Eurovision Song Contest 2024 to Be Hosted in Swedish City Malmo
variety.comK.J. Yossman The Swedish city of Malmö is set to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The city, set on the coast of southern Sweden, was selected after a bidding process across the country.
Swedish broadcaster STV will stage the show after the country’s singing representative, Loreen, won this year’s competition in Liverpool, U.K.
The winner of the contest is usually selected to host the event the following year. This year’s Eurovision was held in the U.K.
because Ukraine – the previous year’s winners – was deemed too risky following the Russian invasion. Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest also coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of ABBA’s debut on the show, with fans anticipating the contest will feature some kind of tribute to Sweden’s biggest ever pop band.
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