The Melodifestivalen is gearing up next year when the competition rules change and 30 entries will participate in the competition. The semi-final is converted into a fifth part competition which is extended and in the extension two more finalists are voted on.

Here’s how it works:
Six entries compete in each sub-competition, i.e. a total of 30 artists during the season. Two entries per sub-competition go directly to the final, two are still in the competition and two have finished competing. There are thus ten entries that directly qualify for the final from the sub-competitions.

The final will continue to have twelve competing entries and the last two finalists will be selected in an extension of the fifth part of the competition. Viewers then have the opportunity to distribute even more hearts via app and phone to their favorites among the ten remaining entries, i.e. those who came third and fourth in the five sub-competitions. All of these competing artists are in attendance and viewers get to watch a flash replay of their previous performances. The result is based on a tally of the number of votes in the sub-competitions and the number of votes in the extension of the fifth sub-competition.

The final looks like the previous one with twelve competing entries where the viewers account for half of the votes via app/phone and half of the votes are cast by an international jury.

Competition registration for Melodifestivalen 2024 is done by uploading the audio file of the competition contribution via www.melodifestivalen.se during the period 25 August at 09.00 – 15 September at 11.59.