Eurovision Song Contest 2024.According to Eurovision World, the favourites to win the competition have been revealed. Coming in first place is Switzerland’s NEMO, who currently has a 25 per cent chance at snagging the crown this year with their song ‘The Code’.Behind Switzerland in second place is Croatia, whose entry Baby Lasagna is predicted to have a 17 per cent chance of winning with his song ‘Rim Tim Tagi Dim’.
Meanwhile, The Netherlands’ Joost Klein takes the third spot with a 15 per cent chance of winning with ‘Europapa’.Ukraine has slid down the odds to win, falling back to fifth place for their entrants’ rappers Alyona Alyona and J.
Heil. This year’s host country Sweden is nowhere to be seen in the Top Ten for the first time since 2021, instead landing at Number 15.Ireland’s ‘Ouija-pop’ entrant Bambie Thug can be spotted as tenth most likely to win the competition with a 1 per cent chance, whilst the UK’s Olly Alexander is at Number 13 for his song ‘Dizzy’.
Find a list of the predicted Top Ten below:Recently, the European Broadcasting Union put out a statement to warn against the “abuse and harrassment” artists were facing for their participation.The Deputy Director of the EBU wrote that whilst the EBU “strongly” supports “freedom of speech and the right to express opinions in a democratic society”, “we firmly oppose any form of online abuse, hate speech, or harassment directed at our artists or any individuals associated with the contest.“This is unacceptable and totally unfair, given the artists have no role in this decision.”There has been significant protests about this year’s Eurovision due to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.
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