goes through.

I wasn’t into Maja. It was actually very much pop formula, dressed up as rock but none of the genuine edge. A grungy Lesley Roy..

Milla
Milla
12 days ago
Reply to  ocb123

Maja is probobly one of the most genuine rockwomen out there. Ever heard of “The Sounds”? She is/was the leadsinger..

ocb123
ocb123
11 days ago
Reply to  Milla

I’ve never heard of her before this, I’m just going purely off my first impression of this song and the performance.

Denis
Denis
11 days ago
Reply to  ocb123

She always had that sound. The last 27 years since the Sounds was created

BiCHOTA
BiCHOTA
12 days ago

Good for them I guess

ANDREW BROWN
ANDREW BROWN
12 days ago

Not impressed by either song really although credit to John his vocal performance is outstanding.

Amesc
Amesc
12 days ago

John Lundvik is lovely, but really is one of these Melfest song that goes DTF every year thanks to the singer, just to finish mid table or lower. Maybe I’ll be wrong but that’s my feeling.
I would prefer Meira and Linnea going to the final, since we would will get fun and different than the usual entries, coming from a semi that doesn’t have a winner anyway. In any case good luck to the finalists!

Denis
Denis
12 days ago
Reply to  Amesc

You dont see him winning Mello? He is really hyped up..

DutchTurkk
DutchTurkk
12 days ago

Wasn’t it kinda strange that Meira didn’t get a second chance because the cameraman tripped and fell?

Egon
Egon
12 days ago
Reply to  DutchTurkk

to be honest, Swedish people are quite racist and if they hear a middle eastern song they directly think of Muslims and think of islamists…so i am very surprised that Meira even came in top 3…glad she did though..

Denis
Denis
12 days ago
Reply to  Egon

Eh? Que?
Loreen went all oriental and won..

Melina
Melina
12 days ago
Reply to  Egon

That’s not true though….has nothing to do with her or her roots. The song was nog god enough to direct qualify for the finals. Simple as that.

Denis
Denis
12 days ago
Reply to  Melina

But the whole performance was literally about her roots. Everything about it was about her origins

Melina
Melina
11 days ago
Reply to  Denis

Yes but what I ment was that the result was not due to where she comes from. The song was not good enough neither her voice capacity. She is a new artist in Sweden and they almost never do well the first time they compete if the song is not WOW of course. This one wasn’t……

Erik
Erik
12 days ago
Reply to  DutchTurkk

Yes, agree

Denis
Denis
12 days ago

Expected results. But sometimes they can be good. Maja’s energy brought the song to life..
I enyoed all songs, genuienly sad only two could make it through.

Kosey
Kosey
12 days ago

Pleasantly surprised that Maja got through, it is nice to see a bit of hairspray rock in the final. It looked like a strong performance as well.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
12 days ago

I am not surprised John Lundvik made it to the final, but Maja Ivarsson’s song was last in my ranking so her qualification took me by surprise.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
12 days ago

I was actually confused when the artists where announced without knowing the scores, but then I realized it’s to keep the third place finishers’ points obscured until the fifth heat with the second chance voting. Don’t wanna know which third placer got the most points yet.

Erik
Erik
12 days ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

In the kvalfinalen the song with most VOTES overall gets qualified directly. Then the remaining four will get more voting and combine scores of their hear with the new votes. Yes, I try to explain it simple, but it’s really not an easy logic with the new system

Denis
Denis
12 days ago
Reply to  Erik

It is strange . Why use votes now that they have point system? These last years they all used points to decide qualifiers.
Was the point to create more suspense or?

John
John
12 days ago

Meiras song sounds so much like they dont care about us.

Andi
Andi
12 days ago

Oh my goodness!!!! MAJA DID IT!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Thank you Sweden!!! <3

aubin
aubin
12 days ago

I really loved Hush hush 😮 shocked it wasn’t direkt till finale… John and Maia would have been my second chance :p

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
12 days ago
Reply to  aubin

At least she will have a second chance.

trabzan
trabzan
12 days ago
Reply to  aubin

With hoping the cameraman is OK, falling of the cameraman, must have impacted her concentration. Several people collected from the floor the cameraman and the camera in front of her during her live performance. It’s not fair for her.

Carlos Dominguez
Carlos Dominguez
12 days ago
Reply to  trabzan

I agree she looked kind of angry

Mil
Mil
12 days ago
Reply to  aubin

Have you watched the trashy Netflix reality show “Love is blind” ? She was one of the participants. She is not a singer and also definitely not a role model or someone to spend more TV time on. I guess she is the one that didn’t get the votes and the support, not the song.

Simon
Simon
12 days ago
Reply to  aubin

Love Hush Hush but slightly annoyed her performance was in many parts a copy and paste fro Yasmin and Eya Eya from Melodi Grand Prix in Norway last year.

trabzan
trabzan
12 days ago

Again Sweden went with the most generic pop song instead maja with a solid rock performance and meira with out of swedish box performance.

Dr Fergal Sherlock
Dr Fergal Sherlock
12 days ago

Yeah… John’s delivery of song is giving Lion King vibes… Fills the room… Memorable.

Maja or Adrian for (my) second spot

Whisker
Whisker
12 days ago

Facts are facts and Mello’s Mello.

Dr Fergal Sherlock
Dr Fergal Sherlock
12 days ago

‘Party Boy’s is the winner. Fun!!

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
12 days ago

I never thought I would say this, but Sweden’s first heat actually feels worse to me than Lithuania’s first heat three weeks ago, and I had a lot of problems with it (namely that Tai did not qualify to the final).

AAA.89
AAA.89
12 days ago

For me it’s Albin Johnsén feat. Pa and John Lundvik to the final
and Meira Omar with Adrian Macéus to the Final Qualification.
Why? -Why not. : ) I thought Meira would bring at least a few winning vibes. Whatever vibes she has brought, it capsized the cameraman. Not sure, if it was good enough ones
? ; )

Poul Rissen
Poul Rissen
12 days ago

John Lundvik is set to win Mello 2025bwith this song. Or among top-3. Perfect!

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
12 days ago
Reply to  Poul Rissen

It’s only the first heat. Wait until all the songs are out and the finalists have been selected.

Poul Rissen
Poul Rissen
12 days ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

I will. Thank you.

Jacob
Jacob
12 days ago
Reply to  Poul Rissen

In your dreams at best – it’s just heat 1, dude

Poul Rissen
Poul Rissen
12 days ago
Reply to  Jacob

I see better dreams than mello songs (thankfully)

Denis
Denis
12 days ago
Reply to  Poul Rissen

Top 3 I can see. But win? Probably not. Unless the other finalists are crap.

Andi
Andi
12 days ago

My top 6:
1. Maia
2. Meira
3. John
4. Albin feat. Pa
5. Linnea
6. Adrian

Andi
Andi
12 days ago
Reply to  Andi

*Maja

Elizabeth
Elizabeth
12 days ago

Linnea’s performance was so fun

PhrygesStan
PhrygesStan
12 days ago

The staging of song 2 was great!

zach
zach
12 days ago

lol the camera people were an absolute mess during meiras, hope they’re ok

Andi
Andi
12 days ago

Whoops, camera struggle? 😀

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
12 days ago
Reply to  Simon Falk

Eesh, that might hurt the artist unless the audience is forgiving.

Erik
Erik
12 days ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

Possibly. He was bleeding and all. Not just a small scratch. But he wanted to finish the song first

Alicia
Alicia
12 days ago

John delivers again! Great voice and a nice song!

Dr Fergal Sherlock
Dr Fergal Sherlock
12 days ago

Love the drum beats on No. 3.

Dr Fergal Sherlock
Dr Fergal Sherlock
12 days ago

And yeah… It’s a good’un… Maybe more volume on the backing track… The music is great… Voice (also great) overwhelmed it a little.

Andi
Andi
12 days ago

Oh my goodness, The Sounds front woman! Already my favourite! I loooooove The Sounds!!

Andi
Andi
12 days ago
Reply to  Simon Falk

Nice, “For the show” was my favourite two years ago.

Andi
Andi
12 days ago

Have a nice Autotu…. I mean Melodifestivalen evening guys!

Alicia
Alicia
12 days ago

I think it is very stupid that they made that joke about Joost!

Mike
Mike
12 days ago
Reply to  Alicia

I thought it was funny. But it’s funnier because I knew the Joost stans would lose their minds. I think people often forget that the camerawoman was Swedish.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
12 days ago
Reply to  Alicia

What did they say? Don’t lose your cool?