Victoria Silvstedt will try to represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025

Who will succeed Marcus and Martinus, winning duo of the 2024 edition of the Melodifestivalen with the title Unforgettable ? A true institution in Sweden, this national song competition created in 1959 allows the winner to represent the Scandinavian country at theEurovision. With Ireland, Sweden is the country to have won the international competition most often with seven victories, the last of which in 2023 with the title Tattoo performed by Loreen.

The Swedish public group, SVT, announced this week the list of 30 artists competing for the 65th edition of Melodifestivalen which will take place from February 1 to March 8. The latter will be divided into five groups of six which will see the two best qualify for a grand final. The third places in each group will take part in a repechage phase where the two best will obtain their ticket for the final evening. The twelve finalists will be decided, 50-50, by the combined votes of the public and a jury of professionals.

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Victoria Silvstedt

Among the artists involved, a face well known to the French public: Victoria Silvstedt . First runner-up to Miss Sweden in 1993 and model, the one who notably co-hosted “La Roue de la fortune” alongside Christophe Dechavanne between 2006 and 2011 on TF1 also launched into music in the early 2000s. Without much success .

At Melodifestivalen, the woman who celebrated her 50th birthday on September 19 will perform the song Love it! written by Jimmy Jansson and Erik Thomas Gustafsson, aka Thomas G: his. The latter is a provider of songs for Eurovision, in Sweden as elsewhere, and counts the genesis of the title under his belt. Euphoriawinner of Eurovision 2012 with Loreen performing.

“What a dream come truerejoiced Victoria Silvstedt on her Instagram account. I don't really realize yet that I'm going to participate in Melodifestivalen, it's going to be so much fun. It will take a lot of time and effort to be ready. See you on March 1st in Jönköping! » Three artists who have already represented Sweden in the international song competition are trying their luck again: Arvingarna (1993), Mans Zelmerlöw (winner in 2015 with Heroes) and John Lundvik (2019).