Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
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Dates | |
Semi-final 1 | 7 or 14 May 2024[1] |
Semi-final 2 | 9 or 16 May 2024[1] |
Final | 11 or 18 May 2024[1] |
Host | |
Venue | TBD, Sweden |
Executive producer | Ebba Adielsson |
Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
Host broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) |
Website | eurovision |
Participants | |
Returning countries | Luxembourg[a] |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to be the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest is scheduled to take place in Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. It is set to be organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT).[2]
Location
In accordance with Eurovision tradition, Sweden received the right to host the contest after winning the previous edition. 2024 will mark the seventh time the Eurovision Song Contest takes place in the country, after 1975, 1985, 1992, 2000, 2013, and 2016.
Bidding phase
Immediately after Sweden's win in the 2023 contest, the first cities to voice their interest in hosting the 2024 edition were Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, the three largest cities in the country as well as the ones to have previously hosted the contest. Besides these, a number of other cities also expressed their intention to bid in the days that followed the 2023 victory, namely Eskilstuna, Jönköping, Örnsköldsvik, Partille and Sandviken.[3]
SVT set a deadline of 12 June 2023 for interested cities to formally apply.[4] Stockholm and Gothenburg officially announced their bids on 7 and 10 June respectively,[5][4] followed by Malmö and Örnsköldsvik on 13 June.[6][7] On 8 June, Sandviken's municipality decided instead to opt out,[8] and Jönköping later turned out to have done the same for lacking a sufficiently large arena.[9]
Shortly before the closing of the application period, SVT revealed that it had received bids from several cities, though it did not specify which.[10] As of 27 June 2023[update], no other cities are known to have bid besides the ones mentioned.[11] The host is expected to be announced in early July.[1]
Key:
* Bidding cities
City | Venue | Notes | Ref(s). |
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Eskilstuna | Stiga Sports Arena | Hosted the Second Chance round of Melodifestivalen in 2020. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. | [12] |
Gothenburg* | Scandinavium | Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. Roof needs adjustments for the lighting equipment. Set for demolition after the construction of a new sports facility nearby is completed. | [4][13][14][15] |
Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden | Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2007. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. | [16][17] |
Malmö* | Malmö Arena | Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. | [18][19] |
Örnsköldsvik* | Hägglunds Arena | Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018 and the semi-final in 2023. | [20] |
Partille | Partille Arena | Hosted Eurovision Choir 2019. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. | [21] |
Sandviken | Göransson Arena | Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2010. Plans included the cooperation of other municipalities in Gävleborg. | [22][23] |
Stockholm* | Friends Arena | Hosted all but one final of Melodifestivalen since 2013. Preferred venue of the Stockholm City Council. | [24][25][26][27] |
Tele2 Arena | — | ||
Ad hoc non-permanent arena to be built | In late June 2023, multiple Swedish media outlets reported that Stockholm's bid was 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. |
Provisional list of participating countries
As of June 2023,[update] the following 17 countries have confirmed their intention to participate in the 2024 contest.
Luxembourg is set to return to the contest 31 years after its last participation in 1993.
Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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Austria[28] | ORF | ||||
Cyprus[29] | CyBC | ||||
Denmark[30] | DR | ||||
Finland[31] | Yle | TBD February 2024[32] | |||
France[33] | France Télévisions | ||||
Germany[34] | NDR | ||||
Iceland[35] | RÚV | TBD March 2024[36] | |||
Ireland[37] | RTÉ | ||||
Israel[38] | IPBC | ||||
Italy[39] | RAI | ||||
Luxembourg[40] | RTL | ||||
Malta[41] | PBS | ||||
Moldova[42] | TRM | ||||
Netherlands[43] | AVROTROS | ||||
Norway[44] | NRK | TBD February 2024[45] | |||
Spain[46] | RTVE | ||||
Sweden[2] | SVT |
Production
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be produced by the Swedish national broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). As of 14 June 2023,[update] the core team will consist 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, and Johan Bernhagen as executive line producer. Willers, Åberg, and Bernhagen had previously worked on the 2013 and/or 2016 contests, held in Malmö and Stockholm respectively, in various capacities.[47][48]
Format
Voting system
After the outcome of the 2023 contest, which saw Sweden win despite Finland's lead in the televoting, sparked controversy among the audience, Norwegian broadcaster NRK started talks with the EBU regarding a potential revision of the jury voting procedure. A decision as to whether and what changes will be applied is up to the contest's reference group and is set for January 2024.[49][50]
Running time
Host broadcaster SVT was reported to be evaluating potential changes to the format in order to reduce the runtime of the final by approximately an hour, which has significantly increased since the introduction of features such as the opening flag parade in 2013 and the split jury/televote system in 2016.[51][52]
Semi-final allocation draw
An allocation draw is organised to determine the participating countries' designated semi-final. The semi-finalists are divided over a number of pots, based on historical voting patterns, with the purpose of reducing the chance of "bloc voting" and to increase suspense in the semi-finals.[53] The draw also determines which semi-final each of the automatic qualifiers – the previous year's winning country Sweden and those of the "Big Five" countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) that will participate – will vote in and be required to broadcast.
The ceremony is set to be held in January 2024 and it will include the passing of the host city insignia from Andrew Lewis, chief executive of previous host city Liverpool's city council, to the mayor of the 2024 host city.[1]
Other countries
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 members.
EBU members
- Greece – In February 2023, it was unofficially reported that ERT was considering reverting from an internal selection to a national final for 2024, looking into different new formats thereof.[54] These claims later resurfaced amid criticism for the country's 2023 result.[55]
- North Macedonia – North Macedonia's broadcaster, MRT, did not participate in the 2023 contest due to financial constraints but stated that it would return in 2024 if its situation stabilised.[56] In March 2023, MRT was reported to be discussing its participation in the 2024 contest.[57] North Macedonia last took part in 2022.
- Switzerland – Between 30 May and 1 June 2023, the annual SUISA songwriting camp took place in Maur; the songs composed in the event are usually submitted to SRG SSR as potential Eurovision entries.[58] Participants in the camp included Teya (one of the 2023 representatives for Austria), Elsie Bay (a three-time entrant to the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix, once as a songwriter) and Linda Dale (one of the songwriters of "Queen of Kings", the Norwegian entry in 2023).[59]
- United Kingdom – Ahead of the 2023 contest, held in Liverpool, executive producer Andrew Cartmell expressed in an interview the BBC's availability to host the event for a second time in a row in case of a British victory, as well as the intention of maintaining high quality standards in selecting future UK entries.[60]
Active EBU member broadcasters in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia have so far confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.[61][62]
Broadcasts
All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience. While they must broadcast at least the semi-final they are voting in and the final, most broadcasters air all three shows with different programming plans. In addition, some non-participating broadcasters air the contest. The Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel provides international live streams with no commentary of all shows.
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Channel(s) | Show(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s). |
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Germany | ARD/NDR | Das Erste | Final | TBA | [34] |
Italy | RAI | Rai 1 | Final | [39] | |
Luxembourg | RTL | RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg | All shows | [40] |
Notes
- ^ Provisional list.
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