The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö, Sweden at the Malmö Arena on 11 May following Loreen claiming the country's record-equaling seventh victory in the 2023 edition in Liverpool. It was the third time the city hosted the event having previously done so in 1992 and 2013.
Thirty-seven countries competed with Romania having announced their withdrawal while Luxembourg made their return after last competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet.
Switzerland won with "The Code" performed by Nemo, giving the country its third victory overall and their first since 1988. Additionally, Nemo became the first non-binary artist to win the contest.
Location[]
Bidding Phase[]
The following cities expressed an interest in bidding. The chosen city is highlighted in blue and bold:
| City | Venue | Capacity | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna | Stiga Sports Arena | 3,700 - 5,000 | Hosted the Second Chance round of Melodifestivalen in 2020 | [1] |
| Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12,000 - 14,000 | Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | [2][3] |
| Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden | 7,000 | Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2007. Promoted by the tourism agency of Småland but opposed by the one of the municipality. | [4] |
| Malmö | Malmö Arena | 12,600-15,500 | Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | [5][6] |
| Örnsköldsvik | Hägglunds Arena | 7,265 - 9,000 | Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2018 | [7] |
| Partille | Partille Arena | 4,000 - 5,500 | Hosted the Eurovision Choir 2019 | [8] |
| Sandviken | Göransson Arena | 10,000 | Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen 2010 | [9] |
| Södertälje | Scaniarinken | 6,200 | — | [10] |
| Stockholm | Friends Arena | 50,000 (national capacity) 50,653 (international all-seated capacity) (football) 35,000 (scaled-down) (football) 65,000 (concerts) |
Hosted all but one final of Melodifestivalen since 2013 | [11][12] |
| Tele2 Arena | 40,000 | — | ||
| Ad hoc non-permanent arena to be built | Proposal set around building a temporary arena in Frihamnen, motivated by the production needs of the contest and difficulties in finding vacant venues during the required weeks. |
Venue[]
The venue of the contest, the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden
The Contest took place in the Malmö Arena in Malmö, following Sweden's victory at the 2023 Contest in Liverpool with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen, who previously won the 2012 Contest in Baku.
The arena has a capacity of approximately 15,500 attendees, and this was the second time the contest has been staged at the venue, after the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
Format[]
Semi-final allocation draw
The semi-final allocation draw took place on 30 January 2024:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania Austria Croatia Serbia Slovenia Switzerland
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 Australia Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Norway
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 Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Israel Latvia Lithuania Ukraine
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 Cyprus Greece Ireland Malta Portugal San Marino
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 Belgium Czechia Luxembourg Moldova The Netherlands Poland
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Production[]
The Contest was produced by the Swedish national broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) with the core team consisting of Ebba Adielsson as chief executive producer, Christel Tholse Willers as executive producer in charge of communications, Tobias Åberg as executive in charge of production, Johan Bernhagen as executive line producer, Christer Björkman as contest producer, and Per Blankens as TV producer.
Additional production personnel included head of production David Wessén, head of legal Mats Lindgren, head of media Madeleine Sinding-Larsen, and executive assistant Linnea Lopez.
Stage[]
The stage design for the 2024 contest, revealed in December 2023, was devised by German production designer Florian Wieder, who had previously designed the sets of six previous contests – the most recent being in 2021. Lighting and screen content was designed by Swedish designer Fredrik Stormby. The stage featured five movable LED cubes, floors and a backdrop screen along with other lighting, video and stagecraft technology, all set around a cross-shaped centre, with the aim of "creating a unique 360-degree experience" for viewers. The green room was placed behind the backdrop screen, in a similar fashion to the stages for the 2010 and 2011 Contests.
Theme[]
On 14 November 2023, the slogan of 2024 Contest was unveiled as "United By Music", the same slogan used in the previous Contest. It was also announced that this slogan would continue to be used in future editions of the Contest.
The theme art was known as the "Eurovision Lights", drawing inspiration from the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights) and sound equalizers which symbolize the power of music.
Presenters[]
On 5 February 2024, SVT revealed the presenters for the 2024 contest. This time, it was a female duo consisting of Petra Mede and singer/actress Malin Åkerman. It was Petra's third time acting as presenter, having hosted solo in 2013 (the last time the event took place in Malmö) and with Måns Zelmerlöw in Stockholm in 2016.
Postcards[]
The postcards for 2024 once again put the focus mainly on the artist. From Malmö, a ray of light traveled across a map of Europe to each participating country where clips two past Eurovision entries are shown. Then via "selfie mode", each artist introduced themselves through their various interests in their home countries before ending with striking two different poses against a pink and purple gradient background with the name of each participant displayed.
Voting[]
Despite multiple proposals about changing the voting format, it was decided the 50-50 jury/vote split in the final along with the televote-only semifinals format would remain in place, with the "Rest of the World" vote returning for its second year. SVT did announce a change to the voting window itself: the semifinals window would remain as it was with it opening following the completion of the last performance, while for the final the vote window would open prior to the first performance. For Rest of the World voters, that window would open following the conclusion of the second dress rehearsal for each show and would close before the shows go live, giving those voters nearly 24 hours to vote for their favorites.
Automatic Qualifiers[]
Between 2016 and 2023, the automatic qualifiers (Big 5 and host nation) would preview snippets of their live performances (taped during the second dress rehearsal of their assigned semifinal) prior to the presentation of the results. This year, it was announced that these countries would perform their songs in full live during the semifinal that they were assigned to air and vote in. The performances would be integrated into the semifinal running order so by the end of the semifinals, every country would get to perform their songs live at least once.
Producers' Choice[]
As host nation Sweden was already allocated position 1 in the final, the EBU and SVT introduced a new twist to the running order where the remaining twenty-five countries in the grand final would be able to pick First Half, Second Half or Producer’s Choice (represented by a blank slip) in a random draw, meaning that if an artist pulled out Producer’s Choice in the random draw the show producers would place that song anywhere in either the First or the Second Half of the running order. This meant there would now be six places to pick in the First Half of the running order, six that could be chosen in the Second Half and thirteen Producer’s Choice places.
Participants[]
Returning artists[]
| Artist | Note |
|---|---|
| Natalia Barbu | Represented her home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Fight", finishing in 10th place with 109 points in the final |
| Hera Björk | Represented her home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo with the song "Je ne sais quoi", finishing in 19th place with 41 points in the final |
Semi-final 1[]
Fifteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries plus 
Germany, 
Sweden and the 
United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated vote as "Rest of the World", voted in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cyprus
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Silia Kapsis | "Liar" | English | - | 6 | 67 |
| 02 | Serbia
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Teya Dora | "Ramonda" | Serbian | - | 10 | 47 |
| 03 | Lithuania
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Silvester Belt | "Luktelk" | Lithuanian | Wait a bit | 4 | 119 |
| 04 | Ireland
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Bambie Thug | "Doomsday Blue" | English | - | 3 | 124 |
| >> | United Kingdom
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Olly Alexander | "Dizzy" | English | - | PQ | |
| 05 | Ukraine
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Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | English, Ukrainian | - | 2 | 173 |
| 06 | Poland
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Luna | "The Tower" | English | - | 12 | 35 |
| 07 | Croatia
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Baby Lasagna | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | English | - | 1 | 177 |
| 08 | Iceland
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Hera Björk | "Scared of Heights" | English | - | 15 | 3 |
| >> | Germany
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Isaak | "Always On the Run" | English | - | PQ | |
| 09 | Slovenia
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Raiven | "Veronika" | Slovene | - | 9 | 51 |
| 10 | Finland
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Windows95man | "No Rules!" | English | - | 7 | 59 |
| 11 | Moldova
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Natalia Barbu | "In the Middle" | English | - | 13 | 20 |
| >> | Sweden
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Marcus & Martinus | "Unforgettable" | English | - | PQ | |
| 12 | Azerbaijan
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Fahree ft. Ilkin Dovlatov | "Özünlə apar" | English, Azeri | Take me with you | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Australia
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Electric Fields | "One Milkali (One Blood)" | English, Yankunytjatjara | - | 11 | 41 |
| 14 | Portugal
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Iolanda | "Grito" | Portuguese | Shout | 8 | 58 |
| 15 | Luxembourg
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TALI | "Fighter" | French, English | - | 5 | 117 |
Semi-final 2[]
Sixteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries plus 
France, 
Italy and 
Spain, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated vote as "Rest of the World", voted in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Malta
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Sarah Bonnici | "Loop" | English | - | 16 | 13 |
| 02 | Albania
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Besa | "Titan" | English | - | 15 | 14 |
| 03 | Greece
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Marina Satti | "Zári" | Greek, English | Dice | 5 | 86 |
| 04 | Switzerland
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Nemo | "The Code" | English | - | 4 | 132 |
| 05 | Czechia
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Aiko | "Pedestal" | English | - | 11 | 38 |
| >> | France
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Slimane | "Mon amour" | French | My love | PQ | |
| 06 | Austria
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Kaleen | "We Will Rave" | English | - | 9 | 46 |
| 07 | Denmark
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Saba | "Sand" | English | - | 12 | 36 |
| 08 | Armenia
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Ladaniva | "Jako" | Armenian | - | 3 | 137 |
| 09 | Latvia
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Dons | "Hollow" | English | - | 7 | 72 |
| >> | Spain
|
Nebulossa | "Zorra" | Spanish | Vixen | PQ | |
| 10 | San Marino
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Megara | "11:11" | Spanish | - | 14 | 16 |
| 11 | Georgia
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Nutsa Buzaladze | "Firefighter" | English | - | 8 | 54 |
| 12 | Belgium
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Mustii | "Before the Party's Over" | English | - | 13 | 18 |
| 13 | Estonia
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5miinust & Puuluup | "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" | Estonian | We (really) don't know anything about (these) drugs | 6 | 79 |
| >> | Italy
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Angelina Mango | "La noia" | Italian | Boredom | PQ | |
| 14 | Israel
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Eden Golan | "Hurricane" | English, Hebrew | - | 1 | 194 |
| 15 | Norway
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Gåte | "Ulveham" | Norwegian | Wolf man | 10 | 43 |
| 16 | The Netherlands
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Joost Klein | "Europapa" | Dutch, English, German, Italian | - | 2 | 182 |
Finalists[]
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sweden
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Marcus & Martinus | "Unforgettable" | English | - | 9 | 174 |
| 02 | Ukraine
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Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | English, Ukrainian | - | 3 | 453 |
| 03 | Germany
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Isaak | "Always On the Run" | English | - | 12 | 117 |
| 04 | Luxembourg
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TALI | "Fighter" | French, English | - | 13 | 103 |
| 05 | The Netherlands
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Joost Klein | "Europapa" | Dutch, English, German, Italian | - | Disqualified | |
| 06 | Israel
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Eden Golan | "Hurricane" | English, Hebrew | - | 5 | 375 |
| 07 | Lithuania
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Silvester Belt | "Luktelk" | Lithuanian | Wait a bit | 14 | 90 |
| 08 | Spain
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Nebulossa | "Zorra" | Spanish | Vixen | 22 | 30 |
| 09 | Estonia
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5miinust & Puuluup | "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" | Estonian | We (really) don't know anything about (these) drugs | 20 | 37 |
| 10 | Ireland
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Bambie Thug | "Doomsday Blue" | English | - | 6 | 278 |
| 11 | Latvia
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Dons | "Hollow" | English | - | 16 | 64 |
| 12 | Greece
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Marina Satti | "Zári" | Greek, English | Dice | 11 | 126 |
| 13 | United Kingdom
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Olly Alexander | "Dizzy" | English | - | 18 | 46 |
| 14 | Norway
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Gåte | "Ulveham" | Norwegian | Wolf man | 25 | 16 |
| 15 | Italy
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Angelina Mango | "La noia" | Italian | Boredom | 7 | 268 |
| 16 | Serbia
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Teya Dora | "Ramonda" | Serbian | - | 17 | 54 |
| 17 | Finland
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Windows95man | "No Rules!" | English | - | 19 | 38 |
| 18 | Portugal
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Iolanda | "Grito" | Portuguese | Shout | 10 | 152 |
| 19 | Armenia
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Ladaniva | "Jako" | Armenian | - | 8 | 183 |
| 20 | Cyprus
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Silia Kapsis | "Liar" | English | - | 15 | 78 |
| 21 | Switzerland
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Nemo | "The Code" | English | - | 1 | 591 |
| 22 | Slovenia
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Raiven | "Veronika" | Slovene | - | 23 | 27 |
| 23 | Croatia
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Baby Lasagna | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | English | - | 2 | 547 |
| 24 | Georgia
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Nutsa Buzaladze | "Firefighter" | English | - | 21 | 34 |
| 25 | France
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Slimane | "Mon amour" | French | My love | 4 | 445 |
| 26 | Austria
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Kaleen | "We Will Rave" | English | - | 24 | 24 |
Other countries[]
Montenegro - Although the country has not participated since 2022 in Turin host broadcaster RTCG announced that it intends to broadcast both the adult and junior editions of the 2024 Contest.- North Macedonia - Despite previous allocation of funds to participate in the 2024 contest, the country's broadcaster MRT ultimately did not appear on the official list of participants; the broadcaster clarified that this was due to its decision to focus on the celebrations for the 80th and 60th anniversaries of the national radio and television, respectively, but that it still intended to broadcast the contest. The country last took part in 2022.
- Romania - The country was not included in the list of participants published on 5 December, but the EBU revealed that it was still in talks regarding its 2024 participation. Shortly after, the country's broadcaster TVR explained that the payment of the participation fee, and thus the inclusion of the country in the contest, would depend on the approval of a new budget plan which it had submitted to the Ministry of Finance, confirming earlier speculation; the EBU agreed to extend the deadline for the payment accordingly. On January 17, 2024, it was announced that TVR would confirm their decision on their participation in the 2024 Contest on January 25 and it was then formally announced that they would withdraw from competing in the 2024 edition, marking the first time since their disqualification in 2016 that they would not appear on the Eurovision stage.
Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monaco and Slovakia confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU. However, the latter announced in August 2023 that it was working on securing the funds needed for a possible return for the 2025 Contest and would broadcast the 2024 contest on Radio FM. TVMonaco became a full EBU member on April 12, 2024, which means Monaco could possibly return as early as 2025.
Incidents[]
Irish dress rehearsal[]
During their dress rehearsal performance, Irish representative Bambie Thug wore on their face messages in the ancient Ogham script that read "ceasefire" and "freedom" - in reference to the ongoing events in the Middle East.
As they later revealed in a press conference, they were ordered by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to change the Ogham script to solely read "Crown the Witch" for semi-final and final performances.
Italian semi-final voting[]
At the end of the broadcast of the second semi-final, in which Italy voted, Italian broadcaster RAI displayed what appeared to be the televoting percentages recorded in the country. This contravened the rules of the contest, according to which the detailed results from all shows can only be published after the final.
Dutch confrontation[]
The day following the second semi-final reports surfaced that Dutch artist Joost Klein had, according to the Swedish broadcaster SVT, a physical confrontation with a photographer.
The decision was made that his second semi-final performance would be used for the juries to give their points with a final decision about his participation to be announced on the day of the final.
On May 11, the day of the final, It was confirmed by the EBU that the altercation had actually involved a female member of the production team and it was therefore decided that he would no longer be performing in the final, thus making him the first act to be disqualified from the Contest upon reaching this part of the show. Despite this, it was announced at the same time that the Dutch jury result would remain valid and that viewers in the Netherlands would still participate in the public vote. As a result of the investigation, the opening of the Rest of the World voting window, originally slated to start at 00:00 CET following the conclusion of the jury final, was delayed until 13:00 CET on the day of the grand final.
Scoreboard[]
Gallery[]
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