The penultimate national final of the season and one of the biggest ( If you are gay and a Eurovision fan you might think it’s the only Eurovision national final worth watching), Melodifestivalen 2024 had the stage to itself on the final Saturday.
Friends Arena was packed out with about 35,000 people, some of whom actively chose to buy tickets to see a competitive singing contest to win the right to enter a competitive singing contest! – And people say that the Eurovision will never take off!
The usual method of selection here. Eight international juries scoring 1-12 in the usual way and then the 7 app age groups + the “Telefon” calls were given in one lump sum but they voted in the same way.
The result of all these shenanigans was:
| Song | Performer(s) | Juries | Televote | Total | Psn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When I'm Gone | Maria Sur | 37 | 35 | 72 | 7 |
| Back to My Roots | Jay Smith | 20 | 26 | 46 | 10 |
| Awful Liar | Lisa Ajax | 26 | 11 | 37 | 11 |
| Heroes Are Calling | Smash Into Pieces | 31 | 59 | 90 | 3 |
| Give My Heart a Break | Cazzi Opeia | 46 | 48 | 87 | 4 |
| Light | Annika Wickihalder | 38 | 25 | 63 | 8 |
| Unforgettable | Marcus & Martinus | 85 | 92 | 177 | 1 |
| It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song | Dotter | 26 | 8 | 34 | 12 |
| Que Sera | Medina | 43 | 61 | 104 | 2 |
| Dragon | Liamoo | 38 | 45 | 83 | 5 |
| Effortless | Jacqline | 40 | 21 | 61 | 9 |
| Happy That You Found Me | Danny Saucedo | 34 | 40 | 74 | 6 |
It was all decided from a long way out that Norwegian twins Marcus and Martinus would represent Sweden in Malmo. Unforgettable is written by Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, he of “Tattoo” fame, and a million other songs, Joy Deb, and Linnea Deb who have written “Heroes” and the boys themselves. They only dropped 15 points from a full score!
Why don’t you remind yourself of the results of Heat One, Heat Two, or even Heat Three Or Heat Four and, predictably, Heat Five to remind yourself as to how your favourite song didn’t get to the final