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Breaking News: Slimane delivers message about peace during his performance!

The on-going afternoon preview of the final show has back-to-back surprises for us.

Slimane stopped his performance and delivered a statement instead of singing the last part of his song. The message was:

“When I was a child, I dreamed about music, I dreamed about this dream to be a singer to sing peace. We need to be united by music, yes, but with love and peace.”

At some point, it seemed like his microphone feed was turned off, but then it was on and we could clearly hear him deliver his message. Up until the time of writing, there was no official statement by the EBU about whether there will be implications on the French entry due to this move by the French participant.

We will keep you up to date for more information, stay tuned.

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Ireland: Bambie Thug is angry because of the comments from the Israeli commentators during the semi-final!

Bambie Thug who is representing Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is asking contest organizers to investigate commentary from Israeli television ahead of their appearance in the first semi-final on Tuesday.

Claiming that this comment broke the rules of Eurovision, Bambie Thug is of the opinion that Israel should not participate in the contest. In an interview with RTÉ News they said:

“There’s a lot more anger and a lot more drive in me now”

On Tuesday, a commentator for Kan, Israel’s public broadcaster, warned viewers with children that the performance of Bambie Thug’s Doomsday Blue would be “the scariest” of the night. The commentator, referring to a well-known public square in Jerusalem that was central to the city’s nightlife in the 1990s and synonymous with goth culture, said:

“There will be a lot of spells and black magic and dark clothing, Satanic symbols, and voodoo dolls, like we are at Cats Square in Jerusalem in the mid-90s.”

The commentator said there was “some controversy” in Ireland about the song, referring to a request calling on RTÉ to exclude Doomsday Blue as an Irish entry. He also noted that Bambie Thug liked to “speak negatively about Israel.”

In their interview, Bambie Thug said the commentary, which aired on Israeli public broadcaster Kan, was pointed out to them. They said it will cause increased anger in their performance in tonight’s grand final.

“I’m angry with other teams breaching their rules of the [European Broadcasting Union], and still being allowed in.

“So there’s definitely a war drum sounding in my heart to push the performance even more than I have done before.”

Source: RTÉ

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Breaking News: Bambie Thug didn’t perform at the afternoon preview of the Grand Final!

Bambie Thug, the Irish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, has made headlines for their unique style and impressive vocal performance. However, as the afternoon preview show of the Grand Final is on-going it is noticed that they did not perform on stage.

The reasons behind this decision are not clear yet, Bambie earlier posted a story letting their fan know what has happened:

Bambie story

Bambie story

Bambie Thug, known for their ‘goth gremlin’ persona, has been praised for their dramatic staging and has become the first Irish delegate to make it through to the Eurovision final since 2018 and the first non-binary contestant to ever qualify to the finals in the history of the contest.

Their absence from the preview show is sure to be a disappointment for their fans and viewers alike. We look forward to more updates on this situation.

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Eurovision 2024: Family Show of the Grand Final- Live Commentary (Updated Live)

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.

The competition part

Sweden

Another professional performance by Marcus & Martinus. They are superstars and we can all tell! I can see a top ten coming for Sweden.

Ukraine

A touching performance by Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona. They are contenders to win the contest and every performance of them is magical.

Germany

Amazing vocals and a fiery performance, but they are not enough. The song feels bland.

Luxembourg

A great comeback for Luxembourg. Tali looks and sounds amazing. We hope all the best for the Duchy!

Israel

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”.

Lithuania

Love the performance. No one in the audience can stay still when Silvester performs and his energy is haunting.

Spain

The crowd goes crazy for “ZORRA”. The fans love it and every performance is stunning.

Estonia

Not a fan of this entry but the crowd also loves it.

Ireland

Bambie did not take the stage today as an incident happened. Another performance of Bambie was played instead.

Latvia

Another good performance by Dons, no changes in this rehearsal.

Greece

Marina sounded and looked great today. Despite having a cold, her vocals were on point.

United Kingdom

Olly gave a great performance and despite a minor mistake in the shots, this looked great.

Norway

Gåte never fail to deliver a great performance, and so they did during this rehearsal. Big applause at the Arena!

Italy

Angelina and her dancers are wearing the black outfits and honestly this looks great. Bravo Italia!

Serbia

Vocally on point, Teya gave another great performance.

Finland

This entry might not be everyone’s cup of tea but the crowd in the arena seems to love it!

Portugal

Minimalistic perfection. Great vocals by Iolanda and an applause at the Press Centre!

Armenia

Such a catchy entry. Audience was singing along! Armenia bringing the great vibes that we need.

Cyprus

Only 17 years old and such a class act. Silia gave -another- great performance!

Switzerland

Nemo is just incredible. This performance is just breathtaking. Definitely a contender for the victory.

Slovenia

A solid performance by Raiven. Vocally on point.

Croatia

In every single performance, Baby Lasagna nailed it. Is this the Eurovision 2024 winner? We will find out tonight!

Georgia

Vocals? On point. Visuals? On point. Georgia is deservingly back in the Grand Final.

France

In the middle of the performance, Slimane stopped singing and gave a message of peace and unity. Big applause at the Press Centre.

Austria

Kaleen sounded and looked great. A great entry to close the Grand Final.

Interval Acts

Abba appeared via holograms leading to Charlotte Perrelli, Carola and Conchita singing “Waterloo”!

The results 

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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Breaking News | The Netherlands has been disqualified from Eurovision 2024!

Joost Klein, the representative from The Netherlands for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, has been suspended from participating in the event. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has investigated an incident involving Klein. This incident initially led to Klein missing his slot in the show’s penultimate dress rehearsal in Malmo, Sweden.

An official statement by the EBU follows:

The Dutch artist Joost Klein will not be competing in the Grand Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Swedish police have investigated a complaint made by a female member of the production crew after an incident following his performance in Thursday night’s Semi Final. While the legal process takes its course, it would not be appropriate for him to continue in the Contest.

We would like to make it clear that, contrary to some media reports and social media speculation, this incident did not involve any other performer or delegation member.

We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards inappropriate behaviour at our event and are committed to providing a safe and secure working environment for all staff at the Contest. In light of this, Joost Klein’s behaviour towards a team member is deemed in breach of Contest rules.

The Grand Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will now proceed with 25 participating songs.

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Eurovision 2024: The Audience Poll results before the Grand Final!

After the end of the Jury Rehearsal for the grand final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, accrediated jurnalists of ESCXTRA.com got outside Malmö Arena and asked the audience regarding their favourite entry.

In total, more than 3,300 votes were counted in the poll with Nemo taking first place. In fact, it was at the top with a small difference from the second place Croatia and Baby Lasagna. The top five is completed with the Netherlands, Ireland and France. Greece was in 11th place, while Cyprus in 19th place.

Of course, the positions of Spain (6th place) and Austria (7th place) are a surprise, while in the last place (26th) was Raiven from Slovenia.

For the record, the Audience Poll, for the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023, predicted six of the ten countries that eneded up in the first ten places, but failed to predict the winner.

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Eurovision 2024: Grand Final Jury Show – Live Commentary! (Updated Live)

After the Semi-Finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, the contestants that got the golden ticket, along with the Big 5 and Sweden are ready for the Grand Final tomorrow at 21.00 CET50% of the Grand Final result will be determined tonight, in the Final Jury Rehearsal that has just started and will be evaluated by the national juries of the 37 participating countries.

Earlier today we saw the Dress Rehearsal and you can read our commentary here.

As announced by the EBU, The investigation into the incident with the Dutch artist in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is still ongoing.
Discussions are also taking place between the EBU and AVROTROS, the Dutch participating broadcaster. While the investigation continues the EBU has decided that Joost Klein will not perform during Dress Rehearsal 2 of the competition which is voted on by juries in the 37 participating countries. His performance from Semi Final 2 will be used instead.

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 details, preparing you for what you will see in the Grand Final tomorrow May 11th.

The Show

Opening Act

The show starts with an introductory video where a child appears in an office surrounded by beams of light listening to iconic Eurovision. The artist Bjorn Skifs appears on stage singing Hooked On A Feeling.

Thie flag parade commences, during which we hear the well-known I Love It by Icona Pop and Beautiful Life by Ace of Base. The flag parade continues with The Look by Roxette, I Follow Rivers by Lykke Li, Sun Is Shinning by Axwell L Ingrosso and finally Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! by ABBA!

Our two presenters Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman appear on the stage, explaining to us in a humorous way what the winner of the Grand Final will win.

They explain the voting process in English and French and the lines are officially opened!

The Competing Acts

1. Sweden: Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable

The Norwegian superstar twins representing Sweden open the show with a bang, a sleek performance that has been elevated ever since they performed it in Melodifestivalen. A jury bait for sure but will televoters remember this by the end of the show? The fact that voting lines are open from the start could help them.

2. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – Teresa & Maria

Yet another strong and impactful performance by Ukraine, more confident than ever. The act is visually impressive, emotional and the vocals are on point. This is the ultimate test to the dreaded 2nd “death” slot. Will Ukraine manage to finish in the top 5 nevertheless? It is possible, as this has both televote and jury appeal.

3. Germany: ISAAK – Always On The Run

Germany delivers a decent but forgettable performance for yet another year. Isaak is a good live performer and has a radio friendly song that could receive some love from the juries but seems doomed to receive a very disappointing televote and end up among the last in the final ranking.

4. Luxembourg: Tali – Fighter

Luxembourg returns after 31 years with a fun, well performed entry that blends English and French lyrics. The fact that it appears so early in the running order, before all the other dance bops means that it will mostly rely on the juries, hoping to avoid at least the bottom 5.

5. Netherlands: Joost Klein – Europapa

We watch the semi-final performance of Joost Klein. We don’t know yet if the Netherlands will compete tomorrow, but the juries will rank this performance tonight.

6. Israel: Eden Golan – Hurricane

Next up, the most controversial entry of Eurovision 2024 by Eden Golan, who has shot up to 2nd place in the odds after RAI revealed she won the Italian televote in a landslide. Loud booings can be heard for a big part of the performance. The entry is professional and vocally good but maybe not the best of her rehearsals. It seems that Israel will inevitably win the televote, but will the jury support be enough for Eden to win? The biggest mystery of the season will be answered tomorrow.

7. Lithuania: Silvester Belt – Luktelk

Sylvester Belt is next with his energetic bop Luktelk. Excellently staged and performed but probably a bit monotonous for the juries to appreciate. Appearing right after the most talked about entry will certainly not help. Will the Lithuanian diaspora support be enough to achieve a left side of the scoreboard result?

Break

8. Spain: Nebulossa – ZORRA

The adorable, unexpected winner of Benidorm Fest may not be the best performer but the arena goes crazy for her. However this poor performance will probably not be marked highly neither by juries nor by televoters, making it the favorite for the last place of the final.

9. Estonia: 5MIINUST x Puuluup – (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi

The band from Estonia is a unique entry to the final lineup but it sadly falls flat compared to other fun party songs. Vocally it’s also not great so I can’t see it finishing in the top 15.

10. Ireland: Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue

Yet another controversial entry with striking imagery, staged and performed perfectly. An impressive show that the viewers won’t forget and will obviously reward. But could the juries kill its chances for a top placement?

11. Latvia: Dons – Hollow

The biggest surprise of the semi-finals, the likeable Dons is vocally great and is visibly happy to be in the finals. A bit forgettable but decent, most of the points he will get will undoubtedly be from the national juries.

12. Greece: Marina Satti – ZARI

Marina Satti delivers by far her best performance so far, full of energy and charisma, vocally great and sassy as ever, making the crowd go wild. The performance is equally fun but also sleek and modern so this could be appreciated by both televoters and juries, but it remains a very unpredictable entry that could polarize.

13. United Kingdom: Olly Alexander – Dizzy

A visually stunning and technically impressive entry but the charisma of the singer is not convincing enough, even if he is a worldwide star. Vocally improved but still shaky at some parts, the juries will still give him points. My televote prediction for Olly however is not very optimistic.

Break

14. Norway: Gåte – Ulveham

Artistic, unique, haunting, full of rich ethnic flavour and energy but it seems most of the tv audience could be left cold because of the intense vocalisms, leading to a disappointing televote result like Blanca Paloma from Spain last year, while I also sadly doubt that this will be one of the jury favorites, possibly finishing unexpectedly low.

15. Italy: Angelina Mango – La Noia

Angelina Mango is wearing a new sparkly black outfit that works better with the led backdrop, not blending in. Charismatic and vocally good as always, but the staging and choreography hasn’t helped elevate this song to a winner contender and will probably settle with a top 10 result, extending Italy’s impressive top 10 streak.

16. Serbia: Teya Dora – Ramonda

Up next, the beautiful Serbian ballad, executed perfectly. The staging is effective but perhaps too simple to make the audience pick up the phone. This should receive points however from the juries and the Serbian diaspora, leading to a mid-table result.

17. Finland: Windows95man – No Rules!

The nonsense troll entry of the year, some will say it’s disgusting and embarrasing while other will find it fun and genius. Obviously relies on the televote to save it from the bottom, as the juries will give it close to zero points.

18. Portugal: Iolanda – Grito

An interesting transition, from the biggest troll to the classiest entry of the final, the talented Iolanda with the elegantly presented Grito. Her impecable vocals earn a big applause and can certainly impress jurors but the viewers will easily forget it as it lacks a catchy melody.

19. Armenia: Ladaniva – Jako

Next up, the immensly charismatic Jaklin from Armenia gives us some much needed pure colorful ethnic fun. This could be the big surprise of the year if the song wasn’t so monotonous but it can still achieve a decent left hand side result.

20. Cyprus: Silia Kapsis – Liar

17-year old Silia Kapsis is impressively confident and a great live performer. She should definetely be proud of herself for being such an accomplished artist at such a young age. Simple but effective performance that sadly comes before one of the big favorites. Hopefully it won’t be lost among the other acts.

21. Switzerland: Nemo – The Code

Nemo is vocally great (not at his best though) and delivers one of the most interesting and demanding songs of the year, full of twists and turns. The staging is technically impressive but not really coherent as it lacks a clear message. The juries are bound to love this but I fear it lacks emotional connection for the audience, resulting in a televote score that will be decent, not enough for the victory but probably enough for a top 5 placement.

Break

22. Slovenia: Raiven – Veronika

The other surprise of the semi-finals is certainly not helped by the running order, right after a big favorite and a break and before the big favorite. Vocally good as usual but this is neither televote friendly nor radio friendly enough for the juries. It will be a big surprise if Slovenia breaks into the top 15.

23. Croatia: Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim

From underdog of the year to favorite for the win, Baby Lasagna should be proud of himself for elevating this performance a lot from Dora and improving as a vocalist, showing a lot more charisma. Tons of energy and fun, the crowd goes absolutely crazy. Juries should also appreciate this and it would be a totally deserved winner but I think the first victory of Croatia is not as certain as odds imply.

24. Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze – Firefighter

Effective staging and Nutsa is vocally on point but we’ve seen this before a million times as this entry feels like it belongs in 2008, with its messy and loud production probably alienating jurors.

25. France: Slimane – Mon Αmour

France has managed to stage this song to perfection, with simplicity and class. Slimane is a great artist but tonight, when it really mattered, he wasn’t at his best. Especially at the end of the song his voice cracked and sounded very strained, almost like he lost his voice. I considered this the sure jury winner but now I have serious doubts.

26. Austria: Kaleen – We Will Rave

A great throwback party closer to the show with nice staging but sadly Kaleen has shown she’s not one of the strongest performers, neither as a dancer nor as a vocalist. The vocals were off especially at the end, making her chances for a good jury result even slimmer. An early fan favorite that won’t reach top 10.

Interval Acts

The first Interval Act we will see is the Swedish band Alcazar, who sing Crying At The Discoteque. It should be noted that the group will only reunite for the night of the grand final.

We then see highlights of ABBA and Waterloo on the LED screens. Charlotte Perrelli, Carola and Conchita Wurst take to the stage to sing the iconic song.

A recap of the songs follows.

We watch highlights from last year’s Junior Eurovision and Petra doing her own postcard like the artists.

Next up, last year’s winner Loreen takes to the stage and sings a new song “Forever” which was released today on music platforms. She then transitions to her winning song Tattoo in an alternate version.

We watch a recap of the song in reverse order (from 26th to 1st in the order of appearance).


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Norway: Alessandra revealed as the spokesperson for Eurovision 2024!

NRK announced that Alessandra will serve as the spokesperson for the Norwegian votes in Eurovision 2024.

Alessandra Mele, was the winner of MGP and Norwegian representative in Eurovision 2023, with her song “Queen of Kings”, ending up in third place of the televote and fifth overall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUHSM_vTqTI

So far, the following countries have revealed their spokespersons for Eurovision 2024:

  • Azerbaijan – Aisel
  • Belgium – Livia Dushkoff
  • Cyprus – Loukas Hamatsos
  • Georgia  – Sopho Khalvashi
  • Denmark – Stéphanie Surrugue
  • Germany – Ina Müller
  • Greece – Helena Paparizou
  • Italy – Mario Acampa
  • Luxembourg – Désirée Nosbusch
  • Malta – Matt Blxck
  • Netherlands – Nikkie de Jagger
  • Spain – Soraya
  • Slovenia – Lorella Flego
  • Switzerland – Jennifer Bosshard
  • Ukraine  – Jamala
  • United Kingdom – Joanna Lumley

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Eurovision 2024: The results of the fifth day of the Press Poll!

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

Eurovision 2024: The Grand Final scorecard by EurovisionFun!

A few hours after the last ten qualifiers for Saturday’s grand final were announced and the running order of the competing countries in the final, EurovisionFun created the scorecard for the Eurovision final!

After the success of last year’s scorecards, they return for a second consecutive year through EurovisionFun. This popular practice continues to excite Eurovision fans, offering a fun and interactive experience during the competition.

Following the scorecards for the two semi-finals, EurovisionFun presents the scorecard for the Eurovision 2024 Grand Final, allowing you to evaluate each entry individually or with your friends. You can rate each entry in three categories: song, performance, and stage presence, emphasizing the elements you consider important.

This way, you can confirm your favorite songs, but who will be the big winner of the night depending on your own musical tastes? Will your favorites manage to win?

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Grand Final

 

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