Following Nemo’s win at Eurovision 2024, the host city for next year’s contest is likely to be announced in September 2024.
Possible Host City
Nemo took home Switzerland’s third victory at Eurovision on Saturday with their song “The Code”. Upon their return to Switzerland, the bidding process for hosting next year’s contest began. Three cities have expressed interest so far: Geneva, Basel and St. Gallen. Additionally, at Nemo’s welcome home greeting at Zurich, Erich Fehr, the mayor of their hometown Biel, stated that Biel needs to “play a role” in next year’s contest. The city will not bid to host, rather it will look for a partner city, per Fehr’s comments.
Switzerland’s Eurovision History
Switzerland both hosted and debuted in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Their first participation was successful, as they won with Lys Assia’s “Refrain”. Since then, they have participated on 63 occasions, making the Grand Final 52 times.
Switzerland’s most recent participation saw them being represented by Nemo with their song “The Code”. Performing in the second semi-final, they qualified for the Grand Final for a fifth consecutive participation. At the end of voting in the final, it was revealed Switzerland had won the contest. Nemo scored 365 points with the national juries, as well as 226 points with the televote. The overall winning score for “The Code” was 591 points. This win marks Switzerland’s third win in the contest following on from Lys Assia in 1956 and Celine Dion in 1988.
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