Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation draw scheduled for January 30

Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation draw scheduled for January 30
Thursday, 14 December 2023

  • January 30, 2024 is the date the Eurovision Song Contest Semi- Final Allocation Draw and Host City Insignia Handover Ceremony will be taking place in Malmo. 

    The organisers of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest have confirmed that the Semi-Final Allocation Draw and Handover Ceremony for Eurovision 2024 will take place on January 30.

    On January 30 we will get to know in which semi-final each of the 31 participating countries will compete in as the draw that will determine the semifinals allocation will take place at Malmo in Liverpool along with the Handover Ceremony.

     

    The draw process 

    There will be two stages in the draw process. The first draw will decide in which semi-final the prequalfied nations (Germany, the United Kingdom -this year's host-, Italy, France, Spain and of course Ukraine) will be casting their votes in. 

    The second phase of the draw will settle the rest 31 nations and which semi-final they'll be competing while a second draw will decide in which half of the semi-final they will appear on stage. The 31 countries are distributed in pots according to the voting pattern of each country in the past years. This formula aims to avoid neighbouring voting between the nations. 

    However the exact running order of the semifinals will be resolved by the producers in late March. 

     

    Semi-finalist countries

    1. Albania
    2. Armenia
    3. Australia
    4. Austria
    5. Azerbaijan
    6. Belgium
    7. Croatia
    8. Cyprus
    9. Czechia
    10. Denmark
    11. Estonia
    12. Finland
    13. Georgia
    14. Greece
    15. Iceland
    16. Ireland
    17. Israel
    18. Latvia
    19. Lithuania
    20. Luxembourg
    21. Malta
    22. Moldova
    23. Netherlands
    24. Norway
    25. Poland
    26. Portugal
    27. San Marino
    28. Serbia
    29. Slovenia
    30. Switzerland
    31. Ukraine

     

    Big 5 & Host Country

    1. France
    2. Germany
    3. Italy
    4. Spain
    5. Sweden
    6. United Kingdom

     

    Handover Ceremony

    During the Host City Insignia Ceremony  the Mayor of Liverpool and Malomo's Mayor, Stefano Lo Russo, will be present in order to pass the keys of the organization from Liver[pool  to this year's host city, Malmo. 

     

    Eurovision 2024

    Following Loreen's victorious participation with 'Tatoo' in Liverpool last year , the next contest will be taking place in Malmo. Sweden.Malmö will host the contest for the third time, having previously hosted in 1992 and 2013.

    Eurovision 2024 is set to unfold on May 7, 9 with the two semifinals and on May 11 with the Grand final. A total of 37 countires will be participating in the 68th edition . 

     

    Apart from the latest news you can enjoy all the past and recent songs in Eurovision history along with the national selection ones on www.eurofansradio.com .

     

     

    News Source: EBU/ESCToday

    Image: Eurovision.tv

     

     

AUTHORS

  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.