Will ABBA perform at Eurovision 2024? Rumours explained

Since Loreen took the crown eventually yr’s Eurovision, followers have been questioning if there will probably be a shock look from ABBA, or if any nods will probably be given to the band over the course of the competitors.

So, will ABBA be acting at Eurovision this yr? Here is every part we all know to date.

Will ABBA carry out at Eurovision 2024?

Sadly, it appears ABBA is not going to be performing at Eurovision this yr.

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“I do not need to,” Benny Andersson informed the BBC in 2023. “And if I do not need to, the others will not. It is the identical for all 4 of us – somebody says, ‘no’, it is a no.”

Bjorn Ulvaeus added: “We are able to have a good time 50 years of ABBA with out us being on stage.”

Nevertheless, this does not imply there will not be nods to ABBA throughout the present. Government supervisor of Eurovision Martin Österdahl informed Deadline that the music contest will mark the anniversary.

He informed the publication: “We have got Sweden’s historic seventh win, tying the all-time document with Eire, we have got Loreen who’s the champion and the one lady to ever win this contest twice, and naturally, there’s this explicit group referred to as ABBA that received the competition 50 years in the past with Waterloo. We will probably be celebrating all these items.”

As for what might happen, it is not clear, however a Eurovision insider informed Deadline the tribute could be “one thing by no means seen on TV earlier than”.

The Eurovision Track Contest has confronted vital criticism over its choice to permit Israel to compete on this yr’s competitors in gentle of the present state of affairs in Gaza and the Center East, with some followers and members of the music trade calling for a boycott of the ceremony.

Noel Curran – director common of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises Eurovision – has stated in an announcement: “We perceive the issues and deeply held views across the present battle within the Center East. We will not fail to be moved by the profound struggling of all these caught up on this horrible battle.

“Nevertheless, the Eurovision Track Contest is a non-political music occasion and a contest between public service broadcasters who’re members of the EBU. It isn’t a contest between governments.

“As a member-led organisation, our governing our bodies – the Eurovision Track Contest Reference Group and the Government Board – did evaluate the members record for the 2024 Contest and agreed that the Israeli public broadcaster KAN met all of the competitors guidelines for this yr and might take part because it has for the previous 50 years.”

The artists collaborating on this yr’s contest have additionally confronted backlash for not pulling out of the ceremony, together with the UK’s act Olly Alexander, who signed a joint statement alongside different entrants explaining they “don’t really feel snug being silent”.

“It is very important us to face in solidarity with the oppressed and talk our heartfelt want for peace, an instantaneous and lasting ceasefire, and the secure return of all hostages,” the assertion learn. “We stand united towards all types of hate, together with anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

“We firmly imagine within the unifying energy of music, enabling individuals to transcend variations and foster significant conversations and connections. We really feel that it’s our obligation to create and uphold this area, with a robust hope that it’s going to encourage larger compassion and empathy.”

The Eurovision Track Contest Grand Remaining airs Saturday eleventh Might at 8pm on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

You may as well try the total record of Eurovision winners and what number of occasions the UK has received Eurovision.

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