It has been confirmed that Dan Shipton will be the Creative Director for three Eurovision 2024 performances. These performances are those of Cyprus, Austria and Germany. Dan has been working within Eurovision for years.
Dan Shipton and his work in regards to Eurovision over the years
Since 2015 Dan has been involved with Eurovision, particularly for the United Kingdkm. His first work involved the “Eurovision Greatest Hits” that was held for the contest’s 60th anniversary. Dan has worked also on nine previous Eurovision entries, his best result has been that of Sam Ryder. Sam placed second at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with his song “Space Man”.
The story of Eurovision 2024 so far
The Nordic country will host the 68th edition of the competition. This is after Loreen’s historic win at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. One month after the 2023 contest took place, SVT revealed the first names of the Core Team that will work on the competition. The team was completed in September.
In July 2023, after a shortlist of four cities, it was announced that Malmö will host Eurovision 2024. The city will spend up to €2.5 million for the contest. Additionally, they will have 600 volunteers working for the show.
As for the upcoming contest, there will be 37 countries participating. Luxembourg will be returning, whilst Romania withdraws. ‘United By Music’ will be the permanent slogan for the contest. The upcoming contest will have ‘The Eurovision Lights’ as the theme art. The stage, designed by Florian Wieder and Fredrik Stormbywas revealed in December. In late March, the running orders for the semi-finals were revealed.
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News Source: ESC Portugal
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