Today marks another weekend of the national final season, and we are set to have more Eurovision related news from 4 different countries: Estonia, Norway, Lithuania, and Slovenia. Catch up on what you need to know below and learn where YOU can watch!
🇪🇪 Estonia – Eesti Laul 2024 Semi-Final (18:30 CET)
The first show to kick off started at 18:30 CET – Eesti Laul in Estonia, where fifteen acts will take to the stage hoping to earn one of five spots in the grand final on February 17th. These five acts will join the five pre-selected finalists that were announced last year – Brother Apollo, Carlos Ukareda, Daniel Levi, Nele-Liis Vaiksoo, and Uudo Sepp & Sarah Murray.
The running order for the show was pre-made by ERR and will see betting odds favorite 5miinust x Puuluup open the semi-final, with well-known indie rock band Ewert and The Two Dragons closing. The full running order will be:
- 5miinust x Puuluup — “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”
- Inga — “No Dog On a Leash”
- Ollie — “My Friend”
- Yonna — “I Don’t Know About You”
- Peter Põder — “Korra veel”
- Cartoon, Ewert Sundja — “Oblivion”
- Traffic — “Wunderbar”
- Ingmar — “Dreaming”
- Anet Vaikmaa — “Serotoniin”
- Laura — “Here’s Where I Draw the Line”
- Sofia Rubina — “Be Good”
- Antsud — “Vetevaim”
- Silver Jusilo — “Lately”
- Cecilia — “FOMO”
- Ewert and The Two Dragons — “Hold Me Now”
The qualifiers for tonight’s show will be decided in two distinct rounds – the first utilizing a combination of jury voting and public televoting, and a second round that will be televote only. You can tune in to the Eesti Laul semi-final via the ERR website to follow along with all the fun!
🇳🇴 Norway – Melodi Grand Prix 2024 Semi-Final 2 (19:50 CET)
The second semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix kicks off at 19:50 CET from the NRK studio in Marienlyst, Oslo. Tonight’s show will feature six very different artists competing for one of three qualifying spots and the chance to compete in the grand final on February 3rd.
The artists and running order for the semi-final are as follows:
- Farida – “Heartache”
- Mileo – “You’re Mine”
- Eli Kristin – “Touch of Venus”
- Super Rob and Erik Norwich
- Dag Erik Oksvold and Anne Fagermo – “Judge Tenderly of Me”
- Gåte – “Ulveham”
The three qualifiers from tonight’s show will be determined by the public only through a 100% online televoting process. The live show and the online voting can both be accessed via the official MGP website.
🇱🇹 Lithuania – Eurovizija.LT Semi-final 2 (20:00 CET)
The newly revised Lithuanian selection Eurovizija.LT (formerly known as Pabandom iš naujo!) will also continue airing today. During the show another eight artists will take to the stage and compete for the jury and public’s favor, with two qualifying spots on the line.
The semi-final was pre-recorded on January 16th at the LRT Studio in Vilnus in front of a live studio audience. The running order is as follows:
- Andrius Pojavis – “Sing Me a Hug”
- Eley – “Rock My Baby”
- Deividas Valma – “Blood On Your Hands”
- Aistè – “We Will Rule the World”
- Žalvarinis – “Gaudė vėjai“
- Paula Urbana – “It Is What It Is”
- Thomas G – “Us”
- Multiks – “Vėjas galvoje“
This semi-final will also see jury member and Eurovision 2018 artist Ieva Zasimauskaitė perform as an interval act during the voting sequence.
The qualifiers will be decided by a 50/50 voting split and will be revealed at the end of the episode. You can watch the Lithuanian selection live on LRT’s website starting at 20:00 CET or through their YouTube livestream.
🇸🇮 Slovenia – Raiven’s song Veronika released (21:00 CET)
In a surprise announcement last month, Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO announced that they had cancelled their planned national final in favor of an internal selection. Also in that announcement they revealed that they had already selected a song and an artist – with Raiven winning the ticket to Malmo.
Eurovision fans will know that Raiven has been a long time participant in the Slovenian national final EMA, participating three times in 2016, 2017, and 2019. She was also awarded the honor of being the host of EMA back in 2018.
Raiven’s song is titled “Veronica” and is described as a symphony of sirens, and was named after Veronika of Desenice, and accused performer of witchcraft who was later drowned. But the wait to learn more about the entry and finally hear it is almost over, as RTVSLO is set to reveal the song at 21:00 CET.
We hope that #YOU have an exciting time watching these great national selections and song releases!
