Sweden: Artists for Melodifestivalen 2024 revealed
All 30 artists for Melodifestivalen 2024 have been announced along with their song titles
All 30 artists competing in Melodifestivalen 2024 have been announced by Swedish broadcaster SVT.
A total of 2,624 entries were submitted to the broadcaster, and one of these will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on home soil.
As usual, the songs won't be officially released until they're performed on stage.
Melodifestivalen 2024 – Heat 1
Melodifestivalen 2024 – Heat 2
Melodifestivalen 2024 – Heat 3
Melodifestivalen 2024 – Heat 4
Melodifestivalen 2024 – Heat 5
14 former Mello artists
14 of the 30 artists/groups in Melodifestivalen 2024 have competed in the contest in the past:
Melodifestivalen 2024 – Host cities
- 3 February: Heat 1, Malmö (Malmö Arena)
- 10 February: Heat 2, Göteborg (Scandinavium)
- 17 February: Heat 3, Växjö (Vida Arena)
- 24 February: Heat 4, Eskilstuna (Stiga Sports Arena)
- 2 March: Heat 5 + Final qualification, Karlstad (Löfbergs Arena)
- 9 March: Melodifestivalen Final, Stockholm (Friends Arena)
The format for Melodifestivalen 2024 will be modified a bit compared to previous years:
There will be five heats with six entries in each, so the entire competition will therefore consist of 30 entries. Two entries from each heat go straight to the Final, two remain in the competition, and two are eliminated.
Right after Heat 5, all the third and fourth place finishers from the five heats will compete in a "Final qualification" round.
Melodifestivalen 2024 – Format
- Heat 1: 6 songs (2 to Final, 2 to Final qualification)
- Heat 2: 6 songs (2 to Final, 2 to Final qualification)
- Heat 3: 6 songs (2 to Final, 2 to Final qualification)
- Heat 4: 6 songs (2 to Final, 2 to Final qualification)
- Heat 5: 6 songs (2 to Final, 2 to Final qualification)
- Final qualification: 10 songs (recap) (2 to Final)
- Final: 12 songs
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Since 1958, Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 62 times, and with great success. Together with Ireland, they hold the record of most victories in Eurovision:
- 1974: ABBA – Waterloo
- 1984: Herreys – Diggi-loo Diggy-ley
- 1991: Carola – Fångad Av En Stormvind
- 1999: Charlotte Nilsson – Take Me To Your Heaven
- 2012: Loreen – Euphoria
- 2015: Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes
- 2023: Loreen – Tattoo
They came in last two times (1963 and 1977), and since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004 Sweden has managed to qualify for the Grand Final 18 out of 19 times (only failing to qualify in 2010)!
