Sweden: Heat 3 of Melodifestivalen 2024 tonight!
Tonight marks the continuation of what may be the most anticipated national final of the year, Melodifestivalen 2024. The host of Eurovision 2024 aims for Sweden’s historic eighth victory on home soil in Malmo, and for this reason, SVT’s executives promise one of the strongest Melodifestivalen editions of all time, ensuring that the successor to Loreen achieves the best possible result for the Scandinavian country.
Format
This year’s Melodifestivalen introduces a new format, featuring five heats, each hosting six artists. From each heat, the top two contenders will directly advance to the grand final on March 9th.
However, artists ranking third and fourth in their respective semi-finals will participate in a voting after the fifth semi-final. This voting will determine the two remaining finalists who will “complete the puzzle” of the twelve artists competing in the grand final of Sweden’s national selection.
During the five semi-final rounds, the final results will be determined solely by the votes of Swedish viewers. This, of course, will change in the grand final on March 9th, where Sweden’s representative will be decided by a 50% vote from Swedish viewers and a 50% vote from an international jury, following the Eurovision Song Contest standards.
The dates of Melodifestivalen 2024
- Heat 1: Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö
- Heat 2: Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg
- Heat 3: Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö
- Heat 4: Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskilstuna
- Heat 5: Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
- Final: Saturday 9 March 2024, Friends Arena, Stockholm – Solna
Finalists
Four artists have secured their spots in the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2024 following the first two heats. These artists are:
- Smash Into Pieces – “Heroes Are Calling“
- Lisa Ajax – “Awful Liar“
- Liamoo – “Dragon“
- Maria Sur – “When I’m Gone“
Four artists will have another chance to qualify for the grand final of Sweden’s national selection. These artists are:
- Elisa Lindström – “Forever Yours“
- Adam Woods – “Supernatural“
- Dear Sara – “The Silence After You“
- Fröken Snusk – “Unga & fria“
Third Heat
Six artists will compete in tonight’s third heat of Melodifestivalen 2024, appearing in the following order:
- Jacqline – “Effortless“
- Clara Klingenström – “Aldrig mer“
- Kim Cesarion – “Take My Breath Away“
- Klaudy – “För dig“
- Gunilla Persson – “I Won’t Shake (La La Gunilla)“
- Cazzi Opeia – “Give My Heart A Break“
The host of all six shows of this year’s Melodifestivalen will be Carina Berg.
The third heat of Melodifestivalen 2024 will start at 20:00 CET and will last one and a half hour. You can watch it through the SVT website by clicking HERE.
Τhe winner of Melodifestivalen 2023 and hence the Swedish representative at Eurovision 2023 was Loreen with her song “Tattoo“. Loreen went to become the first female artist in history to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice.
Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2024 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2024!
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