The fifth heat of Melodifestivalen took place in Jönköping this week, our last stop before the final!
March 2, 2025 at 8:25 pm
In a surprise result, Saga Ludvigsson emerged as the winner of the heat and qualified directly to the final, followed by SCARLET as second place. Arwin came in third place and entered the second-chance round.This phase of the contest, the finalkval, was held at the end of tonight's show, with all third-placed acts battling it out for the last two tickets to the final. Dolly Style were the first to qualify, as the artists with the most overall points in their heats; then, after adding a new set of votes cast during the live show, Meira Omar joined them as the 12th finalist.
Melodifestivalen's YouTube channel has uploads of all performances:
https://www.youtube.com/@MelodifestivalenSVTThe final takes place next week, on Saturday at 20:00 CET, from Stockholm's Strawberry Arena (formerly Friends Arena). 🍓 Sorted by their running order, the contestants are John Lundvik, Dolly Style, Greczula, Klara Hammarström, SCARLET, Erik Segerstedt, Maja Ivarsson, Meira Omar, Måns Zelmerlöw, Saga Ludvigsson, Annika Wickihalder, and KAJ.