After five heats and a final qualification it is time to find out who will be the winner of Melodifestivalen 2025 in Sweden on Saturday.
Twelve acts in total have qualified for the Grand Final in Stockholm’s Strawberry Arena on 8 March, so now it’s time to find out who your favourite is to take the Sångfågel trophy and represent Sweden at Eurovision in May.
You can see the running order for the Grand Final down below and listen to the songs – if you need a reminder – and then you can vote in our poll. Vote for as many entries as you like, but remember to choose wisely because you can vote only once!
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Running order of Melodifestivalen 2025 Grand Final
1. John Lundvik – “Voice of the Silent”
2. Dolly Style – “YIHAA”
3. Greczula – “Believe Me”
4. Klara Hammarström – “On and On and On”
5. SCARLET – “Sweet N’ Psycho”
6. Erik Segerstedt – “Show Me What Love Is”
7. Maja Ivarsson – “Kamikaze Life”
8. Meira Omar – “Hush Hush”
9. Måns Zelmerlöw – “Revolution”
10. Saga Ludvigsson – “Hate You So Much”
11. Annika Wickihalder – “Life Again”
12. KAJ – “Bara bada bastu”
Who is your favourite in Melodifestivalen? And are Sweden still favourites to win Eurovision like the odds say? Let us know in the comments below.
Honestly i think going back to the contest you already won is a loss, and a personal embarassment. Good thing, most artists know that, sweden do not…. Its a shame.
Sweden has so much good to offer, that repeaters, is such a letdown on the average scale. Loreen and now Mans….
I love both Mans and KAJ songs, so different but equally impressive.
I think KAJ will easily win the televoting but they should do well with int. juries too and win overall. There is a lot of hype for them at the moment and I feel that people will be angry if Mans wins.
Which people? Fans do not vote..
Måns will win pretty easily by both juries and people. He is beloved by the Swedish people and has a good sing
That said KAJ is a threat and if there ever were to be an upset it’s this year. Unlikely but possible
I’m swedish and I feel that I will throw out my television if Måns wins. Will vote for KAJ!
Everybody goes on and on how authentic KAJ are while ignoring it’s not even about Swedish culture but Finnish. Had they sung for Finland then it would have been authentic. You think Swedes would send somebody that does not even sing about Swedish culture?
Sauna is Swedish culture aswell, the Nordic countries share a lot of culture and Finland was part of Sweden for over 600 years
Still more Finnish though. Even Finnsh full stop I say
Bara
Bara bada bastu, bara bada bastu, bara bada bara bada bara bada bastu!
God forbid, not Zelmerlow
Why can’t anyone realise the Eurovision audience is so tired of Mans
Many of us has realised that and we are also sick of him. Unfurtunually many swedes thinks its about jealousy.
You speak for everybody now?
Måns Zelmerlöw loves the contest just as much as you do. Therefore he’s been involved in many events the past decade. But apperently he deserves all the hate now.. Everywhere there are hateful comments, really rough ones that is nothing more than unworthy behaviour from fans. It’s totally okay for other countries to send returnees, but when Sweden does it it’s called greed. Tell that to Johnny Logan, Alexander Rybak, Dana International, and so on and so on.. Lots of examples. It’s pretty obvious that it’s because it’s Sweden. Kaj covers the fact that it’s Sweden. Finland is even trying… Read more »
Yes!! Also feel bad for the personal hate. Why can’t people keep it respectable? Even in very “polished factories” there is people working – therefore also human feelings exists.
KAJ is not even that authentic. It’s Rednex type of authentic. Markoolio has been doing that style for decades now..
Still a good song though
I’m with you. If Loreen did it, why not Måns? My only issue is the song, it’s weak and doesn’t hold any meaning. With everything that’s happening in the world rn, it’s almost insulting having a generic pop beat about “revolution” that says nth.
It holds a meaning, its just done vaguely so that everyone can interpret it the way they want to. ” Revolution ” is what you want it to be about. I prefer that rather than being in your face about it
Meh this wishy-washy is not my style. I mean, to each their own, but it’s the easy way out.
Kaj does not want to win, according to newspaper Aftonbladet.
”The best is of Måns wins by 1 point ”, they say.
Aftonbladet often takes things out of context to get the clicks, so I’d take that with a grain of salt
Update: I tracked down the original source which is a podcast, and I listened to the whole thing. In the podcast, they say how they didn’t expect to do well in Melfest, and therefore didn’t schedule for it – so if they win, they’re gonna have some problems there. They joke about how, in that sense, the best case scenario would be if Måns won by 1 point. As they are about to follow up on that, they are interrupted by the hosts, but they later go back on it to clarify that they are getting increasingly pumped to take… Read more »
Thanks for clearing tha up <3
Thank you ??
I’m gonna vote for Meira and Greczula because I enjoy them the most. I don’t want Måns to win, but rn I can’t see anyone else getting more (combined) points than him.
Mans is an incredible performer and he showed it once again. However, when I listen to Revolution, it doesn’t give me anything, it’s just a song you’ve already heard thousand times (except for the last few seconds which are without a doubt the highlight of the song but in my opinion way to short). But when I listen to KAJ with Bara Bada Bastu, I feel a breath of fresh air, a song that serves fun while I wouldn’t consider it as a joke entry. I also had the feeling of a Trenuletul-Effect that would turn the arena into a… Read more »
Ever since Heat 4, Bara bada bastu has become totally ingrained in my brain. One day I’d love to see Sweden send something silly, and hopefully it’s now. Go KAJ!
Scarlet would be my second choice, and Klara Hammerström is up there, too.
I second that. Kaj, for me, is a number 1 choice, they are amazing! And the staging is just perfect.
Then I have Scarlet as my number 2. And I really am afraid that having those act in their selection Sweden will send Måns again …
I really like Melfest this year. If I go by my number of song listens, it’s a tie between Meira Omar and Klara Hammerström, but that’s probably because they were in earlier heats. Next is Kaj, so Kaj would win overall when that is factored in. Then John Lundvik is next, followed by Greczula and Eric Segerstedt. I like Måns as an artist, but my issue with “Revolution” is it can mean practically anything, and thus it means nothing to me. This makes me sad, because it’s a creative decision I don’t connect with. I’d be surprised if Kaj doesn’t… Read more »
tbh i am more focused on who will win in San Marino because melfest is much more predictable
I can’t overstate how much I would love for Sweden to break free from their self imposed chains of over produced, mega sleek, bland as unsweetened porridge pop songs and actually send something authentic, funny, different (without sacrificing any of the quality that distinguishes them). THIS IS YOUR CHANCE, SWEDEN, SURPISE US!!
Anderz Werthov has written 44 Mello entries so far… what makes THIS obe “authentic”?
This one
Bring back the edit button, I desperately need it
Jonas just give in and enjoy the sauna. You know you want to!
I like it, I do, well, almost… it’s just the artistic superiority thing that bugs me.
I’ve never really understood the appeal of actual saunas, either. Sweating in tropical heat. What’s so great about that, I ask you.
Misanthrope is my favorite way to relax
Wouldn’t Misanthrope be a beautiful child’s name? Misånthröpe.
Could be a drag name tbh
You haven’t been to the right kind of ‘sauna’, evidently.
Authentic doesn’t necessarily mean indie or obscure. Obviously it’s Mello, there’s a high level of polish. But it’s in Swedish and speaks about important elements of Nordic culture. There’s been many such songs in their NF before, but none that came close to making it to Eurovision, hence the invitation to do something different for once.
Thats not what he meant. The song is not more authentic than Revolution. It’s polished, slick and a joke entry that pokes fun on two different cultures. That type of songs was made popular by Markoolio 25 years ago
There must be a Swedish person in the song writing team. Someone from Mello production asked Kaj to take part and probably suggested them to contact Werthov. As far as I know, Kaj doesn’t have any connections to Swedish song writers before this.
Kaj has written the original demo and Werthov then mellofied it and actually added the Finnish words. But the song is still mainly written by the band.
Wrethow is still the main writer. The Swedish writer is always the main writer. The rest are just co- writers
I think we all know that Mans is going to very likely win again.
However, I would love to be proven wrong
Winner of 2025 should well be among the unreleased songs. Maybe not G e or gia but who knows??
Maybe we will all be surprised on Saturday. Maybe juries will rank KAJ first :’) It would be awesome.
they won’t. juries all up mans butt.
Im afraid it will be Måns again, he will win the juries and be 2nd in televote. KAJ wont make a landslide in televote as some might think, since sweden made changes in televoting this cant happen anymore. As a swede I would hope that we could make some real jumbo years, to restart melodifestivalen and make it more about music than performance. But thats just me …
Kaj or Scarlett. Maybe Greszula….
But Swedes will go for Måns(
Yes I will vote for Måns, my fav this year
The problem with Måns and his song is neither him nor the song. Had the song been performed by another male performer like Danny Saucedo then probably we would be glad to praise it a lot more. Or as someone said here already: had the song been chosen to represent any other country like the UK we would also be glad about it. The problem here is SVT and Björkmanm obsession to make Sweden the country with the most wins ever. And I wonder… why? What would those 8 wins or more mean to both the swedish broadcaster and the… Read more »
Björkman doesn’t even work with Melodifestivalen anymore! Did you not know? So what you are saying is that as long as countries send songs and performances that doesn’t have the ambition to win and get a hit than it’s easier for people to love it and it feels more authentic? Or is it just with Sweden? And that we are cheaters? Or what?
Björkman is stil involved with Eurovision though… heard in a podcast that he is again going to be in charge of the running order in the semis and the final again.
Yoo just confirmed there is a anti Sweden bias here with that statement. Saying the song is in fact good, just that it is from Sweden? Had it represented UK it woukd have been a fan favourite and treated as a winner candidate. But since it’s Sweden its OK to trash talk it and call it generic. Would it have been less generic if it was UK song or what?
So what if it is generic? Is not like the otherESC songs are less generic. ESC is itself generic, the whole purpose behind it was to sell TV’S
Well yeah this is a fandom for a competition. Of course there’s anti-Sweden bias. Nobody likes seeing a competition be dominated by the same winner every time, whether it’s arts, sports, etc. Manchester City play the nicest football in England. Nobody is rooting for them to win for it.
Honestly if Mans performed the song in Swedish the reception would probably be a lot warmer
8 wins, 6 of which were due to jury support (online 1999 2012 won those years’ televotes and Loreen nearly was pipped by the babushki). Almost like Ireland’s 7 wins.
Let’s be honest here. A song can’t win Eurovision without enough support from both the juries and the televoters so the argument that Sweden has only done well in recent years because of juries is more of a coping mechanism from the ESC fandom than anything. Since 2016 the only year where there was a huge discrepancy between juries and televoters was 2018 (2nd with juries, 23rd with televoters). In 2019 juries placed Sweden 2nd and televoters 9th and that’s the second biggest discrepancy.
This probably won’t happen, but imagine if Måns won and then went on to NQ in the semi because it’s televote only
It won’t happen at all. If it was to happen then I’m not going to watch Eurovision anymore because it would definitely show that the fans’ anti-Sweden bias is even worse than the juries’ pro-sweden bias. And I say this while strongly rooting for KAJ in this melodifestivalen.
If only
Imagine if KAJ won and goes on to NQ
A big newspaper in Sweden (Aftonbladet) has asked their readers to rank the songs, here is some of the results: Age 16-29 ranked KAJ 1st, Måns 2nd, and Klara 3rd. Age 30-44 ranked KAJ 1st, Måns 2nd and Scarlet 3rd. Age 45-59 ranked Måns 1st, KAJ 2nd and Klara 3rd. Age 60-74 ranked Maja 1st, John 2nd and Måns 3rd (KAJ is down at 8th place) Age 75+ ranked Maja 1st, Greczula 2nd and Klara 3rd (Måns is 5th and KAJ is 11th) All age groups combined: Måns 1st, Maja 2nd and Greczula 3rd. It doesn’t say how many has… Read more »
Nice, the older people seem to have love for Maja. 🙂 A lot The Sounds fans among them haha 😀
This is what I’ve said all along. Kaj get most of the support from the youngest to 40+. After that it’s Måns and rock.
The big question is if the juries will tank kaj to ensure victory for mans, cause kaj takes the public 100 p
Måns has support among voters too, don’t underestimate
I doubt it, the staging and performance is so good and it’s already proving to have universal appeal despite being sung in Swedish
anyone but Måns .
Seems like Sweden is trying hard to beat Ireland’s record of wins by sending people that have already won the contest again. But the problem is not that they send the same people but they keep sending the same generic pop songs that would probably not even score a top 10 if it was another country (let’s say if that was Cyprus I guess). Mans song is not bad, don’t get me wrong, but it honestly brings nothing new or fresh to the table and personally I wouldn’t vote for it in the final. What I would vote though is… Read more »
Oh, if Revolution represented Cyprus or UK everybody would love it.
Oh yeah!
of course!
Hoping for a surprise, but prepared mentally for a disappointment.
Like a glory hole!
I would give my right limb for Kaj to go to Eurovision for Sweden I hope this answers your question wiwibloggs
Leg or arm?
The problem w Mello is that there is a literal writer/producer mob you need to employ to be selected. So everything is a rehash of a rehash. KAJ said as much when asked why they work with Wrethov.
Final, song writers:
DLZ: Måns/Dollystyle
G:son: Klara H., Lundvik
Wrethov: KAJ, Omar, Scarlet
Jimmy Jansson: Klara H., Lundvik
Jimmy Joker: Maja Ivarsson; Scarlet
The only ones not written by these are Wickihalder, Greczula, Ludwig, and Segerstedt
And Greczula is the only one where none of the songwriters have ever had a song in Mello before
Sure, Måns has the staging, he has the big vocal finish, he has stage presence… But the song is so damn generic and don’t get me started on those vapid lyrics… He may as well be singing Peace Peace Love Love.
So yeah, please, Sweden, give us something a little more out of the box!
Why don’t you influence your own country. Let Sweden decide their entry.
Exactly!
oh as 2025 seems to be the year of the pleasures of life – that is anything related to food and bodily activites – “Bara Bada Bastu” definitely would fit very very well into this hedonistic year!
I find the Swedish final to be weak this year. I have many songs from Mello that I enjoyed this year – but they all came 4th in their respective semis… the song by Vilhelm Buchaus in the last semi was absolutely stunning, same with Nomi Tales from the first semi. Kaliffa was another great song that engaged me – and Andreas Lundstedt served a viciously great disco track. But the generic pop songs and those most overproduced qualified for the final as always. In this final I only really like 3 songs – Greczula because it represent something fresh… Read more »
God natt, sov gott, Sweden lovers. We have a tough time ahead of us.
I’m really surprised Greczula isn’t higher. The best possible winner looking at the current Eurovision line-up tbh.
So good to hear some support for this. I think it’s my favourite this year
KAJ lovers, be truthful… doesn’t the whole vibe of Bara bada bastu remind you STRONGLY of this?
Samir and Viktor bathing naked in 2016. Same songwriter, btw.
https://youtu.be/QP-8_yyd_rc
Let’s not pretend it is any more original than Måns. It’s not… and that’s okay.
Seeing as Samir och Viktor were my winners in 2016 I’m fine with this comparison! ? Also, in terms of overall package (staging, vocals, etc.) KAJ are far more ESC ready/friendly
No, watching that the vibe of that doesn’t remind me even remotely of it actually.
I’ve been thinking this as well! I love Bada Nakna! Would’ve been much more preferable to Frans
Sadly, Mans with win
Would love Kaj to win, it would be something fresh for Sweden. But it’s gonna be Man’s isn’t it
I feel mans song is so same as before and he is so arrogant. Please Kaj for the win
Arrogant when? Where?? You don’t have to like the song but oh please. There’s a reason why he’s very loved in Sweden
Im so over Mans The EBU should just give him a permanent job or something… I don’t think Sweden will win again if Nans is selected, regardless how the odds are behaving just now. And Sweden I love you so much, great country, great music, great food, awesome people but please let someone else win. SVTs hosting last year just felt tired and not just because of the Israel stuff, I think even if that particular cloud wasn’t hanging over the contest I think it still would have had the same vibe while watching at home, like the production while… Read more »
Is this how fans felt back in the 90s? Ireland hosted FOUR TIMES in FIVE YEARS! Imagine Sweden doing that today…
Back then we didnt have social media – so people didnt have the opportunity to express themselves in the same way. BUT the problem is not that Sweden wins often – it is just that they seem to win with the same style of song every time – generic, overproduced, slick pop – with no authenticity. And their last two wins especially proves that it was the singer that sold the song – and not the song that sold itself. When Sweden start taking risks, then the goodwill against Sweden definitely will happen.
kaj absolutely
I think if we choose Kaj and make people happy with not choosing Måns, then eurovisionfans will make a U-turn and suddenly say that our entry will not do good and it will be hard to reach top 10 or the left side of the scoreboard. Sweden will never be able to please people. It doesn’t matter what we choose.
Agree. Espcielly the people in this forum.
Why bother trying to suck up for fans? Just send what we like and what happens happens
You can be less arrogant for starters. You are always top at the jury votes even your song sicks
People despise you for a reason
Cool songs? Yeah. But cut the “I want the first place” attitude. Especially with that Mans fellow.
You despise Swedish people…? Okay. Måns has said again and again that he has no expectations for Saturday night. Watch his video with Simon from Wiwi, for example. It’s all in your imagination, my friend.
And there we have it! The true spirit of eurovision, yes? I think it’s mostly in your head, that race for the most wins in eurovision.. That’s all people talk about when a powerhouse country choose their representative in general. “Will this win?” And with Sweden people are being extra harsh. I wonder who set the standards to begin with? Like every country thinks in this competition it would be awesome to win sure..but we are out of money in Sweden to! Svt even had to recycle the Melodifestivalen stage this year 😀 It’s not only a good thing these… Read more »
Do you have the same argument when watching sports events too, that it is not ok to wanna win “every time”
Sweden is always the only country that does not vote for Sweden. You are attacking the wrong group of people. Everyvody wants to win Eurovision. You can be very sure that Swedes as all others vote with their hearts. When Loreen won we still gave full points to Finland. There is no calculation here to get Sweden to win. We just like and love what we love…. Like all others.
Who actually likes Mans song?
Me. It’s fine. Not bad, not great.
Me too. Don’t love it but I like it. In fact after several listenings I even like it more than Heroes
My vote goes to KAJ and I really hope that the juries won’t kill it because I kinda expect that it will win the public vote. I have a feeling that SVT will do everything to send Måns to Basel.
HMM not so sure if they wanted to sabotage KAJ they would never have put it last in the running order
I hate KAJ’s song and I never understood why people like it so much. I am hoping for Klara to win.
Bada bastu jåå!
“Voice of the Silent” is basically the same lyrical theme “Revolution”, right?
Two Melodifestivalen winners performing, both topped Eurovision jury vote. Don’t count John out!
I think he and the track is great and anthemic but unfortunately doesn’t seem much hype for him this time
John Lundvik topped a tight jury vote only because Belarus gave its points out backwards
No no no… those points were fake anyway. Computer generated because the human jurors had been dismissed for revealing their votes. Sure, North Macedonia “won” that, but when you count only human votes it is John who came out on top.
A robot algorithm is not a jury
Klara for the win.
John Lundvik runner-up.
Måns for bronze.
I want Greczula to win next year, with a stronger song.
I don’t really like KAJ’s song. It’s not THAT special, be real.
Ooooh controversial!! I thought you’d like the Sauna Song 😉 It’s the choreographer who should be applauded methinks
I do like it, even if I don’t love it. It’s not THAT different from other entries from the past, so I don’t get the hype. I won’t be sad if it does win,
KAJ is just as polished as the other entries. Yet fans somehow forget that and see it as something authentic and fun. If it was really authentic it would not need to be polished
Anderz Wrethov has written 44 Mello entries. That’s FORTY FOUR.
Including the most streamed one. Which is not so different from the sauna one
Didn’t really expect people to like Dolly Style that much, guess I am not the only one haha. Seriously, though, the battle is between Måns and Kaj. Klara is good as well and she always elevates her song, same goes for Grezcula. What differs the two favorites, though, is that they persuade you to get your phone and vote for them. This is very important for Melfest and ESPECIALLY for Eurovision. Yes, there could be arguments against both entries, but in May average European won’t think if “Revolution” is generic or “Bara Bada Bastu” style of song is popular in… Read more »
Im surprised at the Betting odds regarding Mans when currently Bara Bada Bastu is topping the Swedish and Finnish Spotify charts. I believe the organisers also want a close run contest as interestingly Kaj are performing last. I still don’t really think it’s a one horse race despite the bookmakers odds. Another interesting point is the amount of support coming from non Swedish speaking fans for Kaj which suggests it can do very well at Eurovision itself.
Måns will win, unfortunately..
Remember the INTERNATIONAL juries, who won’t care what is number one in Sweden. Also the language barrier.
I don’t think there is any language barrier at all as the staging tells the story so well and everyone will be singing the chorus and shouting Sauna. As much as I love Erika and Finland you could argue this could possibly do better than Finland in the finals.
Yeah, but the juries discount anything not in English, they always have.
The did love Medina however. Both times. And Theoz did better with juries than audience. Lundvik’s Swedish song in 2022 reached top 5 with juries but almost last with audience. So the bias seems to be with audience..
We will see the staging has a very universal appeal and is easily understandable but I agree will need to be top 3 in juries.
yes i see it in front of me now on saturday when Kaj will get like 6 and at most 8 pointers and then the jury will have that damn cheeky smile and be like “12 points to our Hero that will make a revolution” ugh..i throw up in my mouth a bit when i think about it…then in the end KAJ will win the televoters but in vain since måns will come second in the televote and therefore keep his lead 🙁
With all the comments I have made it sounds like I really hate Mans,I actually think he is a great performer and singer but it just seems all a bit too safe for me I don’t see a lot new in the staging or the actual song.
I think we should all go to his home late at night with flame torches and pitchforks… who’s with me?
Mans is like the rich kid we all know, nothing special. Someone else who has worked harder and deserves it more needs to win it, but the rich kid throws money into it, packages it in the best way, uses connections and gets away with the glory. We all know this rich kid
Right! Looks a bit cocky too and has proved he really is lately. Didn’t stand him even 2015 less now.
You don”t think Måns has worked hard? Why is he less worthy of a win than others? If people want him to win then he is worthy and that’s that. That’s not for the fans to decide who is worthy or not
Again: You are so annoying with youre picky picky picky everywhere
In a way, winning is punishment. They lose a regular gig every year. He hasn’t competed in ten years!
I’m like 90% team KAJ in this selection (8% Mans and 2% Klara xD) but come on… I think your comment is very disrespectful towards Mans work.
Maybe he’s rich because he works hard?? He’s not relaxing in a sauna! 😀
Mans’ “Revolution” song is one of the most average pop songs of this year; overrated in the odds because of Mans.