Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
United by Music
Dates
Semi-final 17 May 2024
Semi-final 29 May 2024
Final11 May 2024
Host
VenueMalmö Arena
Malmö, Sweden
Presenter(s)
Directed by
  • Robin Hofwander
  • Daniel Jelinek
  • Fredrik Bäcklund
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl
Executive producer
  • Ebba Adielsson
  • Christel Tholse Willers
Host broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries37
Number of finalists25
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Luxembourg
Disqualified countries Netherlands
Non-returning countries Romania
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Vote
Voting systemEach country awards one set in the semi-finals, and two sets in the final, of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs.
In all three shows, online votes from viewers in non-participating countries are aggregated and awarded as one set of points.
Winning song  Switzerland
"The Code"
2023 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2025

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Malmö Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals, on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows were presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with Mede having previously taken on the role in 2013 and 2016.

Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as in 2023. Romania opted not to participate, and Luxembourg competed for the first time since 1993. The Netherlands was disqualified from the contest between the second semi-final and the final, but the country retained its right to vote. The inclusion of Israel among the participants in the context of the Israel–Hamas war was met with controversy, and additional security measures were put in place for the event.

The winner was Switzerland with the song "The Code", performed by Nemo and written by them with Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, and Linda Dale. Switzerland won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fifth in the televote. Croatia won the televote and finished in second place, its best result to date as an independent country. Ukraine, France, and Israel completed the top five.

Location

Map
Location of host venue (red) and other contest-related sites and events (blue)

The 2024 contest took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen.[1] It was the seventh time Sweden had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1975, 1985, 1992, 2000, 2013, and 2016. The venue for the contest was the 15,500-seat Malmö Arena, which had previously hosted the contest in 2013.[2]

The Malmö Live event centre hosted several events related to the contest. It was the venue for the "Turquoise Carpet" event on 5 May 2024, where the contestants and their delegations[a] were presented before accredited press and fans, and the opening and closing ceremonies.[4][5] The venue also hosted screenings of the live shows,[6] and was the location of the EuroClub, which hosted the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants.

A Eurovision Village was created in Folkets Park [sv]. It hosted performances by contest participants[b] and local artists, as well as screenings of the live shows for the general public. A "Eurovision Street" was established in Friisgatan [sv], between Folkets Park and Triangeln station.[5][8] Planned street music performances were affected by the withdrawal of several artists due to Israel's participation in the contest and were ultimately transferred to the Eurovision Village for security reasons.[9][10][11] The Euro Fan Café, organised by the fan organisation OGAE, was located at Amiralen [sv].[5][12][13]

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA's victory at the contest in 1974 with "Waterloo", which was also Sweden's first win, a special ABBA World exhibition was held at Södergatan [sv] between 29 April and 12 May 2024.[14]

Bidding phase

The location of the host city Malmö (in blue), shortlisted cities (in green), other bidding cities (in red) and cities and towns that expressed interest but ultimately did not bid (in grey)

After Sweden's win in the 2023 contest, the municipalities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Eskilstuna, Jönköping, Örnsköldsvik, Partille and Sandviken expressed interest in hosting the 2024 edition.[15] Host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) set a deadline of 12 June 2023 for interested cities to formally apply.[16] By 13 June, it had received bids from Stockholm,[17] Gothenburg,[16] Malmö,[18] and Örnsköldsvik.[19] On 7 July, Gothenburg and Örnsköldsvik's bids were eliminated.[20] Later that day, the EBU and SVT announced Malmö as the host city.[1][21]

Key:
 †  Host city  *  Shortlisted  ^  Submitted a bid

City Venue Notes References
Eskilstuna Stiga Sports Arena Hosted the Second Chance round of Melodifestivalen in 2020. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. [22]
Gothenburg ^ Scandinavium Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. Roof needed adjustments for the lighting equipment. Set for demolition after the construction of a new sports facility nearby is completed. [16][20][23][24][25][26]
Jönköping Husqvarna Garden Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2007. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. [27][28]
Malmö  Malmö Arena Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. [29][30]
Örnsköldsvik ^ Hägglunds Arena Hosted the heats of Melodifestivalen in 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018 and the semi-final in 2023. [20][31]
Partille Partille Arena Hosted Eurovision Choir 2019. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity. [32]
Sandviken Göransson Arena Hosted one heat of Melodifestivalen in 2010. Plans included the cooperation of other municipalities in Gävleborg. [33][34]
Stockholm * Friends Arena Hosted all but one final of Melodifestivalen since 2013. Preferred venue of the Stockholm City Council. [35][36][37][38][39][40]
Tele2 Arena
Temporary arena Proposal set around building a temporary arena in Frihamnen [sv], motivated by the production needs of the contest and difficulties in finding vacant venues during the required weeks.

Participating countries

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 – Participation summaries by country
A group of participating artists of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 at the Eurovision in Concert pre-party event in Amsterdam, April 2024

Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with an active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issues invitations to participate in the contest to all members.

On 5 December 2023, the EBU announced that 37 countries would participate in the 2024 contest. Luxembourg returned to the contest 31 years after its last participation in 1993. Romania, which participated in the 2023 contest, was provisionally announced as not participating in 2024.[41][42] This was confirmed on 25 January 2024.[43][44]

The contest features two returning artists: Natalia Barbu and Hera Björk, who previously represented Moldova in 2007 and Iceland in 2010, respectively.[45][46]

Other countries

Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra,[85] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[86] Monaco[87] and Slovakia[88] confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU. The Romanian broadcaster, TVR, remained in talks with the EBU until 25 January 2024, but decided not to participate for financial reasons.[41][44]

Production

The exterior of the Malmö Arena, the host venue, during the Eurovision event weeks

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was produced by the Swedish national broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The core team consisted of Ebba Adielsson as executive producer, Christel Tholse Willers [sv] as deputy executive producer, Tobias Åberg as executive in charge of production, Johan Bernhagen as executive line producer, Christer Björkman as contest producer, and Per Blankens [sv] as TV producer. Additional production personnel included head of production David Wessén, head of legal Mats Lindgren, head of media Madeleine Sinding-Larsen, and executive assistant Linnea Lopez.[89][90][91]

Edward af Sillén and Daniel Réhn [sv] wrote the script for the live shows' hosting segments and the opening and interval acts,[92] while Robin Hofwander, Daniel Jelinek and Fredrik Bäcklund served as multi-camera directors.[93] Background music for the shows was composed by Eirik Røland and Johan Nilsson.[94][95] A majority of the production personnel for 2024 previously worked in the previous three editions of the contest held in Sweden: 2000, 2013 and 2016.

Malmö Municipality contributed 30 million SEK (approximately 2.5 million) to the budget of the contest.[96][97]

Slogan and visual design

The graphic design of the 2024 contest on display in Malmö

On 14 November 2023, the EBU announced that "United by Music", the slogan of the 2023 contest, would be retained for 2024 and future editions.[98] The accompanying theme art for 2024, named "The Eurovision Lights", was unveiled on 14 December. Designed by Stockholm-based agencies Uncut and Bold Scandinavia, it was based on simple, linear gradients inspired by vertical lines found on auroras and sound equalisers, and was built with adaptability across different formats taken into account.[99][100][101]

Stage design

The stage in the arena

The stage design for the 2024 contest, revealed in December 2023, was devised by German production designer Florian Wieder, who had previously designed the sets of six previous contests – the most recent being in 2021. Lighting and screen content was designed by Swedish designer Fredrik Stormby. The stage featured five movable LED cubes, floors and a backdrop screen along with other lighting, video and stagecraft technology, all set around a cross-shaped centre, with the aim of "creating a unique 360-degree experience" for viewers.[102] The green room was placed behind the backdrop screen, in a similar fashion to the stages for the 2010 and 2011 contests.[103] Construction of the stage began on 2 April and concluded on 25 April.[104]

Postcards

The "postcards" are short video introductions shown on television while the stage is being prepared for the next entry. Filmed from November 2023 to May 2024, the postcards were composed of footage shot by the participating artists through "selfie-mode", introducing the artists themselves and the country they represent. Archival footage of two of a country's previous entries was also used in each postcard.[105][106] During the interval of the final, the postcards were parodied by presenter Petra Mede, with archival footage from her previous hostings in 2013 and 2016 being featured.[107][108]

Presenters

Malin Åkerman and Petra Mede, presenters of the 2024 contest

Swedish comedian and television host Petra Mede and Swedish-American actress Malin Åkerman were announced as the presenters of the 2024 contest on 5 February 2024. Mede had previously hosted both the 2013 and 2016 editions (solo and with Måns Zelmerlöw, respectively), as well as the 2015 special anniversary programme Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits alongside Graham Norton.[109] The "Turquoise Carpet" and opening ceremony events were hosted by Elecktra and Tia Kofi,[110] while Jovan Radomir moderated the contest's press conferences.[111]

Security

In November 2023, the production team at SVT stated its intention to increase security measures and to keep in contact with Malmö's police authority during the contest, citing a tense climate of protest amid Israel's participation.[112] This included police reinforcement from Denmark and Norway, tightened cybersecurity, and a no-fly zone to prevent drone attacks,[113][114][115] as well as adjustments to the number of locations set to host side events. Through social media content, Israeli broadcaster Kan also expressed concerns over alleged antisemitism in Malmö, attributing this to the "Islamisation of Europe".[116] Additional measures were taken to protect the Israeli delegation, with the representative Eden Golan being escorted by Shin Bet agents in addition to local police officers following death threats directed at her via social media.[117] Shin Bet also advised Israeli citizens against travelling to Malmö and sent there a delegation, headed by its director Ronen Bar, to prevent potential threats against them.[118] Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Malmö to protest against Israel's participation in the competition.[119][120][121]

SVT's decision was made in the context of a high terroristic threat level in Sweden, with the Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) having raised the level from 3 to 4 out of 5 in August 2023, primarily in response to the 2023 Quran burnings in the country and prior to the Israel–Hamas war.[122] Concerns about the risk of terrorist attacks resurged in the wake of the Crocus City Hall attack outside Moscow on 22 March 2024.[116] In the event of an emergency, Malmö Municipality would provide accommodations in local schools and sports facilities as well as psychological support.[123][124]

Format

Voting system and contest structure

After the outcome of the 2023 contest, which saw Sweden win, despite Finland's lead in the televoting, sparked controversy among the audience, Norwegian broadcaster NRK began discussions with the EBU regarding a potential revision of the jury voting procedure. It was noted that Norwegian entries in recent years had been penalised by the juries, particularly in 2019 and 2023, when Norway finished in sixth and fifth place overall, respectively, despite coming first in 2019 and third in 2023 with the televote.[125] In an interview, the Norwegian head of delegation Stig Karlsen [no] discussed the idea of reducing the jury's weight on the final score, from the current 49.4%, to 40% or 30%.[126][127] No changes to the voting system were ultimately implemented in this regard.[128]

For 2024, the "Rest of the World" voting window was open for 24 hours before each show, as well as during each show. For participating countries, it was open after the last song is performed – as in previous years – in the semi-finals. In the final, it was opened just before the first performance and closed 25 minutes after the last performance.[e][129] The automatic qualifiers – the host country and the "Big Five" – performed their entries in full during the semi-finals, in between the competing acts.[129] Following an incident which ultimately led to the disqualification of the Dutch representative, the opening of the "Rest of the World" voting window for the final was delayed until eight hours before the show.[130]

Thirteen of the twenty-five open positions in the running order of the final will be subject to a "producer's choice" draw option, alongside six positions available each, for the first half and second half of the show. For those countries which draw the "producer's choice" category, the contest producers will be able to place that country anywhere in the running order.[131] The runtime of the final was initially planned to be reduced by approximately an hour.[132][133] This was ultimately not a priority, with the final planned to be shortened by a maximum of five minutes.[134]

Semi-final allocation draw

Results of the semi-final allocation draw
  Participating countries in the first semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
  Participating countries in the second semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

The draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals took place on 30 January 2024 at 19:00 CET, at the Malmö Town Hall [sv].[135][136] The thirty-one semi-finalists were divided over five pots, based on historical voting patterns, with the purpose of reducing the chance of bloc voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals.[137][138] The draw also determined which semi-final each of the six automatic qualifiers – host country Sweden and "Big Five" countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) – would vote in and be required to broadcast. The ceremony was hosted by Pernilla Månsson Colt and Farah Abadi, and included the passing of the host city insignia from Steve Rotheram, the mayor of the Liverpool City Region and representative of previous host city Liverpool, to Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, the mayor of Malmö Municipality.[138][139][136]

With the approval from the contest's reference group, Israel was allocated to the second semi-final following a request from Israeli broadcaster Kan, as the rehearsal date for the first semi-final coincided with Yom HaShoah.[140]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

Contest overview

Semi-final 1

Eric Saade and Chanel performed as part of the opening act, while Benjamin Ingrosso performed as an interval act in the first semi-final.

The first semi-final took place on 7 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST[141] and featured fifteen competing countries. Those countries, plus Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final.[142] The running order (R/O) was determined by the contest producers and was announced publicly on 26 March.[143] In addition to the competing entries, the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden performed their entries during the show, appearing on stage after the entries from Ireland, Iceland and Moldova, respectively.[129] Croatia was awarded the most points in the semi-final, and qualified for the final alongside, in order of points total, Ukraine, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Finland, Portugal, Slovenia, and Serbia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Australia, Poland, Moldova, Azerbaijan, and Iceland.[144]

This semi-final was opened by former participants Eleni Foureira, Eric Saade and Chanel, who performed their respective competing songs – "Fuego" (Cyprus 2018), "Popular" (Sweden 2011) and "SloMo" (Spain 2022).[145] Saade, whose father is Palestinian, performed wearing a keffiyeh. The EBU stated that his keffiyeh was a political symbol and that it regretted Saade's choice to "compromise the non-political nature of the event".[146][147] The interval acts included three-time winner for Ireland (1980, 1987 and 1992) Johnny Logan performing the 2012 Swedish winning entry "Euphoria",[148][149] and 2018 Swedish entrant Benjamin Ingrosso performing a medley of his songs "Look Who's Laughing Now", "Kite" and "Honey Boy".[150][149]

  Qualifiers
First semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[144]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Cyprus Silia Kapsis "Liar" 67 6
2  Serbia Teya Dora "Ramonda" 47 10
3  Lithuania Silvester Belt "Luktelk" 119 4
4  Ireland Bambie Thug "Doomsday Blue" 124 3
5  Ukraine Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria" 173 2
6  Poland Luna "The Tower" 35 12
7  Croatia Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" 177 1
8  Iceland Hera Björk "Scared of Heights" 3 15
9  Slovenia Raiven "Veronika" 51 9
10  Finland Windows95man[c] "No Rules!" 59 7
11  Moldova Natalia Barbu "In the Middle" 20 13
12  Azerbaijan Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov "Özünlə apar" 11 14
13  Australia Electric Fields "One Milkali (One Blood)" 41 11
14  Portugal Iolanda "Grito" 58 8
15  Luxembourg Tali "Fighter" 117 5

Semi-final 2

Sarah Dawn Finer (in character as Lynda Woodruff), presenter Petra Mede, and Charlotte Perrelli performed the musical number "We Just Love Eurovision Too Much" as an interval act in the second semi-final.

The second semi-final took place on 9 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST[141] and features sixteen competing countries. Those countries plus France, Italy and Spain, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final.[142] The running order (R/O) was determined by the contest producers and was announced publicly on 26 March.[143] In addition to the competing entries, France, Spain and Italy performed their entries during the show, appearing on stage after the entries from Czechia, Latvia and Estonia, respectively.[129] Israel was awarded the most points in the semi-final, and qualified for the final alongside, in order of points total, the Netherlands, Armenia, Switzerland, Greece, Estonia, Latvia, Georgia, Austria, and Norway. The countries that failed to reach the final were Czechia, Denmark, Belgium, San Marino, Albania, and Malta.[151]

This semi-final was opened by a pre-recorded segment, in which presenters Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman performed the 2023 winning song "Tattoo" with minor lyrical changes.[152][153] The interval acts included Helena Paparizou, Charlotte Perrelli and Sertab Erener performing their respective winning songs – "My Number One" (Greece 2005), "Take Me to Your Heaven" (Sweden 1999) and "Everyway That I Can" (Turkey 2003) – with the audience taking part in a sing-along,[150] and "We Just Love Eurovision Too Much", a musical number performed by Mede that satirised various aspects of the contest and Sweden's success in the event, with appearances by Perrelli, Sarah Dawn Finer reprising her role as Lynda Woodruff, and 2023 Finnish representative Käärijä performing an excerpt of his competing song "Cha Cha Cha". 1984 winners for Sweden, Herreys, performed their winning song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" after the qualifiers were announced.[154][155][156]

  Qualifiers
Second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[151]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Malta Sarah Bonnici "Loop" 13 16
2  Albania Besa "Titan" 14 15
3  Greece Marina Satti "Zari" 86 5
4   Switzerland Nemo "The Code" 132 4
5  Czechia Aiko "Pedestal" 38 11
6  Austria Kaleen "We Will Rave" 46 9
7  Denmark Saba "Sand" 36 12
8  Armenia Ladaniva "Jako" 137 3
9  Latvia Dons "Hollow" 72 7
10  San Marino Megara "11:11" 16 14
11  Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze "Firefighter" 54 8
12  Belgium Mustii "Before the Party's Over" 18 13
13  Estonia 5miinust and Puuluup "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" 79 6
14  Israel Eden Golan "Hurricane" 194 1
15  Norway Gåte "Ulveham" 43 10
16  Netherlands Joost Klein "Europapa" 182 2

Final

Nemo, representing Switzerland, at the winner's press conference with the Eurovision trophy

The final took place on 11 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST[141] and featured twenty-five competing countries. All thirty-seven participating countries with jury and televote, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" online vote, voted in the final. The running order (R/O) of the host nation was determined by a random draw on 11 March during the annual meeting of heads of the participating delegations.[157] The running order for the remaining finalists was determined by the contest producers following the second semi-final.[158] Despite qualifying for the final, where it was set to perform in position 5, the Netherlands was disqualified due to a backstage incident between its entrant Joost Klein and a member of the production team.[159] It retained the right to vote in the final,[160] and all countries that were set to perform after the Netherlands retained their running order numbers.[161]

Switzerland won the contest with the song "The Code", performed by Nemo and written by them along with Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, and Linda Dale. Switzerland won with 591 points, also winning the jury vote. It was the country's third win in the contest, following victories in the inaugural edition in 1956 and in 1988. Croatia came second with 547 points and won the televote, with Ukraine, France, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Armenia, Sweden, and Portugal completing the top ten. Georgia, Spain, Slovenia, Austria, and Norway occupied the bottom five positions.[162][163]

The final was opened by Björn Skifs performing "Hooked on a Feeling", followed by the flag parade, introducing all twenty-five finalists, set to a medley of well-known Swedish hits.[g] In a pre-recorded segment during a break between the competing performances, Sarah Dawn Finer as Lynda Woodruff performed a song about the contest's executive supervisor Martin Österdahl, "You're Good to Go",[164] which was later released as a single.[165] The interval acts included Alcazar performing "Crying at the Discoteque";[166] a tribute performance of the 1974 Swedish winning song "Waterloo" by three past winners – Carola (Sweden 1991), Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden 1999) and Conchita Wurst (Austria 2014)[167] – preceded by a pre-recorded segment from the ABBA Voyage concert residency in London in which the song's original performers, ABBA, as their virtual avatar selves in the concert, discussed their Eurovision experience on the occasion of its 50th anniversary;[168][169] and Loreen performing her new single "Forever" and her 2023 winning song "Tattoo".[170][164][171]

  Winner
 Disqualified
Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[172]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Sweden Marcus & Martinus "Unforgettable" 174 9
2  Ukraine Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria" 453 3
3  Germany Isaak "Always on the Run" 117 12
4  Luxembourg Tali "Fighter" 103 13
5  Netherlands Joost Klein "Europapa"
6  Israel Eden Golan "Hurricane" 375 5
7  Lithuania Silvester Belt "Luktelk" 90 14
8  Spain Nebulossa "Zorra" 30 22
9  Estonia 5miinust and Puuluup "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" 37 20
10  Ireland Bambie Thug "Doomsday Blue" 278 6
11  Latvia Dons "Hollow" 64 16
12  Greece Marina Satti "Zari" 126 11
13  United Kingdom Olly Alexander "Dizzy" 46 18
14  Norway Gåte "Ulveham" 16 25
15  Italy Angelina Mango "La noia" 268 7
16  Serbia Teya Dora "Ramonda" 54 17
17  Finland Windows95man[c] "No Rules!" 38 19
18  Portugal Iolanda "Grito" 152 10
19  Armenia Ladaniva "Jako" 183 8
20  Cyprus Silia Kapsis "Liar" 78 15
21   Switzerland Nemo "The Code" 591 1
22  Slovenia Raiven "Veronika" 27 23
23  Croatia Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" 547 2
24  Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze "Firefighter" 34 21
25  France Slimane "Mon amour" 445 4
26  Austria Kaleen "We Will Rave" 24 24

Spokespersons

The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:[173]

  1.  Ukraine – Jamala
  2.  United Kingdom – Joanna Lumley
  3.  Luxembourg – Désirée Nosbusch
  4.  Azerbaijan – Aysel Teymurzadeh
  5.  San Marino – Kida
  6.  Malta – Matt Blxck
  7.  Croatia – Ivan Dorian Molnar
  8.  Albania – Andri Xhahu
  9.  Czechia – Radka Rosická [cs]
  10.  Israel – Maya Alkulumbre [he]
  11.  Australia – Danny Estrin
  12.  Denmark – Stéphanie Surrugue [da]
  13.  Spain – Soraya Arnelas
  14.  Norway – Ingvild Helljesen[174]
  15.  Germany – Ina Müller
  16.  Armenia – Brunette
  17.  Slovenia – Lorella Flego
  18.  Georgia – Sopho Khalvashi
  19.   Switzerland – Jennifer Bosshard [de]
  20.  Moldova – Doina Stimpovschi
  21.  Greece – Helena Paparizou
  22.  Estonia – Birgit
  23.  Netherlands – None[h]
  24.  Austria – Philipp Hansa
  25.  France – Natasha St-Pier
  26.  Italy – Mario Acampa [it]
  27.  Finland – Toni Laaksonen [fi][176]
  28.  Portugal – Mimicat
  29.  Belgium – Livia Dushkoff
  30.  Iceland – Friðrik Ómar Hjörleifsson
  31.  Latvia – Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis
  32.  Ireland – Paul Harrington
  33.  Poland – Viki Gabor
  34.  Cyprus – Loukas Hamatsos
  35.  Lithuania – Monika Linkytė
  36.  Serbia – Konstrakta
  37.  Sweden – Frans

Detailed results

Semi-final 1

The ten qualifiers from the first semi-final were determined solely by televoting. All fifteen countries competing in the first semi-final voted, alongside Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the aggregated Rest of the World vote. The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results were published after the final was held.

  Qualifiers
Detailed voting results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[144]
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
Total score
Cyprus
Serbia
Lithuania
Ireland
Ukraine
Poland
Croatia
Iceland
Slovenia
Finland
Moldova
Azerbaijan
Australia
Portugal
Luxembourg
Germany
Sweden
United Kingdom
Rest of the World
Contestants
Cyprus 67 4 1 4 4 7 2 12 12 7 8 4 1 1
Serbia 47 5 12 10 5 1 5 5 4
Lithuania 119 10 2 12 10 7 3 7 6 7 2 3 6 4 10 8 5 12 5
Ireland 124 6 7 8 8 8 6 3 4 8 5 6 10 7 6 6 6 10 10
Ukraine 173 12 6 12 8 12 8 10 8 10 10 10 8 12 8 10 10 7 12
Poland 35 4 7 3 8 1 1 2 3 6
Croatia 177 7 12 10 10 12 10 12 12 12 8 7 12 6 7 12 12 8 8
Iceland 3 1 2
Slovenia 51 2 10 3 4 10 3 4 1 3 3 1 7
Finland 59 6 5 6 5 5 6 3 5 2 3 8 4 1
Moldova 20 3 3 2 4 1 2 5
Azerbaijan 11 1 1 1 1 1 6
Australia 41 2 4 2 2 5 1 2 3 4 4 5 2
Portugal 58 4 5 5 3 2 3 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 12 1 2 3
Luxembourg 117 8 8 7 6 7 6 7 5 5 6 7 8 4 10 7 7 3 6

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the first semi-final. Croatia received the maximum score of 12 points from eight countries, while Ukraine received five sets of 12 points. Both Lithuania and Cyprus received two sets of 12 points, while Portugal and Serbia received one each.

12 points awarded in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[177]
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
8  Croatia  Australia,  Finland,  Germany,  Iceland,  Serbia,  Slovenia,  Sweden,  Ukraine
5  Ukraine  Cyprus,  Lithuania,  Poland,  Portugal, Rest of the World
2  Lithuania  Ireland,  United Kingdom
 Cyprus  Azerbaijan,  Moldova
1  Portugal  Luxembourg
 Serbia  Croatia

Semi-final 2

The ten qualifiers from the second semi-final were determined solely by televoting, with the exception of San Marino who were unable to provide a valid televote result and thus used the votes of their back-up jury.[citation needed] All sixteen countries competing in the second semi-final voted, alongside France, Italy, Spain, and the aggregated Rest of the World vote. The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results of how each country voted were published after the final was held.

  Qualifiers
Detailed voting results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[151]
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote
Total score
Malta
Albania
Greece
Switzerland
Czechia
Austria
Denmark
Armenia
Latvia
San Marino
Georgia
Belgium
Estonia
Israel
Norway
Netherlands
France
Italy
Spain
Rest of the World
Contestants
Malta 13 3 5 4 1
Albania 14 5 3 2 4
Greece 86 6 8 8 4 2 2 12 6 8 3 1 6 4 6 5 5
Switzerland 132 8 5 7 8 8 6 7 7 12 5 7 7 4 7 8 8 8 4 6
Czechia 38 2 5 1 1 3 6 4 2 5 3 1 2 2 1
Austria 46 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 2 1 1 3 8 2 2 3
Denmark 36 1 2 3 3 4 7 5 1 10
Armenia 137 5 6 8 6 7 6 5 5 8 12 6 4 12 5 10 10 7 7 8
Latvia 72 7 7 5 4 7 3 7 5 12 6 3 6
San Marino 16 3 1 10 2
Georgia 54 4 7 6 1 1 10 2 1 6 6 5 1 4
Belgium 18 2 1 1 2 2 5 5
Estonia 79 3 2 5 6 7 4 2 12 1 4 10 4 7 2 3 7
Israel 194 10 12 10 12 12 10 12 6 10 10 10 8 12 12 12 12 12 12
Norway 43 1 1 3 8 6 5 3 6 4 3 3
Netherlands 182 12 10 12 10 10 12 10 8 8 10 8 12 10 7 8 7 10 8 10

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the second semi-final. Israel received the maximum score of 12 points from ten countries, followed by the Netherlands which received four sets of 12 points. Armenia received two sets of 12 points, and Switzerland, Greece and Latvia were each awarded one set of 12 points.[151]

12 points awarded in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[151]
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
10  Israel  Albania,  Czech Republic,  Denmark,  France,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Norway, Rest of the World,  Spain,   Switzerland
4  Netherlands  Austria,  Belgium,  Greece,  Malta
2  Armenia  Georgia,  Israel
1   Switzerland  San Marino
 Greece  Armenia
 Latvia  Estonia
 Estonia  Latvia

Final

The results of the final were determined by televoting and jury voting in all thirty-seven participating countries, plus the Rest of the World aggregate public vote. The announcement of the jury points was conducted by each country individually, with the country's spokesperson announcing their jury's favorite entry that received 12 points, with the remaining points shown on screen. Following the completion of the jury points announcement, the public points were announced as an aggregate by the contest hosts in ascending order starting from the country which received the fewest points from the jury.[178]

  Winner
 Disqualified
Split results[162]
Place Combined Jury Televoting
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1   Switzerland 591   Switzerland 365  Croatia 337
2  Croatia 547  France 218  Israel 323
3  Ukraine 453  Croatia 210  Ukraine 307
4  France 445  Italy 164  France 227
5  Israel 375  Ukraine 146   Switzerland 226
6  Ireland 278  Ireland 142  Ireland 136
7  Italy 268  Portugal 139  Italy 104
8  Armenia 183  Sweden 125  Greece 85
9  Sweden 174  Armenia 101  Armenia 82
10  Portugal 152  Germany 99  Lithuania 58
11  Greece 126  Luxembourg 83  Sweden 49
12  Germany 117  Israel 52  Cyprus 44
13  Luxembourg 103  United Kingdom 46  Estonia 33
14  Lithuania 90  Greece 41  Serbia 32
15  Cyprus 78  Latvia 36  Finland 31
16  Latvia 64  Cyprus 34  Latvia 28
17  Serbia 54  Lithuania 32  Luxembourg 20
18  United Kingdom 46  Serbia 22  Georgia 19
19  Finland 38  Spain 19[i]  Germany 18
20  Estonia 37  Austria 19[i]  Portugal 13
21  Georgia 34  Georgia 15[j]  Slovenia 12
22  Spain 30  Slovenia 15[j]  Spain 11
23  Slovenia 27  Norway 12  Austria 5
24  Austria 24  Finland 7  Norway 4
25  Norway 16  Estonia 4  United Kingdom 0
 Netherlands  Netherlands  Netherlands
Detailed jury voting results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[162]
  • Voting procedure used:
  •   100% Televoting
  •   100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
Jury vote
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Luxembourg
Azerbaijan
San Marino
Malta
Croatia
Albania
Czechia
Israel
Australia
Denmark
Spain
Norway
Germany
Armenia
Slovenia
Georgia
Switzerland
Moldova
Greece
Estonia
Netherlands
Austria
France
Italy
Finland
Portugal
Belgium
Iceland
Latvia
Ireland
Poland
Cyprus
Lithuania
Serbia
Sweden
Contestants
Sweden 174 125 49 8 6 1 5 2 2 8 5 5 8 3 12 1 1 6 6 7 3 3 1 5 10 5 2 5 5
Ukraine 453 146 307 5 1 7 12 8 1 6 4 4 5 2 12 2 10 2 6 10 8 6 1 3 8 2 10 1 6 1 3
Germany 117 99 18 7 2 4 1 5 10 5 6 1 2 5 4 5 8 4 3 2 8 2 4 6 4 1
Luxembourg 103 83 20 1 4 8 4 5 4 12 2 1 3 5 2 3 7 4 8 4 6
Israel 375 52 323 3 8 8 3 3 5 3 5 2 8 4
Lithuania 90 32 58 5 1 5 2 4 1 7 7
Spain 30 19 11 6 1 4 7 1
Estonia 37 4 33 2 2
Ireland 278 142 136 10 7 10 7 7 8 7 12 7 10 1 10 3 10 6 10 4 7 1 3 2
Latvia 64 36 28 3 8 5 4 4 8 1 1 2
Greece 126 41 85 7 2 4 2 12 4 7 3
United Kingdom 46 46 0 4 2 3 4 6 8 3 4 4 8
Norway 16 12 4 6 1 1 2 2
Italy 268 164 104 2 5 6 10 8 6 10 6 7 1 5 2 8 3 7 6 10 8 3 6 10 5 7 7 3 6 7
Serbia 54 22 32 3 1 2 5 4 1 1 5
Finland 38 7 31 4 3
Portugal 152 139 13 3 12 3 5 1 12 5 3 3 3 10 8 4 7 4 6 8 12 2 4 1 5 6 8 4
Armenia 183 101 82 2 8 8 6 3 7 7 7 6 4 4 3 7 6 3 8 5 7
Cyprus 78 34 44 1 7 2 3 1 6 2 10 2
Switzerland 591 365 226 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 5 10 12 12 12 5 7 10 12 7 12 12 12 12 5 12 12 12 10 6 12 12 12 6 12 10 12
Slovenia 27 15 12 3 10 2
Croatia 547 210 337 4 8 6 4 10 3 2 4 8 8 6 6 6 1 8 8 8 7 8 2 8 10 10 6 7 8 12 10 12 10
Georgia 34 15 19 7 2 2 1 3
France 445 218 227 6 10 6 4 4 1 10 7 10 10 12 12 10 5 6 7 7 10 5 1 5 12 12 10 3 3 10 7 8 5
Austria 24 19 5 7 6 5 1
Detailed televoting results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[162]
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
Televote
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Luxembourg
Azerbaijan
San Marino
Malta
Croatia
Albania
Czechia
Israel
Australia
Denmark
Spain
Norway
Germany
Armenia
Slovenia
Georgia
Switzerland
Moldova
Greece
Estonia
Netherlands
Austria
France
Italy
Finland
Portugal
Belgium
Iceland
Latvia
Ireland
Poland
Cyprus
Lithuania
Serbia
Sweden
Rest of the World
Contestants
Sweden 174 125 49 1 2 3 6 10 1 8 1 1 7 2 1 1 5
Ukraine 453 146 307 6 7 8 10 12 8 7 12 10 6 10 10 8 8 3 8 12 6 12 3 12 8 7 8 10 6 10 7 5 10 8 12 8 12 8 10
Germany 117 99 18 1 8 3 4 2
Luxembourg 103 83 20 12 3 1 4
Israel 375 52 323 12 12 7 12 5 10 10 12 8 12 5 12 1 10 8 12 10 7 6 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 8 7 10 5 10 3 3 12 12
Lithuania 90 32 58 7 8 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 4 8 7 3 3
Spain 30 19 11 2 1 3 3 2
Estonia 37 4 33 4 4 7 12 6
Ireland 278 142 136 8 10 4 2 4 5 6 8 3 7 4 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 6 2 3 5 5 2 3 3 6 2 5 7 4 7
Latvia 64 36 28 5 4 4 2 1 3 5 4
Greece 126 41 85 1 5 1 7 2 4 2 3 2 5 10 2 4 3 4 1 2 4 12 8 3
United Kingdom 46 46 0
Norway 16 12 4 3 1
Italy 268 164 104 3 3 3 8 7 8 7 4 3 6 3 3 8 4 4 2 1 4 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 1 1
Serbia 54 22 32 3 12 2 5 5 5
Finland 38 7 31 2 3 4 2 1 8 1 1 3 1 5
Portugal 152 139 13 6 2 5
Armenia 183 101 82 1 3 1 5 6 1 3 4 10 1 1 5 3 3 10 4 2 5 2 4 1 2 5
Cyprus 78 34 44 6 4 5 1 5 4 6 12 1
Switzerland 591 365 226 12 5 2 10 5 6 1 3 7 7 5 6 6 7 8 4 7 5 8 7 7 8 6 7 8 6 6 6 4 6 8 6 8 6 7 6
Slovenia 27 15 12 10 2
Croatia 547 210 337 10 7 10 12 8 10 12 8 5 10 12 8 12 10 7 12 5 10 7 6 10 10 12 7 8 10 7 8 12 5 12 10 5 10 12 10 8
Georgia 34 15 19 5 4 5 5
France 445 218 227 6 2 8 2 6 7 6 6 4 2 2 7 5 7 6 12 7 6 7 6 10 5 5 6 6 4 8 10 10 6 4 7 7 7 10 6 2
Austria 24 19 5 3 2

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the final. In the jury vote, Switzerland received the maximum score from twenty-two countries, followed by France and Portugal with four and three sets of 12 points, respectively. Croatia and Ukraine received two sets of 12 points, and Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Sweden were each awarded one set of 12 points. In the public vote, Israel received the maximum score of 12 points from fourteen countries and the Rest of the World vote, followed by Croatia with nine sets of 12 points, and Ukraine with seven. Cyprus, Estonia, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Switzerland were each awarded one set of 12 points.[162]

12 points awarded by juries in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[162]
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
22   Switzerland  Albania,  Austria,  Azerbaijan,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Finland,  Georgia,  Greece,  Ireland,  Italy,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Luxembourg,  Malta,  Netherlands,  Norway,  Poland,  Portugal,  San Marino,  Spain,  Sweden,  Ukraine
4  France  Armenia,  Belgium,  Iceland,  Slovenia
3  Portugal  Croatia,  France,  United Kingdom
2  Croatia  Cyprus,  Serbia
 Ukraine  Czech Republic,  Moldova
1  Greece   Switzerland
 Ireland  Australia
 Luxembourg  Israel