Officially confirming its participation in Eurovision 2025, Portugal has started its search for its next representative, who will travel to Switzerland! Read more
Today saw the announcement of another Junior Eurovision 2024 contestant, this one from the Iberian Peninsula. Not only was Portugal’s participation in Junior Eurovision 2024 announced during the “The Voice Kids” finale, but the nation’s representative was also disclosed.
In particular, Victória Nicole was selected right away by RTP to represent Portugal in the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Madrid, after she emerged victorious in the fifth season of “The Voice Kids” in Portugal.
Victória’s song will be decided internally and released at a later stage.
A winner of “The Voice of Portugal” has previously been awarded a golden ticket to Junior Eurovision. The nations’ representatives in the children’s competition were also crowned as the winners of “The Voice of Portugal” in 2021 and 2023, while the runner-up of the talent show in 2022 represented Portugal in Yerevan.
Victoria Nicole is 13 years old, she plays the piano and the ukulele and she’s also a theatre kid. She started singing at the age of 5 and also enjoys writing songs, as it makes her to feel free. Her dream is to become a professional singer.
The 22nd edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on November 16 in Madrid, Spain, following the country’s second-place finish last year and the refusal of the winning country, France, to host for the second year in a row.
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The article of the Norwegian newspaper VK is developing into a fiasco, since after Greece and Switzerland, one more country out of the six that were supposed to be thinking about withdrawing from the Eurovision 2025 final, denies the alleged information.
Portugal has become the third country to deny that it was considering pulling out of the Eurovision 2025 final and that it was in discussions with the EBU, up until 25 minutes before the live broadcast of the show.
Rita Barradas, director of the record company to which Iolanda belongs, representative of the country in Malmö, categorically denies all of the above.
As for Portugal, the possibility of withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest was never considered and there was no discussion on this issue with the EBU, Barradas said in an interview with the Portuguese newspaper Bleach.
In addition, she clarifies the content of the discussions with the EBU:
Although there have been many controversial issues during the current Eurovision, Portugal’s withdrawal on the day of the finals was never on the agenda.
ERT was the first to categorically deny this “news” through Eurovisionfun, while a few days later Switzerland was added to the list, stating that there was never any thought of the country’s withdrawal from the contest. It is worth noting that ERT circles, when they denied the information about the alleged withdrawal of Greek participation, warned us that the report is equally untrue for the rest of the countries included in the disputed article.
It is therefore questionable what VK’s intention is and why it spreads such fake news, which only causes the shaking of bad situations, which this year hurt the Eurovision contest so much.
The three countries now left to clarify their stance and confirm whether they were indeed considering pulling out of the Eurovision 2025 final are Ireland, the United Kingdom and Norway.
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Two weeks after the Grand Final of Eurovision 2024, it became known from the Norwegian newspaper VG that six countries participating in the Saturday’s show wanted to withdraw up to twenty-five minutes before the start of the final.
The 11th of May was crucial for the contest, as reported by the newspaper, the EBU and SVT found themselves in a major critical meeting as six countries wanted to withdraw until they decided to participate.
The six countries that wanted to withdraw were the winning Switzerland, Ireland, Portugal, Norway, Greece and the United Kingdom.
Specifically, Magnus Børmark, a member of the Norwegian band Gåte, stated that:
We were considering withdrawing until the last moment. Many of us reacted to the fact that Israel had the opportunity to use Eurovision as its own political tool.
The reason the six countries wanted to withdraw was the participation of Israel and the exclusion of Joost Klein. VG writes that Israel’s participation, the extensive security measures, and the behavior of the Israeli delegation during the week were reasons for the protests,” adds Børmark:
Our common point was that we did not want to participate in Eurovision to be used and stigmatized in a war propaganda machine in Israel. We participated to create a space where we can unite in music – in a political situation where everyone chooses sides and hates each other.
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Source: VG
In order to get clarification on the events surrounding the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision 2024 final, RTP requested a meeting with the EBU.
The RTP officials are adamant about the long delay for the release of the video of Iolanda’s grand final performance, claiming it was caused by the Palestinian symbols she had painted on her nails.
Norway, France, Spain, and Croatia have all signed on to RTP’s request for a meeting with the EBU.
This year Portugal finished on the tenth place in the grand final, with 152 points, mainly due to jury votes.
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Source: RTP
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.
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” |
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:
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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What did you think of the final results of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest?
The family show of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 has just begun. The family show is the afternoon show before the live broadcast that starts at 21:00 CET, where the artists perform once again their entries. The Family Show is more financially convenient, identical to the live one for families and takes place earlier on the same day of the Grand Final.
EurovisionFun will be watching all the shows live both at the on-site press centre in Malmö and at the online press centre and will be commenting on the full performances of the 26 participating countries.
This article gets updated in real time, all you need to do is hit the refresh button on your browser!
So stay tuned to this article as we update it with all the details, preparing you for what you will see in tonight’s Final, at 21:00 CEST.
Another professional performance by Marcus & Martinus. They are superstars and we can all tell! I can see a top ten coming for Sweden.
A touching performance by Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona. They are contenders to win the contest and every performance of them is magical.
Amazing vocals and a fiery performance, but they are not enough. The song feels bland.
A great comeback for Luxembourg. Tali looks and sounds amazing. We hope all the best for the Duchy!
Another touching performance by Eden. This is how a ballad can be performed in a modern way. Eden is not separated by her dancers, they are all a part of the same “symphony”.
Love the performance. No one in the audience can stay still when Silvester performs and his energy is haunting.
The crowd goes crazy for “ZORRA”. The fans love it and every performance is stunning.
Not a fan of this entry but the crowd also loves it.
Bambie did not take the stage today as an incident happened. Another performance of Bambie was played instead.
Another good performance by Dons, no changes in this rehearsal.
Marina sounded and looked great today. Despite having a cold, her vocals were on point.
Olly gave a great performance and despite a minor mistake in the shots, this looked great.
Gåte never fail to deliver a great performance, and so they did during this rehearsal. Big applause at the Arena!
Angelina and her dancers are wearing the black outfits and honestly this looks great. Bravo Italia!
Vocally on point, Teya gave another great performance.
This entry might not be everyone’s cup of tea but the crowd in the arena seems to love it!
Minimalistic perfection. Great vocals by Iolanda and an applause at the Press Centre!
Such a catchy entry. Audience was singing along! Armenia bringing the great vibes that we need.
Only 17 years old and such a class act. Silia gave -another- great performance!
Nemo is just incredible. This performance is just breathtaking. Definitely a contender for the victory.
A solid performance by Raiven. Vocally on point.
In every single performance, Baby Lasagna nailed it. Is this the Eurovision 2024 winner? We will find out tonight!
Vocals? On point. Visuals? On point. Georgia is deservingly back in the Grand Final.
In the middle of the performance, Slimane stopped singing and gave a message of peace and unity. Big applause at the Press Centre.
Kaleen sounded and looked great. A great entry to close the Grand Final.
Abba appeared via holograms leading to Charlotte Perrelli, Carola and Conchita singing “Waterloo”!
These results are neither valid nor real, but they come about in order to serve the rehearsal’s purposes, but the winner was Estonia.
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The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is being completed today in Malmo with the Grand Final.
Twenty six countries will participate in tonight’s show, aiming to be the winner of Eurovision 2024 that will be crowned in a few hours from now.
The presenters for tonight’s event, as well as all shows until Saturday, will be Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman.
The 26 participating countries in tonight’s Grand Final are:
| 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” |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
Joost Klein | “Europapa” |
| 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” |
Tonight 50% of the final result is decided, after last night’s jury show that the remaining 50% was voted.
The Grand Final kicks off at 21:00 CET, and you can watch it live on the official Eurovision YouTube channel, as well as on various public broadcaster across Europe.
The two semi-finals brought upsets upon upsets to the betting tables, with several countries standing out and others losing ground. The leak of the Italian public’s votes in the second semi-final changed the scene dramatically, with everything we wrote yesterday going out the window.
With less than 36 hours to go until the Eurovision 2024 grand final, we take a look at the betting companies’ odds regarding each country’s chances of winning this year’s contest.
Israel‘s “breath” is now felt by Croatia, with last night’s RAI leak moving Eden Golan up six places, with room to move up even further. The sweeping wave of support for Israel‘s entry, which counted around 40% of the Italian public vote, may indicate a Europe-wide trend of support for the Hurricane.
When yesterday, in a total of 16 countries, one song has received 40% of the votes and the second, the Netherlands, has just under 8%, then we can talk about a situation that could have a profound effect on the development of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.
In any case, even at the time of writing this article, the first favourite is Croatia. Baby Lasagna‘s supersonic performance in the first semi-final had given Croatia a clear margin of victory, with its maiden win as an independent country “just around the corner” according to bookers who offered that possibility at odds of 1.62 to 1.91 before the second semi-final. At the moment, you can bet on a maiden Croatian victory at odds between 1.83 and 2.25.
Second is Israel, who yesterday before their appearance in the second semi-final and, especially, the Italian broadcaster’s leak, were considered the eighth favourite to win the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, at odds close to 67. As expected, those odds are now a thing of the past. Thus, Israel‘s win at Eurovision 2024 is being played at odds between 2.75 and 3.5. This is the biggest odds drop recorded from semi-final to final in Eurovision history, and it is not unlikely that in the next few hours Croatia will get even closer in the next few hours.
Despite Nemo‘s excellent performance in last night’s second semi-final, Switzerland has dropped to third place as a direct result of Israel’s rapid rise. Switzerland and Nemo‘s victory is now being bet at odds between 6 and 9, up from 3.5 to 4 last night.
The second winner of last night’s show is undoubtedly France, which is the only country along with Israel to see its odds fall by the hour. Between 17 and 26 was being played last night for France to win, while it is now being played between 11 and 17. Slimane‘s outstanding performance, which moved millions of viewers across Europe, lifted the French above the Ukrainians, Irish and Italians.
The top five is completed by Ukraine, being the big loser after the second semi-final, losing two places from where they were in our last analysis. With the odds on offer having almost doubled, currently as much as 26 times the stakes are returning on a Ukrainian win in Malmö.
At similar odds to Ukraine, you can also play Ireland, who have dropped to sixth place, having been in fourth before the second semi-final. The possibility of Ireland winning is now offered between 13 and 26.
A loss of one place for Italy too, with a win for Angelina Mango tomorrow night returning up to 36 times the money of anyone who bets on her. Rising odds for Italy, who have lost whatever momentum they had before the contest.
The same is true, but to an even greater extent, for eighth-placed Netherlands. Having lost five places compared to before the start of the rehearsals and now outside the top five in eighth place, a potential win for Joost Klein and “Europapa” could return up to 81 times the stake.
Greece remains in ninth place at the time of writing, with the fluctuations during the day being huge. In the early hours of the morning of May 10 we have seen too many countries move up and down continuously, with some time of the day being within the top ten and others even lower. The same has happened in the case of Greece, which is now ninth, but was earlier in 15th place. A possible win for “ZARI” and Marina Satti is currently being played at odds between 81 and 251, higher than in our analysis the day before yesterday where it was played at odds between 51 and 151.
At the same maximum odds as Greece, one finds the United Kingdom, which completes the top ten. Up to 251 times the stake is returned on the UK’s first win within the 21st century.
We await with great interest in the coming hours whether the betting tables will be further affected, following the leak of Italy‘s votes in last night’s semi-final with its sweeping support for Israel. In any case, we’ll be back with additional betting articles ahead of the grand final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.
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The second semi-final of Eurovision 2024 took place yesterday with ten more countries getting the ticket to the Grand Final of Saturday.
