Eurovision 2024 results: Nemo from Switzerland is the winner | Voting, winning song and how did Israel do?
Eurovision 2024: Latest Updates
Eurovision Final 2024 | Saturday, 11 May 2024
- NEMO FROM SWITZERLAND WINS EUROVISION 2024
- Explaining the flag held by Nemo at tonight´s event.
- Joost Klein, a fan favorite and the Netherlands’ representative at Eurovision 2024 who was disqualified
- Which countries have won Eurovision the most?
- Can non-Eurovision countries vote and how is the vote counted?
- An explainer on Israel's participation in the event
Nemo´s final act
At the end of their performance, tonight´s winner, Nemo dropped the glass trophy that is handed off between winners each year. Who can blame them!?!
And that is a wrap on Eurovision 2024. Nemo from Switzerland will take home the prize that they may have dropped off the stage at the end of their performance.
The performances had all the glitz and glamour that fans of the event always love, and all countries took home some points. The only country to receive no votes during the public phase was the United Kingdom... perhaps many in Europe have not forgiven the British for Brexit.
The final vote count...
Switzerland has secured the victory at the 68th Eurovision Song Competition, with 591 points. In second place is Croatia with 547 and the third place slot is filled by Ukraine 453.
For, Israel, which was the center of much controversy this year with many fans of the event opposing the country´s inclusion as the civilian death toll continues to rise in Gaza. The country came in fifth with 375 points.
THE WINNER IS NEMO!
Nemo will now retake the stage to sing their winning tune, “The Code.” What an amazing night for the non-binary artist.
Switzerland, the moment everyone has been waiting for!! The public gave Nemo 200+ votes! THEY ARE THE WINNER!!
POPULAR VOTE
France is up next!! 227 points for the country! It is not enough to win...
Croatia, another favorite that performed tonight, is awarded 335 points! Wow!! Now in first place!!
POPULAR VOTE
Italy is awarded 104 points.
Ukraine is now in first place!!!
POPULAR VOTE
Ukraine is awarded 307 votes!!!!!!!
Ireland, a fan favorite, is awarded 136 points.
Portugal gets 13 points.
Sweden gets 49 points tonight as the host nation.
POPULAR VOTE
Germany gets 18 points from the public and Armenia gets 82 points!
ISRAEL OVERTAKES SWITZERLAND... but we have yet to hear the votes for Nemo!
POPULAR VOTES
And Israel recieves 323 points... the most announced tonight so far.
POPULAR VOTE
THE UNITED KINGDOM GETS ZERO VOTES!
POPULAR VOTE
Greece gets 85 points from the public!
POPULAR VOTE
Latvia gets 28 points from the public
POPULAR VOTE
Serbia was awarded 32 points!
POPULAR VOTE
Spain recieved 7 points from the public.
POPULAR VOTE
The public has given Austria 5 points.
POPULAR VOTE
Slovenia was awarded 19 points.
Norway got 4 points...
Finland got 31 points
It is time for the popular vote...
Now we will head to Estonia to hear their popular votes. 33 points for them!
What is the flag that Nemo, Switzerland's representative at Eurovision 2024, has on him?
The flag being shown is that which represents the non-binary community. Nemo has won the jury´s vote with more than 360 points! The non-binary community was also represented tonight´by Ireland´s Bambie Thug who ended up in 6th place after the first vote.
Switzerland wins judge´s vote
Nemo, the Swiss singer, has won the judge´s vote with 365 points!
JUDGE´S VOTE
The host nation is up! Sweden sends 12 points to Nemo!!
JUDGE´S VOTE
Serbia sends 12 points to Croatia.
Nemo from Swizterland is the only contestant with over 300 points.
Lithuania sends 12 points to Switzerland.
Croatia moves up to third place!
Cyprus sends to votes to Croatia!
JUDGE´S VOTE
Poland´s votes go to the Swiss singer!
We go to Ireland, and the votes go to Switzerland.
JUDGE´S VOTE
Latvia´s votes go to Switzerland!
JUDGE´S VOTE
Iceland´s votes go to France!!
JUDGE´S VOTE
Belgium´s votes go to France!
JUDGE´S VOTE
Portugal´s votes go to Switzerland...
The judge´s vote continues...
Finland sends 12 points to Switzerland.
Italy will send 12 votes to Switzerland.
What is “Nul points”?
In the Eurovision vocabulary a country that does not receive any votes. No country will find itself in this position tonight.
Austria´s also go to the Swiss performances.
The Netherlands reports their votes. Boos are heard! No representative from the Netherlands was allowed to announce the votes.
Estonia´s points go to Switzerland.
We are halfway done!
1. Switzerland - 184
2. France - 183
3. Italy - 102
4. Ireland - 96
5. Croatia - 92
There are more jury votes to come and then the highly anticipated popular vote.
Moldova is the 20th country and the votes are going to Ukraine!
Greece now has 27 points.
Switzerland, who is winning so far tonight in the judge´s vote, are going to Greece!!
Switzerland and France have over 100 points each.
France is now in third, overtaking Italy.
Armenia sends their votes to FRANCE!
Germany´s votes are for Sweden, tonight´s host.
Norway is up, and the votes are for Switzerland. What an emotional night for Nemo.
Spain is ready to give away their points, and they are going to Switzerland.
Switzerland passes the 100 point mark. Denmark´s points go to Switzerland!
Now we are going down under to Australia to hear who their votes will go to... and the recipient is Ireland.
The top three countries with the most votes with 10 countries having voted are Switzerland, Ireland, and Italy.
Boos are heard, with some cheers, as Israel´s representative begins talking. The country´s votes go to Luzembourg, bringing their total to 38.
Albania gives its votes to Switzerland!
San Marino and Malta give even more votes to Switzerland! Moving their lead up to 70.
Judges vote continues...
More votes for Switzerland! Their vote count increases to 46, followed by Ireland with 34 votes and Portugal with 23.
Switzerland leads the judges vote with 34 points. The country just received Luxembourg´s votes!
UK up next
United Kingdom gives their vote to Portugal!!!
Ukraine gives their votes to Switzerland.
And the judges vote this year goes to...
First up the judges vote...
Lots of boos are heard from the crowd when Martin Österdahl, the European Broadcasting Union's Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest and Junior Eurovision Song Contest, spoke.
Voting ends!
Voting has closed. We will hear the winners shortly. Get ready...
Police confirmed the use of pepper spray on protestors who were voicing their opposition to the Eurovision competition and the host the European Broadcasting Union.
Social media is having fun with Eurovision 2024 clips
This is just one of many accounts tweeting jokes with clips from the Eurovision 2024 performances.
Previous winners are on the stage singing ¨Waterloo.¨
A CGI ABBA has hit the stage... ABBA won the competition in the early 1970s. We are now watching a tribute to that histoic perfomance of the hit song ¨Waterloo¨ which won the band the title and launched them to stardom.
Last chance to vote...
Time to vote! The performances have ended and now it is time to submit those final votes.
What an event. Protests have marked this year´s Eurovision, and the it is not yet over.
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There is still time to cast your vote from the US!
If you are based in the United States and want to vote for your favourite act, there is only one way to do so - head along to https://www.esc.vote/ and pick the song you like the most. Each voter can allocate a maximum of 20 votes, which can all be for the same song or spread across several.
Each vote costs €0.99 ($1.07), which will be debited from a US bank card.
When the results are announced, votes from the United States will count towards the “Rest of the World” vote, which was introduced for the first time in 2023. All votes received from non-participating countries outside Europe will be tallied up, and added to the top 10 televotes from each participating country.
We have just heard from France´s Slimane who sang “Mon Amour.” Closing out the show, in terms of contestants, is Austria´s Kaleen who will sing “We Will Rave.”
Three more performances
We are currently hearing from Georgia´s Nutsa Buzaladze singing “Firefighter.” The final two performances of the night will come from France and Austria.
Loreen plans to take a stand for Palestine
Loreen, the Swedish two-time winner of Eurovision, has reportedly said that she will not hand over the trophy if Israel´s Eden Golan wins tonight. This act would be a major act of protest and is a violation of her contract with the European Broadcasting Union. Voting continues...
Croatia takes the stage next with Baby Lasagna singing “Rim Tim Tagi Dim.” For those betting tonight, Croatia has the best odds.
An iconic Eurovison 2024 moment
Bambie Thug, Ireland´s representative this year at Eurovision, ended their performance with the phrase ¨Crown the Witch¨ in huge letters behind them.
The final performers...
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”
Armenia´s LADANIVA sings “Jako.” The performances starts strong with many symbols to the performers homeland present.
Voting is underway and votes can be cast for performers that have yet to hit the stage.
Portugal is represented this year by iolanda who will sing “Grito.¨ The singer has spent her life in Lisbon and London, and earlier in the evening was seen in a dress designed by a Palestinian brand.
NO RULES!!! THOSE WHO KNOW, KNOW.
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Up now is Serbia´s TEYA DORA singing “RAMONDA.¨ Up after we will go Finland´s representative Windows95man who will sing “No Rules!”
Italy knocks it out of the park
Representing Italy is Angelina Mango singing “La Noia. The artists has around 3.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and this is the second most streamed song of those performed tonight. Over 61 million streams in counting...
Norway is up!
In slot number 14, is Norway´s Gåte singing “Ulveham.”
A nod to Palestine comes from Portugal´s iolanda
Portugal´s iolanda was seen wearing a dress designed by the Palestinian brand, Trashy Clothing, which posted on X about the significance of the design. ¨The dress is inspired by the works of Palestinian satirical cartoonist Naji Al Ali, his work delves into themes of corruption, greed, resistance, betrayal, and colonialism,¨ reads the first post in the thread. Palestinian symbols have been banned from the event, prompting outrage from many. This year major protests have taken place in the city of Malmö, which is hosting the event, particularly after the ban on Palestinian symbols was announced.
Up now is Greece´s Marina Satti singing “ZARI” who is a big fan of Rosalia. The performance will be followed by the United Kingdom represented by Olly Alexander singing “Dizzy.¨
Latvia is up, represented by Dons who is singing “Hollow.”
One of the artists highly tipped to secure the 2024 victory is the Irish entry with Bambie Thug representing the Emerald Isle with the song ‘Doomsday Blue’.
Traditionally one of the Eurovision powerhouses, the past few years have seen slim pickings for Ireland, only managing to qualify for the final once since 2014. Hopes are high across the island that Bambie Thug can address the trend and the 31-year-old has his hopes firmly fixed on the Eurovision crown. Read more on Bambie Thug in our full coverage.
Ireland is taking the stage now. The country holds the record for most Eurovision wins. This year the country is represented by Bambie Thug who will sing “Doomsday Blue.” Bambie Thug is non-binary.
The performances continue
Estonia´s 5MIINUST x Puuluup singing “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” are now on the stage. They will be followed by Ireland´s Bambie Thug and Latvia´s.
Spain is up! Singing for the country´s many nations is Nebulossa whose song “ZORRA” translates to foxy. The song is the sixth most streamed of those being sung tonight on Spotify.
How many times has Sweden hosted?
This is the seventh time Sweden has hosted the event, the first time being in 1975. Malmö has been the site of the event three times when including tonight´s show.
Lithuania is represented this year by Silvester Belt who is singing “Luktelk.¨
Lithuania is up, followed by Spain!
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Understanding the controversy surrounding Isreal´s participation in Eurovision this year.
Despite not officially being a European nation, the Middle Eastern country has won Eurovision four times, most recently in 2018. However, there has long been plenty of friction surrounding their participation in the 2024 event, with their song entry rejected by contest organisers on two occasions for being “too political”.
Their first proposal, named “October Rain,” was barred by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), who considered that it had obvious political connotations, with the lyrics seemingly referring to an attack carried out by Hamas, the Palestinian political and military movement, in southern Israel last October.
After that track was turned down by the EBU, “Dance Forever” was then put forward as an alternate but was also turned down for similar reasons.
In order for Israel not to be disqualified from the contest, president Isaac Herzog intervened and pushed for “October Rain” to be reworked, with “Hurricane” using the same melody but with new lyrics and a new title. Read more.
Images from Malmö, Sweden just before the event
Images from Malmö, Sweden seen hours before the Eurovision competition was set to begin. Protestors have been clear of their disapproval of the European Broadcasting Union´s inclusion of Israel and the banning of Palestinian symbols. We will see if the rules regarding Palestinian flags and other symbols are followed by all the competition´s representatives...
A look at who is singing next
Up next is Luxembourg who is represented by TALI and wil be singing their song “Fighter.”
Since the fifth slot had corresponded to the Netherlands, and their competitor has been disqualifed, the lineup will pass to Eden Golan who will sing “Hurricane.”
Germany has taken to the stage, represented by ISAAK singing “Always On The Run.¨ The energy is high tonight.
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There will be only 25 performers at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden instead of the planned 26 after Dutch representative Joost Klein was disqualified only a few hours before the grand final.
alyona alyona & Jerry Heil take to the stage singing Ukraine´s submission for the year, “Teresa & Maria.”
Ukraine prepares to take the stage.
The first acts take the stage
Sweden will kick off the competition as it is hosting the event this year. This year the Swedish contestants are actually Norwegian twins.
We are being welcomed to event, which is sure to make for an exciting evening or afternoon of television wherever you are in the world.
We now know the order in which countries will be singing in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Malmö, Sweden following Loreen’s victory with “Tattoo” in Liverpool last year. The event will begin at 9pm local time, which is 3pm ET and 12pm PT. Read our full coverage for the list of competitors and the order of the performances.
The contestants are coming out to the Swedish pop song ¨i don´t care¨ by ICONA POP and other hits from the host country.
John Skifs performs ´Hooked on a Feeling´ to open tonights show!
News on the disqualification of the Dutch contestant provided
In the press release provided on the disqualification of the Dutch Eurovision contestant Joost Klein, the European Broadcasting Union said that his "behavior towards a team member" had been "deemed in breach of Contest rules."
He will not compete this evening, the EBU has told voters not to vote for Song 5, which would have been his position in the lineup, as those votes will not be counted.
"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," reads the statement. However, the legal process has yet to begin in any substantive way, leading many to call into question the validity of the arguments made by the organization. This also comes after Klien was accused of asking Israel's contestant, Eden Golan, to defend why she had been allowed to participate in the event. The EBU has said that they do not want to make the competition political after Israel's participation was called into question, given the government's complete assault on the Gaza Strip, which has claimed the lives of at least 34,000 people, half of which are thought to be children and women.
Which songs have been streamed the most on Spotify?
Streaming numbers provide us insights into who fans are likely to cast their votes for tonight. The songs that have been streamed the most on Spotify are:
Most streamed on Spotify
1. Netherlands | Joost – EuropApa” (DISQUALIFIED!) 4.6 million monthly listeners
2. Italy | Angelina Mango – “La Noia” 3.8 million monthly listeners
3. Sweden | Marcus & Martinus – “Unforgettable” 1.9 million monthly listeners
This year there will be an important change in Eurovision. And it is that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will allow viewers from countries not participating in the festival to vote. Read our full coverage to find out how.
The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, one of the most celebrated song competitions worldwide, will take place in Malmö, Sweden, tonight with Israel, represented this year by Eden Golan, at the center of considerable controversy, largely due to the country’s role in the ongoing armed conflict with Palestinian militant groups, mainly in the Gaza Strip. Read more about the controversial song submitted by Israel to Eurovision and the final version that will be performed tonight.
ECU releases posts on X as the show is about to begin
No further comments were made after the European Broadcasting Union decided to suspend the Dutch contestant from the competition. However, this prepared video provides insights into how the event comes together. This year, the EBU is under immense scrutiny after the decision to ban Palestinian symbols while allowing Israel to compete as normal.
How to watch Eurovision in the United States
Tonight's event will begin at 3 pm ET, live from Malmö, Sweden.
The most straightforward way to watch is to purchase a $6 NBC Peacock subscription and stream the event directly to your computer or television.
Held this week for the 68th occasion, the Eurovision Song Contest is an international music competition that involved just seven countries when it took place for the first time in 1956—just under seven decades on, no fewer than 37 nations entered the latest edition of the competition, which is traditionally staged by the previous year’s winning country. In 2023, Sweden’s Loreen claimed victory with her song “Tattoo”, so the southern Swedish city of Malmö is the venue for Eurovision 2024.
Run by the European Broadcasting Union, Eurovision was conceived as “a technical experiment in television broadcasting”, the event’s organisers say. “The live, simultaneous, transnational broadcast that Europe has now been watching for nearly 70 years was in the late 1950s a marvel.”
Saturday night sees the staging of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmo following Loreen’s win in the 2023 competition. One of the artists highly tipped to secure the 2024 victory is the Irish entry with Bambie Thug representing the Emerald Isle with the song ‘Doomsday Blue’.
Viewers worldwide are preparing to watch the final of Eurovision 2024 this Saturday, 11 May. Since the competition began in 1956, some countries have delivered winners more frequently than others. Here is a look at the countries that have snagged victories the greatest number of times.
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Joost Klein, the contestant from The Netherlands, has been disqualified from the competition after being accused of misconduct by event staff. The allegations stem from an incident where Klein allegedly asked the Israeli contestant to justify her participation in the competition. Klein had been a fan favorite in earlier rounds, and his elimination has sparked further outages at the event's sponsor, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The EBU has faced growing criticism from activists and advocates for free speech for banning participants from featuring the Palestinian flag or wearing a keffiyeh, which is a common symbol of Palestinian culture and resistance. Protestors from across Europe have descended on Sweden's capital to protest the event, including climate activists and Swedish national Greta Thunberg.
For those tuning in from the US, the event will begin at 3 p.m. ET. While the competition's fanbase is growing in the US, and many non-European countries compete each year, the US is not one of them.
Follow along with us for the latest as millions tune in to view this year's final.