Swedish music competition
Melodifestivalen 2024 was the 64th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 3 February and 9 March 2024, hosted by Carina Berg. The winners of the competition, Marcus & Martinus with "Unforgettable", represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on home soil in Malmö, where they finished in ninth place.
Format
See also: Melodifestivalen 2022 § Format changes, and Melodifestivalen 2023 § Semi-final format changesMelodifestivalen 2024 saw six weekly shows held in six Swedish cities (namely Malmö, Gothenburg, Växjö, Eskilstuna, Karlstad and Stockholm). Carina Berg was announced as the presenter of the competition on 12 January 2023, with Björn Gustafsson later announced as her sidekick.
Changes to the format were announced on 29 June 2023. A total of 30 entries took part in the competition (two more than in previous editions) across five heats. Each heat consisted of six songs, with the top two songs directly qualifying for the final, and the third- and fourth-placing songs going to a final qualification round – replacing the semi-final, which itself had replaced the Second Chance round in 2022 – at the end of the fifth heat. The top two songs in the final qualification then progressed to the final, which comprised 12 songs. The winner of the final was determined by the usual 50/50 combination of votes from the public and an international jury. Anders Wistbacka [sv], project manager for the event, anticipated on 12 January 2024 that several further format changes would be implemented.
Norwegian broadcaster NRK's decision to allow for the second year in a row the use of autotune in its national final, Melodi Grand Prix, prompted the European Broadcasting Union to state that such use must be limited to artistic purposes in the contest. Addressing the topic, Karin Gunnarson, Melodifestivalen producer and artistic director, clarified that there were no plans to introduce a similar rule in the Swedish competition in the immediate future.
Competing entries
A public submission window was open between 25 August and 15 September 2023 to select the competing entries. Upon closing the submission period, SVT announced that 2,624 applications had been received, from which 15 competing entries were selected by a professional jury chaired by producer Karin Gunnarsson; the second set of 15 contestants was instead selected by a dedicated SVT board both from the received submissions and by direct invitation of artists. The selected entries were announced on 1 December 2023.
Contest overview
Heat 1
The first heat took place on 3 February 2024 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. 3,281,130 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 7,337,419 votes were cast using 460,794 devices, with a total of SEK 230,707 collected for Radiohjälpen. A-Teens reunited to perform as an interval act.
| R/O
|
Artist
|
Song
|
Round 1
|
Round 2
|
Result
|
| Votes
|
Place
|
Votes
|
Points
|
Place
|
| 1
|
Adam Woods
|
"Supernatural"
|
897,010
|
3
|
479,236
|
66
|
3
|
Final qual.
|
| 2
|
Samir & Viktor
|
"Hela världen väntar"
|
805,045
|
4
|
401,125
|
57
|
4
|
Out
|
| 3
|
Melina Borglowe
|
"Min melodi"
|
441,839
|
6
|
169,677
|
26
|
5
|
Out
|
| 4
|
Elisa Lindström
|
"Forever Yours"
|
757,042
|
5
|
342,421
|
69
|
2
|
Final qual.
|
| 5
|
Lisa Ajax
|
"Awful Liar"
|
1,146,470
|
2
|
610,447
|
86
|
1
|
Final
|
| 6
|
Smash Into Pieces
|
"Heroes Are Calling"
|
1,287,107
|
1
|
—
|
Final
|
Round 2 detailed televoting results
| R/O
|
Song
|
Age groups
|
Tel.
|
| 3‑9
|
10‑15
|
16‑29
|
30‑44
|
45‑59
|
60‑74
|
75+
|
| 1
|
"Supernatural"
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
| 2
|
"Hela världen väntar"
|
10
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
8
|
| 3
|
"Min melodi"
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
| 4
|
"Forever Yours"
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
| 5
|
"Awful Liar"
|
8
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
Heat 2
The second heat took place on 10 February 2024 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,221,292 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 10,239,205 votes were cast using 589,162 devices, with a total of SEK 418,604 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O
|
Artist
|
Song
|
Round 1
|
Round 2
|
Result
|
| Votes
|
Place
|
Votes
|
Points
|
Place
|
| 1
|
Maria Sur
|
"When I'm Gone"
|
1,463,057
|
2
|
927,690
|
94
|
1
|
Final
|
| 2
|
Engmans Kapell
|
"Norrland"
|
679,574
|
6
|
281,283
|
38
|
5
|
Out
|
| 3
|
Dear Sara
|
"The Silence After You"
|
1,110,711
|
4
|
607,351
|
61
|
2
|
Final qual.
|
| 4
|
C-Joe
|
"Ahumma"
|
1,080,133
|
5
|
556,581
|
53
|
4
|
Out
|
| 5
|
Liamoo
|
"Dragon"
|
1,677,964
|
1
|
—
|
Final
|
| 6
|
Fröken Snusk
|
"Unga & fria"
|
1,159,654
|
3
|
695,207
|
58
|
3
|
Final qual.
|
Round 2 detailed televoting results
| R/O
|
Song
|
Age groups
|
Tel.
|
| 3‑9
|
10‑15
|
16‑29
|
30‑44
|
45‑59
|
60‑74
|
75+
|
| 1
|
"When I'm Gone"
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
| 2
|
"Norrland"
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
| 3
|
"The Silence After You"
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
| 4
|
"Ahumma"
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
| 6
|
"Unga & fria"
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
Heat 3
The third heat took place on 17 February 2024 at the Vida Arena in Växjö. 3,189,123 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 9,037,118 votes were cast using 567,234 devices, with a total of SEK 413,375 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O
|
Artist
|
Song
|
Round 1
|
Round 2
|
Result
|
| Votes
|
Place
|
Votes
|
Points
|
Place
|
| 1
|
Jacqline
|
"Effortless"
|
1,343,304
|
1
|
—
|
Final
|
| 2
|
Clara Klingenström
|
"Aldrig mer"
|
824,631
|
5
|
381,143
|
52
|
4
|
Out
|
| 3
|
Kim Cesarion
|
"Take My Breath Away"
|
884,738
|
6
|
429,362
|
45
|
5
|
Out
|
| 4
|
Klaudy
|
"För dig"
|
908,310
|
4
|
462,679
|
59
|
2
|
Final qual.
|
| 5
|
Gunilla Persson
|
"I Won't Shake (La La Gunilla)"
|
1,050,416
|
3
|
565,585
|
56
|
3
|
Final qual.
|
| 6
|
Cazzi Opeia
|
"Give My Heart a Break"
|
1,300,644
|
2
|
886,306
|
92
|
1
|
Final
|
Round 2 detailed televoting results
| R/O
|
Song
|
Age groups
|
Tel.
|
| 3‑9
|
10‑15
|
16‑29
|
30‑44
|
45‑59
|
60‑74
|
75+
|
| 2
|
"Aldrig mer"
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
| 3
|
"Take My Breath Away"
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| 4
|
"För dig"
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
| 5
|
"I Won't Shake (La La Gunilla)"
|
3
|
12
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
| 6
|
"Give My Heart a Break"
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
Heat 4
The fourth heat took place on 24 February 2024 at the Stiga Sports Arena in Eskilstuna. 3,167,182 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 9,143,540 votes were cast using 555,108 devices, with a total of SEK 362,157 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O
|
Artist
|
Song
|
Round 1
|
Round 2
|
Result
|
| Votes
|
Place
|
Votes
|
Points
|
Place
|
| 1
|
Albin Tingwall
|
"Done Getting Over You"
|
1,000,678
|
5
|
509,376
|
63
|
2
|
Final qual.
|
| 2
|
Lia Larsson
|
"30 km/h"
|
1,049,671
|
3
|
547,654
|
49
|
4
|
Out
|
| 3
|
Dotter
|
"It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song"
|
1,258,479
|
2
|
677,671
|
84
|
1
|
Final
|
| 4
|
Scarlet
|
"Circus X"
|
1,014,301
|
4
|
559,235
|
60
|
3
|
Final qual.
|
| 5
|
Lasse Stefanz
|
"En sång om sommaren"
|
789,340
|
6
|
334,002
|
48
|
5
|
Out
|
| 6
|
Danny Saucedo
|
"Happy That You Found Me"
|
1,403,133
|
1
|
—
|
Final
|
Round 2 detailed televoting results
| R/O
|
Song
|
Age groups
|
Tel.
|
| 3‑9
|
10‑15
|
16‑29
|
30‑44
|
45‑59
|
60‑74
|
75+
|
| 1
|
"Done Getting Over You"
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
12
|
5
|
| 2
|
"30 km/h"
|
12
|
10
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
| 3
|
"It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song"
|
8
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
| 4
|
"Circus X"
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
12
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
10
|
| 5
|
"En sång om sommaren"
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
12
|
Heat 5
The fifth heat took place on 2 March 2024 at the Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad. 3,061,813 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 10,285,078 votes were cast using 597,243 devices, with a total of SEK 444,159 collected for Radiohjälpen. A medley of past Melodifestivalen entries composed by Fredrik Kempe was performed as an interval act.
| R/O
|
Artist
|
Song
|
Round 1
|
Round 2
|
Result
|
| Votes
|
Place
|
Votes
|
Points
|
Place
|
| 1
|
Marcus & Martinus
|
"Unforgettable"
|
1,759,673
|
1
|
—
|
Final
|
| 2
|
Chelsea Muco
|
"Controlla"
|
1,009,857
|
5
|
459,399
|
42
|
4
|
Out
|
| 3
|
Jay Smith
|
"Back to My Roots"
|
1,171,788
|
3
|
624,639
|
73
|
3
|
Final qual.
|
| 4
|
Elecktra
|
"Banne maj"
|
803,892
|
6
|
399,506
|
28
|
5
|
Out
|
| 5
|
Annika Wickihalder
|
"Light"
|
1,144,413
|
4
|
665,667
|
79
|
2
|
Final qual.
|
| 6
|
Medina
|
"Que Sera"
|
1,392,450
|
2
|
853,794
|
82
|
1
|
Final
|
Round 2 detailed televoting results
| R/O
|
Song
|
Age groups
|
Tel.
|
| 3‑9
|
10‑15
|
16‑29
|
30‑44
|
45‑59
|
60‑74
|
75+
|
| 2
|
"Controlla"
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
| 3
|
"Back to My Roots"
|
10
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
10
|
| 4
|
"Banne maj"
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
| 5
|
"Light"
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
| 6
|
"Que Sera"
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
8
|
Final qualification
At the end of the fifth heat, a final qualification round took place consisting of the third- and fourth-placing songs of each heat. The two most voted songs qualified for the final; the age group system was not used for this vote, but the results from the heats were added to it to determine the result of the final qualification. More specifically, for both the heat and the final qualification round points, the total number of votes for each song in each show was divided by the total number of voters (devices) in each show. Then 1000 points were distributed amongst the songs based on those ratios. A total of 6,551,057 votes were cast using 518,179 devices, with a total of SEK 517,392 collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O
|
Artist
|
Song
|
Heat
|
Final qualification
|
Total
|
Place
|
Result
|
| Votes
|
V/V
|
Points
|
Votes
|
V/V
|
Points
|
| 11
|
Elisa Lindström
|
"Forever Yours"
|
1,099,463
|
2.39
|
84
|
381,269
|
0.74
|
58
|
142
|
10
|
Out
|
| 12
|
Adam Woods
|
"Supernatural"
|
1,376,246
|
2.99
|
106
|
545,665
|
1.05
|
83
|
189
|
6
|
Out
|
| 13
|
Dear Sara
|
"The Silence After You"
|
1,718,062
|
2.92
|
103
|
435,793
|
0.84
|
66
|
169
|
8
|
Out
|
| 14
|
Fröken Snusk
|
"Unga & fria"
|
1,854,861
|
3.15
|
111
|
809,748
|
1.56
|
124
|
235
|
3
|
Out
|
| 15
|
Klaudy
|
"För dig"
|
1,370,989
|
2.42
|
86
|
508,044
|
0.98
|
78
|
164
|
9
|
Out
|
| 16
|
Gunilla Persson
|
"I Won't Shake (La La Gunilla)"
|
1,616,001
|
2.85
|
101
|
741,004
|
1.43
|
113
|
214
|
5
|
Out
|
| 17
|
Albin Tingwall
|
"Done Getting Over You"
|
1,510,054
|
2.72
|
96
|
581,259
|
1.12
|
89
|
185
|
7
|
Out
|
| 18
|
Scarlet
|
"Circus X"
|
1,573,536
|
2.84
|
100
|
796,229
|
1.54
|
122
|
222
|
4
|
Out
|
| 19
|
Annika Wickihalder
|
"Light"
|
1,810,080
|
3.03
|
107
|
906,864
|
1.75
|
138
|
245
|
1
|
Final
|
| 20
|
Jay Smith
|
"Back to My Roots"
|
1,796,427
|
3.01
|
106
|
845,182
|
1.63
|
129
|
235
|
2
|
Final
|
Final
The final took place on 9 March 2024 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. 3,411,627 viewers watched the show live. A total of 26,597,637 votes were cast using 1,028,307 devices, with a total of SEK 1,949,008 collected for Radiohjälpen. The live stream of the show on SVT Play was available with English commentary by William Lee Adams and Bella Qvist.
| R/O
|
Artist
|
Song
|
Juries
|
Televote / App
|
Total
|
Place
|
| Votes
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Maria Sur
|
"When I'm Gone"
|
37
|
2,239,255
|
35
|
72
|
7
|
| 2
|
Jay Smith
|
"Back to My Roots"
|
20
|
1,997,809
|
26
|
46
|
10
|
| 3
|
Lisa Ajax
|
"Awful Liar"
|
26
|
1,754,949
|
11
|
37
|
11
|
| 4
|
Smash Into Pieces
|
"Heroes Are Calling"
|
31
|
2,688,509
|
59
|
90
|
3
|
| 5
|
Cazzi Opeia
|
"Give My Heart a Break"
|
46
|
2,042,843
|
41
|
87
|
4
|
| 6
|
Annika Wickihalder
|
"Light"
|
38
|
1,852,595
|
25
|
63
|
8
|
| 7
|
Marcus & Martinus
|
"Unforgettable"
|
85
|
3,186,801
|
92
|
177
|
1
|
| 8
|
Dotter
|
"It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song"
|
26
|
1,633,089
|
8
|
34
|
12
|
| 9
|
Medina
|
"Que Sera"
|
43
|
2,894,693
|
61
|
104
|
2
|
| 10
|
Liamoo
|
"Dragon"
|
38
|
2,486,029
|
45
|
83
|
5
|
| 11
|
Jacqline
|
"Effortless"
|
40
|
1,930,548
|
21
|
61
|
9
|
| 12
|
Danny Saucedo
|
"Happy That You Found Me"
|
34
|
1,890,517
|
40
|
74
|
6
|
Ratings
Viewing figures by show
| Show
|
Air date
|
Viewers
|
Ref.
|
TV
(millions)
|
TV share
(%)
|
Online
|
| Heat 1
|
3 February 2024
|
2.771
|
76.7
|
381,130
|
|
| Heat 2
|
10 February 2024
|
2.838
|
80.4
|
363,292
|
|
| Heat 3
|
17 February 2024
|
2.751
|
73.8
|
434,123
|
|
| Heat 4
|
24 February 2024
|
2.753
|
79.4
|
402,182
|
|
| Heat 5
|
2 March 2024
|
2.627
|
76.1
|
408,813
|
|
| Final
|
9 March 2024
|
2.841
|
72.2
|
560,627
|
|
Gallery
Heat 1
-
Adam Woods – "Supernatural"
-
Samir & Viktor – "Hela världen väntar"
-
Melina Borglowe – "Min melodi"
-
Elisa Lindström – "Forever Yours"
-
Lisa Ajax – "Awful Liar"
-
Smash Into Pieces – "Heroes Are Calling"
Heat 2
-
Maria Sur – "When I'm Gone"
-
Engmans Kapell – "Norrland"
-
Dear Sara – "The Silence After You"
-
C-Joe – "Ahumma"
-
Liamoo – "Dragon"
-
Fröken Snusk – "Unga & fria"
Heat 3
-
Jacqline – "Effortless"
-
Clara Klingenström – "Aldrig mer"
-
Kim Cesarion – "Take My Breath Away"
-
Klaudy – "För dig"
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Gunilla Persson – "I Won't Shake (La La Gunilla)"
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Cazzi Opeia – "Give My Heart a Break"
Heat 4
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Albin Tingwall – "Done Getting Over You"
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Lia Larsson – "30 km/h"
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Dotter – "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song"
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Scarlet – "Circus X"
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Lasse Stefanz – "En sång on sommaren"
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Danny Saucedo – "Happy That You Found Me"
Heat 5
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Marcus & Martinus – "Unforgettable"
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Chelsea Muco – "Controlla"
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Jay Smith – "Back to My Roots"
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Elecktra – "Banne maj"
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Annika Wickihalder – "Light"
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Medina – "Que Sera"
Notes
- ^ In case of a tie, the exact number of votes cast during the final qualification round were taken into account to break the tie.
References
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