Wednesday 31 January 2024

The Eurovision Song Contest Finals to be held in Malmo

The Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö on 11 May will also be the 50th Anniversary of ABBA's Eurovision Song Contest victory with Waterloo. 

As nation hosts for the seventh time, the finale of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be held at Malmö Arena on Saturday 11 May 2024, with the semi-finals on Tuesday 7 and Thursday 9 May 2024. 

The Eurovision Song Contest, or Eurovision is organised by the European Broadcasting Union has been held annually since 1956 (apart from 2020). 

This makes it the longest running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest running television programs. 

To date 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating EBU broadcaster sends one original song of three minutes duration or less. 

These are performed live by a singer or group of up to six people aged 16 or older. 

Malmö is a coastal city in southern Sweden at the eastern end of the striking Öresund Bridge, a long road and railway bridge–tunnel running to Copenhagen, Denmark. In the city centre, Lilla Torg is a cobblestone square with cafes, half-timbered houses and shops selling local handicrafts. Malmö Castle, a 16th-century fortress built by King Christian III of Denmark, houses nature, history and art exhibits. 
* Josefin Haraldsson at pressusa@visitsweden.com

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