Image: Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Key data

  • Host broadcaster: SVT
  • Venue: Malmö Arena, Malmö (Sweden)
  • Dates: May 7, 9 and 11, 2024
  • Stage designers: Florian Wieder (Production Designer) and Frederik Stormby (Light and Screen Content Designer)
  • Hosts: Malin Åkerman and Petra Mede
  • Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl
  • Executive producers: Ebba Adielsson e Christel Tholse Willers
  • Slogan: United By Music
  • Visual theme: The Eurovision Lights
  • Winner: Switzerland/Nemo – The Code
  • Competing countries: 37
    • Returns: Luxembourg
    • Withdrawals: Romania

General information

After 11 years, ESC was back in Malmö. Sweden won last year and secured the right to host in 2024, choosing Malmö Arena again, just like in 2013.

There were 37 competing countries, as much as in the previous year. Luxembourg was the big novelty, returning 31 years later. Romania has withdrawn.

Starting from this edition, there was a unique slogan, United By Music. Introduced in 2023, it is now kept for the future as a permanent slogan, considering its success and the message about the power of music to bring people together worldwide.

However, there was a distinctive visual theme, The Eurovision Lights, revealed on December 14, 2023. Designed by the agencies Uncut and Bold Scandinavia, it was based on linear gradients, inspired by the typical northern lights of Northern Europe and sound equalizers.

The stage bears the signature of designers Florian Wieder (Production Designer) and Fredrik Stormby (Light and Screen Content). It included removable LED cubes and floors, with a central cross-shaped structure. The goal was to create a 360º experience for the viewers.

For the fifth consecutive year, Martin Österdahl was the executive supervisor, while Ebba Adielsson and Christel Tholse Willers were the executive producers.

Petra Mede was the host for the third time after 2013 and 2016, now in a duo with the renowned actress Malin Åkerman who starred in many movies co-starring with Jennifer Aniston or Tom Cruise, for example.

The format was the same as in recent years: two semi-finals; and a final that featured 25 contestants: ten qualifiers from each semifinal, Big 5 (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom), and the host country (Sweden)… before the disqualification of the Netherlands, due to innapropriate behaviour from their representative, Joost Klein.

The voting system remained the same as the last year: only the public voted in the semi-finals, while in the final, the jury accounted for 49.4%, and the public had a weight of 50.6%… due to the online voting, also encompassing non-participating countries.

A Suíça proclamou-se como vencedora, com a canção The Code de Nemo. Somou 591 pontos, dos quais 365 foram dados pelos júris (ganhando essa votação) e os outros 226 pelo público (ficou em quinto.

O segundo lugar foi da Croácia, com 547 pontos graças aos Baby Lasagna e à canção Rim Tim Tagi Dim. A Ucrânia, representada por alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, ficou em terceiro com 453 pontos.

Switzerland was proclaimed the winner, with the song The Code by Nemo. It accumulated 591 points, of which 365 were awarded by the juries (winning that vote), and the remaining 226 by the public (ranking fifth).

Second place went to Croatia, with 547 points thanks to Baby Lasagna and the song Rim Tim Tagi Dim. Ukraine, represented by alyona alyona & Jerry Heil with the song Teresa & Maria, took third place with 453 points.

 

Hosts

Petra Mede hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time after 2013 (accompanied by Eric Saade) and 2016 (together with Måns Zermelöw). The presenter and comedian has a vast experience hosting TV shows and another events in Sweden.

This time, the co-host was Malin Åkerman, an actress with a long filmography. She had prominent roles in movies like The Heartbreak Kid or Watchmen, co-staring with Tom Cruise or Jennifer Aniston.

 

Opening, guests and interval acts

In the first semi-final on May 7th, Chanel, Eleni Foureira and Eric Saade opened the show singing their Eurovision songs in a number under the motto «United By Music» that intended to send the “message that you don’t have to actually win the Contest to be a winner at Eurovision”.

Also in the first semi-final, as interval acts, Johnny Logan sung Euphoria, by Loreen, while Benjamin Ingrosso returned to the ESC stage, performing a medley of some of his greatest hits.

Meanwhile, in the second semi-final on May 9, three former winners performed: Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden, 1999); Sertab Erener (Turkey, 2003); and Helena Paparizou (Greece, 2005). The three participated in what was described as “the world’s biggest sing-along”.

Last year’s runner-up Käärija also performed as guest in this semi-final during the number «We Just Love Eurovision Too Much» starred by the host Pedra Mede. Former winners Herreys closed the show with their winning song back in 1984, Diggi-loo diggi-ley.

As for the grand final, Björn Skifs performed in the opening before the flag parade. Last year’s winner, Loreen, participated as a guest in an interval act. Charlotte Perrelli, Carola, Conchita Wurst, and Alcazar were the other interval acts.

 

Results

(Click on the song titles to watch the performances in the semi-finals)

  • Semi-final 1, May 7
    • Qualified
      • 1st. Croatia/Baby Lasagna: Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 177 points
      • 2nd. Ukraine/alyona alyona & Jerry Heil: Teresa & Maria – 173 points
      • 3rd. Ireland/Bambie Thug: Doomsday Blue – 124 points
      • 4th. Lithuania/Silvester Belt: Luktelk – 119 points
      • 5th. Luxembourg/Tali: Fighter – 117 points
      • 6th. Cyprus/Silia Kapsis: Liar – 67 points
      • 7th. Finland/Windows95man: No Rules! – 59 points
      • 8th. Portugal/iolanda: Grito – 58 points
      • 9th. SlovEnia/Raiven: Veronika – 51 points
      • 10th. Serbia/Teya Dora: Ramonda – 47 points
    • Eliminated
    • Direct finalists that voted and performed

 

  • Final, May 11 (Results)

(Click on the song titles to watch the performances in the grand final)

 

1st. Switzerland/Nemo: The Code – 591 points

 

  • 2nd. Croatia/Baby Lasagna: Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 547 points
  • 3rd. Ukraine/alyona alyona & Jerry Heil: Teresa & Maria – 453 points
  • 4th. France/Slimane: Mon Amour – 445 points
  • 5th. Israel/Eden Golan: Hurricane – 375 points
  • 6th. Ireland/Bambie Thug: Doomsday Blue – 278 points
  • 7th Italy/Angelina Mango: La noia – 268 points
  • 8th. Armenia/Ladaniva: Jako – 183 points
  • 9th. Sweden/Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable – 174 points
  • 10th. Portugal/iolanda: Grito – 152 points
  • 11th. Greece/Marina Satti: ZARI – 126 points
  • 12th. Germany/Isaak: Always On The Run – 117 points
  • 13th. Luxembourg/ Tali: Fighter – 103 points
  • 14th. Lithuania/Silvester Belt: Luktelk – 90 points
  • 15th. Cyprus/Silia Kapsis: Liar – 78 points
  • 16th. Latvia/Dons: Hollow – 64 points
  • 17th. Serbia/ Teya Dora: Ramonda – 54 points
  • 18th. United Kingdom/Olly Alexander: Dizzy – 46 points
  • 19th. Finland/Windows95man: No Rules! – 38 points
  • 20th. Estonia/5MIINUST x Puuluup: (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi – 37 points
  • 21st. Georgia/Nutsa Buzaladze: Fire Fighter – 34 points
  • 22nd. Spain/Nebulossa: Zorra – 30 points
  • 2rrd. Slovenia/Raiven: Veronika – 27 points
  • 24th. Austria/Kaleen: We Will Rave – 24 points
  • 25th. Norway/Gåte: Ulveham – 16 points

 

Jury vote

  1. Sweden/Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable – 125 points
  2. Ukraine/alyona alyona & Jerry Heil: Teresa & Maria – 146 points
  3. Germany/Isaak: Always On The Run – 99 points
  4. Luxembourg/ Tali: Fighter – 83 points
  5. Israel/Eden Golan: Hurricane – 52 points
  6. Lithuania/Silvester Belt: Luktelk – 32 points
  7. Spain/Nebulossa: Zorra – 19 points
  8. Estonia/5MIINUST x Puuluup: (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi – 4 points
  9. Ireland/Bambie Thug: Doomsday Blue – 142 points
  10. Latvia/Dons: Hollow – 36 points
  11. Grece/Marina Satti: ZARI – 41 points
  12. United Kingdom/Olly Alexander: Dizzy – 46 points
  13. Norway/Gåte: Ulveham – 12 points
  14. Italy/Angelina Mango: La noia – 164 points
  15. Serbia/ Teya Dora: Ramonda – 22 points
  16. Finland/Windows95man: No Rules! – 7 points
  17. Portugal/iolanda: Grito – 139 points
  18. Armenia/Ladaniva: Jako – 101 points
  19. Cyprus/Silia Kapsis: Liar – 34 points
  20. Switzerland/Nemo: The Code – 365 points
  21. Slovenia/Raiven: Veronika –  15 points
  22. Croatia/Baby Lasagna: Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 210 points
  23. Georgia/Nutsa Buzaladze: Fire Fighter – 15 points
  24. France/Slimane: Mon Amour – 218 points
  25. Austria/Kaleen: We Will Rave – 19 points

 

Televote

  1. Croatia/Baby Lasagna: Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 337 points
  2. Israel/Eden Golan: Hurricane – 323 points
  3. Ukraine/alyona alyona & Jerry Heil: Teresa & Maria – 307 points
  4. France/Slimane: Mon Amour – 227 points
  5. Switzerland/Nemo: The Code – 226 points
  6. Ireland/Bambie Thug: Doomsday Blue – 136 points
  7. Italy/Angelina Mango: La noia – 104 points
  8. Greece/Marina Satti: ZARI – 85 points
  9. Armenia/Ladaniva: Jako – 82 points
  10. Lithuania/Silvester Belt: Luktelk – 58 points
  11. Sweden/Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable – 49 points
  12. Cyprus/Silia Kapsis: Liar – 44 points
  13. Estonia/5MIINUST x Puuluup: (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi – 33 points
  14. Serbia/ Teya Dora: Ramonda – 32 points
  15. Finland/Windows95man: No Rules! – 31 points
  16. Latvia/Dons: Hollow – 28 points
  17. Luxembourg/Tali: Fighter – 20 points
  18. Georgia/Nutsa Buzaladze: Fire Fighter – 19 points
  19. Germany/Isaak: Always On The Run – 18 points
  20. Portugal/iolanda: Grito – 13 points
  21. Slovenia/Raiven: Veronika – 12 points
  22. Spain/Nebulossa: Zorra – 11 points
  23. Austria/Kaleen: We Will Rave – 5 points
  24. Norway/Gåte: Ulveham – 4 points
  25. United Kingdom/Olly Alexander: Dizzy – 0 points

(Last update: May 12, 2024)