Eurovision 2024 news: Odds, when is the final and what are Olly ...
Eden Golan will perform her song ‘Hurriane’ in the final on Saturday against fellow contestants including Ireland’s Bambie Thug and Croatia’s Baby Lasagna
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Further protests are expected to take place after Israel qualified as one of the 26 countries competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 final.
Ahead of the second semi-final on Thursday 9 May, thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators took to the streets in Malmö, Sweden, where this year’s contest is being held, to protest against Israel’s participation amid its war on Gaza.
The country is being represented by singer Eden Golan, whose rehearsal performance of her song “Hurricane” was met with boos and shouts of “free Palestine” on Wednesday.
Swedish authorities have ramped up security and are bracing for possible unrest when the final takes place this Saturday.
Other countries to make it through to the final after competing on Thursday include favourites such as Croatia’s Baby Lasagna, Ireland’s Bambie Thug, and Switzerland’s Nemo.
The UK is being represented by pop singer Olly Alexander, who told the BBC on Friday that his odds for winning are “at one per cent”.
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Abba fans have been sent into a frenzy after the group shared a cheeky video to their official TikTok account, hinting at a potential appearance at the Eurovision final on Saturday (11 May).
The five-second clip uses audio from a teaser for Keeping Up with the Kardashians, as Kim Kardashian announces: “OK guys, we’re back... did you miss us?”
Archive footage shows the Swedish supergroup, featuring Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, peeking out from behind some foliage.
The clip had already been viewed over a million times at the time of writing.
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The bookies have been updating their odds for the favourites at this year’s song contest.
Maverick singer Baby Lasagna is still the current favourite with his bonkers entry “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”, while Israel’s Eden Golan is second favourite.
BetVictor is offering odds of 11/10 on Baby Lasagna, and 11/5 for Golan and her song “Hurricane”.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian duo Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil are at 16/1, and Ireland’s entry Bambie Thug has odds of 14/1. Italy is another top favourite, with odds of 22/1.
Unfortunately, the UK’s Olly Alexander seems like a long-shot, as odds on his song “Dizzy” are currently at 80/1. But that’s not as bad as Sweden’s delegates Marcus & Martinus, who have a 100/1 shot of clinching a second consecutive win for the host country with “Unforgettable”.
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Abba sent fans into a frenzy as they teased a Eurovision appearance with a cheeky TikTok.
The five-second teaser features old footage of the supergroup with a voiceover that says: “Okay guys, we’re back. Did you miss us? Because we missed you.”
It has been viewed more than 1.5 million times since being posted this week.
This year’s Eurovision marks the 50th anniversary of Abba’s 1974 win and the song contest is being held in their home country of Sweden.
“I swear if these four do a reunion I will explode,” one excited fan commented on the TikTok.
Another added: “This is historic.”
Roisin O'Connor10 May 2024 11:14
Ireland’s 2024 Eurovision contestant Bambie Thug is undoubtedly one of the favourites of this year’s competition, winning over more fans after their astonishing performance at the first semi-final.
Bambie, who goes by they/them/their pronouns, is therefore the first Irish contestant to make it through to a Eurovision final since 2018. They been praised for what many have dubbed a flawless performance that will assert them as one to beat.
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