Eden Golan faced boos from the audience during a rehearsal, as you have read in one of our previous articles, the Israeli broadcaster Kan filed a formal complaint with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) ahead of tonight’s broadcast. During rehearsals, where the arena audience was limited, there was both imposed applause and a sound carpet […]
It will be Frans Jeppsson Wall (Sweden 2016) who will announce Sweden’s votes in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on Saturday 11 May. When the Eurovision Song Contest was last held on home soil, in Stockholm in 2016, Frans stood on stage as Sweden‘s representative with the song “If I Were Sorry“. […]
Eurovision 2024 turns out to be an all-star show. The Swedes had prepared an all-star participants’ line-up for last night, which during the First Semi-Final included Eleni Foureira, Chanel, Eric Saade as well as the King of Eurovision, Johnny Logan. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eurovision Song Contest (@eurovision) […]
On Saturday, May 4, what is known as Eurovision Village will open for the first time in Folkets Park in Malmö. After the defections in recent weeks, under pressure due to Israel‘s participation in the competition, the show has started to look sparse on the Eurovision Village stages. But now the city of Malmö is […]
As the Eurovision contest draws closer, security precautions in Malmö have escalated. Hotel guests have been informed that their rooms will undergo searches by bomb-sniffing dogs during the day, according to reports from TV4 News. The police have confirmed that the event area in and around Malmö Arena will be thoroughly searched using bomb-detection dogs […]
In a few days, it will be Sweden‘s 7th time to host the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Stockholm in 1975, 2000 and 2016, in Gothenburg in 1985, and in Malmö in 1992, 2013 and 2024. Here are some technical fun facts about this year’s Eurovision stage, as provided by the SVT Communications […]
Andreas Papayiannakis and EurovisionFun are reporting live from Malmö, got invited at the Stage Reveal event that took place earlier today at 14:00 CET and got the chance to have a first glimpse of the stage in full operation. Today, the stage for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is unveiled, and it is a well-qualified […]
Today, Friday April the 19th, SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has announced who will be involved in the Swedish commentary of the three shows of the contest, on a press release. When the Eurovision Song Contest is held for the 68th time, viewers in Sweden will be guided by Tina Mehrafzoon and Edward af Sillén. […]
The final week in early May will, if not the biggest, be one of the biggest police operations in Malmö‘s history. For a whole week, Eurovision enthusiasts from around 80 countries gather to party, rejoice, and follow the competition live at Malmö Arena. At the same time, protests against Israel‘s participation in the competition are […]
“Long live Palestine!” and “Israel is a terror state” – these slogans resounded outside Malmö City Hall as vocal activists gathered to influence the city’s politicians during the municipal board meeting earlier today, Wednesday, coinciding with the municipal executive board’s consideration of a citizen’s proposal to halt Israel‘s participation in Eurovision. Today, the board will […]
