Instead We Made a Pod is back with our latest instalment and this week it's time to head to Sweden for our review of Melodifestivalen 2025! 🇸🇪

12 artists will compete in Sweden's popular Melfest national final but only one will be crowned the winner and represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 🎤

MJ and resident Phoenix expert Liv discuss their favourite competing entries across the heats and give their thoughts and predictions on who will win!

Can Måns Zelmerlöw seal a second Melfest victory and represent Sweden again? We'll find out on Saturday 8 March when the Melfest Final takes place at 20:00 CET live from the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm

Competing artists and songs:

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"

Hosts - MJ & Liv

Produced by - Aaron (⁠⁠⁠⁠@Aaron_F320⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Listen now to find out more and don't forget you can keep up with all the latest Eurovision news by following us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠ThePhoenixESC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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