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Melodifestivalen 2024
2024 is the 64th edition of the Swedish music competition , which is being organised by (SVT) and taking place over a six-week period between 3 February and 9 March 2024, hosted by Carina Berg. The winner of the competition will go on to represent in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, held on home soil in Malmö. Format 2024 sees six weekly shows held in six Swedish cities (namely Malmö, Gothenburg, Växjö, Eskilstuna, Karlstad and Stockholm). Carina Berg was announced as the presenter of the competition on 12 January 2023. Changes to the format were announced on 29 June 2023. A total of 30 entries are taking part in the competition (two more than in previous editions) across five heats. Each heat consists of six songs, with the top two songs directly qualifying for the final, and the third- and fourth-placing songs going to a run-off vote at the end of the fifth heat. The top two songs in the run-off vote will then progress to the final, which will comprise 12 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Woods
Adam Christopher Allskog (born 14 March 2001), better known as Adam Woods, is a Swedish singer. He participated in Melodifestivalen 2023 with the song " Where You Are (Sávežan)" along with the lead singer Jon Henrik Fjällgren and Arc North. He participated as a solo act in Melodifestivalen 2024 2024 is the 64th edition of the Swedish music competition , which is being organised by (SVT) and taking place over a six-week period between 3 February and 9 March 2024, hosted by Carina Berg. The winner of the competition will go on to repr ... with the song "Supernatural"; he came third in the second voting round of his heat on 3 February 2024, qualifying for the run-off round of 2 March; there, he was ultimately eliminated. Discography Singles References External links 2001 births Swedish singers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2023 Melodifestivalen contestants of 2024 Living people {{Sweden-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carina Berg
Carina Lilly Berg, during a time ''Luuk'', (born 11 November 1977) is a Swedish comedian and television presenter. Berg grew up in Åkersberga, studied the aesthetics program at Danderyds gymnasium and then went on to study radio at Kaggeholms folkhögskola. She used to be married to and has a son with Kristian Luuk, who she met in 2005 when they shared presenter duties for the TV4 show ''God natt, Sverige'', Berg's television debut. Along with Christine Meltzer she won a Kristallen-award in 2015 for "Best female television presenter". Berg is since December 2018 married to footballer Erik Berg. Career Radio career Berg began her media career at radio after finishing her studies, she started at Sveriges Radios local station in Västernorrland and then progress to presenting Morgonpasset for Sveriges Radio P3 along with Peter Erixon between 2003 and 2005. She was also a sidekick in the radio show Lantz i P3 with Annika Lantz. In 2008 and early 2009 she worked for Mix Meg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö Arena
Malmö Arena is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena in Malmö, Sweden, and the venue for home games of Swedish Hockey League, SHL ice hockey club Malmö Redhawks. It is the Swedish Hockey League, largest arena in the SHL, and the List of indoor arenas in Sweden, second-largest indoor arena in Sweden. Apart from hosting Redhawks hockey matches, the arena is often the venue for team handball, floorball, concerts, and other events. It has also hosted indoor Athletics (sport), athletics. Owned and operated by Parkfast aktiebolag, AB, the arena was designed by Mats Matson of MM Matsson Konsult AB, Hannu Helkiö of Pöyry, Pöyry Architects, and Gert Wingårdh of Wingårdh arkitektkontor. Naming rights for the venue are owned by Malmö Municipality, Malmö Stad, in a ten-year contract, agreed in 2007. Malmö Arena hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 between 14 and 18 May 2013 and the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships from 26 December 2013 to 5 January 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Jansson
Erik Robert Jimmy Jansson (born September 17, 1985) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. At Melodifestivalen 2020 he set a new record for the amount of competing entries by a composer at one contest with six entries. Music career Jansson's music career began when he formed a rock band, The Poets, with some of his friends in 2001. That same year, they were chosen to compete in Melodifestivalen with the song "What Difference Does It Make," but did not make it to the finals. In 2003 Jansson was a reality show contestant, Fame Factory, on TV3 in Sweden, who released in 2004 his first single, " Godmorgon världen," that reached No. 1 on the Swedish charts although he did not win the show. His follow-up single "Som sommaren" peaked at No. 4. and Jansson's third single, "Flickan från det blå" (both from his debut album ''Flickan från det blå'') reached No. 40. In 2005, he returned to Melodifestivalen, as a solo artist. He reached the finals with the song " Vi kan gunga," ultima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cazzi Opeia
Moa Anna Maria Carlebecker (born 10 November 1988), better known by her stage name Cazzi Opeia is a Swedish DJ, artist, singer and songwriter. Life and career 1988–2015: Early life and career beginnings Moa Anna "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker was born in southern part of Sweden and grew up traveling around Europe and in the United States with her family. She is a cousin of presenter Gry Forssell. The name Cazzi Opeia comes from the star constellation Cassiopeia. She took part in the sixth season of ''Idol'' in 2009. She reached the semi-finals where she was beaten by Mariette Hansson and Erika Selin. She was discovered by the producer Billy Mann and the record company Macho Records, who previously worked with Pink, Cher, and Jessica Simpson. Her first single "I Belong To You" became a hit when the artist DJ Tiësto took the remix on his Club Life record, giving Cazzi Opeia a name globally. She has also been praised for her style and music by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Jean
Jean Patrik Olsson (born 3 May 1990), known as Patrik Jean, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written or co-written songs for many artists, including the Mamas, Marcus & Martinus, and Felix Jaehn. He frequently works with fellow songwriters and producers Melanie Wehbe and Herman Gardarfve. He released his second extended play titled ''Consequence'' in November 2020. Jean participated in '' Melodifestivalen 2021'' with the song "Tears Run Dry", but failed to qualify to the finals. Influences Jean cited Whitney Houston, Sam Smith, Khalid, Frank Ocean, and Summer Walker as his influences. Personal life Patrik Jean came out as gay. He is in a relationship with photographer and video director Magnus Ragnvid. Discography Extended plays Singles Production discography Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linnea Deb
Linnéa Mary Hansdotter Deb (née Sporre; born 23 July 1977), known professionally as Linnea Deb, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. She has worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, MiC Lowry and Akon. Deb is signed to Northbound Music Publishing in Stockholm, where she is a member of the production team The Family together with Joy Deb and Anton Hård af Segerstad. Earlier (2013-2016) the group was signed to BMG Publishing. Early career In her early career Linnea sang in several choirs and she toured with Ace of Base and Carola. Also, she has been choiring for several different albums and songs, one of them being "Cara Mia" with Swedish artist Måns Zelmerlöw. In 2012, Linnea co-wrote Ulrik Munther’s album with the same name, ''Ulrik Munther'', which immediately reached position 1 on Swedish album chart and the single "Boy’s Don't Cry", which features on the album, was sold gold. Melodifestivalen Linnea has done several successful contributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Deb
Joy Neil Mitro Deb, (born 14 January 1979) is a Swedish songwriter and producer. He has worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, MiC Lowry and Akon. Currently, Deb is signed to Northbound Music Publishing in Stockholm, where he is a member of the production team “The Family” together with Linnea Deb and Anton Hård af Segerstad. Earlier (2013–2016) the group was signed to BMG Publishing. Joy studied at the well-known school ‘The Writers Academy of Sweden’. Early life Deb was born to an Indian father and a Finnish mother. Melodifestivalen Joy Deb has done several successful contribution in the annual Swedish song contest ‘ Melodifestivalen’. He has contributed to the contest with 11 songs whereas two of them were the winnings songs. The first winning song was in 2013 with ‘You’ by Robin Stjernberg. The same year the song also broke a Swedish record for most played song during one day and it got nominated for a Swedish Grammy as ‘Song of the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Thörnfeldt
Paul Jimmy Thörnfeldt (born 14 March 1976), also known professionally as Jimmy Joker or simply Joker, is a Swedish songwriter and producer. As a songwriter, he has taken part in the Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest several times. Biography Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt is an established name on the international songwriting scene. He has worked with artists such as One Direction, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias. In 2016, Pitbull's album '' Dale'', on which Thörnfeldt contributed as a songwriter and producer, won a Grammy in the Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album category. Since 2021, Thörnfeldt has been involved as a songwriter in several contributions to the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, Melodifestivalen. He has also taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest five times as a songwriter. Songwriting discography Eurovision Song Contest entries Notable productions * 2011: Jennifer Lopez: " Papi" * 2011: J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Segerdahl
William Samuel Segerdahl, (born 10 June 2002) is a Swedish singer. He participated in Idol 2018 ''Idol 2018'' is the fourteenth season of '' Swedish Idol''. This season is broadcast on TV4, as were earlier seasons. The hosts and the judges remained the same from the previous season. For the first time in the shows history there was a Top 13. ... which was broadcast on TV4. He placed in shared third place with Bragi Bergsson in the series semifinal on 30 November 2018. In 2017, Segerdahl released the songs "U-Turn" and "Trying". Since his participation in ''Idol'', Segerdahl has released a handful of singles: "Problem", "Dansgolv", "Tåg", and "Ingenting Jag Säger Hjälper Nu", all of which were released during 2019. "Problem" reached number 3 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. In 2020, he has as of 29 April, released the singles "Det Kanske Inte är Så Farligt?" and "Aldrig". Discography Singles Adapted from Spotify. Notes References Living people 2002 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends Arena
Nationalarenan, currently known as Friends Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of the City Centre, it is the biggest stadium in Scandinavia. Since its opening, the venue has served as Sweden's national stadium for men's football, hence the name ''Nationalarenan''. The main tenants of the stadium are Sweden's men's national football team and Allsvenskan football club AIK; both relocated from their previous home at the Råsunda Stadium. The venue has a total capacity of 65,000 at concerts and 50,000 seated at football matches, but the stadium can be scaled down to provide for smaller events with approximately 20,000 guests. History Initially there were plans to build a new national stadium close to the indoor venue Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, but on 1 April 2006 the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) made the decision to build the new stadium in Solna. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Löfbergs Arena
Löfbergs Arena is an arena located in Karlstad, Sweden, situated just above the river delta of Klarälven. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Färjestad BK. It opened in 2001 following a complete overhaul and major expansion of the previously existing arena Färjestads Ishall. It replaced Färjestads Ishall as the home of Färjestad and has a capacity of 8,647 people. The name of the arena comes from the coffee roastery Löfbergs. Events In 2004, 2006 and 2018, the arena hosted a semi-final of Melodifestivalen. Other notable music artists and groups who have performed at the arena include Elton John, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Bryan Adams, Dolly Parton, Rod Stewart, Motörhead and Judas Priest. On 30 September 2009 Färjestad BK faced off against the NHL's Detroit Red Wings in an exhibition match from the arena, losing 6–2. The arena was named the host of the 2010 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships, as well as the 2012 European Curling Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
