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Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2024 final had the worst TV ratings in history!

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!

A few days after the grand finale of the contest, MMS has learned the latest audience data for this year’s edition of Melodifestivalen 2024.

The final of Melodifestivalen 2024 was watched by an average of 2.786.000 spectators in its 122-minute duration.In terms of audience share, the grand final swept the board again reaching a very high 72.43%.

Compared to the 2023 edition, the final of the contest lost 633.000 spectators and 10.42 points in audience share (in 2023 the final was seen by 3.419.000 spectators and an 82.85% share of the screen ).

Historically, it is the worst audience ratings in terms of spectators of a Melodifestivalen finale since audiences began to be measured in 1994. It is important to note at this point in the analysis that the decline in the consumption of linear television in favour of platforms has a lot of weight in this decrease in viewers and increase in share that has been happening for several years in Melodifestivalen and Swedish television.

Melodifestivalen 2024 Final Results

International Jury Voting

Winner:Marcus & Martinus

 

Winner of Melodifestivalen 2024

Marcus & Martinus


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Photos: Andreas Papayiannakis
Source: MMS

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Sweden: These are the winners of Melodifestivalen 2024! | Next stop, Malmö!

The Final Show of Melodifestivalen 2024 has just ended and we now have a winner! Marcus & Martinus are the winner of this year’s Swedish national selection that took place at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

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

Carina Berg is the host of all the shows of the tour this year! With the next show of the contest taking place tomorrow in Stockholm on the 9th of March.

The show started with the final contestants covering last year’s winning entry “Tattoo” and ended with Loreen appearing on stage to get awarded with the Hall of Fame award. This year’s Hall of Fame is now complete when the entire team behind the winning entry “Tattoo joined – Loreen and the entire songwriting team. In addition to Loreen herself, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Loreen, Moa Carlebecker/Cazzi Opeia, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son were rewarded.

The numbers

  • When I’m Gone“ – Maria Sur

Maria did an amazing show today, more laser beams and more laser tracking sensors on the LED backdrop and the LED strip perimetrically at the stadium. Great job! Amazing vocals and also awed us with the intro video where she spoke entirely in Swedish! Bra jobbat!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Back To My Roots” – Jay Smith’

Well this is the upgraded version of Jay giving zero f*s about this contest. Nice radio-friendly song, but nothing more.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Awful Liar“ – Lisa Ajax

Lisa had an amazing performance, she now had both dancers unlike her first rehearsals. Pristine voice.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Heroes Are Calling“ – Smash Into Pieces

As the days go by, their song makes not much of a difference to me. I preferred their song last year.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Give My Heart A Break” – Cazzi Opeia

Cazzi is such a feel-good song! Makes me happy even on a day I am down low. The colours, the glow, the fluff! Love it all! Her voice? Pitch-perfect!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Light” – Annika Wickihalder

Annika had an amazing stage show, added a chorus on stage. Great voice, I absolutely like this!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Unforgettable” – Marcus & Martinus

Captivating performance! No more comments. This is my winner.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • It’s Not Easy to Write a Love Song” – Dotter

Dotter still has problems from two weeks ago and this has implications to her voice! Such a shame! Visually it is so good.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Que Sera” – Medina

That was an EARTHQUAKE! I can’t describe anything more! Love it!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Dragon“ – Liamoo

So much fire, we could all feel the heat! Best vocals of the bunch I think, even better than the studio version. Great vocals by LIAMOO and his lead dub!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Effortless“ – Jacqline

She ate! Looks like a music video up on stage! I think the international juries will absolutely love her! She was unwell, but does a great job at the moment! Runner-up of Idol 2021 is here and now is her moment to shine!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Happy That You Found Me” – Danny Saucedo

Danny changed to a black mesh top and a leather pair of trousers. Staging colours changed, lighting has changed, made it a bit more dark, more spiritual. I like it more.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

International Jury Voting

Winner: Marcus & Martinus

 

Winner of Melodifestivalen 2024

Marcus & Martinus

Did your favourite win their ticket to Malmö to represent Sweden this Saturday? Let us know in the comment section below!

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Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the Melodifestivalen 2024 final show!

Melodifestivalen 2024 final show will begin in a few moments, with the new competition format in place and will be aired on SVT and SVT Play.

The twelve finalists will have to compete against each other tonight in the hopes of representing Sweden at home, in Malmö this May!

Tonight’s contestants

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

The odds

The betting odds depend on many factors and as these factors are subject to changes anytime, the odds can still fluctuate, even last minute. Currently there seems to be a clear winner and this is no else than Marcus & Martinus.

Let’s see what is going to happen, we will get the chance to watch the actual final show live, on SVT and SVT Play and of course at EurovisionFun you will get the chance to be informed about the results as soon as they are announced on TV!

Which of the twelve competing acts do you think will be this year’s winner and will get the chance to represent Sweden in Malmö, later this May?

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2024 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2024!

Source: Eurovision World

 

Sweden: The general rehearsal of the Final Show of Melodifestivalen 2024! (Live)

The general rehearsal of the Final Show of Melodifestivalen 2024 has just started. It is sad but true, this is the last show ever of the year and takes place at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. We will be covering this rehearsal from within the arena, describing in detail what is happening during the show, for you to follow the entire process.

This article is being updated in real-time, all you need to do is hit the refresh button on your browser and all the rest is on us!

We will keep you up to date with all the latest information and images off this final show rehearsal, allowing you to get a glimpse of what you will get to see tomorrow March 9th, at 20:00 CET, when you watch the actual show of the final, on SVT and SVT Play.

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

Carina Berg is the host of all the shows of the tour this year! With the next show of the contest taking place tomorrow in Stockholm on the 9th of March.

The show started with the final contestants covering last year’s winning entry “Tattoo” and ended with Loreen appearing on stage but without performing, who was there to get awarded with the Hall of Fame award. On Saturday, this year’s Hall of Fame will be complete when “Tattoo joins – Loreen and the entire songwriting team. In addition to Loreen herself, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Loreen, Moa Carlebecker/Cazzi Opeia, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son are rewarded.

The numbers

  • When I’m Gone“ – Maria Sur

Maria did an amazing show today, more laser beams and more laser tracking sensors on the LED backdrop and the LED strip perimetrically at the stadium. Great job! Amazing vocals and also awed us with the intro video where she spoke entirely in Swedish! Bra jobbat! Would love to see her top 5.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Back To My Roots” – Jay Smith’

Well this is the upgraded version of Jay giving zero f*s about this contest. I would absolutely love to see him getting tanked tomorrow.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Awful Liar“ – Lisa Ajax

Lisa has an amazing performance, she now has both dancers unlike her rehearsal. Pristine voice, I don’t think she will do great though. More like on the lower end.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Heroes Are Calling“ – Smash Into Pieces

As the days go by, their song makes not much of a difference to me. I think they will not do as good as last year. Overall great performance though and the crowd loved it!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Give My Heart A Break” – Cazzi Opeia

Cazzi is such a feel-good song! Makes me happy even on a day I am down low. The colours, the glow, the fluff! Love it all! Her voice? Pitch-perfect! Hope she does great!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Light” – Annika Wickihalder

Annika had an amazing stage show, added a chorus on stage and it wouldn’t surprise me if she did great tomorrow. Let’s see what happens!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Unforgettable” – Marcus & Martinus

The international jury will “chew them up“! The Swedish audience? Top-2 in my opinion. Are they winning it? Most likely! Captivating performance!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • It’s Not Easy to Write a Love Song” – Dotter

Dotter still has problems from two weeks ago and this has implications to her voice! Such a shame! Visually it is so good. But this is a jury show, the international jury will still love her. But could have done better in my opinion.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Que Sera” – Medina

That was an EARTHQUAKE! I can’t describe anything more! Love it! Top 3 for me!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Dragon“ – Liamoo

So much fire, we could all feel the heat! Best vocals of the bunch I think, even better than the studio version. Great vocals by LIAMOO and his lead dub! I could see this top 5.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Effortless“ – Jacqline

She ate! Looks like a music video up on stage! I think the international juries will absolutely love her! She was unwell, but does a great job at the moment! Runner-up of Idol 2021 is here and now is her moment to shine! Would she win? I wouldn’t rule it out, but now it’s the time Marcus & Martinus win the whole thing.

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

  • Happy That You Found Me” – Danny Saucedo

Danny changed to a black mesh top and a leather pair of trousers. Staging colours changed, lighting has changed, made it a bit more dark, more spiritual. I like it more. He now has more chances. But could probably be an eternal runner-up. Such a shame, would love it if he won!

Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis

Countdown starts and a recap of all the contestants follows as usual.

Intervals

Linda Bengtzing is on stage performing a medley of her hits! But I am not so sure if that’s the real interval act for tomorrow. Let’s see.

International Jury Virtual Voting

Winner:When I’m Gone“ – Maria Sur

  • Australia: Give My Heart A Break” – Cazzi Opeia
  • Belgium: Awful Liar“ – Lisa Ajax
  • Cyprus: Unforgettable” – Marcus & Martinus
  • Ireland: Effortless“ – Jacqline
  • Iceland: Que Sera” – Medina
  • Malta: Light” – Annika Wickihalder
  • Serbia: Happy That You Found Me” – Danny Saucedo
  • Germany: When I’m Gone“ – Maria Sur

General Rehearsal Virtual Winner

Unforgettable” – Marcus & Martinus

Which artist is your favourite for the win, that will secure their ticket to Malmö to represent Sweden this Saturday?

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2024 and the selection process Swedish entry for Eurovision 2024!

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour

  • 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

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Photos: Andreas Papayiannakis

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Sweden: The running order of the Melodifestivalen 2024 final just got revealed!

After tonight’s fifth heat in Karlstad, where four entries made it to the final, competition producer Karin Gunnarsson has set the starting order for the final.

This is how the starting order will be when the Melodifestivalen 2024 is decided at Friends Arena on Saturday 9 March:

The show

Carina Berg is the host of all the shows of the tour this year! With the next show of the contest on Saturday March the 9th, Melodifestivalen final show will take place  in Stockholm and Friends Arena.

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour

  • 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

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Source: SVT
Photos: Stina Stjernkvist/SVT

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Sweden: These are the two final qualifiers of Melodifestivalen 2024!

Immediately after the round has ended, the final qualifiers show began. Two more finalists have been selected and two have been voted on to the qualifiers, along with the season’s other 3rd and 4th placed teams and it is clear now that the two final qualifiers of Melodifestivalen 2024 are Annika Wickihalder and Jay Smith.

Here’s how the two last finalists were determined

Once both finalists in heat 5 have been chosen, the ten entries placed third and fourth in the five Rounds will return to compete for the two remaining final spots. This takes place in a final qualifier through an extension of round 5. An extended quick replay of the ten qualifiers will be shown, and viewers can vote up to five times per entry in the app and per phone number.

Each entry receives an initial score based on how many votes they received in their competition – in relation to how many people voted in it. For example, an entry that has received 1,000,000 votes in a contest where 500,000 people have voted will have a value of 2. If another entry has also received 1000,000 votes but only 400,000 votes in that sub-competition, that entry will have a value of 2.5 and thus receive a higher initial score in the final qualification compared to the first entry.

This initial score is reported first. After that, the qualifying voting starts and it is then possible to vote via app and phone. Once voting has ended, an additional 1000 points will be awarded based on the number of votes per entry. The points are awarded in exactly the same way as in the final: The entry with the fewest points before the voting will have their new points reported first. When all points have been reported, the two entries with the highest number of final points will move on to the final.

In the event of the same final score for two or more entries, the highest number of votes during the voting that took place during the broadcast will be decisive.

Final Qualifiers

  • Forever Yours“ – Elisa Lindström 
  • Supernatural“ – Adam Woods 
  • The Silence After You“ – Dear Sara
  • Unga & fria“ – Fröken Snusk
  • I Won’t Shake (La La Gunilla)” – Gunilla Persson
  • För dig” – Klaudy
  • Done Getting Over You” – Albin Tingwall
  • Circus X” – SCARLET
  • Light” – Annika Wickihalder
  • Back To My Roots” – Jay Smith

Melodifestivalen Finalists

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

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour

  • 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

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Photos: Stina Stjernkvist/SVT

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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.

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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.

But how things developed during the night?

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

    • “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!


    • “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.

    Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis


    • “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.

    Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis


    • “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.

    Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis


    • “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.

    Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis


    • “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

 

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Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the Melodifestivalen 2024 Second Heat results!

Melodifestivalen 2024 Second Heat show will begin in a few moments, with the new competition format in place and will be aired on SVT and SVT Play.

Six contestants will have to compete against each other tonight, in order to secure one of the direct finalist places, or if not directly qualifying to the finals to remain in the competition, as their last chance in the hopes of competing at the finals.

Tonight’s contestants

  • “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
  • “Norrland”– Engmans Kapell
  • “The Silence After You” –  Dear Sara 
  • “Ahumma” – C-Joe
  • “Dragon” – LIAMOO
  • “Unga & fria” – Fröken Snusk

The odds

The betting odds depend on many factors and as these factors are subject to changes anytime, the odds can still fluctuate, even last minute. Currently there seem to be two clear direct finalists and these are LIAMOO and Maria Sur.

As for the two semi-final qualifiers, currently, in the third and fourth place of the betting odds we have Fröken Snusk and C-Joe respectively.

Let’s see what is going to happen, we will get the chance to watch the actual heat live, on SVT and SVT Play and of course at EurovisionFun you will get the chance to be informed about the results as soon as they are announced on TV!

Which two of today’s competing artists do you think will be the direct finalists, that will be competing on the 9th of March, hoping to represent Sweden in Malmö, this year?

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2024 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2024!

Source: Eurovision World

 

Maria Sur: “I’m an uptempo girl and we needed to do something like this.” | Exclusive Interview

Andreas Papayiannakis and EurovisionFun is accredited by SVT to follow the Melodifestivalen tour for a third year in-a-row. In Göteborg we got the chance to meet a few people involved in this year’s Melodifestivalen. Among those was Maria Sur who had us over at Clarion Hotel Post, the appointed artist hotel in Göteborg on an extensive interview, during the Thursday welcome party.

Maria Sur is not somebody you don’t already know. She took part in last year’s Melodifestivalen with the song “Never Give Up“. This year she does a back-t0-back comeback with the song “When I’m Gone“. She feels good to be back. Her rehearsals on Thursday and Friday went quite well and even though she felt a bit overwhelmed, she though that it will be cool and things will be fine-tuned.

“There are some moments to improve, but we will fix it.”

Last year, the song she participated with was not totally her style of music. She was more trying to pass on a message to the audience, given the circumstances with her moving from Ukraine to Sweden, seeking for a better life after the – still ongoing – clash between Ukraine and Russia. She comments on her song this year:

“I definitely feel like in the right place, I think. I was saying to everyone that I’m an uptempo girl, everyone knew, and that we need to do something like this. And I think when we were writing this song, I knew more exactly what I want to do and the songwriters got to know me better. They felt me and they felt what kind of style I want. The whole team and me we just got to know each other better. And we found, my style that I really like and that I think like it’s my natural environment.”

Julie “Kill J” Aagaard, Jimmy “Joker” ThörnfeldtAnderz Wrethov and the artist herself wrote the song. Maria is the first that she is involved in the song writing process and she is collaborating with Anderz Wrethov for a second time after last year. When and how was the song written?

“It’s actually my first song where I’m also involved in the process and where I’m also a songwriter to. So this feels also like a level up and feels like more my thing, you know. We were in a songwriting camp and it was in August, we wrote the song very fast but again it was because we knew kind of what we want, we had a vision, I had the references and the great songwriters of course helped.”

Last summer she took part in the Digiloo tour with other artists, among which LIAMOO, who is a really really close friend of hers. What are her plans for this year after Melodifestivalen?

“I’m gonna do have gigs 100 percent. And of course, we’re gonna write more music. So I hope we’re gonna work more on my own material and write in this kind of style. Because for my own tour, I have to have a lot of songs to perform with. For now we are focusing on Mello and I’ve also recently signed with Livenation. So I’m gonna have my booking agency for the gigs.”

Her song reminds me a bit of the style of Becky Hill, but her actual icon and inspiration is someone else. She tells us more about that:

“My inspiration was Rihanna, I just I feel I like her vibe and her kind of songs and they can give a lot of self-confidence. Which is which is I think great. I really wanted to have this kind of song this year to just represent myself more on stage as an artist because last year it was like more storytelling about me and presentation of me as an artist for the audience and this year I want people to see myself on stage and I think this song can really show what I can do.”

She is really good friends with LIAMOO and she tells what she thinks about his song too:

“I like LIAMOO’s song as well and we have the same songwriters and it was the same songwriting camp when his song was written. We’re really good friends with Liam and he’s such a nice guy and I really like him and his song this year. We are really supportive for each other and I hope it will go well for us.”

Lastly, she gives a heartwarming message to all her fans in Sweden and Internationally:

“I hope you like my song this year and it’s message about self-respect. Hope it can give you a boost of confidence as I was struggling this year with some insecurities and I felt like I really needed this song to boost my confidence and energy. And I hope people when they’re gonna listen to this they can also  feel this kind of powerful attitude they can feel their power they can they can be boosted by confidence. This is very important. And to stay humble.”

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