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Eurovision 2024: Pernilla Månsson Colt and Farah Abadi to lead the semi allocation draw!

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The Eurovision year in SVT already starts in January with the “Eurovision Song Contest 2024 – the draw” directly from Malmö on January 30 as you read in one of our past articles. The broadcast, officially called the Semi-Final Draw, will decide which of the two semi-finals the participating countries will compete in in May.

SVT profiles Pernilla Månsson Colt and Farah Abadi host the lottery and the duo is charged for the assignment. Pernilla Månsson Colt, who had the same assignment in connection with Eurovision 2013, says:

“It will be great fun to kick off Sweden’s Eurovision year from Malmö. The draw is a more important thing than you think for the competition later. We hope that it will be both exciting and fun to watch the program.”

Farah Abadi adds:

“This is the kick-off for Eurovision and it is extra fun to be able to do the program together with Pernilla, but also that it is in our hometown Malmö that everything will happen.”

France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Germany and Sweden, as last year’s winners, are directly qualified for the final. But in the Semi-Final Draw it is also decided in which semi-final the viewers in these “the Big Five” countries and Sweden will be able to participate and vote. In the same semi-final, clips from the countries’ rehearsals on the Eurovision stage will also be shown.

The draw will be broadcast live on Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 19.00 CET on SVT Play and in SVT2.

The world’s largest live music competition will be broadcast from Malmö Arena in May. The semi-finals will be broadcast on the 7th and 9th and the grand final on the 11th of May after Loreen won for a second time in Liverpool with the song “Tattoo“.

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Eurovision 2024: Semi-final allocation draw will be held on January 30!

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31 countries will compete in the Semi-Finals. The Semi-Final in which they compete will be decided by a draw to be held on Tuesday 30 January 2024, as published by eurovision.tv a while ago on their FAQ. 10 countries from each Semi-Final will qualify for the Grand Final.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is organized in collaboration with the city of Malmö and will be broadcast from Malmö Arena on Tuesday 7 May (semi-final 1), Thursday 9 May (semi-final 2) and Saturday 11 May (final) after Loreen won for a second time in Liverpool with the song “Tattoo“.

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THEOZ: “Hopefully you will see me again at Melodifestivalen with an English song!” | Exclusive interview!

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The 17-year-old Swedish heartthrob THEOZ, who is an artist, dancer and actor with over 2 million followers from all over the world on social media, debuted last year at Melodifestivalen 2022 by placing seventh. For a second year in a row he hopes to be selected to represent Sweden , with the song ”Mer av Dig” which is one of the favourites to qualify to the final at this weeks semi-final show.

Eurovisionfun is in Stockholm and THEOZ welcomed us at the headquarters of Warner Music Sweden and spoke exclusively to Andreas Papagiannakis, one day before he leaves for Örnsköldsvik to compete at the semi-final show this Saturday March the 4th! He commented on his appearance this year, the prospect of him touring internationally and one of the writers of his song Axel Schylström who also participated at the 4th heat with his song “Gorgeous”.

He is thrilled to be back at the contest and to experience all this adventure again, getting able to do what he loves the most: music.

He has felt the change over the years and after his experience at Melodifestivalen and also mentions:

I feel much more confident both in myself and my music too. I toured throughout Sweden during the summer and that made me feel relaxed and not so nervous anymore when I am on stage.

As for the prospect of him touring internationally, he commented:

It’s one of my biggest dreams to have a tour outside of Sweden, but currently it’s hard, as most of my songs are in Swedish. So maybe in the future, I hope that this dream will come true one day.

Axel Schylström is one of the writers of his 2023 and 2022 entries. THEOZ feels glad and comfortable that he collaborates with Axel again and he adds:

We are very close with Axel and he knows me as a person, so we have a very good connection. I really like to work with him, he has also written me other songs from my disgography, I think we are a good team.

Would there be any changes in his staging in the next show? THEOZ says that most of the time it’s hard to make any changes to a number, even if they are minor and also states:

I hope I can do changes, some minor improvements. I haven’t planned anything yet. But maybe I would do a big change if I advance to the final.

It was very big for him to perform at the 2nd Heat in Linköping, which is his hometown:

I feel like I was a little bit more nervous, because I had to do my best for the crowd in my hometown. But it was very cool. I was just out there living my best life. That time on stage in Linköping was my best time on stage, was so much fun and made me have many emotions to represent my hometown right in my hometown.

He had never performed in Örnsköldsvik before and he feels excited for this first time, next Saturday.

With regards to this year’s Melodifestivalen songs, he loves “Never Give Up” by Maria Sur and of course “Tattoo” by Loreen, he was totally shocked seeing Loreen’s performance on stage.

Watch our full exlcusive interview with THEOZ below:

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American Song Contest: Second Semi-Final’s Results!

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A few minutes ago, the second semi-final of the American Song Contest ended, eleven states competed for the last five spots in the final. The outcome is decided by the votes of the judges and the public vote. AleXa (Oklahoma), Riker Lynch (Colorado), Jordan Smith (Kentucky), Ni/Co (Alabama) and Allen Stone (Washington) were named as the first finalists with Τyler Braden from Tennessee following them after winning the support of the judges in the second semifinal!

The following artists participated in tonight’s semi-final:

  1. Puerto Rico: Christian Pagán – “Loko“
  2. North Carolina: John Morgan – “Right in the Middle“
  3. Kansas: Broderick Jones – “Tell Me“
  4. New York: Enisa – “Green Light“
  5. North Dakota: Chloe Fredericks – “Can’t Make You Love Me“
  6. Connecticut: Michael Bolton – “Beautiful World“
  7. Texas: Grant Knoche – “Mr. Independent“
  8. California: Sweet Taboo – “Keys to the Kingdom“
  9. Tennessee: Tyler Braden – “Seventeen“
  10. Georgia: Stela Cole – “DIY“
  11. American Samoa: Tenelle – “Full Circle“

At the beginning of the night, Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson announced that AleXa (Oklahoma), Riker Lynch (Colorado), Jordan Smith (Kentucky) and Ni/Co (Alabama) won the public’s support in the first semi-final and would be in the final. At the end of the night, the jury winner of the second semi-final was announced and therefore Tyler Braden of Tennesse managed to beat Kansas’ Broderick Jones and will qualify as the sixth finalist.

The detailed results of the judges of the second semi-final were as follows:

  1. Tennessee: Tyler Braden – “Seventeen“
  2. Kansas: Broderick Jones – “Tell Me“
  3. California: Sweet Taboo – “Keys to the Kingdom“
  4. North Carolina: John Morgan – “Right in the Middle“
  5. Connecticut: Michael Bolton – “Beautiful World“
  6. North Dakota: Chloe Fredericks – “Can’t Make You Love Me“
  7. Puerto Rico: Christian Pagán – “Loko“
  8. Texas: Grant Knoche – “Mr. Independent“
  9. Georgia: Stela Cole – “DIY“
  10. American Samoa: Tenelle – “Full Circle“
  11. New York: Enisa – “Green Light“

Voting for those not selected by the jury will continue until Tuesday. The public vote will determine the four artists who will make it to the finals. The finalists will be announced during the week.

This was the seventh of a total of eight shows. You can also follow the contest from Denmark (DR) at 21:00 CET on Tuesdays, Finland (YLE) on Tuesday evenings, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg (Red Bull) on demand, Greece (ERTFLIX), Iceland (RUV), Montenegro (RTCG) at 21:00 CET on Sundays, Norway (NRK) on Saturday nights, Serbia (RTS), Slovenia (RTV SLO) at 22:00 CET on Saturdays, Spain (RTVE Play) and Sweden (SVT)!

You can check here the performance of the first finalist of the second semi-final from Tennessee:

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Sweden: Anna Bergendahl, Tone Sekelius, Theoz and Cazzi Opeia are the four finalists of the Second Chance Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2022!

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Ninety minutes ago, the show of the Fifth Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2022, started off on SVT and SVT Play. And we have been watching the whole show, right from the arena of the venue and we are here to share the results of the night with you!

The four qualifiers are Anna Bergendahl, Tone Sekelius, Theoz and Cazzi Opeia and we will get to see them perform their songs live, on the 12th of March, when the finals will take place at Friends Arena.

But how things developed during the night?

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Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the Fifth Melodifestivalen 2022 Semi-Final results!

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Melodifestivalen 2022 Fifth Semi-Final show will begin in a few moments, with the new competition and voting format in place and will be aired tonight at 20:00 CET on SVT and SVT Play. Eight contestants divided into two groups of four, will have to compete against each other tonight, in order to secure one of the last four places, as their ticket to the final show.

Tonight’s contestants

Group A

  • Tone Sekelius – “My Way“
  • Alvaro Estrella – “Suave“
  • Danne Stråhed – “Hallabaloo“
  • Anna Bergendahl – “Higher Power“

Group B

  • Theoz – “Som du vill“
  • Lisa Miskovsky – “Best to Come“
  • Lillasyster – “Till Our Days Are Over“
  • Cazzi Opeia – “I Can’t Get Enough“

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, according to the betting odds, there seem to be four clear finalists and these are Anna Bergendahl and Tone Sekelius from Group A and Lisa Miskovsky and Cazzi Opeia from Group B.

Let’s see what is going to happen, we will get the chance to watch the actual Semi-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 at Friends Arena!

Which four of today’s competing artists do you think will be the last finalists, that will get the chance to compete on the 12th of March?

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2022 and the Swedish entry for Eurovision 2022!

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Sweden: The general rehearsal of the Second Chance Melodifestivalen 2022 Semi-Final! (Live)

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The general rehearsal of the Second Chance Melodifestivalen 2022 Semi-Final has just started. EurovisionFun is at Friends Arena, in Stockholm and we are happy to be watching it live on-site. We will be covering this rehearsal siting right in the arena, describing in detail what is happening during the show and all the vibes we get, for you to follow the entire process and get the feeling that you are here with us tonight!

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 semi-final rehearsal, allowing you to get a glimpse of what you will get to see tomorrow March 5th, at 20:00 CET, when you watch the actual semi-final show on SVT and SVT Play.

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Sweden: The running order of the Second Chance Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2022 is revealed!

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Earlier this noon, SVT conducted a draw, in order to allocate the eight contestants of the fifth semi-final into two groups of four.

The the running order of the two groups of contestants, of the second chance semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2022 was just revealed by SVT!

The running order is determined, each year, by the production team of Melodifestivalen, taking into consideration both the competing songs’ musical qualities as well as stage performance and other production considerations and can be seen below:

Group A

  • Tone Sekelius – “My Way“
  • Alvaro Estrella – “Suave“
  • Danne Stråhed – “Hallabaloo“
  • Anna Bergendahl – “Higher Power“

Group B

  • Theoz – “Som du vill“
  • Lisa Miskovsky – “Best to Come“
  • Lillasyster – “Till Our Days Are Over“
  • Cazzi Opeia – “I Can’t Get Enough“

The process

Two songs from each of the four semi-finals, directly qualified to the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2022, which will take place on the 12th of March. The songs that placed third and fourth will have to compete again, at the fifth semi-final, held on the 5th of March.

Oscar Zia presents all the shows of Melodifestivalen 2022, while due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the shows for the national selection process that will represent Sweden in Turin this year, will be held exclusively in Stockholm!

Melodifestivalen 2022 finals will he held on the 12th of March, when we will get to know who will be selected as a representative for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin!

The detailed schedule of Melodifestivalen 2022 is described below:

  • First Semi-Final on the 5th of February, at the Avicii Arena
  • Second Semi-Final on the 12th of February, at the Avicii Arena
  • Third Semi-Final on the 19th of February, at the Avicii Arena
  • Fourth Semi-Final on the 26th of February, at Friends Arena
  • Fifth Semi-Final on the 5th of March, at Friends Arena
  • The Final on the 12th of March, at Friends Arena

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Sweden: The two groups of the Second Chance Semi-Final contestants of Melodifestivalen 2022!

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SVT just had just announced the two groups of four into which the eight Second Chance Semi-Final contestants of Melodifestivalen 2022 will compete, this Saturday March 5th! The two groups can be seen below:

Group A

  • Danne Stråhed – “Hallabaloo“
  • Anna Bergendahl – “Higher Power“
  • Tone Sekelius – “My Way“
  • Alvaro Estrella – “Suave“

Group B

  • Cazzi Opeia – “I Can’t Get Enough“
  • Lillasyster – “Till Our Days Are Over“
  • Theoz – “Som du vill“
  • Lisa Miskovsky – “Best to Come“

Later this afternoon, SVT will reveal the running order of the artists in the above groups.

The process

Two songs from each of the four semi-finals, directly qualified to the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2022, which will take place on the 12th of March. The songs that placed third and fourth will have to compete again, at the fifth semi-final, held on the 5th of March.

Oscar Zia presents all the shows of Melodifestivalen 2022, while due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the shows for the national selection process that will represent Sweden in Turin this year, will be held exclusively in Stockholm!

Melodifestivalen 2022 finals will he held on the 12th of March, when we will get to know who will be selected as a representative for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin!

The detailed schedule of Melodifestivalen 2022 is described below:

  • First Semi-Final on the 5th of February, at the Avicii Arena
  • Second Semi-Final on the 12th of February, at the Avicii Arena
  • Third Semi-Final on the 19th of February, at the Avicii Arena
  • Fourth Semi-Final on the 26th of February, at Friends Arena
  • Fifth Semi-Final on the 5th of March, at Friends Arena
  • The Final on the 12th of March, at Friends Arena

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Sweden’s entry for Eurovision 2022!