🇾đŸ‡Ș Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2024 Participants Revealed

Source: Melodifestivalen.se

SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has revealed the lineup for the 2024 edition of Melodifestivalen.

The artists that will compete in Melodifestivalen 2024 were revealed at a press conference in TV-huset in Stockholm. The 30 competing artists are:

Heat 1: Malmö – February 3
  • Lisa Ajax – “Awful Liar”
  • Elisa Lindström – “Forever Yours”
  • Samir & Viktor – “Hela vĂ€rlden vĂ€ntar” (The whole world is waiting)
  • Smash Into Pieces – “Heroes Are Calling”
  • Melina Borglowe – “Min melodi” (My melody)
  • Adam Woods – “Supernatural”
Heat 2: Gothenburg – February 10
  • C-Joe – “Ahumma”
  • Liamoo – “Dragon”
  • Engmans Kapell – “Norrland”
  • Fröken Snusk  – “Unga & fria” (Young and free)
  • Maria Sur – “When I’m Gone”
  • Dear Sara – “The Silence After You”
Heat 3: VĂ€xjö – Feburary 17 
  • Clara Klingenström – “Aldrig mer” (Never again)
  • Jacquline – “Effortless”
  • Klaudy – “För dig” (For you)
  • Cazzi Opeia – “Give My Heart a Break”
  • Gunilla Persson – “I Won’t Shake (La La Gunilla)”
  • Kim Cesarion – “Take My Breath Away”
Heat 4: Eskilstuna – February 24 
  • Lia Larsson – “30 km/h”
  • SCARLET – “Circus X”
  • Albin Tingwall – “Done Getting Over You”
  • Lasse Stefanz – “En sĂ„ng om sommaren” (A song about summer)
  • Danny Saucedo – “Happy That You Found Me”
  • Dotter – “It’s Not Easy to Write You a Love Song”
Heat 5: Karlstad – March 2
  • Jay Smith – “Back to My Roots”
  • Elektra – “Banna maj” (Ban me)
  • Chelsea Muco – “Controlla”
  • Annika Wickihalder – “Light”
  • Medina – “Que Sera” (What will be)
  • Marcus & Martinus – “Unforgettable”

This will be the first edition of Melodifestivalen since 2009 to not feature any former Swedish Eurovision representatives.

Melodifestivalen 2024 will determine who will represent Sweden in Eurovision 2024 on home soil in Malmö. Unlike last yearŽs edition, there will be a 5th heat instead of a semifinal. To read more about format changes, click here.

Melodifestivalen 2024 will take place across six cities in Sweden and will be hosted by Carina Berg and Björn Gustafsson. The dates, places and host cities for the shows are:

  • Heat 1: February 3 – Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 2: Feburary 10 – Scandinavium, Gothenburg
  • Heat 3: Feburary 17 – Vida Arena, VĂ€xjö
  • Heat 4: February 24 – Stiga Sports Arena, Eskilstuna
  • Heat 5: March 2 – Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
  • Final: March 9 – Friends Arena, Stockholm

Image Source: Melodifestivalen.se | Source: SVT 

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 and has gone on to be one of the contest’s most successful countries. The country has won the contest six times, the most recent being in 2015. Abba®s win in Brighton 1974 with the song “Waterloo” marked Sweden’s first victory. Since missing out on the final in 2010, Sweden has gone on to finish 3rd twice and has won the contest twice. Only in 2013 and 2021 did the country place outside of the top 10 in the final.

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