Sweden: LIAMOO and Maria Sur are the two direct finalists of the Second Heat of Melodifestivalen 2024!
Ninety minutes ago, the show for the Second Heat of Melodifestivalen 2024, started off on SVT and SVT Play. And we are here to share the results of the night with you!
The two numbers that qualify directly to the finals are LIAMOO and Maria Sur which we will get to see perform their songs live, on the 9th of March, when the finals will take place at Friends Arena.
The experts
New in Melodifestivalen this year is the participation of a couple of really knowledgeable music and Mello-experts – radio and TV profile Tina Mehrafzoon and Mello-oracle Ronny Larsson. During both the races and the final, they analyze the evening’s line-up and give their opinion on how they are doing.
The show
The first week of competition arrived really fast. On Saturday, February 10, Melodifestivalen 2024 starts and it starts from this year’s Eurovision city Malmö.
Carina Berg is the host of all the shows of the tour this year! With the next show of the contest on Saturday February the 10th, Melodifestivalen will take place in Göteborg, then Växjö follows and finally the final show in Stockholm on the 9th of March.
Carina is now at the arena and everything is ready to begin! It’s time to face the music!
The opening act is a band playing in the green room with the crowd dancing along as Carina enters the arena. Then Carina describes how Estonia gained their independence without bloodshed, she then connects it to Eurovision “united by music”.
After the intro, Carina presents this show’s contestants!
The numbers
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- “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Totally different than “Never Give Up”. A POP Dance banger with a hint of melancholy! Amazing performance, crystal clear vocals, very much more improved than her rehearsals. The best I’ve seen from her, she totally feels true to herself with this performance. Love seeing this!
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- “Norrland”– Engmans Kapell
If you mix Swedish folk with a beat then you got Norrland. I wouldn’t say I am impressed by this kind of song. They’re very much improved and their lead singer definitely did not forget the lyrics this time. He did on one of the rehearsals.
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- “The Silence After You” – Dear Sara
A mid tempo song for Dear Sara, sounds familiar. It is sort of a ballad, could listen to it to a roadtrip. Pleasantly. That’s Sara’s best run. The crowd claps throughout her performance which is good to see.
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- “Ahumma” – C-Joe
Aftobeat vibes are here but in a pop way to do it! C-Joe is not very stable vocally though, he had some vocal issues with his performance during her rehearsals. A feel-good song that the crowd loved though.
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- “Dragon” – LIAMOO
Now imagine LIAMOO’s kind of songs mixed with Imagine Dragons. This is epic. I don’t wanna hear anyone compare this performance to Andrew Lambrou’s last year’s entry with Cyprus. This is so much better. By far his best performance and it is 100% himself. Love to see this! A strong contender for the win. Best song of the contest so far.
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- “Unga & fria” – Fröken Snusk
Now mix a bit of epadunk with Swedish folk, a tiny bit of Käärijä’s “it’s crazy, it’s party” but on a female Swedish version. Too much pink. Louis Vuitton balaclava is removed for the televised program. She is quite good vocally I must admit, the crowd went nuts on her.
Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis
These were the six numbers of this week, a recap follows to show the voting numbers for the contestants of the heat.
The Intervals
First to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this very special Melodifestivalen and Eurovision year is none other than the host Kristian Luuk, in good company with the artist and presenter Lotta Engberg – and her Fyra bugg och en Coca Cola. During the evening, we will hear the song, which was Sweden‘s entry in Eurovision 1987, in its own version signed by the artist Viktor Norén.
The Direct Qualifiers
First voting round winner: “Dragon” – LIAMOO
Second voting round winner: “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Semi-Finalists
Second voting round 2nd place: “The Silence After You” – Dear Sara
Second voting round 3rd place: “Unga & fria” – Fröken Snusk
Second voting round results
Age-band 3-9 years old winner: “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Age-band 10-15 years old winner: “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Age-band 16-29 years old winner: “Unga & fria” – Fröken Snusk
Age-band 30-44 years old winner: “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Age-band 45-59 years old winner: “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Age-band 60-74 years old winner: “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Age-band 75+ years old winner:“When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Televoting winner: “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2024 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2024!
Source: SVT
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