January 30, 2024 - Eurovision Universe

This is the allocation draw!

Today, the gauntlet had been thrown: the decision on who performs in which semifinal has been made. 1st semifinal, 1st half: Ukraine Cyprus Poland Serbia Lithuania Croatia Ireland 1st semifinal, 2nd half: Slovenia Iceland Finland Portugal Luxembourg Australia Azerbaijan Moldova Sweden, United Kingdom and Germany will vote in this semifinal. 2nd semifinal, 1st half: Austria Malta Switzerland Greece Czechia Albania Denmark Armenia 2nd semifinal, 2nd half: Israel Estonia Georgia The Netherlands Norway Latvia San Marino Belgium Spain, Italy and France will vote in this semifinal. Beside the allocation draw it was also the moment when the mayor of Liverpool, Steve Rodham, handed over the key to the Eurovision host city to the mayor of Malmö, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh.

🇪🇸 Spain: Benidorm Fest starts

Tonight, Benidorm Fest will start. It is the Spanish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Each of the two semifinals will contain eight songs. Four songs each will go to the final on Saturday, 3 February. Tonight’s show will start on 22.50 CET and you can watch it here. Below you’ll find the titles and contestants: Lérica sings “Astronauta” Noan sings “Te echo de” Sofia Coll sings “Here to say” Mantra sings “Me vas a ver” Miss Cafeina sings “Bla bla bla” Quique Niza sings “Prisionero” Angy Fernández sings “Sé quién soy” Nebulossa sings “Zorra” None of the artists took part in Benidorm Fest before.

🇸🇪 Tonight: the semifinal allocation draw

photo: Culture Liverpool Tonight, the allocation draw to decide which country will perform in which semifinal, will take place. The draw starts at 19.00 CET and you can watch it here. Tonight, it will also be decided which country of the Big 5 will vote in which semifinal. And the third thing we will learn is where Sweden, who automatically will join in the final, will be performing. The countries will be drawn from several pots. Below you will find those pots.