Around 2.5 million Swedish viewers watched the second Heat of Melodifestivalen 2025 last Saturday on SVT1.
2,562,000 viewers watched Heat Two of Melodifestivalen on SVT1, which topped the viewing figures in Sweden last week. However, this heat saw a drop of 81,000 viewers compared to the first heat which saw over 2.6 million viewers tune in to watch the show. It is important to note that the figures reported by MMS only includes TV viewers and not those following on SVT Play.
The result of the second heat was:
- Nomi Tales – “Funniest Thing”
- Schalgerz – “Don Juan”
- Erik Segerstedt – “Show Me What Love Is” – Direct to Final
- Klara Hammarström – “On and On and On” – Direct to Final
- Fredrik Lundman – “The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy”
- Kaliffa – “Salute” – Second chance round
Hosted by Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom, Melodifestivalen 2025 is taking place in six different Swedish cities. After Luleå and Göteborg, the remainder of the calendar is:
- Heat 3 : Feburary 15 – Västerås Arena, Västerås
- Heat 4 : February 22 – Malmö Arena, Malmö
- Heat 5 : March 1 – Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
- Final : March 8 – Strawberry Arena, Stockholm
The winner of Melodifestivalen 2025 will be determined by public voting and an international jury.
Sweden finished in the top ten for the third time in a row in 2024 with Marcus & Martinus placing ninth in the final with the song “Unforgettable”. Sweden will participate in the First Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on May 13.
Image Source: Daniel Stridh | Source : MMS
Sweden debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 and has gone on to be one of the contest’s most successful countries. The country has won the contest 7 times – tying with Ireland, the most recent being in 2023. ABBA´s win in Brighton in 1974 with the song “Waterloo” marked Sweden’s first victory. Since missing out on the final in 2010, the country has gone on to finish 3rd twice and has won the contest three times. Only in 2013 and 2021 did the country place outside of the top 10 in the final.
