Eurovision Song Contest: Olly? Gåte? Marcus and Martinus?

The grand final in Malmö, Sweden, will take place tomorrow. Here are three contenders with a good chance of winning.

By Michael Hartmann. May, 10.2024.

Gåte. Olly Alexander. Marcus and Martinus. (Photo Credits: Julia Marie Nagelstad/NRK, PHOTOGRAPHER/EBU, Jonathan Perlmann).

Olly Alexander will represent the United Kingdom in this years’s Eurovision Song Contest. The 33 year old singer has become a once-in-a-generation voice: The TV series It’s A Sin won Best New Drama at the National Television Awards, with Olly also nominated for Leading Actor at the 2022 BAFTA Television Awards.

He is also known from the amazing band Years & Years. Olly Alexander is a trailblazing modern pop star.

Here are some photos from his Eurovision music video Dizzy.

Olly Alexander. (Photo Credit: PHOTOGRAPHER/EBU via Eurovision.tv).
Olly Alexander performing Dizzy for United Kingdom at the First Semi-Final at Malmö Arena. (Photo Credit: PHOTOGRAPHER/EBU via Eurovision.tv).
Olly Alexander performing Dizzy for United Kingdom at the First Semi-Final at Malmö Arena. (Photo Credit: PHOTOGRAPHER/EBU via Eurovision.tv).
Olly Alexander performing Dizzy for United Kingdom at the First Semi-Final at Malmö Arena. (Photo Credit: PHOTOGRAPHER/EBU via Eurovision.tv).

Can yo see similarities between Dizzy and Troye Sivan’s Rush? Below is a photo from Troye Sivan’s video…

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Troye Sivan “Rush”.

 The United Kingdom: Olly Alexander – Dizzy:

Here is Olly’s live performance from the first semi-final:

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Also in the grand final…

NORWAY: GÅTE -Ulveham.

Gåte are rocking out for Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with their folklore-inspired song Ulveham. In the words of Eurovision.tv, It is a folklore-inspired rock hit, full of evil stepmothers, beautiful maidens, and creepy woods.

Gåte. (Photo Credit: Julia Marie Nagelstad/NRK).

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SWEDEN: Marcus and Martinus – Unforgettable.

Norwegian twins Marcus & Martinus will represent Sweden with their catchy pop song Unforgettable. They are familiar faces in Scandinavia, and got a warm welcome at Melodifestivalen. They are ready for the grand final.

Marcus and Martinus. (Photo Credit: Jonathan Perlmann).

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Related story: Eurovision Norway: Five artists revealed.

The Eurovision Song Contest is the world’s biggest live music event – reaching nearly 200 million viewers.

To keep up with the excitement, check out this website of you don’t know it already. Eurovision.tv has all the fun and information an Eurovision fan can dream of. And here is their amazing YouTube channel filled with great songs and videos.

‘United By Music’ is chosen as permanent slogan for the Eurovision Song Contest

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Sveriges Television (SVT) have announced that ‘United By Music’ will be the slogan for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) – and all future Contests.

The slogan was created by the BBC to demonstrate the unique partnership between the UK, Ukraine and the Host City Liverpool at the 2023 Contest earlier this year and reflects the power of music to bring people together across the world.

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