It was finally here! After weeks and weeks of preselection the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2025 aired live tonight from Stockholm. 12 finalists battled for the honour of representing Sweden at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. And we have a winner! KAJ with the entry Bara bada bastu raised the trophy at the end of a majestic night.
About the show
The Grand Final of Meldifestivalen 2025 took place tonight in Stockholm, Sweden. A total of 12 acts competed for the golden ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The winner of the competition will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 in Basel. The 2025 Swedish Eurovision entry and act has been determined via a combined international jury/public televoting deliberation.
And what a sensational show tonight at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm! The Swedes went all in to serve Eurofans the purest of the Eurovision magic. The night started with a performance of reigning champion Nemo (Switzerland, 2024) and their The code. Eurovision superstar Petra Mede (three times host: 2013, 2016 and 2024) performed during the interval act. Medina performed after the televote was closed.
Tonight’s line-up
- John Lundvik – Voice of the silent
- Dolly Style – YIHAA
- Greczula – Believe me
- Klara Hammarström – On and on and on
- SCARLET – Sweet n’ psycho
- Erik Segerstedt – Show me what love is
- Maja Ivarsson – Kamikaze life
- Meira Omar – Hush hush
- Måns Zelmerlöw – Revolution
- Saga Ludvigsson – Hate you so much
- Annika Wickihalder – Life again
- KAJ – Bara bada bastu
The vote
Co-hosts Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom took viewers through an exciting voting sequence. First of all, the international juries from the following countries expressed their preferences:
- Switzerland
- Greece
- Lithuania
- Norway
- France
- Italy
- Serbia
- Ireland
The jury ranking
This was the jury ranking:
- Måns Zelmerlöw – Revolution – 76 points
- KAJ – Bara bada bastu – 74 points
- John Lundvik – Voice of the silent – 49 points
- Dolly Style – YIHAA – 48 points
- Greczula – Believe me – 47 points
- Annika Wickihalder – Life again – 36 points
- Klara Hammarström – On and on and on – 34 points
- SCARLET – Sweet n’ psycho – 31 points
- Erik Segerstedt – Show me what love is – 24 points
- Saga Ludvigsson – Hate you so much – 17 points
- Maja Ivarsson – Kamikaze life – 2 points
And finally, the televote was presented to determine the final ranking. We have a winner! KAJ with the entry Bara bada bastu came on top of the ranking and won Melodifestivalen 2025! As Swedish representative, KAJ is scheduled to jump on the Eurovision stage during the first half of the first semi-final on Tuesday 13 May 2025.
The final ranking
- KAJ – Bara bada bastu – 164 points
- Måns Zelmerlöw – Revolution – 157 points
- Greczula – Believe me – 106 points
- Klara Hammarström – On and on and on – 77 points
- Dolly Style – YIHAA – 75 points
- John Lundvik – Voice of the silent – 74 points
- SCARLET – Sweet n’ psycho – 64 points
- Annika Wickihalder – Life again – 54 points
- Erik Segerstedt – Show me what love is – 51 points
- Meira Omar – Hush hush – 50 points
- Maja Ivarsson – Kamikaze life – 32 points
- Saga Ludvigsson – Hate you so much – 27 points
Sweden in Eurovision
Sweden is alongside Ireland the most successful country in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Scandinavian powerhouse has took the trophy 7 times, a record. Victories came in 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015 and 2023, and Sweden hosted the contest after each victory. In 63 appearances Sweden has appeared in 62 finals, only missing out the 2010 final.
Loreen has won the contest twice for Sweden, becoming the first woman and second person overall after Johnny Logan to lift the trophy twice (2012 and 2023). Sweden also notably brought to the history books of the contest the band ABBA, who won the contest with Waterloo in 1974 before becoming a world-wide phenomenon.
In 2024 the duo Marcus and Martinus represented Sweden on home soil with the entry Unforgettable. They finished in 9th place with 174 points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcZpzObYzxs
Photo credit: SVT/ Stina Stjernkvist
