The EBU have announced that drag queens Tia Kofi and Elecktra will host the event, which takes place on May 5.
What is the Turquoise Carpet?
Essentially, a red carpet event, but make it Eurovision. The 37 competing artists will walk the carpet as a way of opening the contest week. Look out for fetching outfits and interview clips.
About the Hosts
Elecktra will be a familiar face to fans of Melodifestivalen, where she competed this year with “Banne Maj”. She is a Skåne local, hailing from Stora Hammar right near the southern tip of Sweden. She’s also known for finishing 4th in the first season of Drag Race Sverige.
Tia Kofi, from Clapham in South London, first appeared on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Finishing 7th, and then went on to win the second season of UK vs The World. She is of Nigerian descent through her mother.
The Journey to Eurovision 2024
The Nordic country will be hosting the 68th edition of the competition following Loreen’s historic win at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. One month after the 2023 contest taking place SVT revealed the first names of the Core Team that will be working on the competition, with the team completed in September.
In July 2023, after a shortlist of four cities, it was announced that Malmö will host Eurovision 2024, with the city spending up to €2.5 Million for the contest, as well as having 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’ has been announced as the permanent slogan for the contest, with the upcoming contest having ‘The Eurovision Lights’ as the theme art, with the stage, which is undertaken by Florian Wieder and Fredrik Stormby who are behind the concept, was revealed in December.
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News Source: EBU
Photo Credit: EBU
Rory Gannon