The calendar page turned to February, which means it’s Melfest time!
As we know, this year’s Eurovision host city is Malmö, and it’s also in Malmö where Sweden’s Melodifestivalen 2024 will kick off with heat 1 on Saturday. The six week Melfest tour of six Swedish cities will eventually decide, who will represent Sweden on home soil in the same arena in Malmö in May.
The 1 minute rehearsal snippets are out for listening now, which means it’s time for one thing: To name your favourite.
Click on the artist’s song title below to listen to their snippet. Then vote in our poll. You can vote for as many artists as you’d like, but you can only vote one time. Be sure to tick the box next to each act you want to support.
Melodifestivalen 2024 heat 1
- Adam Woods – “Supernatural”
Composers: Adam Woods, Calle Hellberg, Jonna Hall, William Segerdahl
- Samir & Viktor – “Hela världen väntar”
Composers: David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Niklas Carson Mattsson
- Melina Borglowe – “Min melodi”
Composers: Andreas Mattsson, Melina Borglowe, Thomas G:son
- Elisa Lindström – “Forever Yours”
Composers: Elisa Lindström, Erik Bernholm, Henric Axelsson, Henrik Sethsson, Thomas G:son
- Lisa Ajax – “Awful Liar”
Composers: David Lindgren Zacharias, Sebastian Atas, Victor Crone, Victor Sjöström
- Smash Into Pieces – “Heroes Are Calling”
Composers: Andreas “Giri” Lindbergh, Benjamin Jennebo, Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Per Bergquist
Format of Melodifestivalen 2024
30 acts participate in Melfest 2024 split into 5 heats of six acts each. The number 1 and 2 placed acts from each heat qualify directly to the grand final in Stockholm and the two lowest placed acts are finished in the competition. This make up for the first 10 acts qualifying for the grand final
Number 3 and 4 of each heat will have their fate decided in a Final Qualification held in connection with heat 5. The 10 songs in all will compete for 2 tickets to the grand final decided by the percentage of votes each entry got in their heat plus the amount of votes they get in the Final Qualification.
12 songs compete in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen held in Friends Arena in Stockholm on 10 March.
Melodifestivalen is hosted by Carina Berg.
Who is your favourite in this heat? Are any of these acts the one you want to see go all the way to Eurovision? Let us know in the comments below.
