SWEDEN 2024

        


Who will Sweden send to their home ESC after Loreen's win last year? That's your Melodifestivalen winners, Marcus & Martinus with "Unforgettable":


About the Artist

Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen are not in fact Swedish, but Norwegian! The 22-year-old twins from Elverum were child stars in their home country, but their grown-up career has been more in Sweden, including a win in Sweden's Masked Singer and a runner-up finish at Melfest last year with "Air".

Best Things We Lost Along the Way

  • Medina, "Que sera", 2nd: Sweden's best short-term hope to send something in Swedish again, with a very party song. We've got enough of that this year, though.
  • Maria Sur, "When I'm Gone", 7th: This deserved so much better, and I think it would've been the best choice to do well at Eurovision.
  • Jacqline, "Effortless", 9th: Beautifully staged, like so many Melfest songs.
  • Fröken Snusk, "Unga & fria", Second-chance round: One of two epadunk songs this year, and the current #1 on the Swedish charts for some reason.
  • Lia Larsson, "30 km/h", Semifinals: The other epadunk song! The title refers to how fast the weird little cars can go.
  • Clara Klingenström, "Aldrig mer", Semifinals: A recurring fan favorite at Melfest, baffled how this didn't make the second chance round.

Song Analysis

The song is kinda nothing; this is all about the staging. The twins are excellent stage performers, and Sweden is once again pulling out all the stops to make it look incredible. Presumably this was constructed knowing how it'll look in Malmö.

Sweden's History


After Loreen's win in Liverpool, Sweden joined Ireland atop the all-time table with 7 wins (4 of which have come since Ireland's last victory). Along with Italy and Ukraine, the Swedes are kings of modern-day Eurovision, only missing the final once ever (2010) and missing the top ten once since 2013.

Given their success, it's unsurprising that Sweden lands at 4th in my all-time ranking. 

Prognosis

This should be a classic Swedish result - the juries will love this, and the televote really will not.

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