Eurovision 2024: Sweden will open the Grand Final!

Today, the Head of Delegations meeting took place in Malmö, Sweden upon the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in May.

During the aforementioned meeting, the draw for host nation’s running order took place. The host nation’s running order selection was done randomly by Andrew Cartmell (executive producer of this year’s show).

Hence, Sweden will perform first in the Grand Final of Saturday, May 11.

✨ Sweden has been drawn to OPEN the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final on Saturday 11 May ✨

As Hosts, Sweden automatically qualifies for the Grand Final, where they will be represented by Marcus & Martinus with the song Unforgettable.https://t.co/Jtvwv10E5x

— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) March 11, 2024

The voting window will be extended in the Grand Final

As for now, following the conclusion of all the participants’ performances in the Grand Final, the voting window opens for the public. However, this year, the voting will start at the beginning of the show, just before the first performance. This system was implemented twice before , in 2010 and 2011 and will return in 2024.

Sweden, as a host country, is automatically qualified to the Grand Final. The host nation will be represented this year by Marcus & Martinus and their Melodifestivalen winning entry “Unforgettable“.

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Unforgettable“, below:

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: eurovision.tv