Do we know the first then Melodifestivalen 2025 competing acts? According to the latest reports from Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet four former Melfest winners are gearing up to return to the competition next year.

Aftonbladet has reported that Mans Zelmerlow (Eurovison 2015/ Sweden), John Lundvik (Sweden 2019), Arvingarna (Sweden 1993) and Frans (Sweden 2016) are all set to compete at the forthcoming Melodifestivalen edition and ultimately return to Eurovision if they win the Swedish national final.

Aftonbladet has revealed a list of 10 potential acts who are looking into competing at the upcoming Melodifestivalen 2025:

• Mans Zelmerlow
• Arvingarna
• Frans
• John Lundvik
• Klara Hammarstrom
• Kaliff
• Malou Prytz
• Dolly Style
• Scarlet
• Andreas Lundstedt

Melodifestivalen 2025

Melodifestivalen 2025 will be travelling to Luleå, Gothenburg, Västerås, Malmö, Jönköping and Stockholm and is set to kick off on Saturday 1 February 2025 and conclude on Saturday 8 March 2025.

• 01/02/2025-  Melodifestivalen 2025 Semi-final #1 -Lulea
• 08/02/2025- Melodifestivalen 2025- Semi-final #2- Gothenburg
• 15/02/2025- Melodifestivalen 2025- Semi-final #3- Vasteras
• 22/02/2025- Melodifestivalen 2025- Semi-final #4-Malmo
• 01/03/2025- Melodifestivalen 2025- Semi-final #5- Jonkoping
• 08/03/2025- Melodifestivalen 2025- Grand Final- Stockholm

Sweden will determine its Eurovision 2025 act and entry on Saturday 8 March during the Melodifestivalen Grand Final.

Melodifestivalen 2025

Melodifestivalen 2025 will consist of 6 live televised shows ( 5 semi-finals  and a Grand Final)

A total of 30 songs will compete in the Swedish national selection, 6 songs will compete in each of the five semi-finals,  a total of 12 songs will compete at the Melodifestivalen 2025 Grand Final for the golden ticket to Switzerland. The 2025 Swedish Eurovision entry will be determined via a mixed public televoting/international jury deliberation.

Source: Aftonbladet
Photo credit: Aftonbladet