2024 was the 64th edition of the Swedish music competition , which was organised by (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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on home soil in Malmö, where they finished in ninth place.
Format 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 roundreplacing the semi-final, which itself had replaced the Second Chance round in 2022at 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. , project manager for the event, anticipated on 12 January 2024 that several further format changes would be implemented.
broadcaster NRK's decision to allow for the second year in a row the use of autotune in its national final, , prompted the European Broadcasting Union to state that such use must be limited to artistic purposes in the contest. Addressing the topic, Karin Gunnarsson, producer and artistic director, clarified that there were no plans to introduce a similar rule in the Swedish competition in the immediate future.
+ Competition schedule Show Date City Venue Heat 1 3 February 2024 Malmö Malmö Arena Heat 2 10 February 2024 Gothenburg Scandinavium Heat 3 17 February 2024 Växjö Vida Arena Heat 4 24 February 2024 Eskilstuna Stiga Sports Arena Heat 5 2 March 2024 Karlstad Löfbergs Arena Final 9 March 2024 Stockholm Friends Arena
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.
Artist Song Songwriter(s) Adam Woods "Supernatural" Albin Tingwall "Done Getting Over You" Annika Wickihalder "Light" Cazzi Opeia "Give My Heart a Break" Chelsea Muco "Controlla" "Ahumma" Clara Klingenström "" Danny Saucedo "Happy That You Found Me" Dear Sara "The Silence After You" Dotter "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song" Elecktra "" Elisa Lindström "Forever Yours" "" Fröken Snusk "" Gunilla Persson "I Won't Shake (La La Gunilla)" Jacqline "Effortless" Jay Smith "Back to My Roots" Kim Cesarion "Take My Breath Away" Klaudy "" Lasse Stefanz "" Lia Larsson "" Liamoo "Dragon" Lisa Ajax "Awful Liar" Marcus & Martinus "Unforgettable" Maria Sur "When I'm Gone" Medina "Que Sera" "" Samir & Viktor "" Scarlet "Circus X" Smash Into Pieces "Heroes Are Calling"
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 collected for . A-Teens reunited to perform as an interval act.
Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result 1 Adam Woods "Supernatural" 897,010 3 479,236 1,376,246 66 3 2 Samir & Viktor "" 805,045 4 401,125 1,206,170 57 4 Out 3 Melina Borglowe "" 441,839 6 169,677 611,516 26 5 Out 4 Elisa Lindström "Forever Yours" 757,042 5 342,421 1,099,463 69 2 5 Lisa Ajax "Awful Liar" 1,146,470 2 610,447 1,756,917 86 1 Final 6 Smash into Pieces "Heroes Are Calling" 1,287,107 1 colspan="4" Final
+ Round 2 detailed televoting results Song Age groups 39 1015 1629 3044 4559 6074 75+ 1 "Supernatural" 12 10 10 10 8 8 5 3 2 "" 10 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 3 "" 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 collected for .
Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result 1 Maria Sur "When I'm Gone" 1,463,057 2 927,690 2,390,747 94 1 Final 2 "" 679,574 6 281,283 960,857 38 5 Out 3 Dear Sara "The Silence After You" 1,110,711 4 607,351 1,718,062 61 2 4 C-Joe "Ahumma" 1,080,133 5 556,581 1,636,714 53 4 Out 5 Liamoo "Dragon" 1,677,964 1 colspan="4" Final 6 Fröken Snusk "" 1,159,654 3 695,207 1,854,861 58 3
+ Round 2 detailed televoting results Song Age groups 39 1015 1629 3044 4559 6074 75+ 1 "When I'm Gone" 12 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 2 "" 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 "" 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 collected for .
Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result 1 Jacqline "Effortless" 1,343,304 1 colspan="4" Final 2 Clara Klingenström "" 824,631 5 381,143 1,205,774 52 4 Out 3 Kim Cesarion "Take My Breath Away" 884,738 6 429,362 1,314,100 45 5 Out 4 Klaudy "" 908,310 4 462,679 1,370,989 59 2 5 Gunilla Persson "I Won't Shake (La La Gunilla)" 1,050,416 3 565,585 1,616,001 56 3 6 Cazzi Opeia "Give My Heart a Break" 1,300,644 2 886,306 2,186,950 92 1 Final
+ Round 2 detailed televoting results Song Age groups 39 1015 1629 3044 4559 6074 75+ 2 "" 5 3 3 5 8 10 10 8 3 "Take My Breath Away" 10 8 5 8 5 3 3 3 4 "" 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 collected for .
Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result 1 Albin Tingwall "Done Getting Over You" 1,000,678 5 509,376 1,510,054 63 2 2 Lia Larsson "" 1,049,671 3 547,654 1,597,325 49 4 Out 3 Dotter "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song" 1,258,479 2 677,671 1,936,150 84 1 Final 4 Scarlet "Circus X" 1,014,301 4 559,235 1,573,536 60 3 5 Lasse Stefanz "" 789,340 6 334,002 1,123,342 48 5 Out 6 Danny Saucedo "Happy That You Found Me" 1,403,133 1 colspan="4" Final
+ Round 2 detailed televoting results Song Age groups 39 1015 1629 3044 4559 6074 75+ 1 "Done Getting Over You" 5 8 10 5 8 10 12 5 2 "" 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 "" 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 collected for . A medley of past Melodifestivalen entries composed by Fredrik Kempe was performed as an interval act. Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result 1 Marcus & Martinus "Unforgettable" 1,759,673 1 colspan="4" Final 2 Chelsea Muco "Controlla" 1,009,857 5 459,399 1,469,256 42 4 Out 3 Jay Smith "Back to My Roots" 1,171,788 3 624,639 1,796,427 73 3 4 Elecktra "" 803,892 6 399,506 1,203,398 28 5 Out 5 Annika Wickihalder "Light" 1,144,413 4 665,667 1,810,080 79 2 6 Medina "Que Sera" 1,392,450 2 853,794 2,246,244 82 1 Final
+ Round 2 detailed televoting results Song Age groups 39 1015 1629 3044 4559 6074 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 "" 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 the heat 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. Once the voting had ended, an additional 1000 points were distributed among the entries, based on how viewers had voted during the final qualification round. A total of 6,551,057 votes were cast using 518,179 devices, with a total of collected for .
Artist Song Heat Total Place Result 11 Elisa Lindström "Forever Yours" 1,099,463 2.39 84 381,269 58 142 10 Out 12 Adam Woods "Supernatural" 1,376,246 2.99 106 545,665 83 189 6 Out 13 Dear Sara "The Silence After You" 1,718,062 2.92 103 435,793 66 169 8 Out 14 Fröken Snusk "" 1,854,861 3.15 111 809,748 124 235 3 Out 15 Klaudy "" 1,370,989 2.42 86 508,044 78 164 9 Out 16 Gunilla Persson "I Won't Shake (La La Gunilla)" 1,616,001 2.85 101 741,004 113 214 5 Out 17 Albin Tingwall "Done Getting Over You" 1,510,054 2.72 96 581,259 89 185 7 Out 18 Scarlet "Circus X" 1,573,536 2.84 100 796,229 122 222 4 Out 19 Annika Wickihalder "Light" 1,810,080 3.03 107 906,864 138 245 1 Final 20 Jay Smith "Back to My Roots" 1,796,427 3.01 106 845,182 129 235 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 collected for . The live stream of the show on SVT Play was available with English commentary by William Lee Adams and Bella Qvist. Artist Song Juries Public Total Place 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
+ Detailed international jury votes Song Total 1 "When I'm Gone" 4 1 4 8 10 7 3 37 2 "Back to My Roots" 5 8 4 1 1 1 20 3 "Awful Liar" 2 6 3 4 3 8 26 4 "Heroes Are Calling" 6 7 5 2 1 5 5 31 5 "Give My Heart a Break" 12 3 6 7 7 7 4 46 6 "Light" 4 10 10 6 8 38 7 "Unforgettable" 8 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 85 8 "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song" 3 2 2 8 3 6 2 26 9 "Que Sera" 10 12 8 5 4 2 2 43 10 "Dragon" 1 6 7 3 2 5 4 10 38 11 "Effortless" 7 1 6 10 10 6 40 12 "Happy That You Found Me" 10 3 1 5 8 7 34 International jury spokespersons Birgit Simal Neil Doherty Gordon Bonello Ivan Simonović Danny Estrin
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+ Detailed televoting results SongVotes Age groups Total 39 1015 1629 3044 4559 6074 75+ 1 "When I'm Gone"2,239,255 6 8 7 4 1 8 1 35 2 "Back to My Roots"1,997,809 3 6 5 3 4 5 26 3 "Awful Liar"1,754,949 4 5 2 11 4 "Heroes Are Calling"2,688,509 10 6 5 12 10 6 2 8 59 5 "Give My Heart a Break"2,042,843 5 2 7 6 10 5 6 41 6 "Light"1,852,595 1 4 1 2 7 6 4 25 7 "Unforgettable"3,186,801 12 12 12 8 12 12 12 12 92 8 "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song"1,633,089 2 4 1 1 8 9 "Que Sera"2,894,693 8 10 10 10 7 2 7 7 61 10 "Dragon"2,486,029 7 7 8 6 5 5 4 3 45 11 "Effortless"1,930,548 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 21 12 "Happy That You Found Me"1,890,517 1 1 2 8 8 10 10 40
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