Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
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| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2024 | |||
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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) will organise Melodifestivalen 2024 in order to select its entry for the contest.
As the host country, Sweden automatically qualifies to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Background
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.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 2024
The 2024 edition of Melodifestivalen is set to take place between 3 February and 9 March 2024 across six Swedish cities.[2][3] It will feature 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]
At Eurovision
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 will be decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 30 January 2024.[5]
References
- ^ "Sweden". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Hedberg, Sofia (20 September 2023). "Melodifestivalens deltävlingar 2024" [Melodifestivalen's competition rounds in 2024]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Conte, Davide (20 September 2023). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2024 Dates and Host Cities Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Tom (29 June 2023). "SVT announce changes to Melodifestivalen format for 2024". ESCXTRA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.