Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision Song Contest 2024

nme.com:

Eurovision Song Contest, with entrant Nemo taking the crown for their performance of ‘The Code’.Nemo’s victory marks Switzerland’s first Eurovision win since 1988, when Celine Dion competed with ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’.

They are also the first ever non-binary winner of Eurovision.Quickly becoming a frontrunner, ‘The Code’ incorporated elements of pop, rap, drum ‘n’ bass and even opera to tell the story of how Nemo discovered that they were non-binary.

Its staging was simple yet effective, with the singer performing on a spinning plate while still reaching some impressive high notes.In their victory speech, Nemo declared: “I hope this contest can live up to its promise and continue to stand for peace and dignity for every person in this world.”They then appeared to have broken the contest’s famed crystal microphone trophy, which they acknowledged later at the press conference.“I broke the code and I broke the trophy.

Maybe the trophy can be fixed, maybe Eurovision needs a bit of fixing too every now and then.”“maybe eurovision needs a little bit of fixing” – nemo at the winners press conference #eurovision #eurovision2024 pic.twitter.com/sZIfyuEMwL— steven.