| Year: | 2024 |
| Broadcaster: | Swedish: [[Sveriges Television]]|italics=no (SVT) |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Preselection: | Swedish: [[Melodifestivalen 2024]]|italics=no |
| Entrant: | Marcus & Martinus |
| Song: | Unforgettable |
| Final Result: | 9th, 174 points |
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Unforgettable", performed by Marcus & Martinus. The Swedish participating broadcaster Swedish: [[Sveriges Television]]|italics=no (SVT) organised Swedish: [[Melodifestivalen 2024]]|i=no in order to select its entry for the contest. In addition, SVT was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, after winning the with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen.
As the host country, Sweden automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 1, the country placed ninth out of the 25 performing countries with 174 points.
See main article: Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2024 contest, Swedish: [[Sveriges Radio]]|i=no (SR) until 1979, and Swedish: [[Sveriges Television]]|i=no (SVT) since 1980, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Sweden sixty-two times since SR's first entry in . They have won the contest on seven occasions (tying with for the most wins): in with the song "Waterloo" performed by ABBA, in with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys, in with the song "Swedish: [[Fångad av en stormvind]]|italics=no" performed by Carola, in with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" performed by Charlotte Nilsson, in with the song "Euphoria" performed by Loreen, in with the song "Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw, and in 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, the Swedish entries, to this point, have featured in every final, except for .[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, SVT organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since 1959, SR first and SVT later have organised the annual competition Swedish: [[Melodifestivalen]]|i=no in order to select their entries for the contest.
See main article: Melodifestivalen 2024. The 2024 edition of Swedish: Melodifestivalen|italics=no took place between 3 February and 9 March 2024 across six Swedish cities.[2] [3] It featured 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]
The final took place on 9 March 2024 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | 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 | "Happy That You Found Me" | 34 | 40 | 74 | 6 |
As part of the promotion of their participation in the contest, Marcus & Martinus attended the PrePartyES in Madrid on 30 March 2024, the London Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024, the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024, the Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm on 14 April 2024 and the Nordic Music Celebration's Eurovision Night in Oslo on 20 April 2024.[5] [6] [7] [8]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consisted 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) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. As the host country, Sweden automatically qualified to compete in the final on 11 May 2024, but is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This was decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 30 January 2024, when it was announced that Sweden would be voting in the first semi-final.[9] [10] Despite being an automatic qualifier for the final, the Swedish entry was also performed during the semi-final. On 11 March 2024, during the Heads of Delegation meeting, Sweden was drawn to open the grand final in position 1.[11] [12] It will be the first time since that a host country has opened the final.
In Sweden, all shows were broadcast on SVT1 as well as online via SVT Play, with commentary by Tina Mehrafzoon and Edward af Sillén,[13] [14] [15] [16] and on radio via SR P4, with commentary by Carolina Norén.[17] [18] [19] The three shows are also available in the Finnish Yle-operated broadcasts on TV Finland, with Finnish commentary by Mikko Silvennoinen and Swedish commentary by and, and SVT Play, with Inari Sámi commentary by Heli Huovinen and Northern Sámi commentary by .[20] [21] In addition, as part of the Eurovision programming, SVT and DR cooperated with other EBU member broadcastersnamely ARD/WDR, the BBC, ČT, ERR, French: [[France Télévisions]]|i=no, NRK, NTR, RÚV, VRT and Yleto produce and air a documentary titled ABBAAgainst the Odds, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of with "Waterloo" by ABBA.[22] [23]
Marcus & Martinus took part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May.[24] Their performance of "Unforgettable" at the contest had a staging similar to the one at Swedish: Melodifestivalen|i=no, with four supporting dancers joining them on stage;[25] the duo stated that they had been inspired by the style of Super Bowl halftime shows, with 2023 winner Loreen, commenting that the staging was reminiscent of The Matrix.[26]
On 11 March 2024, during the Heads of Delegation meeting, Sweden was drawn to open the grand final in position 1. The country was followed by in position 2.[27] Marcus and Martinus took part in dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show on 11 May. They performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 11 May. Sweden placed ninth in the final, scoring 174 points; 49 points from the public televoting and 125 points from the juries.
See also: Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to and by Sweden in the first semi-final and in the final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public.[28] The Swedish jury consisted of Robin Bengtsson, who represented, Ellen Berg, Henrik Olsson, Boris René, and Elin Trogen.[29] In the final, Sweden placed 9th with 174 points, receiving the maximum twelve points in the jury vote from . Over the course of the contest, Sweden awarded its 12 points to in the first semi-final, and to (jury) and (televote) in the final.[30] [31]
SVT appointed Frans Jeppsson Wall, who represented, as its spokesperson to announce the Swedish jury's votes in the final.[32]
Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.[33] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
The following members comprised the Swedish jury:[29]
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| Draw | Country | Televote | ||
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| Rank | Points | |||
| 01 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 02 | 12 | |||
| 03 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 04 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 05 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 06 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 07 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 08 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 09 | 14 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 15 | |||
| 12 | 13 | |||
| 13 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 11 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 7 | ||
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| Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | ||||||||
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| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | |||
| 01 | |||||||||||
| 02 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 03 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| 04 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 06 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 07 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 08 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 13 | ||||
| 09 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 15 | ||||
| 10 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 11 | ||||
| 12 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 12 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 19 | ||||
| 17 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 18 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 23 | |||
| 19 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 20 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 18 | |||
| 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 24 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 22 | ||||
| 25 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 17 | |||