This weekend we will be witnessing first Eurovision Super Saturday for this season. The hosting country of this years contest, Sweden, will kick off their national selection, Melodifestivalen from the host city, Malmö, the show is set to start at 20:00. Today, SVT has revealed the stage design of Melodifestivalen 2024.
The ones in charge for the design of this years stage are scenographer Viktor Brattström together with designer of light Ferdrik Stormby and their team. They were closely collaborating alongside other lighting designers, scenographers, image producers, creators and project managers in order to create a design and construction which could work longer over time and in addition to that manage to fit in smaller venues.
The stage can offer great variety and the arena feel will be elegant and festive, both joy and excitement are promised. Everyone will recognize themselves in the wonderful and lively party atmosphere. That feeling is always part of Melodifestivalen’s identity. A challenge this year has been to become more compact without losing the grandeur and dynamic. We think we succeeded. I am grateful to have been a part of this event and its development over the years.
Viktor Brattström, Melodifestivalen 2024 stage designer
Giant LED screens and the pink colour are the two things which lead the concept of this edition of Melodifestialen. The stage will feature two angled LED walls and a LED floor which is spread on 72 square meters. Pink colour would be repeated throughout the arena design, on everything from balloons to the lighting over the audience. They also worked to increase the closeness between the audience and the performers, placing a narrow playing area in the stalls which creates alternative positions for the host of Melodifestivalen.
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Each Saturday from 3rd of February to 9th of March we will be watching Melodifestivalen which is divided in 5 Heats and a Grand Final. Total of 30 competing songs, six songs per heat out of which top two songs will advance to the final while the third- and fourth-placing songs are going to a run-off vote at the end of the Heat 5. You can check the Heats splits HERE
The schedule of Melodifestivalen 2024 tour is as follows:
- Heat 1: Saturday 3rd of February, Malmö Arena, Malmö
- Heat 2: Saturday 10th of February, Scandinavium, Göteborg
- Heat 3: Saturday 17th of February, Vida Arena, Växjö
- Heat 4: Saturday 24th of February, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskiltuna
- Heat 5: Saturday 2nd of March, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
- Final: Saturday 9th of March, Friends Arena, Stockholm – Solna
Last year Loreen won Melodifestivalen for the second time out of four attempts with the song “Tattoo” and her name was added to the Eurovision book of records being the first female artist to win ESC twice.
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