Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
United by Music
Dates
Semi-final 1	7 May 2024
Semi-final 2	9 May 2024
Final	11 May 2024
Host
Venue	Malmö Arena Malmö, Sweden
Presenter(s)	Petra Mede Malin Åkerman
Directed by	Robin Hofwander Daniel Jelinek Fredrik Bäcklund
Executive supervisor	Martin Österdahl
Executive producer	Ebba Adielsson Christel Tholse Willers
Host broadcaster	Sveriges Television (SVT)
Website	eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024
Participants
Number of entries	37
Number of finalists	25[a]
Debuting countries	None
Returning countries	Luxembourg
Disqualified countries	Netherlands
Non-returning countries	Romania
Participation map      Finalist countries     Country that qualified from the semi-finals, but was disqualified prior to the final     Countries eliminated in the semi-finals     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2024
Vote
Voting system	Each country awards one set in the semi-finals, and two sets in the final, of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs. In all three shows, online votes from viewers in non-participating countries are aggregated and awarded as one set of points.
Winning song	Switzerland "The Code"
2023 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2025

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Malmö Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals, on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows were presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with Mede having previously taken on the role in 2013 and 2016.

Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as in 2023. Romania opted not to participate, and Luxembourg competed for the first time since 1993. The Netherlands was disqualified from the contest between the second semi-final and the final, but the country retained its right to vote. The inclusion of Israel among the participants in the context of the Israel–Hamas war was met with controversy, and additional security measures were put in place for the event.

The winner was Switzerland with the song "The Code", performed by the Swiss singer Nemo and written by them with Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, and Linda Dale. Switzerland won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fifth in the televote. Croatia won the televote and finished in second place, its best result to date as an independent country. Ukraine, France, and Israel 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.^[1]

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