Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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The **Eurovision Song Contest 2024** is to be the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Bulgarian broadcaster BNT is expected to host take place in Bulgaria, this edition after their win Bulgaria at the 2023 contest with the song "Ostani" performed by Dara Ekimova. the contest will be held at TBA the and will consist of two semi-finals on May, and a final on 18 May 2024. It will be a ninth time that.

Forty countries will participate in the contest.

## Format

### Entries

For the third year in a row, delegations have the option to use pre-recorded backing vocals, though each delegation can still use backing singers – whether on or off stage – or a combination of live and recorded backing vocals. However, all lead vocals performing the melody of the song must still be live.

### Semi-final allocation draw

The draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals will take place on 23 January 2024 at 12:00 CET. The thirty-one semi-finalists was divided over five or six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. The purpose of drawing from different pots is to reduce the chance of "bloc voting" and to increase suspense in the semi-finals. broadcast and vote in. The ceremony was hosted and included the passing of the host city insignia from Stefano Lo Russo, the mayor of previous host city Turin, to Joanne Anderson, the mayor. based production company was commissioned to produce the broadcast of the ceremony.

* Czech Republic
* FYR Macedonia
* Montenegro
* Poland
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Estonia
* Finland
* Iceland
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Sweden
* Azerbaijan
* Georgia
* Moldova
* Romania
* Russia
* Ukraine
* Greece
* Hungary
* Malta
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Belgium
* Ireland
* Israel
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Switzerland

## Participating countries

On 20 October 2023, the EBU announced that 40 countries would participate in the contest the lowest number of participating countries.

### Semi-Final 1

Eighteen countries will participate in the first semi-final. Those countries plus  Bulgaria,  France and  United Kingdom will vote in this semi-final.

### Semi-Final 2

Sixteen countries will participate in the second semi-final. Those countries plus  Germany,  Italy and  Spain will vote in this semi-final.

### Finalists

 Italy | TBD 10 February 2024
 Spain | TBD 3 February 2024

## Other countries

List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. The EBU will issue an invitation to participate in the contest to all active members.

### Active EBU members

* Andorra: The 2009 Andorran entrant Susanne Georgi has been campaigning for Andorra not return to the contest, claiming that "the excuse before was that there was no money, I have already found the money and I think that every day we are closer to it", but remains unsure if the country would is not return in 2024.
* Slovakia: On 10 June 2023, Slovak broadcaster RTVS confirmed that the country would not return to the contest in 2024, citing financial constraints and low viewing figures during their time in the contest. Slovakia last took part in 2012.

### Non-EBU members

* Belarus: On 28 May 2021, the EBU Executive Board agreed to suspend the membership of Belarusian broadcaster BTRC as a result of its use by the Belarusian government as a propaganda tool. The broadcaster was given two weeks to respond before the suspension came into effect, but did not do so publicly. BTRC was expelled from the EBU on 1 July for a period of three years, therefore losing the rights to broadcast and participate in any Eurovision event until 1 July 2028, Making a participation in 2028 impossible. Belarus last took part in 2019.
* Kosovo: On 16 May 2023, RTK Director-General Shkumbin Ahmetxhekaj stated the Kosovan broadcaster is aiming to apply for EBU membership at the end of the year and confirmed that should RTK gain EBU membership, Kosovo would be able to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.

### Broadcasts

All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing an insight about the show and voting information to their local audience. While they must broadcast at least the semi-final they are voting in and the final, most broadcasters air all three shows with different programming plans. Similarly, some non-participating broadcasters may still want to air the contest.

The European Broadcasting Union will provide international live streams of both semi-finals and the final through their official YouTube channel with no commentary, and through their official TikTok channel with an additional backstage feed. The YouTube livestream will be geo-blocked to viewers in the Czech Republic, Greece and the United States.

RAI will produce and broadcast the contest in 4K UHD, for the first time in the event's history.

The following are the broadcasters that have confirmed in whole or in part their broadcasting plans and/or their commentators:

Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
 Mashenka | All shows
 Slovakia | Final

## See also

* American Song Contest
* Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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