The Swedish Melodifestivalen season kicks off tonight with the first heat live from Göteborg. The participating songs can be heard for a first time as of 14:03 CET on Swedish radio channel P4. Until 20:00 CET, the songs will be available on SVT's Melodifestivalen website.

These are the participants in Melodifestivalen 2005 – Heat 1:

1. Alcazar – Alcastar
2. Cecilia Vennersten – Var mig nära
3. Papa Dee – My No 1
4. Linda Bengtzing –Alla flickor
5. The Wallstones – Invisible people
6. Pay TV – Refrain refrain
7. Nordman – Ödet var min väg
8. Shirley Clamp – Att älska dig

The songs can be heard for a first time at 14.03 CET on Swedish radio channel P4. The radio show can be heard via www.sr.se. Click on the webbradio and select P4.

Untill 20:00 CET, the songs will be available on SVT's Melodifestivalen website. You can listen to the songs by clicking here.

The first semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2005 takes place tonight at 20:00 CET and can be watched live over the internet.