2024 in Sweden

Last updated

Contents

←

Flag of Sweden.svg
2024
in
Sweden

→

Decades:
See also:

Events in the year 2024 in Sweden .

Incumbents

Events

Scheduled events

Art and entertainment

Holidays

Source: [11]

Deaths

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melodifestivalen</span> Swedish Eurovision Song Contest preselection

Melodifestivalen is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden; it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched the final, almost half of the Swedish population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lill-Babs</span> Swedish schlager singer (1938–2018)

Barbro Margareta Svensson, known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and popular singers. She represented Sweden in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes with the song "April, april". She was also well known for the song "Är du kär i mej ännu Klas-Göran?".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Jöback</span> Musical artist

Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer, actor and musical artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanna Nielsen</span> Swedish singer and television presenter (born 1984)

Sanna Viktoria Nielsen is a Swedish singer and television presenter. On her seventh attempt, she won Melodifestivalen in 2014 with the song "Undo" and so represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark, finishing in 3rd place overall. Sanna was one of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 commentators for Sweden and hosted Melodifestivalen 2015 along with comedian Robin Paulsson. She was announced as the new presenter for the sing-along show Allsång på Skansen for the summer of 2016. She hosted Eurovision The Party at the Tele2 Arena for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ingvar Hirdwall</span> Swedish actor (1934–2023)

Lars Ingvar Hirdwall was a Swedish actor. In Sweden he is best known for his role in the Martin Beck film series; internationally he was perhaps best known for his role as the lawyer Dirch Frode in the Millennium films.

Monica Emma Josefin Nilsson, registered as Monica Emma Josefina Nilsson was a Swedish singer and actress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melodifestivalen 2011</span> Swedish music competition

Melodifestivalen 2011 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2011. It selected Sweden's 51st song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 50th edition of Melodifestivalen. Eric Saade, with the song "Popular", won the contest and thus was selected to represent Sweden in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Loreen</span> Swedish-Moroccan singer (born 1983)

Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui, known professionally as Loreen, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Representing Sweden, she has won the Eurovision Song Contest twice – in 2012 and 2023 – with the songs "Euphoria" and "Tattoo". She is the second performer and the first and only woman to have won the competition twice to date.

Events from the year 2014 in Sweden.

John Peter Emanuel Falck is a Swedish television producer and screenwriter. He has created several Swedish-language daytime television serial dramas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arne Hegerfors</span> Swedish sports journalist (1942–2024)

Olof Arne Hegerfors was a Swedish sports journalist and television presenter. He had a long career in television spanning from television presenter on Sveriges Television and to sports commentator on Canal Plus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy Engstrand</span> Swedish television presenter (1939–2021)

Tommy Clarence Engstrand was a Swedish sports journalist, sports commentator, and television host of general interest shows like Razzel and Zick-Zack.

Events in the year 2020 in Sweden.

Events in the year 2021 in Sweden.

Events in the year 2022 in Sweden.

Events in the year 2023 in Sweden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eurovision Song Contest 2024</span> International song competition

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to be the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is scheduled to take place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest will be held at the Malmö Arena, and will consist of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows will be presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with the former having previously taken on the role in 2013 and 2016.

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2024.
(Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anders Sandberg (singer)</span> Swedish musician (1968–2024)

Anders Sandberg was a Swedish vocalist who was a member of the band Rednex. Sandberg died on 23 January 2024, at the age of 55.

References

  1. ↑ "Carl XVI Gustaf | king of Sweden | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Duizenden auto's vast in sneeuw in Denemarken en Zweden, leger ingezet". nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Sariyuce, Isil; Gretener, Jessie; Wilson, Kristin (23 January 2024). "Turkish parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bid". CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sweden: Police find dead person inside charred remains of a water park under construction". www.ptinews.com. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sweden to Send Ukraine $680 Million Military Aid Package". Bloomberg.com. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Hungary's parliament clears path for Sweden's Nato membership". 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sweden set to become NATO's 32nd member as PM visits Washington". MSN . 7 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Swedish Parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their gender". Associated Press . 17 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Malmö will host the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "World Masters Athletics Championships 2024". City of Gothenburg. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sweden Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ainbusk-sångaren Marie Nilsson Lind död – blev 62 år gammal". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Skridskolegendaren är död – blev 100 år". Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  14. ↑ ""Andra avenyn"-skådespelaren Mohamed Said död". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Rednex-sångaren Anders Sandberg är död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Sport: Arne Hegerfors är död". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.