Eurovision 2024 news: Odds, when is the final and which countries are competing?

Musician and sought-after mannequin Windows95Man is competing within the Eurovision 2024 closing, and appears set to show himself as one of the crucial entertaining performers of the night time.

On the Eurovision web site, he’s described as “a candy and nice particular person, he’s a little bit of a shy nerd throughout the daytime, however when he places on his uniform, the notorious defunct working system T-shirt and denim hotpants combo, he transforms right into a superman!”

Alongside together with his pal Henri Piispanen, Windows95Man will carry out “No Guidelines!”, a bombastic techno-infused track that sees him rising from a denim-wrapped egg in the midst of the stage.

Intelligent staging and digital camera angles appears to counsel that Windows95Man is nude throughout the efficiency, however don’t fret, he’s totally coated.

This yr, Ukraine is being represented on the Eurovision Music Contest by rapper Alyona Alyona and singer Jerry Heil, who’ve joined forces on the rousing anthem “Teresa & Maria”.

They’ll compete within the grand closing in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday 11 Might, the place they’re up in opposition to delegates from Croatia (Child Lasagna), Eire (Bambie Thug), Italy (Angelina Mango) and the UK (Olly Alexander).

The duo, who certified for the ultimate within the first semi-final on Tuesday 9 Might, are utilizing their platform at Eurovision to boost cash for the Velykokostromska College that was destroyed by a Russian missile in 2022, within the Dnipropetrovsk area.

Learn our Q&A with them right here:

Professional-Palestine protests in opposition to Israel’s entry in Eurovision have solely served as a reminder why the track contest and politics don’t combine, writes Paul Clements:

The Netherlands’ Eurovision Music Contest act Joost Klein has been stopped from rehearsing by organisers over an “incident”.

Getting into with the “Europapa”, a tribute to his late mother and father, the 26-year-old Dutch rapper and singer certified on the semi-final on Thursday night in Malmo Enviornment, Sweden.

He was solely seen briefly at rehearsals on Friday throughout the flag parade earlier than he missed performing his observe.

An announcement from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to the PA information company mentioned: “We’re presently investigating an incident that was reported to us involving the Dutch artist. He won’t be rehearsing till additional discover.

“Now we have no additional remark at the moment and can replace sooner or later.”

On Thursday at a press convention, Klein informed Israeli act Eden Golan she ought to reply a query on whether or not she is comprising the protection of different contestants at Eurovision.

A journalist requested Golan: “Have you ever ever thought that by being right here you carry danger and hazard for different contributors and public?”

When Golan was informed by the moderator that she didn’t should reply the query, Klein chimed in, saying: “Why not?”

Golan mentioned: “I feel we’re all right here for one cause, and one cause solely, and the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) is taking all security precautions to make this a protected and and united place for everybody, and so I feel it is protected for everybody and we would not be right here (if not).”

The Israeli act additionally mentioned she was “overwhelmed with feelings” and that she was “tremendous excited to go on stage as soon as extra, and share … my love with everybody”.

Earlier, when Klein was requested if his track can unite individuals by music, he replied: “I feel that is a superb query for the EBU.”

“We’re presently investigating an incident that was reported to us involving the Dutch artist. He won’t be rehearsing till additional discover. Now we have no additional remark at the moment and can replace sooner or later.” < a Eurovision spokesperson.

An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched by means of Malmo, the place the competition is being held, on Thursday.

Extra marches are deliberate for the ultimate itself on Saturday whereas there have additionally been requires artists to boycott this yr’s closing over Israel’s battle in opposition to Hamas in Gaza, which has seen extra the 34,000 Palestinians killed.

No 10 mentioned: “The Prime Minister thinks that these protests are mistaken. And so the scenes you’ve seen have been outrageous.

“Simply as we share the deep concern over the humanitarian disaster in Gaza… in terms of this debate round Eurovision and these protests, we’re extremely conscious of the Israelis and likewise Jewish individuals all over the world, who love Eurovision and their emotions of seeing this within the aftermath of what was an atrocious terror assault, and whereas hostages are nonetheless being held by Hamas. He would urge individuals to think about this when repeating these unfair requires boycott.”