Disclaimer: All image credits belong to the EBU and their house photographers, Sarah Louise Bennett and Alma Bengtsson. Welcome back to the final day of the individual rehearsals here at the Malmö Arena! Today, the direct finalists: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the host country, Sweden, took the stage to rehearse for the second time, thus completing …
It’s time to cover our final batch of first rehearsals, as the Big 5 countries and host Sweden take to the stage in Malmo today. Just as we saw with the semi-finalists earlier this week, we will receive a batch of “first-look” photos that will give us a glimpse at what each delegation has planned for their live performance. Then …
The OGAE Poll 2024 continues, this time with results from Germany, Sweden, Serbia, and Azerbaijan, so let’s see how these clubs voted! The 353 members of OGAE Germany voted like so: Croatia – 12 points Italy – 10 points Switzerland – 8 points Austria – 7 points Sweden – 6 points France – 5 points Belgium – 4 points Lithuania …
At time of publication, Nemo‘s “The Code”, Switzerland’s entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, sits at the top of the betting odds. The contest’s inaugural winner in 1956, Switzerland’s only other victory came in 1988, 36 years ago. Coming off of two contests in a row won by powerhouse countries that had won less than a decade before (Sweden …
Just over a year ago, German broadcaster NDR announced that Peter Urban would retire from his role as Eurovision commentator after the 2023 contest in Liverpool. This week, they revealed that Thorsten Schorn will be his replacement, talking German audiences through the three live shows in Malmö this May! Like Urban, Thorsten Schorn has a background in radio. He was …
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that eleven countries will be participating in the 21st edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians contest, to be held on Saturday, August 17, 2024 in Bodø, Norway. In a press release, the EBU listed the participating broadcasters from Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland, who will be sending …
There’s only a few weeks until it all takes place in Malmö, Sweden. As we wait for the time to approach, all the remaining small pieces are being put into place. The list of all the participants has long ago by now been revealed, the allocation draw has taken place and all songs are well released by now, so of …
Tonight, 9 acts competed to represent Germany in Malmö this May, and in the end the winner of Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024 was Isaak with the song “Always On The Run”! The perennial German national final host Barbara Schöneberger was back again this year to present the acts and moderate a panel of ESC experts. This year …
The below editorial is the opinion of the author(s), and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole and its staff members, and does not represent the views of anyone associated with the EBU and Eurovision. Tonight in Berlin, nine acts will face off. The prize at stake? The honor of representing Germany at Eurovision 2024. …
Earlier this week we opened our poll ahead of Friday night’s show Das Deutsche Finale in Germany, asking YOU who should win the national selection. A total of 129 votes were cast in our flash poll, and there is a very clear winner among the nine songs. Raking in an impressive 51% of votes cast (66 total), Ryk’s song “Oh …
