Eurovision Song Contest 2024 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Eurovision Song Contest 2024 |
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| United by Music | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 7 May 2024 |
| Semi-final 2 | 9 May 2024 |
| Final | 11 May 2024 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Malmö Arena Malmö, Sweden |
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| Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
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| Host broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 37 |
| Number of finalists | 25 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |  Luxembourg |
| Non-returning countries |  Romania |
| Disqualified countries |  Netherlands |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards one set in the semi-finals, and two sets in the final, of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs. In all three shows, online votes from viewers in non-participating countries are aggregated and awarded as one set of points. |
| Winning song |  Switzerland"The Code" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th time this big music competition happened. It took place in Malmö, Sweden. Sweden got to host because they won the year before in 2023 with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen.
The show was put together by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Swedish TV company, Sveriges Television (SVT). The contest was held at the Malmö Arena. There were two semi-finals on May 7 and 9, and the Grand Final on May 11, 2024. The three live shows were hosted by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman. Petra Mede had hosted Eurovision twice before!
Thirty-seven countries joined the contest. Luxembourg came back to compete for the first time since 1993, which was a long time! Romania decided not to join this year. The Netherlands was removed from the contest just before the final, but they could still vote.
The winner was Switzerland with the song "The Code", sung by Nemo. Nemo also helped write the song. Switzerland won the most points from both the expert juries and the public vote combined. They were fifth in the public vote alone. Croatia won the public vote and came in second overall, which was their best result ever! Ukraine, France, and Israel also finished in the top five.
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Where the Contest Happened
The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Malmö, Sweden. Sweden hosted because they won the 2023 contest with Loreen's song "Tattoo". This was the seventh time Sweden hosted Eurovision! They had hosted before in 1975, 1985, 1992, 2000, 2013, and 2016. The place where the contest happened was the Malmö Arena, which can hold 15,500 people. This arena also hosted Eurovision in 2013.
The Malmö Live event center hosted many Eurovision events. It was where the "Turquoise Carpet" event happened on May 5, 2024. This is where all the singers and their teams walked and met the press and fans. It also hosted the opening and closing parties. Malmö Live also showed the final live on a big screen and was home to the EuroClub, where official after-parties and special performances took place.
A special "Eurovision Village" was set up in Folkets Park. Here, many of the artists from the contest performed, along with local musicians. People could also watch the live shows on big screens. A "Eurovision Street" was created nearby, with plans for more music, but some events were moved for safety reasons.
The Euro Fan Café, run by the fan group OGAE, was at Amiralen.
To celebrate 50 years since ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 with "Waterloo" (which was Sweden's first win!), a special ABBA World exhibition was open in Malmö.
Choosing the Host City
After Sweden won in 2023, several cities in Sweden wanted to host Eurovision 2024. These included Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and others. The Swedish TV company, SVT, asked cities to apply by June 12, 2023.
By June 13, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Örnsköldsvik had officially applied. On July 7, Gothenburg and Örnsköldsvik were no longer in the running. Later that day, the EBU and SVT announced that Malmö would be the host city!
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† Host city * Shortlisted ^ Submitted a bid
| City | Venue | Notes | References |
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| Eskilstuna | Stiga Sports Arena | This arena was too small for Eurovision. | |
| Gothenburg ^ | Scandinavium | Hosted Eurovision in 1985. The roof needed changes for the lights. | |
| Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden | This arena was also too small for Eurovision. | |
| Malmö † | Malmö Arena | Hosted Eurovision in 2013. | |
| Örnsköldsvik ^ | Hägglunds Arena | Hosted parts of Sweden's national selection show, Melodifestivalen, many times. | |
| Partille | Partille Arena | Hosted Eurovision Choir in 2019. It was too small for the main contest. | |
| Sandviken | Göransson Arena | Hosted one part of Melodifestivalen in 2010. | |
| Stockholm * | Friends Arena | This is a very popular venue for big events. | |
| Tele2 Arena | — | ||
| Temporary arena | There was an idea to build a temporary arena because it was hard to find an empty venue for the weeks needed. |
Countries That Took Part
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 – Participation summaries by country | |
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To join Eurovision, a country needs a national TV company that is part of the EBU. This TV company must be able to show the contest live to everyone in their country. The EBU invites all its members to join.
On December 5, 2023, the EBU announced that 37 countries would be in the 2024 contest. Luxembourg came back after 31 years, having last competed in 1993! Romania, who was in the 2023 contest, was not on the list for 2024. This was confirmed on January 25, 2024.
Two artists who had competed before came back this year: Natalia Barbu from Moldova (who was in 2007) and Hera Björk from Iceland (who was in 2010).
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 Albania |
RTSH | Besa | "Titan" | English |
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 Armenia |
AMPTV | Ladaniva | "Jako" (Ժակո) | Armenian |
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 Australia |
SBS | Electric Fields | "One Milkali (One Blood)" | English, Yankunytjatjara |
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 Austria |
ORF | Kaleen | "We Will Rave" | English |
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 Azerbaijan |
İTV | Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov | "Özünlə apar" | English, Azerbaijani |
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 Belgium |
RTBF | Mustii | "Before the Party's Over" | English |
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 Croatia |
HRT | Baby Lasagna | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | English | Marko Purišić | |
 Cyprus |
CyBC | Silia Kapsis | "Liar" | English |
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 Czechia |
ČT | Aiko | "Pedestal" | English |
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 Denmark |
DR | Saba | "Sand" | English |
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 Estonia |
ERR | 5miinust and Puuluup | "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" | Estonian |
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 Finland |
Yle | Windows95man | "No Rules!" | English |
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 France |
France Télévisions | Slimane | "Mon amour" | French |
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 Georgia |
GPB | Nutsa Buzaladze | "Firefighter" | English |
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 Germany |
NDR | Isaak | "Always on the Run" | English |
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 Greece |
ERT | Marina Satti | "Zari" (Ζάρι) | Greek |
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 Iceland |
RÚV | Hera Björk | "Scared of Heights" | English |
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 Ireland |
RTÉ | Bambie Thug | "Doomsday Blue" | English |
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 Israel |
IPBC | Eden Golan | "Hurricane" | English, Hebrew |
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 Italy |
RAI | Angelina Mango | "La noia" | Italian |
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 Latvia |
LTV | Dons | "Hollow" | English |
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 Lithuania |
LRT | Silvester Belt | "Luktelk" | Lithuanian |
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| Luxembourg |
RTL | Tali | "Fighter" | French, English |
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 Malta |
PBS | Sarah Bonnici | "Loop" | English |
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 Moldova |
TRM | Natalia Barbu | "In the Middle" | English |
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| Netherlands |
AVROTROS | Joost Klein | "Europapa" | Dutch |
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 Norway |
NRK | Gåte | "Ulveham" | Norwegian |
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 Poland |
TVP | Luna | "The Tower" | English |
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 Portugal |
RTP | Iolanda | "Grito" | Portuguese |
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 San Marino |
SMRTV | Megara | "11:11" | Spanish, Italian |
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 Serbia |
RTS | Teya Dora | "Ramonda" (Рамонда) | Serbian |
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 Slovenia |
RTVSLO | Raiven | "Veronika" | Slovene |
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 Spain |
RTVE | Nebulossa | "Zorra" | Spanish |
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 Sweden |
SVT | Marcus & Martinus | "Unforgettable" | English |
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| Switzerland |
SRG SSR | Nemo | "The Code" | English |
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 Ukraine |
Suspilne | Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | Ukrainian, English |
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 United Kingdom |
BBC | Olly Alexander | "Dizzy" | English |
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Other Countries That Didn't Join
Some countries that are members of the EBU, like Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monaco, and Slovakia, said they would not participate. Romania was also not on the list, mainly for money reasons. Their TV company, TVR, talked with the EBU for a while, but on January 25, 2024, TVR decided not to join the contest.
How the Show Was Made
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was put together by the Swedish TV company Sveriges Television (SVT). A team of people worked hard to make the show happen. Ebba Adielsson was the main producer, and many others helped with different parts, like directing the cameras and managing the production.
Many of the people working on the 2024 show had also worked on previous Eurovision contests held in Sweden, like in 2000, 2013, and 2016. The city of Malmö also helped by giving about 2.5 million Euros to the contest's budget.
Slogan and Look
On November 14, 2023, the EBU announced that the slogan "United by Music" would be used again for 2024 and for all future Eurovision contests. This slogan was first used in 2023.
The special art design for 2024 was called "The Eurovision Lights." It was shown on December 14. This design was created by two agencies from Stockholm. It uses simple, colorful lines that look like the aurora (Northern Lights) and sound equalizers. It was made to look good on all kinds of screens and materials.
Stage Design
The stage for the 2024 contest was designed by Florian Wieder from Germany. He has designed the stages for six past Eurovision contests! The lights and video content were designed by Fredrik Stormby from Sweden.
The stage had five moving LED cubes, LED floors, and a big screen at the back. All these parts, along with other lighting and video technology, were set up around a cross shape in the middle. The goal was to create a "360-degree experience" for everyone watching. The green room, where the artists wait for their results, was placed behind the main stage screen. Building the stage started on April 2 and finished on April 25.
Contest Shows
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final happened on May 7, 2024. Fifteen countries competed in this show. The audience from these countries, plus Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, voted. People watching from countries not in the contest could also vote as "Rest of the World." The order in which the songs were performed was announced on March 26. Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom also performed their songs during the show, even though they were already in the final.
The show started with past Eurovision stars Eleni Foureira, Eric Saade, and Chanel singing their famous Eurovision songs. Later, Johnny Logan, who won for Ireland three times, sang "Euphoria" (a Swedish winning song from 2012). Swedish artist Benjamin Ingrosso also performed a mix of his songs.
Qualifiers
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Cyprus |
Silia Kapsis | "Liar" | 67 | 6 |
| 2 | Serbia |
Teya Dora | "Ramonda" | 47 | 10 |
| 3 | Lithuania |
Silvester Belt | "Luktelk" | 119 | 4 |
| 4 | Ireland |
Bambie Thug | "Doomsday Blue" | 124 | 3 |
| 5 | Ukraine |
Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | 173 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland |
Luna | "The Tower" | 35 | 12 |
| 7 | Croatia |
Baby Lasagna | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | 177 | 1 |
| 8 | Iceland |
Hera Björk | "Scared of Heights" | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Slovenia |
Raiven | "Veronika" | 51 | 9 |
| 10 | Finland |
Windows95man | "No Rules!" | 59 | 7 |
| 11 | Moldova |
Natalia Barbu | "In the Middle" | 20 | 13 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan |
Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov | "Özünlə apar" | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Australia |
Electric Fields | "One Milkali (One Blood)" | 41 | 11 |
| 14 | Portugal |
Iolanda | "Grito" | 58 | 8 |
| 15 | Luxembourg |
Tali | "Fighter" | 117 | 5 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was on May 9, 2024, with sixteen countries competing. These countries, plus France, Italy, and Spain, voted. The "Rest of the World" also voted. France, Spain, and Italy performed their songs during the show.
This semi-final started with the hosts, Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, singing a fun version of the 2023 winning song "Tattoo." The show also featured past Eurovision winners like Helena Paparizou, Charlotte Perrelli, and Sertab Erener singing their winning songs. They even had the audience sing along! There was also a funny musical act about Eurovision. The 1984 Swedish winners, Herreys, performed their song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" after the qualifiers were announced.
Qualifiers
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Malta |
Sarah Bonnici | "Loop" | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | Albania |
Besa | "Titan" | 14 | 15 |
| 3 | Greece |
Marina Satti | "Zari" | 86 | 5 |
| 4 | Switzerland |
Nemo | "The Code" | 132 | 4 |
| 5 | Czechia |
Aiko | "Pedestal" | 38 | 11 |
| 6 | Austria |
Kaleen | "We Will Rave" | 46 | 9 |
| 7 | Denmark |
Saba | "Sand" | 36 | 12 |
| 8 | Armenia |
Ladaniva | "Jako" | 137 | 3 |
| 9 | Latvia |
Dons | "Hollow" | 72 | 7 |
| 10 | San Marino |
Megara | "11:11" | 16 | 14 |
| 11 | Georgia |
Nutsa Buzaladze | "Firefighter" | 54 | 8 |
| 12 | Belgium |
Mustii | "Before the Party's Over" | 18 | 13 |
| 13 | Estonia |
5miinust and Puuluup | "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" | 79 | 6 |
| 14 | Israel |
Eden Golan | "Hurricane" | 194 | 1 |
| 15 | Norway |
Gåte | "Ulveham" | 43 | 10 |
| 16 | Netherlands |
Joost Klein | "Europapa" | 182 | 2 |
The Grand Final
The Grand Final took place on May 11, 2024. Twenty-five countries competed. All 37 countries that participated in Eurovision, plus the "Rest of the World" online vote, cast their votes in the final. The host country, Sweden, had its performance order chosen randomly. The order for the other finalists was decided after the second semi-final.
The Netherlands was supposed to perform fifth but was removed from the contest due to an incident. However, the Netherlands could still vote in the final.
The final show started with Björn Skifs singing "Hooked on a Feeling". Then, all 25 finalists were introduced in a "flag parade" with a mix of famous Swedish songs. The show also featured the group Alcazar singing "Crying at the Discoteque". There was a special tribute to "Waterloo" by ABBA, celebrating 50 years since their win. Three past Eurovision winners, Carola, Charlotte Perrelli, and Conchita Wurst, sang the song. Loreen, the 2023 winner, also performed her new song "Forever" and her winning song "Tattoo."
Winner 
Disqualified
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Sweden |
Marcus & Martinus | "Unforgettable" | 174 | 9 |
| 2 | Ukraine |
Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" | 453 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany |
Isaak | "Always on the Run" | 117 | 12 |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
Tali | "Fighter" | 103 | 13 |
| Netherlands |
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| 6 | Israel |
Eden Golan | "Hurricane" | 375 | 5 |
| 7 | Lithuania |
Silvester Belt | "Luktelk" | 90 | 14 |
| 8 | Spain |
Nebulossa | "Zorra" | 30 | 22 |
| 9 | Estonia |
5miinust and Puuluup | "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midem" | 37 | 20 |
| 10 | Ireland |
Bambie Thug | "Doomsday Blue" | 278 | 6 |
| 11 | Latvia |
Dons | "Hollow" | 64 | 16 |
| 12 | Greece |
Marina Satti | "Zari" | 126 | 11 |
| 13 | United Kingdom |
Olly Alexander | "Dizzy" | 46 | 18 |
| 14 | Norway |
Gåte | "Ulveham" | 16 | 25 |
| 15 | Italy |
Angelina Mango | "La noia" | 268 | 7 |
| 16 | Serbia |
Teya Dora | "Ramonda" | 54 | 17 |
| 17 | Finland |
Windows95man | "No Rules!" | 38 | 19 |
| 18 | Portugal |
Iolanda | "Grito" | 152 | 10 |
| 19 | Armenia |
Ladaniva | "Jako" | 183 | 8 |
| 20 | Cyprus |
Silia Kapsis | "Liar" | 78 | 15 |
| 21 | Switzerland |
Nemo | "The Code" | 591 | 1 |
| 22 | Slovenia |
Raiven | "Veronika" | 27 | 23 |
| 23 | Croatia |
Baby Lasagna | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | 547 | 2 |
| 24 | Georgia |
Nutsa Buzaladze | "Firefighter" | 34 | 21 |
| 25 | France |
Slimane | "Mon amour" | 445 | 4 |
| 26 | Austria |
Kaleen | "We Will Rave" | 24 | 24 |
How the Points Were Given
The final results were decided by votes from expert juries and public votes (televoting) in all 37 participating countries. The "Rest of the World" also had a public vote.
First, each country's spokesperson announced their jury's favorite song, giving it 12 points. The other points were shown on screen. After all the jury points were given, the public votes were added up. The hosts then announced these points, starting from the country that got the fewest points from the juries and going up to the country with the most.
Winner
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| 1 | Switzerland |
591 | Switzerland |
365 | Croatia |
337 |
| 2 | Croatia |
547 | France |
218 | Israel |
323 |
| 3 | Ukraine |
453 | Croatia |
210 | Ukraine |
307 |
| 4 | France |
445 | Italy |
164 | France |
227 |
| 5 | Israel |
375 | Ukraine |
146 | Switzerland |
226 |
| 6 | Ireland |
278 | Ireland |
142 | Ireland |
136 |
| 7 | Italy |
268 | Portugal |
139 | Italy |
104 |
| 8 | Armenia |
183 | Sweden |
125 | Greece |
85 |
| 9 | Sweden |
174 | Armenia |
101 | Armenia |
82 |
| 10 | Portugal |
152 | Germany |
99 | Lithuania |
58 |
| 11 | Greece |
126 | Luxembourg |
83 | Sweden |
49 |
| 12 | Germany |
117 | Israel |
52 | Cyprus |
44 |
| 13 | Luxembourg |
103 | United Kingdom |
46 | Estonia |
33 |
| 14 | Lithuania |
90 | Greece |
41 | Serbia |
32 |
| 15 | Cyprus |
78 | Latvia |
36 | Finland |
31 |
| 16 | Latvia |
64 | Cyprus |
34 | Latvia |
28 |
| 17 | Serbia |
54 | Lithuania |
32 | Luxembourg |
20 |
| 18 | United Kingdom |
46 | Serbia |
22 | Georgia |
19 |
| 19 | Finland |
38 | Spain |
19 | Germany |
18 |
| 20 | Estonia |
37 | Austria |
19 | Portugal |
13 |
| 21 | Georgia |
34 | Georgia |
15 | Slovenia |
12 |
| 22 | Spain |
30 | Slovenia |
15 | Spain |
11 |
| 23 | Slovenia |
27 | Norway |
12 | Austria |
5 |
| 24 | Austria |
24 | Finland |
7 | Norway |
4 |
| 25 | Norway |
16 | Estonia |
4 | United Kingdom |
0 |
| — | Netherlands |
— | Netherlands |
— | Netherlands |
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12 Points Awarded
Here's a quick look at which countries gave out the top score of 12 points in the final.
In the jury vote, Switzerland received 12 points from 22 countries! France got 12 points from four countries. Portugal and Ukraine each got 12 points from two countries. Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Sweden each received 12 points from one country.
In the public vote, Israel received 12 points from 14 countries and the "Rest of the World" vote. Croatia got 12 points from nine countries, and Ukraine got 12 points from seven countries. Cyprus, Estonia, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Switzerland each received 12 points from one country.
| # | Recipient | Countries giving 12 points |
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| 22 | Switzerland |
Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine |
| 4 | France |
Armenia, Belgium, Iceland, Slovenia |
| 3 | Portugal |
Croatia, France, United Kingdom |
| 2 | Croatia |
Cyprus, Serbia |
| Ukraine |
Czech Republic, Moldova |
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| 1 | Greece |
Switzerland |
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Australia |
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Israel |
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Germany |
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| 15 | Israel |
Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal,  Rest of the World, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| 9 | Croatia |
Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia |
| 7 | Ukraine |
Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Poland |
| 1 | Cyprus |
Greece |
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Latvia |
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| France |
Armenia |
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Cyprus |
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| Luxembourg |
Israel |
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| Serbia |
Croatia |
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| Switzerland |
Ukraine |
See also
In Spanish: Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2024 para niños
