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Eurovision 2024: Technical fun facts about the stage in Malmö Arena!
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 Team:
Cameras & Broadcast
- 26 cameras used for the Broadcast
Of those 26 cameras:
- 4 are mounted on a Rail
- 2 are used on Telescopic Cranes
- 7 Wireless Cameras (5 Stedicam, 2 Handheld)
- 2 Aerial systems, 1 is a 2D camera system and 1 is a Drop camera system (top shot).
- 2 identical OB-vans + a container village with all broadcast related built in.
- LiveEdit is used as ACS system (Automated Camera Scripting). It is a system that is programmed to operate the vision mixer automatically, runned by time code from the music track. It also cues each camera operator before their shot.
Communication
- We are using over 400 radios to communicate on site.
- Over 60 radio channels (both analogue and digital) are used.
- On top of that we also use over 200 intercom panels, both stationary and wireless.
- The IT set up contain 110 WiFi access points and 82 network switches. And only the IT use over 8,2 km off signal cables
Rigging
- 196 variable speed hoist is used to position and move most of the lighting and LED element in the design.
- 204 tons of technical gear is suspended from the arena ceiling.
- 3,5 km of truss
Lighting
- 2168 Lighting fixtures. All lighting fixtures have a LED or laser source.
- 4 weeks of pre-programming is needed.
Video
- There’s about 1 000 square meters of LED screen in and over the set.
- Stage floor LED is 186m2
- 5 LED video cubes are 460m2
- 340m2 LED screen
- 10 Media servers runs video content on all LED screens.
Sound
- 68 speakers
- 56 microphones
- 9 sound desks
- 3 different sound mixes are done IEM (in ear monitor) for the artists, PA for the audience onsite and the broadcast mix (for the TV-audience).
Stage management team
- There is a six person stage management team. To assist them there is an additional stage crew of 36 people. They will have 55 SECONDS to move each prop into perfect position on stage while at the same time, rolling another prop off the stage. These movements are carefully choreographed and rehearsed, just like everything else in this show.
General
- It requires in total about 230 people to operate the Eurovision broadcast, among them there are:
- 3 Multicamera Directors
- 40 camera operators including crane swingers, focus pullers, 2D cam pilot etc.
- 6 operators for lighting & 2 for video
- There are 8-9000 tickets for each show, sold to ticketholders from more than 80 countries.
- The production team is on site 46 days in total, including the set up and dismantle.
- We have about 350 people working on site right now and this number will grow to about 1500 in total during the broadcast week.
- 1100 accredited media are expected from about 60 countries around the World.
You can watch the Eurovision stage in all its glory at the video down below:
Special thanks to Madeleine Sinding-Larsen, Head of Communications of Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and SVT for the invite!
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Source: SVT
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Eurovision 2024: The Malmö Arena stage just got revealed!
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 gang that is behind this year’s sparkling stage experience in Eurovision this year. It’s about the stage, lighting design and specially written music that will lift the competition and the entire TV show into a feast for eyes and ears – both for the audience on site and for TV viewers around the world.
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Florian Wieder – Production Designer
Florian Wieder is based in Los Angeles and Munich. Over the past 30 years, he has developed the creative and visual concepts for several large-scale shows, concerts, tours, ceremonies, music and television productions worldwide. Florian has worked with artists such as Beyonce, Adele, Jennifer Lopez, Robbie Williams, U2, Lady Gaga, Rammstein. He was a designer and creative producer for seven MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), 12 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) and has developed the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since 2011. In 2022, he designed the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. For the MTV VMAs, he was awarded a Primetime Emmy/Best Production Design.
Fredrik Stormby – Light and Screen Content Designer
With almost 25 years of experience, Fredrik Stormby has worked with concerts, theatre, corporate events and television productions. His latest engagements span several roles in projects such as ABBA Voyage, Melodifestivalen, Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour and Eurovision Song Contest 2013, 2016 and with Loreen 2023. Fredrik is one of the founders of Green Wall Designs, a creative studio specializing in lighting, stage and screen content, based in Stockholm. He takes a holistic approach to production design, seamlessly integrating light, video, and scenographic elements.
Eirik Røland and Johan Nilsson – composers for this year’s musical identity
As a duo, Eirik Røland and Johan Nilsson have collaborated since 2016 to produce music for games, television and other media. Previous notable work includes RAGE 2 (gerAAA games) and American Song Contest (NBC). When asked what their specialties are, they answer that it is about exploring and finding the soul and identity in something and touching and conveying a message to the listener. They specialize in composing adaptive music with the technology that this entails. The adaptive music leads to seamless transitions and in the Eurovision Song Contest it provides opportunities to create a soundscape that contributes to a more exciting voting. The duo expresses:
“The music for Eurovision is a mix of energetic dance music, modern film music with big EDM sounds and a touch of Nordic melodies and timbres. Extra fun is that parts of the music will be adaptive, which is the first time ever for Eurovision.
Special thanks to Madeleine Sinding-Larsen, Head of Communications of Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and SVT for the invite!
Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding this year’s Eurovision Song Contest to be held this May in Malmö, Sweden!
Source: media.melodifestivalen.se/SVT
Photo: Andreas Papayiannakis/Eurovisionfun
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Israel: Eden Golan reveals more information about her staging!
Eden Golan, the Israeli representative in this year’s Eurovision, gave an interview to Israel Hayom, and revealed more information, regarding her staging in Malmö. Read more
OGAE Poll 2024: The results from Norway, Australia and Estonia!
Every year since 2007, OGAE International conducts the OGAE Poll, which includes the votes of its members from 42 different countries. After twenty-nine countries have voted, it is now turn for Norway, Australia and Estonia to cast their votes.
In detail, the 79 members of OGAE Norway voted as following:
- 12 points to France
- 10 points to Switzerland
- 8 points to Italy
- 7 points to Croatia
- 6 points to Sweden
- 5 points to Ukraine
- 4 points to the United Kingdom
- 3 points to Belgium
- 2 points to Lithuania
- 1 point to Austria
The 273 members of OGAE Australia voted as following:
- 12 points to Switzerland
- 10 points to Croatia
- 8 points to The Netherlands
- 7 points to Italy
- 6 points to Spain
- 5 points to Austria
- 4 points to Lithuania
- 3 points to Belgium
- 2 points to Ukraine
- 1 point to the United Kingdom
Last, the 31 members of OGAE Estonia voted as following:
- 12 points to Ukraine
- 10 points to the United Kingdom
- 8 points to Denmark
- 7 points to Sweden
- 6 points to Italy
- 5 points to France
- 4 points to Australia
- 3 points to Israel
- 2 points to Croatia
- 1 point to Switzerland
The results following the votes of thirty-two member clubs are the following:
Italy is in the lead with a seven-points margin, followed by Croatia and Switzerland.
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Netherlands: Two Dutch tiktokers will be on stage alongside Joost Klein!
Joost Klein has already promised us something particularly original for his staging on the Eurovision stage. Last night, more information was revealed, regarding the staging of the Netherlands, and in detail about the people who will be on stage! Read more
Eurovision 2024: Listen to OGAE Sweden’s official song for the contest!
The Swedes promise us a wonderful contest this year. In this regard, OGAE Sweden and O!DORIAN opted to provide us fans with an official song for this Eurovision Song Contest.
The song titled “We Are One (United by Music)” is written by Anders Dannvik, Per Olsson and Emil Löfström and produced by Michael Lövgren for Milo Blue Productions. The vocalists are O!Dorian and Sophia Ahlin.
The song will be played at several events during the Eurovision week in Malmö (such as: Euroclub and Euro Fan Cafe) and will also be available as a CD-single, together with a sing-a-long version.
It is a typical Schlager type of song, a dominant sound in Scandinavia:
We wanted to create a song where fans can recognise the typical Swedish Schlager sound”, says Emil Löfström (O!Dorian).
While, the president of OGAE Sweden, who also serves as a vocalist for “We Are One (United By Music)”, Sophia Ahlin mentions:
It is a first to have an official song for the Eurovision fans network and we’re hoping to initiate a new tradition.
The 68th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden from 7 to the 11th of May, following Loreen’s win in Liverpool.
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Belarus: Their suspension from the EBU is indefinite!
Belarus’ national broadcaster, BTRC, remains under suspension from the European Broadcasting Union!
In 2021, while the country was on the official participation list a few months later, not only was it expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, but also the national broadcaster BTRC was suspended by the EBU as it was known until 2024. Initially in that year the country would be represented by the band Galasy ZMesta and the song “Ya nauchu tebya (I’ll Teach You)” (Я научу тебя) which was subsequently banned by the EBU due to the political nature of the lyrics related to the protests in Belarus in the period 2020- 2021. A new song entitled, “Pesnya pro zaytsev (Song About Hares)” (Песня про зайцев) was then selected, however it was also excluded from the competition for political reasons.
However, while the country’s suspension was known to last until July 2024, it became known that Belarus’ expulsion has an indifinite duration with the EBU stating:
“There is no reason for us to change our position at the current time”
The EBU has confirmed to ESC Discord that the suspension faced by the Belarusian broadcaster BTRC is indefinite, and not due to expire in July 2024 as previously thought.
“There is no reason for us to change our position at the current time” – EBU. pic.twitter.com/XcGAWKpXDf
— ESC Discord (@ESCdiscord) April 23, 2024
The continued expulsion of Belarus from the EBU is also related to the Russia-Ukraine war as the country’s leader supports and assists Russia in its military activities on Ukrainian soil.
Belarus’ last official entry was for Eurovision 2020 which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Listen to the acoustic version of Luxembourg’s song, in “A Little Bit More”!
Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the show called “A Little Bit More” aired on the official Eurovision YouTube channel. Read more
Spain: Soraya announced as the spokesperson for Eurovision 2024!
Soraya is the singer who represented Spain, in Eurovision 2009, with her song “La Noche Es Para Mí”, and she is about to return to the contest, once again!
