Switzerland crowned Eurovision 2024 grand final winner — as it ...

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After 25 pulsating performances, Eurovision 2024 has come to an end.

Switzerland's Nemo has won the 68th Contest with the song The Code.

Catch up on all of the action from Malmö in our blog.

Key events1 hours agoSat 11 May 2024 at 11:46pm Nemo's press conference1 hours agoSat 11 May 2024 at 11:23pm The moment Nemo was crowned 2024 Eurovision winner2 hours agoSat 11 May 2024 at 10:51pm Nemo accepts the trophy

2024 Eurovision final leaderboard

Here is the final scoreboard with Switzerland coming out on top!

That's it for another year!

And this is where I'll leave you — I'll admit I am sad about that ????

Although there was a lot of controversy, it truly was a fun and amazing Contest to look back on.

Well done to Malmö as a host city, to the broadcasters, and to all 25 entries.

BUT, the biggest congratulations goes to Switzerland's winner, Nemo for their incredible performance. I have no doubt we'll all be bopping along to this song for days to come.

I hope you enjoyed all the action from the grand final.

Thank you for sticking around with me from 4.30am this morning!

Next year, we head off to Switzerland for Eurovision 2025 woohoo.

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Nemo's press conference

They get a big round of applause.

One of the questions they are asked is about how they see their career in the future.

"I'm honestly just thinking about tonight, and that's more than enough," they said.

"Tomorrow I will wake up and it'll be a new day."

Someone then says to Nemo that they are the first non-binary person to win Eurovision. How does it make you feel?

"It makes me incredibly proud, not for me, but our whole community who are daring to be themselves."

And I love this line from Nemo:

"To hear my name next to Celine Dion...what the heck!"

They also addressed the controversies surrounding the competition over the last week, including the protests and Joost Klein's disqualification.

"This whole experience was really intense, and not pleasant all the way. There were a lot of things that didn't seem like it was all about love and unity, and that made me really sad."

They added: "I really hope that Eurovision can continue to stand for peace and love in the future, and I think that needs a lot of work still."

Here's what you may have missed over the last few days

Looking for a quick catch-up? We've got you:

Croatia came second with 547 points with Baby Lasagna's much fancied Rim Tim Tagi DimThe UK's Olly Alexander finished in 18th place, and was unable to score any votes from the publicA very big public vote of 323 lifted Israel into fifth place despite low jury scoresThe Netherlands' performer Joost Klein was disqualified right before the grand final due to an incident with a female production worker. Many fans were left upset as the Dutch artist was among the favourites to winProtesters took to the streets of Malmö to demonstrate against Israel's participation in the Contest

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The moment Nemo was crowned 2024 Eurovision winnerICYMI, here's Nemo's winning performanceHere's what a couple of you have to say

Big Congratulations to Switzerland ???????? from Australia. We have been following this amazing show for over twenty years ago. We regretted, Australian hasn’t gone that far, but always keep hope, wishing them well and waiting for next chance.????????????????♥️????

— ManhHung NGO

Croatia was robbed

— Mark G

Much deserved win from Switzerland this year but credit to Croatia for coming so close to the title, bring on next year with Australia hopefully getting invited again.

— Adam

Forget all the haters - the REAL audience came out today by direct vote and said music wins. Beautiful performances, including by Israel, so looking forward to next year in Switzerland ????????????

— Jono

The biggest congratulations to Nemo

I'm a little overcome with emotion, I am so happy for Nemo — truly, truly well deserved.

I was deep down hoping for Croatia to get the win, but Switzerland was always a close second for me.

They are the first non-binary singer to win the contest, and they wowed the audience with their performance of The Code — a pop, opera, and rap tune all about self-discovery.

Switzerland's win ends a contest that has been shrouded in controversy due to protests over the Israel-Gaza war, and the disqualification of Dutch contestant Joost Klein over an incident with a female member of the production crew.

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Nemo accepts the trophy

Nemo has made the walk from the green room to the stage.

Loreen has handed over the Eurovision trophy to Nemo and they go off to get ready to sing their song again.

"Thank you, I hope this contest can live up to its promise and continue to stand up for peace," Nemo says.

Who doesn't love being treated to a second slice of pie? But I don't know how they'll manage to sing again, Nemo was overwhelmed with emotion.

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Switzerland WINS EUROVISION!!!

They needed 183 points to win and they got WELL OVER 200!!

THEY HAVE WON EUROVISION WITH A TOTAL OF 591 POINTS!

Croatia come in second with 547 points — sooooo close to the crown.

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