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Sweden: Eurovisionfun Reacts to Eurovision 2024 Entry “Unforgettable”!

The Final of Melodifestivalen 2024, was broadcast by SVT and SVT Play last Saturday. We now know that Marcus & Martinus will represent Sweden at Eurovision Song Contest 2024 to be held in Malmö, Sweden. The song “Unforgettable“ placed first in both the International Jury and the Public Vote!

The Eurovisionfun team once again watched and reacted to the appearance of the country’s national final for the upcoming Eurovision contest! Enjoy Christos, Paschalis and Apostolis in a Reaction video with detailed commentary on Sweden‘s participation in Eurovision 2024!

Do you like the Swedish entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? Tell us in the comments below!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest news about the Eurovision Song Contest!

Eurovision 2024: Sweden will open the Grand Final!

Today, the Head of Delegations meeting took place in Malmö, Sweden upon the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in May.

During the aforementioned meeting, the draw for host nation’s running order took place. The host nation’s running order selection was done randomly by Andrew Cartmell (executive producer of this year’s show).

Hence, Sweden will perform first in the Grand Final of Saturday, May 11.

 

The voting window will be extended in the Grand Final

As for now, following the conclusion of all the participants’ performances in the Grand Final, the voting window opens for the public. However, this year, the voting will start at the beginning of the show, just before the first performance. This system was implemented twice before , in 2010 and 2011 and will return in 2024.

Sweden, as a host country, is automatically qualified to the Grand Final. The host nation will be represented this year by Marcus & Martinus and their Melodifestivalen winning entry “Unforgettable“.

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Unforgettable“, below:

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: eurovision.tv

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

The host of all six shows of this year’s Melodifestivalen will be Carina Berg.

The grand final of Melodifestivalen 2024 will start at 20:00 CET and will last two hours. 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!

Sweden: The international juries of Melodifestivalen 2024!

Tomorrow, Melodifestivalen 2024, the Swedish national selection fro Eurovision, will be concluded. Following a six-week long tour across Sweden, twelve acts will claim the Swedish representation in Malmö, defending the Swedish title on home ground.

Five semi-finals took place in Malmö, Gothenburg, Växjö, Eskilstuna and Karlstad and tomorrow we will tune in live from the Swedish capital, Stockholm and Friends Arena in order to find out who Sweden will crown as their representative.

The twelve finalists were chosen exclusively by the Swedish public. However, the winner of Melodifestivalen will be chosen:

  • on 50% by eight international juries
  • on 50% by the Swedish public, which will be able to vote via the contest’s app and phone voting

In case, two entries receive the same amount of points, the audience’s vote will be decisive.

Which countries will serve as international juries?

The international juries that will cast their points and therefore decide half of the result are eight and are consequently the following:

  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Cyprus
  • Ireland
  • Iceland
  • Malta
  • Serbia
  • Germany

Melodifestivalen 2024 – The Grand Final

As mentioned above, twelve acts will compete in tomorrow’s final show in the following running 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 You a Love Song”
  9. Medina – “Que Sera”
  10. Liamoo – “Dragon”
  11. Jacquline – “Effortless”
  12. Danny Saucedo – “Happy That You Found Me”

Sweden, as a host country, is automatically granted a spot in the Grand Final of May 13 and the Swedish viewers will be able to cast their votes on the first semi-final.

Which is your Melodifestivalen 2024 favorite entry? Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Sweden: Heat 5 and Final Qualification 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

Eight artists have secured their spots in the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2024 following the first four heats. These artists are:

Eight artists will have another chance to qualify for the grand final of Sweden’s national selection. These artists are:

Fifth Heat

Six artists will compete in tonight’s fifth heat of Melodifestivalen 2024, appearing in the following order:

  1. Marcus & Martinus – “Unforgettable
  2. Chelsea Muco – “Controlla
  3. Jay Smith – “Back To My Roots
  4. Elecktra – “Banne maj
  5. Annika Wickihalder – “Light
  6. Medina – “Que Sera

The host of all six shows of this year’s Melodifestivalen will be Carina Berg.

The fifth 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!

Sweden: Maria Sur was not allowed to include a dance-break on her Melfest final performance!

Currently, the 19 year-old Ukrainian artist based in Sweden, Maria Sur, is the hot favorite to win Melodifestivalen 2024 and represent Sweden on home ground. Maria Sur qualified from Melodifestivalen’s second heat, with her dance entry “When I’m Gone“.

When I’m Gone” has already gathered the attention of the Eurovision fandom, because of the traditional Swedish pop sound as well as the polished performance she and her team pulled out. As she mentioned speaking to “The Eurotrip Podcast“, her team was thinking of adding a dance-break to their final performance on March 9. However, this could not be possible as it was denied by the organizers of the show for being against the competition’s rules. In Melodifestivalen, it is not allowed to bring drastic changes to a performance mid-competition, especially when it comes to the timing of the song:

There’s not going to be so many big changes in the final. I wanted to bring this idea to the final, but unfortunately we’re not allowed to do it. 

I wanted to do a dance break. It’s not happening because of the rules. We’re not allowed to change the timing of the song. 

Moreover, there was another issue with the timing of “When I’m Gone“. Maria Sur’s entry for Eurovision 2024 sits exactly on three minutes. The maximum length of a Melodifestivalen entry, as well as a Eurovision one, is three minutes exactly. Adding a dance-break would either maximize the length of “When I’m Gone” or force the team to cut an existing part.

Regardless the issue, Maria Sur mentions:

We are very happy with the performance and the staging.

When I’m Gone” is not Maria Sur’s first Melodifestivalen entry. She participated in last year’s edition with “Never Give Up“, where she finished ninth. This year she’s returned, claiming the Swedish representation in Malmö.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: theeurotrippodcast

Sweden: Heat 4 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

Six artists have secured their spots in the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2024 following the first three heats. These artists are:

Six artists will have another chance to qualify for the grand final of Sweden’s national selection. These artists are:

Fourth Heat

Six artists will compete in tonight’s fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2024, appearing in the following order:

  1. Albin Tingwall – “Done Getting Over You
  2. Lia Larsson – “30 km/h
  3. Dotter – “It’s Not Easy to Write a Love Song
  4. Scarlet – “Circus X
  5. Lasse Stefanz – “En sång om sommaren
  6. Danny Saucedo – “Happy That You Found Me

The host of all six shows of this year’s Melodifestivalen will be Carina Berg.

The fourth 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!

 

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:

Four artists will have another chance to qualify for the grand final of Sweden’s national selection. These artists are:

Third Heat

Six artists will compete in tonight’s third heat of Melodifestivalen 2024, appearing in the following order:

  1. Jacqline – “Effortless
  2. Clara Klingenström – “Aldrig mer
  3. Kim Cesarion – “Take My Breath Away
  4. Klaudy – “För dig
  5. Gunilla Persson – “I Won’t Shake (La La Gunilla)
  6. 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!

Sweden: Heat 2 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

Two artists have secured their spots in the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2024 following the first semi-final. These artists are:

Two artists will have another chance to qualify for the grand final of Sweden’s national selection. These artists are:

Second Heat

Six artists will compete in tonight’s second heat of Melodifestivalen 2024, appearing in the following order:

  1. Maria Sur – “When I’m Gone
  2. Engmans Kapell – “Norrland
  3. Dear Sara – “The Silence After You
  4. C-Joe – “Ahumma
  5. Liamoo – “Dragon
  6. Fröken Snusk – “Unga & fria

The host of all six shows of this year’s Melodifestivalen will be Carina Berg.

The second 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!

Sweden: Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen 2024 tonight!

The curtain opens tonight for Melodifestivalen 2024, with the first heat of this year’s Swedish national selection. Five heats and the grand final will keep us company from today until March 9, when we will officially find out the representative of Sweden in Eurovision 2024.

In tonight’s first semifinal, six entries claim the two tickets to the final, while two more entries will have the chance to compete in the final qualification round on March 2nd, after the fifth heat.

Participants

Six artists compete tonight in the first heat of Melodifestivalen 2024. These artists are:

  1. Adam Woods – “Supernatural
  2. Samir & Viktor – “Hela världen väntar
  3. Melina Borglowe – “Min melodi
  4. Elisa Lindström – “Forever Yours
  5. Lisa Ajax – “Awful Liar
  6. Smash Into Pieces – “Heroes Are Calling

Format

Two songs will directly qualify to the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2024, which will take place on the 9th of March. The songs that will place third and fourth will have a second chance to claim a ticket for the Grand Final, at the final qualification round, held on the 2nd of March, right away after the fifth heat. There will be five heats in total.

During the five heats, the final results will be determined solely by the votes of the Swedish viewers. This will, of course, change in the grand final on 9 March, when the Swedish representative will be decided 50% by the vote of Swedish viewers and 50% by the vote of an international jury, along the lines of the Eurovision Song Contest.

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

The host of all six shows of this year’s Melodifestivalen will be Carina Berg.

The first 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!