Sweden: Marcus & Martinus dethrone Danny Saucedo!

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Αlmost a week has passed from the press conference that SVT organized, in order to announce the contestants of Melodifestivalen 2024 and a few days later the first betting odds started to spring up.

It seems like the betting scene has changed a lot over the last few days and now Marcus & Martinus are in the lead, literally dethroning Danny Saucedo. It is too early to jump into conclusions, but for now winning Melodifestivalen 2024 is apparently a game for two

The odds

Currently, in the first place of the betting odds are the Norwegian twins Marcus & Martinus Gunnarsen who took part in Melodifestivalen 2023 and placed second after Loreen won for the second time with the song “Tattoo“. Their song is called “Unforgettable“ and it is written by Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, the successful writer duo Joy and Linnea Deb and the artists themselves.

Second to Marcus and Martinus is Danny Saucedo, who apparently has the right song for an impactful comeback at Melodifestivalen 2024. This will be his fifth participation in Melodifestivalen.

His song “Happy That You Found Me” was written by Kristoffer Fogelmark, John Martin and Michel Zitron. The latter was involved in the production of two global music hits, “Don’t you worry child” and “Save the world” of Swedish House Mafia and has also collaborated with artists like Avicii and Alesso. 

We still got long way to go till we know the actual winner of Melodifestivalen 2024, but if the current betting odds come true, then the history will repeat itself and we will experience a 2011 and 2012 deja vu, when Danny Saucedo placed second to Eric Saade and Loreen respectively! Till then, hold on tight! There are still almost two months to go!

The betting odds depend on many factors and as these factors are subject to changes anytime, the odds can still fluctuate, even last minute.

Let’s see what is going to happen, when we will get the chance to watch the actual shows live, on SVT and SVT Play. Of course at EurovisionFun will be there accredited and you will get the chance to be informed about the results as soon as they are announced on TV!

Melodifestivalen 2024 is scheduled to take place between February 3rd to March 9th, and next year’s 30 competing songs were selected by SVT among 2624 songs.

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour

  • Heat 1: Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 2: Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö
  • Heat 4: Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskiltuna
  • Heat 5: Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
  • Final: Saturday 9 March 2024, Friends Arena, Stockholm – Solna

The winner of Melodifestivalen 2023 and hence the Swedish representative at Eurovision 2023 was Loreen with her song “Tattoo“. Loreen went on to become the first female artist in history to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice.

Source: Eurovision World

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Germany: The 15 artists vying for a place in “Das Deutsche Finale 2024”!

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This year’s ‘Ich will zum ESC’ will include fifteen performers, whose names have been made public by German broadcaster NDR. The winner of the six-episode competition show will advance to “Deutsche Finale”, the national final through which Germany’s 2024 Eurovision entry will be selected.

Rea Garvey and Conchita Wurst, the 2014 Eurovision winner, will serve as the contestants’ mentors during this procedure. The participants will either sing original music or covers of songs in the first five episodes. In the sixth and final show, they will perform the song that, if they win, will be performed at the “Deutsche Finale” on February 16.

The 15 artists

Anne

Since she was a kid, now twenty-seven-year-old Anne has watched the competition and dreamed of the day she will get to perform on that stage. In the premiere of “Ich will zum ESC,” Anne is going to perform Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”, aiming to impress the audience with her voice as well as her dancing abilities.

Anne, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Apollson

22-year-old Bruno, a Regensburg-born independent artist, goes by Apollson. At the age of six, he joined a school choir, which marked the beginning of his musical journey. He frequently discusses his experiences with mental health concerns in his music. He will perform Rihanna’s “Love on the brain” in the premiere episode of “Ich will zum ESC”.

Apollson, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © ildergarten Entertainment

Béranger

Béranger is a 32-year-old Berlin-based musician with French roots. Having already released an album, he will participate in “Das Deutsche Finale 2024” with his own composition, “Wild Drift”.

Béranger, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Bibiane

Bibiane, who is 26 years old, works in the social media industry. She is also a professional musician and will be performing Britney Spears’ “Toxic” at this year’s Ich want zum ESC.

Bibiane, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Celina

22-year-old Celina is of Italian descent. She characterizes her music as energetic and danceable. It will be her first time appearing in front of an audience, when she performs on “Ich will zum ESC”. She will perform Dua Lipa’s “Physical”, claiming a spot among the candidates for the “Deutsche Finale 2024”.

Celina, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Christos

Born in Greece, Christos and his family relocated to Germany a decade ago. He is involved in music and releases his own songs under the stage name “OJI CHRISTOS” while pursuing his studies. He is going to compete with the song “Be yourself” for a spot in the German national final.

Christos, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Esther

Esther, who is 57 years old, has been performing professionally for about 30 years. Having performed on music stages in various countries, she is competing with her own version of Grace Jones’ “Slave to the rhythm” in hopes of making it to the German national final.

Esther, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Florian

Florian, 28, has been a fan of the competition since he was a young child and will be singing “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish at this year’s “Ich will zum ESC”.

Florian, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Jamina

Jamina, who is 19 years old, aspires to be a singer and actress. Her performance of Radiohead’s “Creep” in “Ich will zum ESC” will be her first step in achieving this objective.

Jamina, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Luca

Luca, who is 23 years old, has studied acting and has been in a number of musicals. He’s going for a spot in this year’s German national final with “When I was your man” by Bruno Mars.

Luca, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Lyn

Lyn is 38 years old. She has already released four albums. She will try to win the jury vote with “Calm after the storm”, with which Common Linets represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 2014.

Lyn, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Marie

Marie, 23, is a musician, uploading covers to her personal TikTok account. She performs different kinds of music, both in German and English. In the first episode of “Ich will zum ESC”, she will perform Silbermond’s Something Stills.

Marie, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Paul

Paul is 26 years old and has been in the music business for 18 years. He works as a music producer and created the music project POULISH KID along with two friends a year and a half ago. He will attempt to win the judges’ vote with “Out Of Time”, which he has composed.

Paul, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Sophie

Sophie is 32 years old and has roots from Bavaria. Alongside her professional work in journalism, she also works as a musician. In the first episode of “Ich will zum ESC” she will perform “Schön Enough” by Lina Maly.

Sophie, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Sven

The list of candidates for ‘Ich will zum ESC’ is completed by Sven. Sven is studying medicine and is a member of a band. He’ll try to win the jury vote with Måneskin’s “Beggin”.

Sven, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Germany was represented this year by Lord of the Lost and the song “Blood and Glitter”. The band, which is well-known in Germany, came in last place overall, with a total of 18 points. Will Germany be able to recover from its string of poor results and move to the left side of the leaderboard?

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Norway: Alessandra Mele takes issue on Israel’s participation in the Contest!

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Alessandra Mele,2023’s Norwegian entrant,who managed to bring the country back in the top 5 after 10 years with her song “Queen of Kings” has voiced her opinion regarding Israel’s participation in the upcoming contest,which is a question that stirs enormous controversy:

“I won’t say much about it because, politically, I can’t say much. But what I find beautiful about Eurovision is that it unites people through music, and I think we should try to continue with that.Also, I hope the world realizes that love is stronger than hate.”

The public broadcaster NRK remains neutral in regards with Israel’s participation in the forthcoming contest in Sweden,as Charlo Halvorsen, Entertainment Director at NRK stated in an email to  Se og Hør:

“It is natural that questions about participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for a country at war arise. We have not yet taken a position on this matter but are following what the EBU decides”.

Israel’s participation in the 2024 contest is still a topic that sows discord among the audiences of the contest,a situation which is highly reminiscent of Russia’s participation in the 2022 edition,right after the country’s invasion in Ukraine.Nevertheless,according to the list of the participating countries published by the EBU,the Middle-Eastern country seems to be included in it,adding fuel to the fire to an already ardent issue.

Norway was represented by Alessandra and her song “Queen of the Kings” in this year’s contest in Liverpool,which won her the 3rd place in the public vote and the 5th overall.

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North Macedonia: Explains the reasons why it is not participating in Eurovision 2024!

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With the EBU’s official announcement of the list of 37 countries that will take part in Eurovision 2024, it also clarified the cloudy landscape regarding the participation of North Macedonia in the upcoming song contest. The small Balkan country for the second year in a row will stay away from the contest. With today’s announcement, they explain the reasons for their abstention.

Earlier it had become clear that North Macedonia might return to Malmö, after its absence this year. Its participation in Junior Eurovision 2023 a few days ago, but also the fact that in the budget of the country’s public television there was also a small amount for participation in Eurovision, were elements that had left open the possibility that the country would return in 2024. Finally all these expectations were denied with the official announcement of the list of countries that will be present in May in Sweden.

 

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Today, with its announcement, the public television of North Macedonia explains the reasons for its abstention for the second year in a row. According to what it posted on its website, MRT justifies its absence from Eurovision 2024, due to its limited budget, which for 2024 it intends to allocate to events for the 80 years of radio and the 60 years of television in the country.

This decision is in the interest of the citizens, considering that next year the MRT will focus on celebrating 80 years of Macedonian Radio and 60 years of Macedonian Television.

North Macedonia’s public television left open the possibility of a return in 2025, if circumstances allow.

In our opinion, the fact that more and more economically weaker countries decide to stay away from the competition due to the increasing participation fees year after year, is an important wake-up call for the EBU, which must deal with the issue. For 2024 four more Balkan countries are absent from the contest:

  • Bulgaria is absent for the second consecutive year due to a tight financial budget.
  • Montenegro is also absent for the second consecutive year, without explanation, although in this case economic reasons are the most likely reason.
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina continues to stay away from the competition, with its last participation being in 2016. A very large debt to the EBU prevents the country from returning.
  • Romania, although it is not certain that it will stay away from Eurovision 2024, was not in the list of countries announced by the EBU. Decisions on Romania’s  participation or not will be made in the next period of time, since discussions continue both within the country’s public television and with the EBU.

Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Albania are the only Balkan countries still participating, with some of them also facing financial issues, which put their future participation in the competition in doubt.

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Serbia: record submissions for Pesma za Evroviziju ’24!

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Serbia has received a record number of entries willing to participate in the national final Pesma za Evroviziju ’24.  Former head of the entertainment programme at RTS and creative supervisor for Eurovision, Ms. Olivera Kovačević  made this revelation in the podcast Evrovizijske priče.

During the podcast, she revealed the increased interest for the national final:

“We received around 235 compositions. Last year there were around 185. We received almost 50 more compositions and authors than last year. From year to year there has been more interest and I can say this includes people with amateur recordings to top professionals, to young gifted, to people with a successful career,”

However, she said that at this stage she can not reveal who are the artists that are in the competition.  The Selection Committee will listen to all the entries on December 11.  In the coming days we will  get to know the names of the competitors for Pesma za Evroviziju ’24.

RTS is still evaluating the exact number of candidates but there will be somewhere between 30 to 34 songs in the competition.  We will get the final list before new year.

The preliminary dates for Pesma za Evroviziju ‘24 are February 27 and 29 for the Semifinals with the final taking place on March 02, 2024.

Lukek Black represented Serbia in Liverpool.  He ended in 24th place in the Grand Final.

Source: RTS

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Italy: Alessandra Amoroso new favourite to win Sanremo 2024!

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The bookmakers have reformulated their odds and we have a clearer situation as to the favourites at the upcoming Sanremo festival, which is already attracting not only domestic music interest, but also from abroad. New big favorite for the victory is now the pop superstar Alessandra Amoroso, who in her first participation in the festival is of course aiming for the victory, which will give her not only the Golden Lion, but also the ticket to Malmö!

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Serbia: Sara Jo about her possible comeback!

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Sara Jo, who represented Serbia in 2013 as a member of Moje 3, caught the attention of Eurofans again in 2022 when she tried to represent her country again by participating in the Serbian national final with the song “Muškarčina”.

Recently, she attended an event where, in an interview with Serbian media, she was asked whether she had prepared anything for this year’s Pesma Za Evroviziju and whether she plans to return to the competition, with her answering:

“I’m not thinking about it at the moment. In 2022 I signed up quite spontaneously and without much consideration. I had a song that I had fallen in love with, I knew exactly how it would be on stage, but this year I had no inspiration for it. I’d rather focus on my album, and maybe one day… who knows.”

Source: Pink.rs

Moje 3

Moje 3, consisting of Sara Jo, Nevena Božović (Serbia 2019) and Mirna Radulović (who has applied for PZE 2024), represented Serbia in Malmö in 2013 with the song “Ljubav je svuda”, finishing 11th in the first semi-final.

PZE 2022 – Muškarčina

In 2022 Sara Jo competed at PZE 2022 with the song “Muškarčina” finishing second, very close to the country’s representation which was eventually won by Konstrakta and “In Corpore Sano”.

Would you like to see Sara back on the Eurovision stage? Let us know in the comments below!

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Czechia: The odds regarding the winner of ESCZ 2024!

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Only a few hours may have passed since the presentation of the ESCZ 2024 entries, but already the first odds for the winner have been set!

The ratings, as you can see below, on two Greek bookmarkers (NoviBet and Stoiximan) seem to agree having MYDY and “Red Flag Parade” as the favourites, with Elly following in second place with a pretty big lead over the other 5 artists.

ESCZ 2024 – Winner – NoviBet – 5/12/2024

ESCZ 2024 – Winner– Stoiximan – 5/12/2024

The above odds also seem to be in line with the opinion of the international public, which will determine 70% of the result, as recorded on the My Eurovision Scoreboard app.

ESCZ – Community – My Eurovision Scoreboaard – 5/12/2024

The results will be announced on December 12

The voting started yesterday night and will go on until next Monday, December 11, with the winner being announced the next day.

The winner will be determined by 100% public vote:

  • 70% International Public
  • 30% Czech Public

If you want to vote for your favourite song and help Czechia select its representative, you just need to download the official Eurovision app, HERE!

Until we find out who will represent Czechia at Eurovision 2024, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous ESCZ winners were Vesna with the song “My Sister’s Crown” who finished on the 10th place and managed to get Czechia back on the Grand Final for the second consecutive year:

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Slovenia: Eurovision 2024 representative to be announced shortly!

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The Slovenian public broadcaster, RTVSLO, has just announced that the representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2024 has already been chosen, and the plan to host a national final is scrapped! Read more

Eurovision 2024: 37 countries will join the 68th contest in Malmö!

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The Eurovision season has officially started! Just moments ago, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced the participants’ list of Eurovision 2024 in Malmö. In total, 37 countries will participate in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

In detail, the following countries will take part in Malmö:

 Albania – RTSH

 Australia – SBS

 Armenia – AMPTV

 Austria – ORF

 Azerbaijan – İctimai

Belgium – RTBF

Croatia – HRT

 Cyprus – CyBC

Czech Republic – ČT

 Denmark – DR

 Estonia – ERR

 Finland – YLE

 France – FT

 Georgia – GPB

 Germany – ARD/NDR

 Greece – ERT

 Iceland – RÚV

 Ireland – RTÉ

 Israel – IPBC/Kan

Italy – RAI

 Latvia – LTV

 Lithuania – LRT

Luxembourg – RTL

 Malta – PBS

 Moldova – TRM

Netherlands – AVROTROS

 Norway – NRK

 Poland – TVP

 Portugal – RTP

 San Marino – SMRTV

 Serbia – RTS

 Slovenia – RTVSLO

 Spain – TVE

 Sweden – SVT

 Switzerland – SRG / SSR

 Ukraine – UA:PBC

 United Kingdom – BBC

Whilst Romania is currently not confirmed to compete next year, talks are continuing with TVR on their potential participation as well. That means we might have 38 nations competing in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

Luxembourg, one of the founding members of Eurovision as well as successful, having won the contest five times, will return after three decades long absence. In fact, Luxembourg’s return was known to public since May and it was even announced during the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023.

North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Montenegro still remain out, claiming financial reasons.

The 68th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden during 7-11 of May 2024, following Loreen’s second win in Liverpool.

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