Tonight: Live from Stockholm the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024

• Tonight live from Friends Arena in Stockholm the Swedish national selection for Eurovision 2024 is concluding with the Grand final of Melodifestivalen 2024. 

  Time of truth for the Eurovision 2024 hosting nation which is deciding this evening their hopeful to defend the Swedish colors on home grounds with the Melfest final.

  Unlike previous years where we had four semifinals and one second chance round, in this year's edition a total of 30 artists competed in five semifinals with the the first two acts on the scoreboard securing a spot in the Grand final. The thrid and foruth act from each semi final went into a special voting that took place once the fifth heat is completed and filled in the last two spots of the Grand final. 

  In addition this year's show sees the knowledgeable music and Mello-experts – radio and TV profile Tina Mehrafzoon and Mello-oracle Ronny Larsson featuring the show and treating the audience with some inteteresting commentary. The final of Melodifestivalen 2024 will be presentedf by Carina Berg supported by Björn Gustafsson.

  Thus, a total of 12 acts will be competing in this evening's show set to appear on stage in the following order: 

  1. Maria Sur – “When I’m Gone“
  2. Jay Smith – “Back To My Roots“
  3. Lisa Ajax – “Awful Liar“
  4. Smash Into Pieces – “Heroes Are Calling“
  5. Cazzi Opeia – “Give My Heart A Break“
  6. Annika Wickihalder – “Light“
  7. Marcus & Martinus – “Unforgettable“
  8. Dotter – “It’s Not Easy to Write a Love Song“
  9. Medina – “Que Sera“
  10. Liamoo – “Dragon“
  11. Jacqline – “Effortless“
  12. Danny Saucedo – “Happy That You Found Me“

   

  The result

  The next Swedish representative will be determined by a combination of Jury and public voting. The International jury voting will be made up by the following countries: 

  • Serbia
  • Iceland
  • Belgium
  • Malta
  • Australia
  • Ireland
  • Cyprus
  • Germany

   

  On the other hand, the public voting will include the boting via the Melfest App and the televoting. The Melfest App votes will be spit in these age groups: 

  • 3 to 9
  • 10 to 15
  • 16 to 29
  • 30 to 44
  • 45 to 59
  • 60 to 74
  • 75+

   

  How to watch

  The Melodifestivalen 2024 grand final is set to hit the screen at 20:00 CET and you can watch it live on SVT Play.

   

   News Source/image: SVT

   

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Angelos D.
Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.