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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

• “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.

• “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.

• “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.

• “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!

• “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!

• “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!

• “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!

• “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.

• “Que Sera” – Medina

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

• “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.

• “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.

• “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!

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!

 

 

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