Norway: NRK refers discussions of the Norwegian jury mebers to the EBU for assessment!

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Norway’s national television broadcaster, NRK, confirmed that it has sent some information, regarding discussions around the Norwegian jury’s voting to the EBU for assessment.

Daniel Owen, who was one of the Norwegian jury members, expressed his regret about Norway’s jury giving 8 points to Israel this year.

In a post on social media, he said:

“In my opinion, Israel should not be allowed to participate in Eurovision at all. Although I was not involved in the awarding of points to Israel, I would like to apologise that this was shown from the Norwegian jury”

Gunilla Süssmann, who was also part of the Norwegian jury, said:

“The fact that the jury did not choose to boycott artists is not the same as us supporting war. This was a purely professional assessment where we had to assess the best song based on our musical expertise. That is what we have done.”

Stig Karlsen, who was the Head of Deligation for Noway this year, said on NR that Daniel Owen’s words might have caused a brench of the rules:

“We want to emphasize that the jury must judge the song, artist and performance without being colored by politics or other non-musical matters. With Daniel Owen’s statement, it may look like we have a rule violation. Information about the case was yesterday sent from NRK to the EBU for assessment”

The EBU has not yet made an official statement about the situation.

Norway participated in Eurovision 2024 with the band Gåte and the song “Ulveham”, finnishing in the 25th place – last – in the Grand Final of the Contest.

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Norway : Gåte considered withdrawing from Eurovision Grand Final!

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Only 2 days after the end of the Grand Final of Eurovision 2024, it was reported through the Norwegian media that the Norwegian band Gåte was almost to withdraw from the Grand Final.

The guitarist of the band, Magnus Børmark, told;

Withdrawning was on our plans until the last second. We eventually had constructive talks with the EBU. Things were just good enough for it to be implemented.

Magnus Børmark says that there was a strong confrontation with the organiser, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). He believes the artists were forced into a political role and were involuntarily given the responsibility of carrying out an extremely complicated conflict.

 

Norway participated in Eurovision 2024 with the band Gåte and the song “Ulveham”, finnishing in the 25th place – last – in the Grand Final of the Contest.

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Source: aftenposten.no

Controversy Erupts as EU Flags Banned at Eurovision Final

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The European Broadcasting Union’s move to prohibit EU flags during Saturday’s Eurovision final has sparked outrage, with Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas denouncing it as a boon to “enemies of Europe.”

Expressing bewilderment at the decision, Schinas criticized the timing of the ban amidst upcoming European elections and amidst demonstrations in Tbilisi supporting EU democratic values. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s spokesperson also lamented the ban, highlighting the significance of the EU flag alongside national flags on public buildings.

“It’s mind-blowing, what the EBU did,” Schinas told POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook after the song contest’s widely watched conclusion was overshadowed by political controversy.

Schinas questioned the rationale behind the ban and its beneficiaries, suggesting it primarily benefits Euroskeptics and foes of Europe.

“I cannot find the logical explanation for why the EBU is doing this. And what does this serve?”

“Less than a month from the European elections, who wins from banning the EU flag from Eurovision?” the commissioner added. “Only the Euroskeptics and the enemies of Europe.”

The EBU defended its policy, stating it remained consistent with previous years, permitting only flags of participating countries and pride flags. However, Schinas vowed to address the issue with EBU management, seeking clarification.

“I will talk to them. I won’t let this pass,” he said. “I will seek explanations and clarifications.”

In the midst of the controversy, Nemo, a Swiss rapper, emerged as the winner of Eurovision 2024, delivering a powerful message about self-discovery as a non-binary person.

Despite the festivities, this year’s competition in Malmö, Sweden, was overshadowed by geopolitical tensions, with protests and mixed reactions during performances. Reflecting on the event, Nemo humorously noted the mishap of breaking their trophy and suggested Eurovision could use some “fixing” too.

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Source: Politico

The Netherlands: Joost Klein seems to have admitted his unlawful act!

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A new update has emerged regarding the disqualification of the Netherlands’ Joost Klein hours before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, despite having qualified from Thursday’s second semi-final.

According to the widely circulated Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Dutch representative Joost Klein appears to have confessed to this violent behavior by using his fist against a photographer from this year’s competition production, justifying his act by saying that the entire approach by the photographers was something stressful to him.

A prosecution is expected, with a preliminary trial date reportedly set for June.

The head of the investigation hotline section in Malmö stated that:

“It doesn’t really matter if the person is still in the country, we can pursue that case anyway.”

Source: Aftonbladet

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Eurovision 2024: The detailed results of the two Semi-Finals!

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Just following the conclusion of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, EBU released the detailed voting results from both Semi-Finals.

Semi-Final One
  1. Croatia: 177 points
  2. Ukraine: 173 points
  3. Ireland:124 points
  4. Lithuania: 119 points
  5. Luxembourg: 117 points
  6. Cyprus: 67 points
  7. Finland: 59 points
  8. Portugal: 58 points
  9. Slovenia: 51 points
  10. Serbia: 47 points
  11. Australia: 41 points
  12. Poland: 35 points
  13. Moldova: 20 points
  14. Azerbaijan: 11 points
  15. Iceland: 3 points

Croatia won the public voting, while Iceland finished last with 3 points. Australia finished eleventh missing the spot for the Grand Final for just 7 points.

Semi-Final Two
  1. Israel: 194 points
  2. Netherlands: 182 points
  3. Armenia: 137 points
  4. Switzerland: 132 points
  5. Greece: 86 points
  6. Estonia: 79 points
  7. Latvia: 72 points
  8. Georgia: 54 points
  9. Austria: 46 points
  10. Norway: 43 points
  11. Czechia: 38 points
  12. Denmark: 36 points
  13. Belgium: 18 points
  14. San Marino: 16 points
  15. Albania: 14 points
  16. Malta: 13 points

Israel won the public voting, while Malta finished last with 13 points. Czechia finished eleventh missing the spot for the Grand Final for just 6 points.

Netherlands despite finishing second was later disqualified, due to Joost Klein’s alleged inappropriate behavior to a SVT’s female worker.

Source: eurovision.tv

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Eurovision 2024: Switzerland is the big winner of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest!

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The 68th Eurovision Song Contest has been history for a few minutes now, with the big winner being Switzerland represented by Nemo and the song “The Code“.

In a contest marked by drama and a lot of backstory, Swittzerland emerged as the winner with 591 points.

Twenty-six countries took part in tonight’s show, aiming to succeed Loreen and Sweden as the reigning Eurovision Song Contest champions.

The show

Malmö Arena was the venue for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmö.

The presenters of tonight’s show, as of all the shows, were Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman.

The 25 participating countries that took part in the Grand Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest were:

 

R/O COUNTRY ARTIST SONG
1 Sweden Marcus & Martinus “Unforgettable”
2 Ukraine alyona alyona & Jerry Heil “Teresa & Maria”
3 Germany Isaak “Always on the Run”
4 Luxembourg Tali “Fighter”
6 Israel Eden Golan “Hurricane”
7 Lithuania Silvester Belt “Luktelk”
8 Spain Nebulossa “Zorra”
9 Estonia 5miinust & Puuluup “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”
10 Ireland Bambie Thug “Doomsday Blue”
11 Latvia Dons “Hollow”
12 Greece Marina Satti “Zari”
13 United Kingdom Olly Alexander “Dizzy”
14 Norway Gåte “Ulveham”
15 Italy Angelina Mango “La noia”
16 Serbia Teya Dora “Ramonda”
17 Finland Windows95man “No Rules!”
18 Portugal Iolanda “Grito”
19 Armenia Ladaniva “Jako”
20 Cyprus Silia Kapsis “Liar”
21 Switzerland Nemo “The Code”
22 Slovenia Raiven “Veronika”
23 Croatia Baby Lasagna “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”
24 Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze “Firefighter”
25 France Slimane “Mon amour”
26 Austria Kaleen “We Will Rave​”

Results

The final ranking of the 25 finalists of Eurovision 2024 was as follows:

The vote of the juries was as follows:

The votes of the public were as follow:

  1. Croatia 337
  2. Israel 327
  3. Ukraine 307
  4. France 227
  5. Switzerland 226
  6. Ireland 136
  7. Italy 104
  8. Greece 85
  9. Armenia 82
  10. Lithuania 58
  11. Sweden 49
  12. Cyprus 44
  13. Estonia 33
  14. Serbia 32
  15. Finland 31
  16. Latvia 28
  17. Luxembourg 20
  18. Georgia 19
  19. Germany 18
  20. Portugal 13
  21. Slovenia 12
  22. Spain 11
  23. Austria 5
  24. Norway 4
  25. United Kingdom 0

Half of the final result came from the votes of the juries who voted last night and half from the TV audiences across Europe who voted for their favourite songs a few hours ago.

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Israel: Stylist kicked out of Eurovision venue for filming contestant!

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Shortly before the final dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest grand final on Saturday, representatives from Greece, Ireland and Switzerland clashed with Israeli contestant Eden Golan‘s stylist Itay Bezaleli in an unusual incident.

He has since returned to the event, but the Israeli broadcasting corporation reported that at the organizers’ request, “the Israeli delegation was moved to a different room within the delegation area. Eden Golan and her team are solely focused on tonight’s performance, striving to ensure it is professional and represents Israel in the most honorable and appropriate manner.”

Israeli representatives explained that the move was designed to distance the Israeli team from the nearby Irish delegation. In an unusual occurrence for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the final dress rehearsal started 17 minutes late. Representatives from Ireland, Greece and Switzerland—Bambie Thug, Marina Satti, and Nemo, who were mentioned by Bezaleli in his story—were absent from the delegation presentation at the start of the rehearsal. The EBU clarified that the representatives were not obligated to participate in the delegation presentation.

Irish contestant Bambie Thug did not appear at the rehearsal and shared on social media that there was “a situation while we were waiting to go to the stage for the flag parade rehearsal which I felt needed urgent attention from the EBU – the EBU have taken this matter seriously and we have been in a discussion about what action needs to be taken. This means I have missed my dress rehearsal – I am really sorry to the fans that have come to see me. I hope to see you on the stage tonight.”

Source: ynetnews

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Eurovision 2024: The results of the sixth and last day of the Press Poll!

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The 2024 Press Poll is underway, as we have previously informed you. Now that all countries have had their rehearsals, it’s time for the accredited journalists to cast their votes for the country that they believe will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Read more

The Netherlands: Cornald Maas on disqualification – “F*ck the EBU”!

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AVROTROS earlier on released a statement about the incident that led to the disqualification of Joost Klein from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final! The national broadcaster had a serious reaction against the resolution of the issue by the EBU and the frustration never ends!

Cornald Maas has reacted to the disqualification of Joost Klein. The commentator can’t understand why Joost is not allowed to play in the Eurovision final. Cornald Maas is furious about Joost Klein‘s disqualification and on an informal press conference he commented:

“F*ck the EBU!”

Source: nu.nl

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Εurovision 2024: Τhe results of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2024!

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As every year, shortly before the Eurovision 2024 Grand Final, the Marcel Bezençon Awards ceremony took place.

These awards, which were established in 2002 and are the brainchild of Christer Björkman (Sweden’s representative at Eurovision 1992 and current head of Sweden’s delegation) and Richard Herrey (member of the band The Herreys, who won first place on behalf of 1984), they are awarded shortly before the big Eurovision Final to some selected participants.

The specific awards were named after the founder of Eurovision, Marcel Bezençon, and are divided into three categories:

  1. Press Award (awarded by accredited journalists)
  2. Composer Award (consisting of a special jury composed of various composers participating in each event for the most artistic musical participation)
  3. Artist award (given to the most liked artist and voted by the commentators of the state bodies of the respective organization, while until 2009 this award was voted by the previous Eurovision winners)

For the 68th Song Contest, these awards are won by:

  1. Press Award – Baby Lasagna- Croatia
  2. Artistic Award –”The Code”- Switzerland
  3. Composer’s Award –Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, Linda Dale, and Nemo Mettler for “The Code”- Switzerland

 

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