Malmo, Sweden – Switzerland’s Nemo won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, becoming the first artist identifying as nonbinary to claim victory, in a competition marked by controversy over Israel’s participation during the war in Gaza. Twenty-four-year-old Nemo’s “The Code” won the highest score from nations’ juries, and enough of the popular votes to get...
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Switzerland’s Nemo wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Switzerland has been crowned the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 champion, winning thanks to singer Nemo and their song “The Code”. The 24-year-old pop singer, who goes by they/them...
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Nemo is the first nonbinary winner of Eurovision
Malmo, Sweden: Nemo, representing Switzerland, won the Eurovision Song Contest for The Code, a catchy track in which Nemo raps and sings operatically about their journey to realizing they were nonbinary. The victory – the first for a nonbinary performer and the first for Switzerland since Celine Dion won in 1988 – capped a rocky...
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Switzerland won Eurovision’s jury vote, while viewers favoured Croatia, Israel
MALMO, Sweden, – Swiss artist Nemo won the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating 24 rivals with the song “The Code”, while Israel’s Eden Golan finished fifth despite calls for a boycott over the war in Gaza. The winner of the annual music competition was decided by votes from television audiences...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | Entertainment
Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year’s contest has been thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel to be excluded over its...
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Eurovision 2024: Switzerland’s Nemo wins as UK comes 18th
12 May 2024 Mark Savage,Music correspondent in Malmö, Sweden Corinne Cumming / EBU Nemo topped the jury vote Swiss singer Nemo has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, with their song The Code. A compelling hybrid of opera and hip-hop, it topped the jury vote, helping the 24-year-old gain an impressive score of 591...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest amid Gaza protests
Entertainment Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest amid Gaza protests Event held in Malmo, Sweden Croatia comes 2nd, Israel in 5th place Dutch participant disqualified from final Updated On: Sun, 12 May 2024 08:38:53 PKT MALMO (Reuters) –...
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Swiss on a roll: Switzerland win Eurovision Song Contest as Bambie Thug makes the top ten
Non Binary singer Nemo topped with their Popera track The Code about self-discovery. Nemo of Switzerland wins the title with his song The Code during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. Picture: AP Photo/Martin Meissner Ireland’s entrant Bambie Thug came sixth with their song Doomsday Blue. Bambie Thug’s performance of...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision as chaos engulfs iconic song contest
Switzerland has won Eurovision, topping the leaderboard in a competition fraught with last-minute changes and backstage incidents. Non-binary performer Nemo used their childhood opera experience to pull together an impressive performance mixing rap, rock, drum ‘n bass and classical opera, as well as balancing on a revolving disc spinning at speed as they sang. The...
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Switzerland leads race for Eurovision Song Contest trophy | Entertainment
Switzerland was leading in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday after a partial vote count, ahead of France and Ireland in what remains a wide-open race as protests continued in host city Malmo over the war in Gaza. The winner of the competition is decided by votes from television audiences...
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Eurovision 2024 final as it happened: Bambie Thug takes sixth place for Ireland as Switzerland wins
And it’s a wrap from Kirsty Blake Knox in Malmo… Switzerland has been crowned the winner of the 68th Eurovision song contest. Non-binary singer Nemo topped with their Popera track The Code about self-discovery. Ireland’s entrant Bambie Thug came sixth with their song Doomsday Blue. Bambie Thug’s performance was met with rapturous applause and they...
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Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest
MALMO, Sweden – Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with “The Code,” an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their nongender identity. Nemo beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the...