Eurovision Song Contest 2024
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May and a final on 11 May 2024, held at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union and host broadcaster Sveriges Television, which staged the event after winning the for with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Mede had previously presented the and contests.
Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as in 2023. opted not to participate, and competed for the first time since. The was disqualified from the contest between the second semi-final and the final, but the country retained its right to vote. The inclusion of among the participants in the context of the Gaza war was met with controversy, and additional security measures were put in place for the event.
The winner was with the song "The Code", performed by Nemo who wrote it with Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, and Linda Dale. Switzerland won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fifth in the televote. won the televote and finished in second place, its best result to date as an independent country, having previously won in as a part of.,, and completed the top five.
The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 163 million viewers in 37 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition, with an additional 7.3 million viewers online on YouTube.
Location
The 2024 contest took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen. It was the seventh time Sweden had hosted the contest, having previously done so in,,,,, and. The venue for the contest was the 15,500-seat Malmö Arena, which had previously hosted the contest in 2013.
The Malmö Live event centre hosted several events related to the contest. It was the venue for the "Turquoise Carpet" event on 5 May 2024, where the contestants and their delegations were presented before accredited press and fans, and the opening and closing ceremonies. The venue also hosted screenings of the live shows, and was the location of the EuroClub, which hosted the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants.
A Eurovision Village was created in. It hosted performances by contest participants and local artists, as well as screenings of the live shows for the general public. A "Eurovision Street" was established on, stretching from Triangeln station to the Eurovision Village in Folkets Park. Planned street music performances were affected by the withdrawal of several artists due to [|Israel's participation in the contest] and were ultimately transferred to the Eurovision Village for [|security reasons]. The Euro Fan Café was located at.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA's victory at the contest in with "Waterloo", which was also Sweden's first win, a special ABBA World exhibition was held at between 29 April and 12 May 2024.
Bidding phase
After Sweden's win in the 2023 contest, the municipalities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Eskilstuna, Jönköping, Örnsköldsvik, Partille and Sandviken expressed interest in hosting the 2024 edition. Host broadcaster Sveriges Television set a deadline of 12 June 2023 for interested cities to formally apply. By 13 June, it had received bids from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Örnsköldsvik. On 7 July, Gothenburg and Örnsköldsvik's bids were eliminated. Later that day, the EBU and SVT announced Malmö as the host city.Key:
Host city
Shortlisted
Submitted a bid
| City | Venue | Notes | References |
| Eskilstuna | Stiga Sports Arena | Hosted the Second Chance round of Melodifestivalen in 2020. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. | |
| Gothenburg^ | Scandinavium | Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. Roof needed adjustments for the lighting equipment. Set for demolition after the construction of a new sports facility nearby is completed. | |
| Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden | Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2007. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. | |
| Malmö† | Malmö Arena | Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. | |
| Örnsköldsvik^ | Hägglunds Arena | Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018 and the semi-final in 2023. | |
| Partille | Partille Arena | Hosted Eurovision Choir 2019. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. | |
| Sandviken | Göransson Arena | Hosted one heat of Melodifestivalen in 2010. Plans included the cooperation of other municipalities in Gävleborg. | |
| Stockholm* | Friends Arena | Hosted all but one final of Melodifestivalen since 2013. Preferred venue of the Stockholm City Council. | |
| Stockholm* | Tele2 Arena | — | |
| Stockholm* | Temporary arena | Proposal set around building a temporary arena in, motivated by the production needs of the contest and difficulties in finding vacant venues during the required weeks. |
Participants
Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with an active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issues invitations to participate in the contest to all active members.On 5 December 2023, the EBU announced that broadcasters from 37 countries would participate in the 2024 contest. returned to the contest 31 years after its last participation in. , which participated in the 2023 contest, was provisionally announced as not participating in 2024. This was confirmed on 25 January 2024.
The contest featured two returning artists: Natalia Barbu, who had represented, and Hera Björk, who had represented.
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter | |
| RTSH | Besa | "Titan" | English | |||
| AMPTV | Ladaniva | "Jako " | Armenian | |||
| SBS | Electric Fields | "One Milkali " | English, Yankunytjatjara | |||
| ORF | Kaleen | "We Will Rave" | English | |||
| İTV | Fahree Ilkin Dovlatov | "Özünlə apar" | English, Azerbaijani | |||
| RTBF | Mustii | "Before the Party's Over" | English | |||
| HRT | Baby Lasagna | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | English | Marko Purišić | ||
| CyBC | Silia Kapsis | "Liar" | English | |||
| ČT | Aiko | "Pedestal" | English | |||
| DR | Saba | "Sand" | English | |||
| ERR | 5miinust and Puuluup | " narkootikumidest ei tea me midagi" | Estonian | |||
| Yle | Windows95man | "No Rules!" | English | |||
| France Télévisions | Slimane | "Mon amour " | French | |||
| GPB | Nutsa Buzaladze | "Firefighter" | English | |||
| NDR | Isaak | "Always on the Run" | English | |||
| ERT | Marina Satti | "Zari " | Greek | |||
| RÚV | Hera Björk | "Scared of Heights" | English | |||
| RTÉ | Bambie Thug | "Doomsday Blue" | English | |||
| IPBC | Eden Golan | "Hurricane" | English, Hebrew | |||
| RAI | Angelina Mango | "La noia " | Italian | |||
| LTV | Dons | "Hollow" | English | |||
| LRT | Silvester Belt | "Luktelk" | Lithuanian | |||
| RTL | Tali | "Fighter" | French, English | |||
| PBS | Sarah Bonnici | "Loop" | English | |||
| TRM | Natalia Barbu | "In the Middle" | English | |||
| AVROTROS | Joost Klein | "Europapa" | Dutch | |||
| NRK | Gåte | "Ulveham" | Norwegian | |||
| TVP | Luna | "The Tower" | English | |||
| RTP | Iolanda | "Grito " | Portuguese | |||
| SMRTV | Megara | "11:11" | Spanish | |||
| RTS | Teya Dora | "Ramonda " | Serbian | |||
| RTVSLO | Raiven | "Veronika" | Slovene | |||
| RTVE | Nebulossa | "Zorra " | Spanish | |||
| SVT | Marcus & Martinus | "Unforgettable" | English | |||
| SRG SSR | Nemo | "The Code" | English | |||
| Suspilne | Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | Ukrainian, English | |||
| BBC | Olly Alexander | "Dizzy" | English |