Every 2024 Eurovision Song, Ranked

After Loreen’s record-equaling triumph successful Liverpool past year, the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest is heading to acquainted territory connected May 7-11. As reigning champions, Sweden are playing hosts for the seventh clip and astatine the aforesaid venue which staged the 2013 competition, the Malmö Arena. And earlier a enactment has adjacent been sung, the contention is already shaping up to beryllium 1 of the astir absorbing successful caller memory. There’s the instrumentality of an aged powerhouse aft 30 years successful the wilderness, much autochthonal connection entries than ever before, and dissimilar past year’s two-horse race, a wealthiness of imaginable winners which, arsenic you’d expect, scope from the sublime to the ridiculous. From supernatural folk-metal and Aboriginal popular to blessed hardcore bangers and patriotic powerfulness ballads, here’s each contender ranked from worst to best.

Latvia has 1 of the worst Eurovision records successful caller history, qualifying conscionable six times implicit the past 20 years, with the past coming backmost successful 2016. Had Latvia sent the Cats-on-acid novelty that finished 2nd runner-up successful the nationalist final, their losing streak whitethorn good person travel to an end. Instead, they opted for Dons, a moderately palmy homegrown vocalist whose introduction is sadly escaped of meowing samples and feline cosplay. It’s besides sadly escaped of thing remotely distinctive, a generic chest-beating ballad for those who find Imagine Dragons a small excessively edgy.

One of respective entries that has succumbed to the “Cha Cha Cha” effect, “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei beverage maine (küll) midagi” is an improbable collaboration betwixt hip-hop outfit 5miinust and nu-folk duo Puuluup. The erstwhile whitethorn already person 5 fig ones to their sanction successful Estonia, but this is the Käärijä knockoff astir apt to get mislaid successful translation. Indeed, portion its wordy rubric – the longest successful Eurovision past seemingly – meaning “We (sure) cognize thing astir (these) drugs” and deranged dada dancing mightiness spell down good astatine home, the remainder of Europe are apt to beryllium near scratching their heads.

Having antecedently competed successful Georgia’s Got Talent, The Voice of Turkey, and American Idol (where she was eliminated successful the archetypal unrecorded week), Nutsa Buzaladze shouldn’t beryllium excessively apprehensive astir performing successful beforehand of 162 cardinal people. She’s surely got plentifulness to enactment with connected this Frankenstein’s monster of a half-dozen antithetic ethnopop bangers, adjacent if nary of them are peculiarly memorable oregon tuneful. “Firefighter,” which, of course, features a occurrence motor siren amidst each the chaos, volition person to smash its staging if it’s to nonstop Georgia to the finals for the archetypal clip since 2016.

Malta is possibly this year’s astir shameless entry, adopting the aforesaid bushed of each basal popular anthem that’s emerged since Cyprus’ “Fuego” backmost successful 2018, and adjacent much blatantly, the aboriginal ‘00-style creation interruption which helped Israel’s “Unicorn” skyrocket up the leaderboard past year. Having antecedently competed successful the Junior Eurovision nationalist last and the Maltese mentation of The X Factor, Sarah Bonnici should person some the acquisition and the occurrence to merchantability “Loop” to the masses. However, the consciousness of déjà vu whitethorn beryllium a small excessively beardown to overcome.

Let’s anticipation the Albanian squad haven’t introduced excessively overmuch choreography for their Eurovision entry. Former The Voice of Albania justice Besa struggled to maestro the creation of singing and walking astatine a leisurely gait successful the nationalist final, lone conscionable avoiding an embarrassing trip implicit her regal golden dress. Still, different on-stage mishap would marque this somewhat disjointed offering much interesting. “Titan” was archetypal performed successful Besa’s autochthonal lingua earlier being adapted into English. And there’s a consciousness that the opus itself has been compromised, resulting successful a somewhat bland Sia-does-Middle Eastern popular fig that, with 30 seconds to spare, abruptly pivots into the soundtrack of an ‘80s workout VHS.

Israel’s Eurovision introduction this twelvemonth has travel nether aggravated scrutiny. Eden Golan was forced to importantly alter “October Rain,” its archetypal incarnation, owed to its less-than-subtle allusions to the October 2023 Hamas attacks (“There’s nary aerial near to breathe”… “They were each bully children, each 1 of them”). And respective countries person threatened to boycott the contention successful effect to Israel’s participation. It’s possibly not astonishing truthful that the newly-titled “Hurricane” is arsenic generic arsenic they come, a Demi Lovato-esque powerfulness ballad which tries to accidental a batch but ends up saying thing astatine all.

Although co-written by Bojan Cvjetićanin, the frontman of Slovenia’s 2023 entrant Joker Out, “Veronika” is sadly not different throwback to the glory days of indie sleaze. Raiven has tried and failed to correspond her state connected 3 erstwhile occasions, which possibly explains wherefore she’s thrown everything but the room descend into this attempt: operatic wails, galloping drums, and the benignant of click-clacking noises that suggest 2018 victor Netta accidentally wandered into the studio. They’re each present connected a melodramatic ode to, what else, but the 15th period countess who became Slovenia’s archetypal convicted witch?

Iceland avoided a governmental storm erstwhile blistery favourite Bashar Murad, an outspoken Palestinian singer-songwriter, was unexpectedly thwarted successful the nationalist last by a much-unfancied fifty-something Europop diva. Admittedly, Hera Björk has bully Eurovision form. She finished 19th backmost successful 2010 with the glorious schlager-house of “Je Ne Sais Quoi.” “Scared of Heights,” however, sounds similar a leftover way that’s been gathering particulate for the past 14 years. The Nordic federation garnered a estimation successful the 2010s for going distinctly leftfield. But pursuing past year’s generic drum’n’bass offering, this is different motion they’ve mislaid their mojo.

Poor Germany person escaped the bottommost 2 conscionable erstwhile since 2014. And portion this evident effort to echo Lewis Capaldi, Rag’n’Bone Man, oregon immoderate different fig of British antheral vocalists who dependable similar they desperately request a pharynx lozenge is by nary means this year’s worst entry, don’t beryllium amazed to spot them propping up the scoreboard erstwhile more. A daze triumph astatine the nationalist selection, Isaak’s “Always connected the Run” is so the astir susceptible benignant of Eurovision song: perfectly serviceable but with thing to animate voters to prime up the telephone up of 25 others.

Drag Race Belgique judge and self-proclaimed 21st Century Boy Mustii surely isn’t shy, spending astir of the promo for “Before the Party’s Over” successful assorted states of undress. Disappointingly, the opus itself isn’t rather arsenic provocative. Indeed, acold from the glittery electro stomper you mightiness expect, Belgium’s introduction is alternatively different of those sad-boy ballads that’s go an unwelcome staple of late. Mustii’s almighty vocals and that soaring climax volition nary uncertainty beryllium catnip to juries. But with nary less than 7 hitmakers credited, it inevitably feels similar a songwriting campy template.

Perennial underdogs San Marino scored the dreaded nul points successful past year’s semi-final. The barroom for Megara’s self-described “f*** disconnected message,” therefore, is beauteous low. The Madrid-based outfit, who doubly tried to correspond Spain earlier uncovering occurrence successful the microstate’s genuinely exhausting 129-entry nationalist final, describe their dependable arsenic “the cleanable premix betwixt the sinister and fabric candy.” That’s a just summary judging by “11:11,” which lurches from bubblegum metallic and techno bleeps to flamenco guitars and guttural roars, portion its accompanying video resembles a Warped Tour instrumentality connected Airheads. The stone ballot volition spell elsewhere, but portion it won’t qualify, it should debar the woody spoon.

Slimane is rather the coup, having scored 3 fig 1 albums since winning France’s mentation of The Voice back successful 2016. His endowment amusement roots are intelligibly evident connected “Mon amour,” a chanson truthful quintessentially French it mightiness arsenic good beryllium performed by a beret-wearing bicyclist holding a baguette. After intriguing but unsuccessful forays into Celtic electronica and chic Parisian disco, France’s philharmonic regression is understandable if a small underwhelming. But successful a tract afloat of uptempos, a straight-forward, showboating ballad volition inevitably basal out. Don’t beryllium amazed if this places the highest of the Big Five.

Following rumors that either Aussie popular royalty Dannii Minogue oregon 2016 runner-up Dami Im would correspond Eurovision’s geographical outliers, the uncover of lesser-known duo Electric Fields was alternatively anticlimactic. Still, former The X Factor contestants Zaachariaha Fielding and Michael Ross, who mislaid to Kate Miller-Heidke’s bonkers popera successful 2019’s nationalist final, person delivered thing ne'er heard earlier successful the contest: lyrics successful the Aboriginal connection of Yankunytjatjara (albeit lone 2 words). The unifying connection of “One Milkali (One Blood)” volition surely travel arsenic alleviation to organizers. But its muted house-pop dependable whitethorn conflict to marque itself heard successful a twelvemonth which has wholly eschewed the thought that little is more.

Electric Fields aren’t the lone Aussies successful this year’s contest. Born successful Sydney to a Greek dancer parent and Cypriot vocalist father, Silia Kapsis volition beryllium flying the emblem for the paternal broadside of her household with a rebuttal to “people who unrecorded successful a fake satellite with a fake script.” Having breached contented past twelvemonth by sending a (shock!) antheral and (horror!) ballad, Cyprus person gone backmost to basics, sending different watered-down mentation of the ethnopop banger that reversed their Eurovision fortunes. Unlike Eleni Foureira’s “Fuego,” robbed of triumph by Netta’s irritating novelty deed “Toy,” “Liar” is apt to get mislaid successful the dancefloor crowd.

Having failed to suffice for past year’s last with a westernized Ed Sheeran-esque ditty, Greece person wisely decided to gully upon their ain affluent philharmonic heritage. In fact, one-time Berklee College of Music pupil Marina Satti specifically co-wrote her introduction arsenic a solemnisation of Greek civilization aged and new. That possibly explains wherefore “Zari” sounds much similar a collage of disparate sounds than a fully-formed song, lurching from snake-charming flutes and reggaeton beats to video crippled synths and operatic Middle Eastern melodies without immoderate peculiar focus. File this nether ‘always intriguing but highly divisive.’

Singer-songwriter Nemo performed Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” portion dressed arsenic a panda past twelvemonth for Switzerland’s mentation of The Masked Singer and adjacent that’s little bewildering than this Eurovision entry. Inspired by their ain non-binary journey, “The Code” delivers a large connection of freedom, self-identity, and acceptance. But it gets mislaid successful a chopped and unopen premix of drum and bass, popular opera, Eurorap, and The Greatest Showman which whitethorn permission you reaching for the Ibuprofen. Remarkably, this is present the blistery favourite to win.

Teya Dora volition already beryllium acquainted to overmuch of the TikTok procreation having spawned a hugely fashionable meme and racked up 100 cardinal Spotify streams with past year’s breakthrough azygous “Džanum.” “Ramonda,” a sobering patriotic fig named aft the works which represents Serbia’s struggles during World War I, seems improbable to animate arsenic galore viral dances, however. Dora, a erstwhile Berklee College classmate of Charlie Puth, sings the remembrance ballad beautifully, and the crescendo’s swirling strings and tribal percussion volition nary uncertainty induce immoderate patriotic tears. But without overmuch cosmopolitan appeal, Serbia whitethorn neglect to suffice for the archetypal clip since 2017.

While excessively galore countries to notation person taken their cues from the 2023 runner-up, Denmark is the lone federation to person been inspired by the existent winner. Their introduction is adjacent named aft the substance that Loreen rolled astir successful nether what looked similar a elephantine sandwich toaster. Described arsenic a metaphor for losing control, “Sand” is 1 of those precision-tooled popular epics that the Scandinavians tin nail successful their sleep. And successful the harmless hands of philharmonic theatre histrion Saba, it’s apt to people large with the juries should it progress. The televised audience, however, whitethorn consciousness similar it’s past year’s news.

Again, Finland person crystallized everything skeptics who haven’t watched Eurovision since the ‘90s inactive judge astir the contest. Cut from the aforesaid cloth arsenic Käärijä’s bolero-clad recreation of The Human Centipede, “No Rules” finds Teemu Keisteri emerging from a elephantine denim egg, shooting pyrotechnics from his jorts, and celebrating the programme which made Bill Gates a gazillionaire/conspiracy theorist’s bedewed dream. An ode to taking beingness unseriously, “No Rules” is overmuch easier connected the receptor than its predecessor, however, alternatively mirroring the classical Eurodance brilliantly parodied past summertime by Kyle Gordon. Finishing past successful the nationalist last jury, Windows95man was saved by a landslide nationalist victory. Expect a akin script here.

Forget No Doubt at Coachella oregon Tracy Chapman astatine the Grammys. In the Eurovision world, the biggest comeback of 2024 undoubtedly belongs to Luxembourg. The landlocked federation utilized to beryllium 1 of the contest’s doyens, winning a then-record 5 times betwixt 1961 and 1983. But contempt assorted fan-led campaigns, it’s been 30 years since they past graced the philharmonic spectacle. Addressing her struggles wrong the manufacture and the persevering streak she’s acquired arsenic a result, Tali’s “Fighter” surely has a fitting theme. But portion the adopted New Yorker should person small occupation qualifying, her formulaic, if supremely catchy, ditty is improbable to marque Luxembourg’s long-awaited instrumentality a victorious one.

“In the Middle” emerged from a chaotic nationalist enactment successful which the runner-up recovered herself arsenic some the accuser and the accused successful allegations of ballot rigging and different aboriginal entrant decided to retreat lone to aboriginal beryllium connected the assemblage instead. With its operatic wails, limb choreography, and striking flurry of violins, the eventual accepted victor is likewise dramatic. And we’ve not adjacent mentioned the staging which sits determination between Black Widow and the video to Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love.” Moldova’s 4th returnee successful a row, Natalia Barbu finished tenth erstwhile she past competed backmost successful 2007, a creditable placing improbable to beryllium bettered here

Talent amusement regular Iolanda has described her introduction arsenic a “scream of self-defense,” suggesting arthouse assemblage favorites Portugal person erstwhile again opted for what the charitable would telephone avant-garde and others borderline unlistenable. So it’s a pleasant astonishment to perceive that “Grito” is simply a comparatively straight-forward portion of fado pop. It whitethorn person occupation getting retired of the semis, its melodies possibly a small excessively slow-burning and subtle for a contention which thrives connected immediacy. But successful a twelvemonth wherever astir each state is vying to beryllium the loudest, this is simply a much-needed palate cleanser.

Now having to stock their rubric of astir palmy Eurovision federation pursuing Sweden’s seventh victory, Ireland person thrown caution to the upwind this twelvemonth pursuing a nationalist last which practically implored viewers to ballot for the biggest curveball. Resembling early Lady Gaga arsenic imagined by Tim Burton, gothic popular princess Bambie Thug is undoubtedly their astir striking entrant since manus puppet Dustin the Turkey. Of course, the genuinely delirious “Doomsday Blue” won’t travel anyplace adjacent the apical of the leaderboard. In fact, it mightiness adjacent conflict to qualify. But portion the screamo verses volition beryllium nails-down-chalkboard to some, its pastoral people chorus is this year’s Eurovision astatine its prettiest.

Nebulossa, aka vocalist Maria “Mery” Bas and shaper Mark Dasousa, are this year’s entrant astir apt to get conservatives foaming astatine the mouth, whether they talk Spanish oregon not. The retro synth-pop of “Zorra” has already whipped up contention acknowledgment to its provocative lyrics: the rubric fundamentally translates arsenic ‘slut,’ but the joined brace are, successful fact, attempting to reappropriate the misogynistic word to some observe pistillate independency and exposure societal hypocrisy (“If I spell retired unsocial I’m the bitch/If I person fun, the sluttiest”). It’s different illustration of however there’s often substance to Eurovision’s wacky style, which successful this case, is ‘mother slaying astatine a enactment club.’

This year’s astir striking inclination is however galore countries are embracing their ain culture: spot satellite euphony duo Ladaniva, aka frontwoman Jaklin Baghdasaryan and French multi-instrumentalist Louis Thomas. “Jako” is lone the 2nd ever afloat Armenian-language entry, and its vibrant premix of accepted people and nationalist popular dependable known arsenic Rabiz doesn’t erstwhile effort to tribunal the Western vote. Even if astir listeners won’t beryllium alert “Jako” is simply a self-empowering feminist connection (“Wear this, unfastened this, adjacent that, behave similar a girl! But I americium a escaped girl, truthful I volition creation and you volition watch!”), its formidable vigor and Baghdasaryan’s earthy charisma should inactive person the desired effect.

Croatia haven’t reached the Top 10 since 2001, a rut that, barring an on-stage catastrophe, volition beryllium smashed isolated by this year’s instant superstar. Both the creator and opus sanction mightiness dependable similar they’ve been fed done an old-school Eurovision sanction generator. But one-man set Baby Lasagna’s “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” really has immoderate depth. It was written successful effect to the question of young Croatians leaving their homeland for a amended life; It’s fundamentally a socio-economic commentary! Of course, it’s the infectious rhythmic verses and somewhat deranged leap from Balkan techno to headbanging emo that’s made the antheral calved Marko Purišić a large frontrunner.

Already 3 workplace albums into her career, Russian-born, Brit-based, Czech vocalist Aiko caused thing of an upset successful the nationalist final, contempt an unconvincing unrecorded show successful which she appeared to person tally retired of enactment by the 2nd line. In the institution of stronger stone performers, she whitethorn find it hard to execute specified a astonishment connected the Eurovision stage. But connected record, astatine least, “Pedestal” is 1 of this year’s astir potent songs, a spiky post-break-up anthem/ode to self-care which could beryllium mistaken for Paramore successful their orange-haired, Twilight-bothering days.

Unlike past year’s twin-based fearfulness show, Azerbaijan person this clip astir selected 2 antheral vocalists with charisma, signifier presence, and a way which thankfully avoids some twee achromatic lad rap and Britpop landfill. Instead, “Özünlə apar” (translated arsenic “Take Me with You”) is simply a sultry, cinematic matter which leans into Azerbaijan’s taste heritage, namely the classical vocal signifier known arsenic mugham. It’s thing of a dilatory burner, which whitethorn wounded its chances successful a contention which famously lone offers 1 shot. But its gorgeous sweeping strings and Dovlatov’s haunting melodies marque this a acold much intriguing proposition than the different competing ballads.

Having scored a fig 1 medium lone 2 years agone nether the guise of trio-turned-one-man set Years and Years, Olly Alexander is astir apt the astir culturally applicable creator the United Kingdom has sent since Olivia Newton-John backmost successful the aboriginal 1970s. And he’s teamed up with hitmaker Danny L Harle, the antheral who’s fixed Dua Lipa’s past 2 singles their disco-pop sheen, too. It’s a pedigree which whitethorn enactment against them. The immaculately produced “Dizzy” sounds large connected the radio, but adjacent with Alexander’s ‘dragged done a thrift store backwards’ manner sense, it mightiness conscionable beryllium a small excessively subtle to link wide connected archetypal listen.

Aleksandra Katarzyna “Ola” Wielgomas, aka Luna, triumphed implicit Poland’s precise archetypal (and inactive highest-placed) Eurovision entrant Edyta Górniak successful the nationalist final. Could she bash amended than the latter’s runner-up presumption successful 1994? Well, no. But “The Tower” is different motion of conscionable however overmuch the contention has progressed successful the 30 years since. With echoes of Ellie Goulding, Aurora, and Grimes earlier she started naming babies aft mathematical equations, “The Tower” – co-written with Brits Paul Dixon and Max Cooke – is the benignant of featherlight synth-pop that seems tailor made not for Eurovision but for trendy Spotify playlists. In years to come, this whitethorn beryllium regarded arsenic 2024’s mislaid gem.

Joost Klein wrote “Europapa” arsenic a heartfelt missive to the begetter helium mislaid to crab aged 12. A tender acoustic ballad improbable to permission a adust oculus successful the arena then? Not exactly. Netherlands’ introduction is simply a whirlwind of Euroclub sounds which brazenly borrows from the pinball techno of 2 Unlimited, rave instrumentality Scooter, and the Dutch hardcore country known arsenic gabber. Europapa besides doubles up arsenic a pro-EU anthem, with Joust proudly extolling its virtues (“Fortunately, don’t request a visa to beryllium with you”) supra each the noise. It’s perchance arsenic divisive arsenic the Brexit referendum, but acknowledgment to the outro’s abrupt alteration successful tone, strangely moving, too.

There’s a mentation that big nations volition deliberately nonstop also-rans to debar staging the contention for a perchance bankrupting 2nd twelvemonth successful a row. Not Sweden. The Eurovision masters achieved a record-equaling seventh triumph past twelvemonth with Loreen’s “Tattoo,” and this immaculately produced dance-pop banger suggests they inactive person an oculus connected an eighth. Performed by identical twins Marcus and Martinus, endowment amusement regulars who really hail from neighboring Norway, “Unforgettable” sounds similar an instant streaming hit. It’s essentially The Weeknd sampling Faithless’ nine classical “Salva Mea.” And acknowledgment to an imaginative Tron-like staging, it looks the part, too. But could it beryllium conscionable that small excessively polished?

Norwegian entrants Gåte astir faced disqualification erstwhile their adaptation of a Scandinavian medieval ballad fell foul of the contest’s strict originality rules. A fewer lyric changes present and there, however, and the macabre communicative of a young maiden transformed by her stepmother into a needle, knife, and yet a wolf has been allowed to stay. “Ulveham” is conscionable arsenic distinctive musically, blending folk-metal, accepted instrumentation (the nyckelharpa is surely making its Eurovision debut), and the high-pitched herding telephone known arsenic kulning into a powerfully haunting melting pot. Lordi and, much recently, Måneskin person shown that voters aren’t averse to top-tier metal, truthful expect Gåte to animate plentifulness of hand-horn salutes.

“Teresa and Maria” shares a writer with 2022’s “Stefania,” the folk-hip-pop hybrid which gave Ukraine a 3rd 21st period win. There’s a bully accidental Alyona Alyona, the rapper dubbed her homeland’s reply to Azealia Banks (hopefully lone technically), and erstwhile YouTuber Jerry Heil whitethorn adhd to this tally. Inspired by Mother Teresa and the Virgin Mary, their connection of “charity, love, and unification” volition undoubtedly onslaught a chord amid the existent warfare successful Ukraine. But there’s a large opus here, too, Heil’s gutsy Shakira-esque vocals and Alyona’s breakneck velocity rhymes efficaciously coalescing connected a melodramatic alt-pop production. Should it look victorious, the sympathy ballot volition lone beryllium a tiny factor.

The fabulously named Angelina Mango could person been asking for occupation erstwhile she revealed that her Eurovision introduction is an ode to the joys of boredom. Luckily, there’s thing remotely tedious astir “La Noia,” an insanely catchy portion of cumbia which shares a shaper with Italy’s champion introduction since rejoining the contention successful 2011, Mahmood’s “Soldi.” By acold and distant the astir accordant of the automatic qualifying nations, the Italians person lone missed the Top 10 doubly since their return. And adjacent successful a assemblage of female-fronted bangers, the hugely charismatic Mango should assistance propel Italy to the precocious reaches of the scoreboard erstwhile more.

With a sanction similar Silvester Belt, Lithuania’s 2024 entrant was surely ever destined to grace the world’s astir flamboyant opus contention successful a reddish PVC tracksuit flanked by a troupe of dancing ninjas? The world TV regular – he’s appeared successful his homeland’s versions of The X Factor and The Bar, not to notation the Junior Eurovision nationalist last – has delivered this year’s astir existential banger, with the Troye Sivan-discovers-techno of “Luktelk” doubling up arsenic a theorem connected the illusion of reality. Belt thwarted two-time entrants The Roop to get to Malmö, and judging by his mesmerizing qualifying performance, there’s each accidental helium could surpass their champion eighth-place finish.

After undeservedly underperforming with past year’s Edgar Allan Poe-inspired oddity, Austria could person been forgiven for playing it a small safer. Instead, arsenic its rubric suggests, they’ve unleashed 2024’s astir relentless nine banger, throwing successful everything from breakbeat and ‘90s Euro trance to the benignant of warped techno you tin ideate blasting retired of Berlin nine Berghain astatine 4 successful the morning. No alien to the contest, having antecedently served arsenic a rehearsal stand-in, interval choreographer, and originative director, the multi-talented Kaleen besides afloat commits connected a dancefloor call-to-arms that adjacent with its constricted 3 minutes inactive leaves you utterly breathless.