Sweden: Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 tonight!

Tonight marks the end 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 advanced to the grand final on March 9th.

However, artists ranking third and fourth in their respective semi-finals participated in a voting after the fifth semi-final. This voting determined the two remaining finalists who “completed 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 (Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, Ireland, Iceland, Malta, Serbia and Germany), 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

Grand Final

Twelve artists will compete in tonight’s grand final of Melodifestivalen 2024, appearing in the following order:

1. Maria Sur – “When I’m Gone“
2. Jay Smith – “Back To My Roots“
3. Lisa Ajax – “Awful Liar“
4. Smash Into Pieces – “Heroes Are Calling“
5. Cazzi Opeia – “Give My Heart A Break“
6. Annika Wickihalder – “Light“
7. Marcus & Martinus – “Unforgettable“
8. Dotter – “It’s Not Easy to Write a Love Song“
9. Medina – “Que Sera“
10. Liamoo – “Dragon“
11. Jacqline – “Effortless“
12. Danny Saucedo – “Happy That You Found Me“