Swedish city to host Eurovision Song Contest 2024 unveiled
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe city of Malmo will host the Eurovision Song Contest next year, it has been announced. The southern Swedish city was chosen after singer-songwriter Loreen clinched victory during the singing competition in Liverpool this year for a second time with her power ballad Tattoo.
She became the first woman to win Eurovision twice while Sweden equalised with Ireland’s record of seven Eurovision wins in total.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed the city will host the event in May 2024. The Malmo Arena will host the 68th song contest grand final on Saturday May 11, with semi-finals earlier the same week on Tuesday May 7 and Thursday May 9, host broadcaster SVT and the EBU announced.
The EBU said Malmo was chosen following a “city bid process” that examined facilities at the venue, the ability to accommodate thousands of visiting delegations, crew, fans and media as well as local infrastructure and other criteria.
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