From our special correspondent in Malmö (Sweden)
They succeed Céline Dion in Switzerland’s list of Eurovision victories (she won the trophy in 1988 by singing Do not go without me). Nemo won the final of the competition which took place at the Malmö Arena on the night of Saturday to Sunday.
With 591 points, the artist, who performed, The Codea song metaphorically evoking his non-binarity, won in front of the representatives of Croatia (547 pts) and Ukraine (453 pts).
“I describe this personal evolution made up of very beautiful but also very difficult moments,” Nemo explained to us. In the song you have the drama and the comfort. It’s crazy to think that everything is told in three minutes. But if you listen, you can almost feel how I experienced this journey. »
France, with Slimane, ranks in fourth place and returns to the top 5, three years after the second place of Barbara Pravi and her So. The tricolor artist, who interpreted My love, delivered a perfect performance from start to finish on Saturday evening. He finished second in jury votes (218 points) and fifth in public votes (227 points), for a total of 445 points. He was in the register of emotion.
Edition crossed by controversies
Only Eden Golan played the same card. The Israeli singer benefited from massive support from televoting (323 points) while the juries ranked her 12th with 52 points. She finished in fifth place with a total of 375 points.
The 2024 edition will go down as one of the most tense in the history of Eurovision. In addition to controversies over Israel’s participation, it was marked by the disqualification of a candidate. It was played at 25 and not at 26 after the Dutchman Joost Klein was excluded on Saturday afternoon due to “inappropriate behavior violating the rules of the competition”.