March 2, 2024

🇸🇪 We have the full line up for the Melodifestivalen final

Tonight was the fifth, and last semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2024! Last years runner ups Marcus & Martinus and Medina have qualified themselves for the Final of Melodifestivalen 2024! These are the full results: Jay Smith, and Annika Wickhalder have also qualified for the final, as they won the Final Qual. It was a tough race as Jay and Fröken Snusk had the same amount of points, but Jay had the benefit with having more televotes in the second round. These are the full results:

🇷🇸 Tonight is the night for Serbia

Tonight is the night for Serbia. Pesma za Evroviziju 24 comes to an end, which means we know the Serbian entry tonight. Out of 16 songs, the Serbians will select their song. The show starts at 21:00 CET and you can watch it on YouTube. These are the contestants: nr. Title Artist(s) 1 Dom Iva Lorens 2 Luna Park Džordži 3 Orlovo gnezdo Breskvica 4 Ramonda Teya Dora 5 Bedem Hristina 6 Dno Marko Mandić 7 Percepcija M.Ira 8 Jutra bez tebe Nemanja Radošević 9 Moje tvoje Milan Bujaković 10 Dijamanti Keni mije mrtav 11 Lik u ogledalu Zorja 12 Najbolja Zejna 13 Novo, bolje Konstrakta 14 No no no Bojana & David 15 Zovi me Lena Lena Kovačević 16 Zbog tebe živim Dušan Kurtić Zorja was 3rd in 2022.Zejna took part in 2022 (13th) and 2023 (7th).Konstrakta represented Serbia in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “In Corpore Sano”.

🇮🇸 Iceland selects their entry

Tonight is the night when Iceland selects a song. Söngvakeppnin, their national final, will contain 5 songs. Out of these 5, jury and televoter will select two to head to a superfinal. In that superfinal, televotes will be added to select the winner. The show starts at 20:45 CET and you can watch it here or here (with English comments). These are the contestants: nr. Title Artist(s) 1 Biómynd VÆB 2 Scared of heights Hera Björk 3 Downfall Anita 4 Wild west Bashar Murad 5 Into the athmosphere Sigga Ózk Sigga Ózk reached the final last year. Hera Björk represented Iceland in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Je ne sais quoi”. She took part in 2007 (semifinals), was the runner up in the 2009 Danish Melodi Grand Prix and 3rd in Söngvakeppnin 2019. The connection from Palestinian Bashar Murad with Iceland is the fact that, in 2019, he collaborated with Hatari in the song “Klefi/Samed”. This is, however, his first attempt in Eurovision. Bashar is the hot favourite to win tonight.

🇵🇹 Portugal: Festival RTP da Canção continues

Tonight, Portugal will continue Festival RTP da Canção, the annual national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Out of ten songs, 6 will be chosen for the final on the 9th of March. The show starts at 22:00 and you can watch it here and here. These are the songs: Buba Espinho sings “O farol” Cristina Clara sings “Primavera” Filipa sings “You can’t hide” Huca sings “Pé de choro” João Couto sings “Quarto para um” Leo Middea sings “Doce mistério” María João sings “Dia” No Maka ft. Ana Maria sings “Aceitar” Rita Onofre sings “Criatura” Silk Nobre “Change” João Couto took part in the 2019 semifinal.

🇸🇪 Sweden: Melodifestivalen 5th heat

Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection, continues with a 5th and last heat. As Sweden is the host country, the winning song will go directly to the final. Two songs will go directly to the final, two other songs will go for ‘final qualification’, something that will be decided after the 5th heat. The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here or on the SVT Play app. These are the participating songs: Marcus & Martinus sing “Unforgettable” Chelsea Muco sings “Controlla” Jay Smith sings “Back to my roots” Elecktra sings “Banne maj” Annika Wickihalder sings “Light” Medina sings “Que sera” Marcus & Martinus were 2nd last year.Medina was 3rd in 2022. The final qual is what previously was the ‘Andra chancen’: two songs will be chosen to be added to the final next week, and these are the contestants: Adam Woods sings “Supernatural” Elisa Lindström sings “Forever yours” Dear Sara sings “The silence after you” Fröken Snusk sings “Unga & fria” Klaudy sings “För dig” Gunilla Persson sings “I won’t shake (La La Gunilla) Albin Tingwall sings “Done getting over you” Scarlet sings “Circus X” no. 3 of the 5th heat no. 4 of the 5th heat Adam Woods was 4th last year.Elisa Lindström took part in 2014 (semifinal).