Following their first rehearsal at Eurovision 2024, our Tim got a chance to catch up with Marcus and Martinus to discuss their Malmö experience so far.
Watch our interview with Marcus and Martinus right here
During their interview, Tim and Marcus & Martinus talked about their first rehearsal, adapting their staging from Melfest, to their debut album “Unforgettable”, as well as what else we can expect after Eurovision 2024.
Who are Marcus and Martinus?
Marcus and Martinus are from Elverum in Norway. The brothers found fame in 2012 on the Junior version of Melodi Grand Prix, in which they won. In 2022 the duo won ‘The Masked Singer Sverige, making names for themselves in Sweden, which eventually led to them participating at Melodifestivalen 2023 with “Air” and placed 2nd to Loreen.
Throughout their career Marcus and Martinus have released three albums entitled “Hei”, “Together” and “Moments”, their most recent album coming in 2017. All three of their albums reached the top of the Norweigan charts. The boys have also released several non-album singles and well as EP “Soon” in 2019. In between the releases of “Air” and “Unforgettable, Marcus and Martinus also released a single entitled “247365”
Marcus & Martinus will be participating at Eurovision 2024 with “Unforgettable” which was written by Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen and Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeld.
Sweden’s Eurovision Journey
In 1958, Sweden made their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest, with Alice Babs representing them with the song “Lilla stjärna” which placed fourth. Since their debut, the Scandinavian nation has managed to win seven times (1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015 and 2023).
In 2023, Loreen returned to represent Sweden, who won the 2012 edition of the competition. She competed with the song “Tattoo”, which managed to qualify for the Grand Final, and placed 1st with 583 points. Loreen won the jury vote, accruing 340 points from the jury, earning an additional 243 points from the televote. This now means Sweden matches Ireland for the record of most wins in Eurovision history.
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