It’s another glorious day of Eurovision shows across Europe, and we’re back to give you the information you need to know so you can follow along and watch.
There are a total of five shows slated for today, two are elimination shows in both Sweden and Lithuania, while three countries will determine their Eurovision entries tonight – Finland, Latvia, and Italy. Let’s dive on in!
🇫🇮 Finland – UMK Final (20:00 CET)
After weeks of waiting the Finnish national selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is finally here! Broadcaster YLE revealed the seven participating artists exactly a month ago on January 10th with songs being released across the following days.
This year’s lineup and running order will be:
- Sini Sabotage – “Kuori mua”
- Cyan Kicks – “Dancing with Demons”
- Jesse Markin – “Glow”
- Mikael Gabriel and Nublu – “Vox Populi”
- Sara Siipola – “Paskana”
- Sexmane – “Mania”
- Windows95man – “No Rules!”
A number of great interval acts are slated for the Finnish national final which include last year’s winner Käärijä and 2020 runner-up Eruja Vikman, Kuumaa who participated last year, and 2024 UMK host and 2023 participant Benjamin.
This year’s winner of UMK will be selected by a split voting method that gives 75% of the power to the Finnish public. The remaining 25% of the results will be decided by seven international juries as in past years.
You can watch the show on YLE.
🇸🇪 Sweden – Melodifestivalen Heat Two (20:00 CET)
Set to happen at the same time is the second heat of Melodifestivalen in Sweden, live from Göteborg. As usual there are two spots in the final up for grabs, with the first finalist being decided by the first round of televoting, and the second being decided by a second short televoting window. The 2nd and 3rd placing songs from round two will enter a “run-off” round and could still win a spot in the Melfest final.
Tonight’s songs and performers will be:
- Maria Sur – “When I’m Gone”
- Engmans Kapell – “Norrland”
- Dear Sara – “The Silence After You”
- C-Joe – “Ahumma”
- Liamoo – “Dragon”
- Fröken Snusk – “Unga & fria”
The winners of the direct-to-final tickets will be determined by a televote only process, with the results traditionally being presented by age brackets. The show will begin at 20:00 CET and can be watched on SVT Play.
🇱🇹 Lithuania – Eurovizija.LT Semi-final Five (20:00 CET)
The final semi-final for the Lithuanian national selection Eurovizija.LT continues this Saturday showcasing the last eight artists competing for the jury and public’s favor. Tonight there are two final qualifying spots on the line.
The semi-final was pre-recorded at LRT Studio in Vilnius in front of a live studio audience. The running order is as follows:
- Freya Alley – “Seranade”
- Kàro – “Weightless”
- Petras – “Run”
- Queens of Roses – “Walk Through Fire”
- April Frey – “New Years”
- Emilija V – “Trophy Wife”
- The Roop – “Simple Joy”
- Lina Štalytė – “Perfect”
The qualifiers will be decided by a 50/50 voting split and will be revealed at the end of the episode. You can watch the Lithuanian selection live on LRT’s website starting at 20:00 CET or through their YouTube livestream.
🇱🇻 Latvia – Supernova Final (20:10 CET)
The next representative for Latvia will be chosen today at the conclusion of Supernova 2024, the Latvian national selection for Eurovision. Following the eliminations of last weekend’s semi-final, ten artists remain in the running for the chance of a lifetime. These artists in running order are:
- Vēstulēs – “Kur?’
- Avéi – “Mine”
- Papīra Lidmašīnas – “Mind Breaker”
- Katrīna Gupalo – “The Cat’s Song”
- Ecto – “Outsider”
- Don – “Hollow”
- St Levića- “Tick-Tock”
- Edvards Strazdiņš – “Rock n Roll Supernova”
- Funkinbiz – “Na Chystu Vodu”
- Alekss Silver – “For The Show”
The qualifiers are set to be determined by a jury and televote split process, and will be revealed at the end of the show. The show will begin at 20:10 CET and can be viewed on LTV1.
🇮🇹 Italy – Sanremo Final (20:45 CET)
After a full week of nightly festivals, Sanremo will come to a head as we learn the official winner and potential Italian artist for Eurovision 2024 in Malmo. Throughout the week the 30 artists competing in Sanremo have performed their entries as well as international or Italian nostalgic entries on night four.
With no eliminations in Sanremo, all 30 songs and artists remain in the running for the win. As a reminder in case you’ve missed the shows, these are the competing entries:
- Ghali – Casa Mia
- Alessandra Amoroso – Fino a Qui
- Gazzelle – Tutto Qui
- Ricchi e Poveri – Ma Non Tutta La Vita
- Dargen d’Amico – Onda Alta
- Angelina Mango – La Noia
- Fred De Palma – Il Cielo Non Ci Vuole
- Fiorella Mannoia – Mariposa
- Loredana Bertè – Pazza
- Mr Rain – Due Altalene
- Geolier – I p’me, Tu p’ te
- Negramaro – Ricominciamo Tutto
- Rose Villain – Click Boom!
- Mahmood – Tuta Gold
- Diodato – Ti Muovi
- Annalisa – Sinceramente
- Il Volo – Capolavoro
- Emma – Apnea
- Francesco Renga & Nek – Pazzo Di Te
- La Sad – Autodistruttivo
- Irama – Tu No
- BigMama – La Rabbia Non Ti Basta
- The Kolors – Un Ragazzo Una Ragazza
- Sangiovanni – Finiscimi
- Il Tre – Fragili
- Alfa – Vai!
- Maninni – Spettacolare
- Santi Francesi – L’amore In Bocca
- Clara – Diamanti Grezzi
- BNKR44 – Governo Punk
Voting on Sanremo has been ongoing throughout the week, and these results will be aggregated with tonight’s televoting results to determine the top five entries of Sanremo 2024.
A second round of combined televoting, press jury, and radio jury will then occur, which will determine the official winner. The winner will earn the right of first refusal to represent their country in Eurovision.
The show can be viewed at 20:45 via RAI 1.
We hope that #YOU have an exciting time watching these great shows!
