It will be a seasoned presenter and a Hollywood star who will hold the positions in Malmö.
Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman lead us through this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
– Nothing but an absolute dream duo, says Ebba Adielsson, Executive Producer, in a press release.
Now SVT presents who will lead this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. It will be Malin Åkerman and Petra Mede who shoulder the task of taking viewers and the public through the three television broadcasts, directly from Malmö.
– Malin Åkerman and Petra Mede in combination are nothing but an absolute dream duo. Malin, a wonderful personality and one of our most talented actors in Hollywood. Petra, an icon in the Eurovision context who has also been voted the best Eurovision host ever, says Ebba Adielsson, Executive Producer for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in a press release.
– I am incredibly proud and happy that these fantastic women will lead us through the Eurovision week in Malmö in May, she continues.
Photo: SVT
Photo: SVT
Petra Mede: “Think about leading Eurovision once more”
It is the first time that Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman work together, and unlike Malin Åkerman, Petra Mede is used to the context. She has been the presenter for Melodifestivalen – and for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Her performance was subsequently praised internationally.
And the motivation to shoulder the mission again is great!
– Imagine being able to lead Eurovision once again! It’s such an incredible honor. After first leading it alone and then with lovely Måns Zelmerlöw by my side, I am now so looking forward to working with Malin. We don’t know each other from before, but have seen each other a few times and I’m already completely sold. It will be a joy to work with her, says Petra Mede in the press release.
The pep is no less with Malin Åkerman, who has stage and film experience, but who will now take on the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time.
– I can’t really describe my feeling about this. I’m so excited and a little nervous, but only in a positive way. I have always liked Eurovision and to be part of this amazing program, and that with Petra, is nothing but a dream. In addition, Petra is one of the funniest women I know, she says.
This is how the Eurovision Song Contest is broadcast
Semifinal 1: Tuesday 7 May, 21.00 on SVT1 and on SVT Play
Semifinal 2: Thursday 9 May, 21.00 on SVT1 and on SVT Play
Final: Saturday 11 May, 21.00 on SVT1 and on SVT Play