Eurovision 2024 final running order, schedule and full song list for all 25 countries
11.05.2024 - 17:17
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The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 has finally arrived after a busy week of semi-finals and events for those lucky enough to be in Sweden in the build up to what is always one of the biggest nights of the year.
Loreen's win in 2023 with her track Tattoo meant that Malmo in Sweden would be the location for this year's competition - which also just so happens to mark 50 years since Abba won Eurovision with their hit track, Waterloo.
And so after months of planning, the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023 takes place tonight, Saturday, May 11, at Malmö Arena. The epic night will see all 25 acts taking to the stage to compete for the coveted Eurovision trophy - including the UK's entry Olly Alexander of Years and Years fame.
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Olly revealed the news during the grand final of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing on December 16 2023 to a delighted studio audience and to the millions of viewers watching at home.
Meanwhile, this will be the seventh time Sweden hosts the Contest and this year it'll be hosted by a Hollywood star and an iconic Eurovision veteran Malin Åkerman and Petra Mede who will together lead the broadcast, live from Malmö Arena.
For those in the UK all the action, which can be seen on BBC One and on BBC iPlayer from 8pm on Saturday night They will be joined by the voice of Eurovision and TV legend Graham Norton as he returns to commentate the final for UK viewers. But you don't just have to watch the action unfold on TV as Scott Mills and Rylan Clark will once again be delivering their commentary live