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Sweden: Frans is the Swedish spokeperson for Eurovision 2024!

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It will be Frans Jeppsson Wall (Sweden 2016) who will announce Sweden’s votes in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on Saturday 11 May.

When the Eurovision Song Contest was last held on home soil, in Stockholm in 2016, Frans stood on stage as Sweden‘s representative with the song “If I Were Sorry“. Now the role is completely different, and he expresses:

“Eurovision has been such a big part of my life and I am incredibly honored to have been given this assignment.”

Frans Jeppsson Wall, with the stage name Frans, became nationally known as a seven-year-old with “Whos’s Da Man“, the group Elias‘ tribute song to Zlatan before the 2006 World Cup.

In Melodifestivalen 2016, Frans went straight to the final with the song “If I Were Sorry” written and produced by Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell and Fredrik Andersson. As a seventeen-year-old, Frans became the youngest to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest since Carola‘s victory in Melodifestivalen in 1983. Frans and “If I Were Sorry” placed fifth in the Grand Final.

Viewership of Semi-Final 1

In Sweden, over one million viewers tuned in to watch the live broadcast of Semi-Final One of Eurovision 2024. SVT1, the broadcasting channel, reported 1,081,000 viewers for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, according to TV viewership ratings service MMS. Although it was the most-watched program in Sweden on May 7, it recorded 224,000 fewer viewers compared to last year’s first semi-final, resulting in a 17.8% decrease in viewership. Additionally, the Eurovision Pre-Party program attracted 657,000 viewers.

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Eurovision 2023: These are the German and Maltese spokespersons!

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The National Broadcasters from Germany and Malta have announced their spokepersons for Eurovision 2023!

Germany

Announced via the German Eurovision related Instagram account, Elton will give the 12 points from the German Jury. Elton is well known in German showbiz, as he has been a presenter in serveral shows, one of which is also related to a singing contest. Also in 2004 and 2010, Elton was the commentator for the song contest.

 

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Malta

TVM has announced that Ryan Hill will anounce the results of the Maltese Jury in this year’s competition. Ryan is an artist and came second in this year’s National Final Malta Eurovision Song Contest.

The following countries have also announced their spokespersons for Eurovision 2023:

  • Albania – Andri Xhahu
  • Austria – Philip Hansa
  • Australia – Catherine Martin
  • Azerbaijan – Narmin Salmanova
  • Cyprus – Loukas Hamatsos
  • Estonia – Ragnar Klavan
  • France – Anggun
  • Greece – Fotis Sergoulopoulos
  • Israel – Ilanit
  • Italy – Kaze
  • Lithuania – Monika Liu
  • Netherlands – S10
  • Poland – Ida Nowakowska
  • San Marino – John Kennedy O’Connor
  • Spain – Ruth Lorenzo
  • Switzerland – Chiara Dubey
  • Ukraine – Zlata Ognevich
  • United Kingdom – Catherine Tate

 

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Sweden: Farah Abadi is announced as the Swedish spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has announced the name of this year’s Swedish spokesperson. It will be no other than Farah Abadi, the host of the 2022 and 2023 editions of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish selection for Eurovision.

Regarding her announcement as Sweden’s spokesperson for Eurovision 2023, Farah Abadi mentions:

It is a childhood dream to be the one who hands out the Swedish points in Eurovision. No one is more motivated than me.

The selection of the spokespersons is usually conducted among TV profiles, artists, musicians or people connected to Eurovision and that led SVT to give to Farah Abadi this honorable mission.

Sweden, one of the biggest fan favorites to win Eurovision 2023, participates with Loreen and her song Tattoo in the 1st semi final on May 9, performing 11th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3vJfR81xO0

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Source: melodifestivalen.se

Finland: Bess will be the spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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Bess will be Finland’s spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Bess will announce the results and the 12-points of the Finnish jury at the Grand Final. Essi Launimo, better known as Bess, competed in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022 with “Ram pam pam” and finished third in the final. She has a special love for the competition and despite not winning, “Ram pam pam” was the most streamed song in Finland in 2022. Remarkably, it broke records by staying at number 1 on the Finnish Airplay Charts for 19 weeks! She has a remarkable career in the music industry and has won four awards at the Emma Gala 2023. In particular, she was named artist of the year, song of the year, pop artist of the year and song of the year with the most streams domestically.

The following countries have announced their spokespersons for Eurovision 2023:

  • Albania – Andri Xhahu
  • Azerbaijan – Narmin Salmanova
  • Cyprus – Loukas Hamatsos
  • Estonia – Ragnar Klavan
  • Greece – Fotis Sergoulopoulos
  • Israel – Ilanit
  • Netherlands – S10
  • Poland – Ida Nowakowska
  • Romania – Eda Marcus
  • San Marino – John Kennedy O’Connor
  • Spain – Ruth Lorenzo
  • Switzerland – Chiara Dubey
  • Ukraine – Zlata Ognevich

Which country do you think the Finnish jury will give its 12 points to?

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San Marino: John Kennedy O’Connor will be the spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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John Kennedy O’Connor will return to the contest to be the spokesperson of the San Marainese jury votes at Eurovision 2023!

Specifically, last night during the San Marinese  broadcaster’s evening news it was announced that, John Kennedy O’Connor will be the one to announce the twelve points at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.

John Kennedy O’Connor has appeared in the contest before as he was the first non-native San Marinese to announce the jury votes of San Marino back in 2013 and 2018. In addition, he has been a judge on 1in360, the talent show used to select a song and a singer for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018. Therefore, John Kennedy O’Connor has a close connection to the competition and lots of experience. All that remains now is to find out to whom San Marino juries will give their twelve points!

Source: Εurovoix.com

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Israel: Ilanit is announced as the Israeli spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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It was announced today that Ilanit will announce Israel’s jury score in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

She stated the following:

“I am thrilled to close the cycle of 50 years of Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest with “Ey sham”, with which I represented Israel for the first time in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973. I wish dear Noa good luck, I have no doubt that she will do well!”

Ilanit was the first Israeli representative in Eurovision 1973, where she managed to finish in fourth place with the song “Ey sham”. Ey sham, in fact, held for the next 20 years the record for the highest-placed debut for a country. Ilanit returned to Eurovision in 1977 with “Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim”, finishing eleventh. Finally, she returned for a third time in 1985 with “Balalaika”, but Israel withdrew from the contest that year.

Israel is the fifth country to announce its spokesperson. The other four are:

Greece: Fotis Sergoulopoulos
Cyprus: Loukas Hamatsos
Spain: Ruth Lorenzo
Switzerland: Chiara Dubey

Israel is competing in Eurovision 2023 with Noa Kirel and Unicorn in the 1st semi-final on May 9, 9th in the running order.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4wbdKmM3bQ

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Source: Eurovoix