The Eurovision final set to kick off on Saturday night and bookies think they already know who the winner will be.
Croatia is being tipped to win, according to betting company BetMGM.
The Balkan country is predicted to win with their artist Baby Lasagne, real name Marko Purisic with the odds of 11/10, making them the current favourite.
So it could be bad news for British fans with statistics suggesting the UK’s entrant Olly Alexander is unlikely to win the competition after his act was critiised for his ‘shaky voice’ and raunchy routine at the semi-finals on Tuesday night.
Elsewhere, Switzerland are also capturing hearts with their singler Nemo, at 15/4, despite finishing in 20th place last year.
Has the Eurovision 2024 ‘winner’ already been revealed? Croatia is predicted to win with their artist Baby Lasagne, real name Marko Purisic with the odds of 11/10, making them the current favourite
So it could be bad news for British fans with statistics suggesting the UK’s entrant Olly Alexander is unlikely to win the competition after his act was critiised for his ‘shaky voice’ and raunchy routine at the semi-finals on Tuesday night
Pictured is the Eurovision stage at Malmo Arena
Italy’s Angelina Mango follows closely behind at 7/1, having secured an impressive fourth position in 2023.
Meanwhile Ukraine, who won first place in 2022, have good odds with duo Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil and are currently predicted to come fourth at 9/1.
Ireland (12/1), The Netherlands (14/1), France (25/1) and Israel (30/1) complete the predicted top eight, followed by Finland and Greece (both 50/1) and this year’s hosts Sweden (80/1).
However, the UK’s Olly is a outsider to win, with unpromising odds of 150/1.
The Eurovision Semi Final concluded with some shock results as Ireland celebrated getting through to Saturday night’s final, while Australia were sadly sent home despite debuting the first ever Indigenous performance.
The first 10 acts were confirmed on Tuesday evening after half the countries representatives took to the stage in Malmo Sweden to fight for a place in the final.
Taking to the stage with an extraordinary performance, Ireland got straight through to the final with many viewers even predicting it could win the contest.
Bambie Thug, 31, a non-binary artist from County Cork, delivered a showstopping performance of their song Doomsday Blue as they sang while performing a ritual surrounded by candles and were joined on stage by a male dancer wearing demonic makeup and fake teeth.
Baby Lasagna of Croatia immediately got the crowd’s attention with his song Rim Tim Tagi Dim
The catchy tune is supposed to convey the stress of leaving home to search for a better opportunity, with some of it’s lyrics reading: ‘Ay, I’m a big boy now. I’m ready to leave, ciao, mamma, ciao’
Meanwhile, current favourite Baby Lasagna of Croatia immediately got the crowd’s attention with his song Rim Tim Tagi Dim.
The catchy tune is supposed to convey the stress of leaving home to search for a better opportunity, with some of it’s lyrics reading: ‘Ay, I’m a big boy now. I’m ready to leave, ciao, mamma, ciao.’
Olly Alexander has spoken out about the dramatic moment his Eurovision semi-final performance went awry, after sparking concern among fans with his ‘shaky’ vocals.
The Years and Years singer, 33, spoke to Lorraine on Wednesday about the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ he suffered, after fans got to hear his song Dizzy.
Unfortunately, things began to go pear-shaped when Olly’s microphone pack slipped from his trousers and began dangling behind him.
The star then had to continue the performance whilst attempting to grab the pack, no doubt contributing to the less-than-perfect vocals some fans complained about.
Last year Sweden was crowned the winner of Eurovision. Finland finished in second place, while Israel came in third.
Loreen, who performed for Sweden, looked thrilled, while the UK’s ambassador Mae Muller looked saddened to come second last.
The UK’s Olly Alexander is a outsider to win, with unpromising odds of 150/1
Switzerland are also capturing hearts with their singler Nemo, at 15/4, despite finishing in 20th place last year
Bambie Thug, 31, a non-binary artist from County Cork, delivered a showstopping performance of their song Doomsday Blue as they sang while performing a ritual surrounded by candles and were joined on stage by a male dancer wearing demonic makeup and fake teeth
Speaking immediately after coming off stage, Loreen said: ‘It feels crazy. This is so surreal, man, I’m happy and I’m thankful, I’m thankful to all you guys out there that voted for me.
‘The only thing I feel right now is so much love. Not in my wildest dreams did I think this was going to happen’.
She said sitting and hearing the votes coming in was ‘so surreal’.
She added: ‘I’ve lived this performance for six months. It’s been my whole life basically’.
Last year, bookies correctly predicted Sweden’s success.
In the odds for Eurovision 2023, Sweden was hailed the lead with Loreen’s Tattoo, which had odds listed as 2/5 on Ladbrokes.
Switzerland is being represented by 24-year-old rapper Nemo, with the song The Code.
Nemo said the song is about them realising their own non-binary identity and they hope they can stand up for ‘the entire LGBTQIA+ community’ by entering the contest.
The artist, whose full name is Nemo Mettler, added that when accepting they didn’t ‘feel like a man or a woman… I had to break a few codes’.
