A successor for Loreen is being sought – the Swede won the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in 2023. This year a total of 37 nations are competing. Who will sing for Germany, when will the grand final take place? All important information about this year’s competition can be found here.
When and where does the ESC take place?
The final in Malmö takes place on May 11, 2024 from 9 p.m across the stage. The semi-finals will also take place at the same time on May 7th and 9th. All events will be held in the Malmö Arena, which can accommodate around 15,000 spectators.
ESC 2024 live on TV
In Germany, NDR is leading the Eurovision Song Contest. The two semi-finals can be seen freely in the ARD media library, the final is shown live on ARD. The station begins reporting at 8:15 p.m. Each event can also be seen in the live stream on eurovision.tv.
- Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 9 p.m.: ESC semi-finals 1, ARD media library and eurovision.tv
- Thursday, May 9, 2024, 9 p.m.: ESC semi-finals 2, ARD media library and eurovision.tv
- Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9 p.m.: ESC final, Das Erste, ARD media library and eurovision.tv
Participants in the first semi-final, May 7th
- Ireland: Bambie Thug – “Doomsday Blue”
- Croatia: will be announced on February 25th
- Lithuania: New Year’s Eve Belt – “Luktelk”
- Poland: Luna – “The Tower”
- Serbia: will be announced on March 2nd
- Ukraine: Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil – “Teresa & Maria”
- Cyprus: Silia Kapsis – “Liar”
- Australia: will be announced later
- Azerbaijan: internal selection
- Finland: Windows95man – “No rules”
- Iceland: will be announced on March 2nd
- Luxembourg: Tali – “Fighter”
- Moldova: Natalia Barbu – “In The Middle”
- Portugal: will be announced on March 9th
- Slovenia: Raiven – “Veronika”
Participants in the second semi-final, May 9th
- Albania: Besa Kokëdhima – “Zemrën n’dorë”
- Armenia: will be announced later
- Denmark: Saba – “Sand”
- Greece: Marina Satti – Song still unknown
- Malta: Sarah Bonnici – “Loop”
- Austria: Kaleen – “We Will Rave”
- Switzerland: internal selection
- Czech Republic: Aiko – “Pedestal”
- Belgium: Mustii – “Before the Party’s Over!“
- Estonia: 5miinust & Puuluup – “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”
- Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze – Song still unknown
- Israel: Eden Golan – Song still unknown
- Latvia: Don’s – “Hollow”
- Netherlands: Joost Klein – “Europe”
- Norway: Gate – “Ulveham”
- San Marino: will be announced on February 24th
Finalists, May 11th
The five largest television broadcasters from Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain have already qualified for the final, as have hosts Sweden.
- Germany: Isaak – “Always On The Run”
- France: Slimane – “Mon amour”
- Great Britain: Olly Alexander – “Dizzy”
- Italy: Angelina Mango – “La noia”
- Sweden: will be announced on March 9th
- Spain: Nebulossa – “Zorra”
Who will represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest?
Isaac won the German preliminary round. The 28-year-old will perform his song “Always On The Run” in Malmö. He beat Max Mutzke (20 points) with 24 points. “That was my goal: to go on stage and just be completely with myself. And I do what I am and who I am – and I don’t try to please people,” he said after his success.
Isaak Guderian lives in Espelkamp in North Rhine-Westphalia and has already appeared in casting formats such as X Factor or Show your talent on. “Music is the only refuge where I can be who I am,” says the father of two. “Everything is allowed here. No drawers, no system, no order. Pure emotions, a playground that isn’t just for children. And everyone can understand it – whether it’s in their language or not.”
Who comments on ARD?
Peter Urban is an ESC legend. But the ARD commentator ended his career in Liverpool in 2023. It is still unclear which voice will accompany the ESC evenings in the future. There is also no time yet as to when NDR will announce its successor, according to a spokeswoman for the broadcaster SZ confirmed.
Who will moderate the ESC 2024?
This year two presenters will serve as hosts. Petra Mede53, and Malin Akerman, 45, lead the show. Moderator Mede was already working as a host in 2013 when she and her co-host Måns Zelmerlöw impressed with the show “Love, Love, Peace, Peace”.
Åkerman is an actress and has appeared in films such as “After 7 Days”, “27 Dresses” as well as “Rampage – Big Meets Bigger” and “Watchmen”. What’s curious for Åkerman is that she will be celebrating her birthday with the ESC audience. The Swedish-American actress turns 46 on May 12th.
How are the points awarded?
Each participating country awards one to twelve points for the entries in the final. Since 2016, a jury per country and the audience have voted by telephone. This means that a contribution can receive a maximum of 24 points from one country. In the semi-finals, only the audience’s points count.
There was another innovation in 2023. For the first time, viewers from countries that do not take part in the ESC, such as the USA, Brazil or Turkey, were also allowed to vote. These results were grouped into the “Rest of the World” category.