A performance that did not convince the Europeans. Olly Alexander, representative of the United Kingdom during Eurovision 2024 this Saturday, May 11 in Malmö, Sweden, did not accumulate points from the public after performing his title. Dizzy. With a total of 46 points, the United Kingdom finished in 18th place in the competition.
Despite this poor performance, Olly Alexander did better than Mae Muller, who failed in 25th place in 2023. Even worse, in 2003, Jemini accumulated 0 points after her performance of Cry Baby. A performance matched in 2021 by James Newman with his title Embers.
Norway in last place
Although the United Kingdom received no points from the public, the 46 points from the professional jury saved it from last place. It is Norway (12 points from the jury, 4 from the public) that finishes at the bottom of the classification.
On the contrary, the public awarded more than 300 points to Ukraine, Israel and Croatia, which allowed these three countries to enter the Top 5. France finished in fourth position.
The Swiss Nemo won the competition with an advantage of more than 40 points over the Croatian Baby Lasagna. “I hope that this contest can continue to promote peace and dignity for all,” said the 24-year-old artist, his eyes full of tears, upon receiving the trophy from him.
With his pink and red feather jacket and pink satin skirt, Nemo won the favor of the juries with 365 points, but he also won over the public who gave him 226, which allowed him to surpass the Croatian favorite with 591 points, Baby Lasagna, which accumulated 547 points.
“The code tells the journey I began when I realized that I am neither a man nor a woman,” Nemo had previously recounted, giving the small Alpine country, champion of political neutrality, its third crown in a competition that aims to be apolitical. Switzerland’s first victory since don’t go without me performed by Céline Dion in 1988.
The complete Eurovision 2024 ranking
- Switzerland: 591 points
- Croatia: 547 points
- Ukraine: 453 points
- France: 445 points
- Israel: 375 points
- Ireland: 278 points
- Italy: 268 points
- Armenia: 183 points
- Sweden: 174 points
- Portugal: 152 points
- Greece: 126 points
- Germany: 117 points
- Luxembourg: 103 points
- Lithuania: 90 points
- Cyprus: 78 points
- Latvia: 64 points
- Serbia: 54 points
- United Kingdom: 46 points
- Finland: 38 points
- Estonia: 37 points
- Georgia: 34 points
- Spain: 30 points
- Slovenia: 27 points
- Austria: 24 points
- Norway: 16 points
Source: BFM TV
