Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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Country | Sweden | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2024 | |||
Selection date(s) |
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Selected entrant | Marcus & Martinus | |||
Selected song | " Unforgettable" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sweden will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, having won the previous edition with " Tattoo" by Loreen. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organised Melodifestivalen 2024 in order to select its entry for the contest, with " Unforgettable" performed by Marcus & Martinus emerging as the winner.
As the host country, Sweden automatically qualifies to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Prior to the 2024 contest, Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-two times since its first entry in 1958. Sweden has won the contest on seven occasions (tying with Ireland for the most wins): in 1974 with the song " Waterloo" performed by ABBA, in 1984 with the song " Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys, in 1991 with the song " Fångad av en stormvind" performed by Carola, in 1999 with the song " Take Me to Your Heaven" performed by Charlotte Nilsson, in 2012 with the song " Euphoria" performed by Loreen, in 2015 with the song " Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw, and in 2023 with " Tattoo" again performed by Loreen, who became the second artist (after Ireland's Johnny Logan), as well as the first female artist, to win the contest more than once. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Sweden's entries, to this point, have featured in every final, except for 2010. [1]
The Swedish national broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), broadcasts the event within Sweden and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since 1959, SVT has organised the annual competition Melodifestivalen in order to select the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
The 2024 edition of Melodifestivalen took place between 3 February and 9 March 2024 across six Swedish cities. [2] [3] It featured five heats (the fifth replacing the previously held semi-final) and a final. A submission period was open between 25 August and 15 September 2023 to select 30 competing entries. [4]
The final took place on 9 March 2024 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.
Draw | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Maria Sur | " When I'm Gone" | 37 | 35 | 72 | 7 |
2 | Jay Smith | " Back to My Roots" | 20 | 26 | 46 | 10 |
3 | Lisa Ajax | " Awful Liar" | 26 | 11 | 37 | 11 |
4 | Smash Into Pieces | " Heroes Are Calling" | 31 | 59 | 90 | 3 |
5 | Cazzi Opeia | " Give My Heart a Break" | 46 | 41 | 87 | 4 |
6 | Annika Wickihalder | " Light" | 38 | 25 | 63 | 8 |
7 | Marcus & Martinus | " Unforgettable" | 85 | 92 | 177 | 1 |
8 | Dotter | " It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song" | 26 | 8 | 34 | 12 |
9 | Medina | " Que Sera" | 43 | 61 | 104 | 2 |
10 | Liamoo | " Dragon" | 38 | 45 | 83 | 5 |
11 | Jacqline | " Effortless" | 40 | 21 | 61 | 9 |
12 | Danny Saucedo | " Happy That You Found Me" | 34 | 40 | 74 | 6 |
As part of the promotion of their participation in the contest, Marcus & Martinus confirmed their presence at the PrePartyES in Madrid on 30 March 2024, the London Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024, the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024, the Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm on 14 April 2024 and the Nordic Music Celebration's Eurovision Night in Oslo on 20 April 2024. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the " Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As the host country, Sweden automatically qualifies to compete in the final on 11 May 2024. In addition to its participation in the final, Sweden is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This was decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 30 January 2024, when it was announced that Sweden would be voting in the first semi-final. [9] [10] Despite being an automatic qualifier for the final, which it has been drawn to open, the Swedish entry will also be performed during the semi-final. [11] [12]
In Sweden, all shows will be broadcast on SVT1 as well as online via SVT Play, with commentary provided by Tina Mehrafzoon and Edward af Sillén. [13] [14] [15] [16] In addition, as part of the Eurovision programming, SVT and DR cooperated with other EBU member broadcasters – namely ARD/ WDR, the BBC, ČT, ERR, France Télévisions, NRK, NTR, RÚV, VRT and Yle – to produce and air a documentary titled ABBA – Against the Odds, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Sweden's first victory at the contest with " Waterloo" by ABBA. [17] [18]
Marcus & Martinus will take part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May. [19]