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.
MALMO, Sweden — 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 military campaign in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' deadly attack on October 7 in Israel.
Croatia's Baby Lasagna, real name Marko Purisic, 28, came second with "Rim Tim Tagi Dim," a song about a young man who leaves home aspiring to become a "city boy" with better opportunities.Israel's Eden Golan, 20, finished fifth in the contest despite demonstrators' calls for a boycott of the country.The female solo artist on Thursday emerged as one of the leading contenders to win after qualifying for the final.
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