It is co-ordinated annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the world’s foremost alliance of public service media (PSM).

The competition, in which participating Member broadcasters of the EBU send a new song to represent their nation, takes place annually in the country that won the previous year’s edition.

The event is produced by the EBU together with the broadcaster which sent the winning song.

37 broadcasters took part in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest which was won by Switzerland with the song "The Code" performed by Nemo.

The Eurovision Song Contest has taken place every year since 1956. 27 countries have won the competition at least once.

The 2024 competition reached over 163 million TV viewers in 37 markets and millions more online.

The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group is the governing board for all EBU Members, its purpose being to guide the Eurovision Song Contest.

As with every major international event, the Eurovision Song Contest also has rules. The rules for each contest are usually published in the autumn the year before the contest.

Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is limited to Members of the EBU or specially invited Associates. More details on membership criteria can be found here https://www.ebu.ch/about/members

(Associates of the EBU may be eligible to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, this is decided by the Reference Group, the governing body of the Eurovision Song Contest, on a case by case basis.)

- contributions from the Participating Broadcasters (the so-called participation fee). This fee is different for each country based on the solidarity principle that the strongest shoulders carry the most weight. It is at the sole discretion of each Participating Broadcaster to decide if they wish to make public the financial details of their participation;

- a contribution from the Host Broadcaster, depending on local circumstances and available resources;

- a contribution from the Host City, either financially or 'in kind' (e.g. covering expenses of city branding, side events, security, etc.);

- commercial revenue from sponsorship agreements, ticket sales, televoting and merchandise, which varies from year to year.

On average, over 90% of all available funds are earmarked for the TV production and event organization. Approximately 5% of available funds represent the budget for the EBU's Eurovision Song Contest team and its partners. Any remaining funds are reimbursed to the Participating Broadcasters, for as long as local legislation allows such a reimbursement. The budget is overlooked and approved by the Reference Group, on behalf of all Participating

The Eurovision Song Contest is a long running non-political, entertainment event which is designed to bring audiences and countries together.

The original idea in 1956 was to offer all Members of the EBU, the world’s leading alliance of public service media, an exciting yearly entertainment television show to take part in and to test the limits of live television broadcast technology.

Over the past 70 years the event has grown from 7 participating broadcasters to around 40 with Semi-Finals taking place since 2004.

Given the scale of the show and the hours of content available, the Eurovision Song Contest offers excellent value for money for EBU Members and huge excitement and enjoyment for millions of fans worldwide.

The Eurovision Song Contest’s values are of universality and inclusivity and our proud tradition of celebrating diversity through music which is reflected in our global audiences of over 160 million.

You can watch the Semi-Finals and Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest live on the channels of every participating country’s public broadcaster.

You can also watch the contest live, and later on demand, via the official YouTube channel, without commentary.

Please note that there are some areas that are geo-blocked and therefore YouTube streaming is not available in some territories including the United States.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 witnessed unprecedented success across multiple platforms, engaging a vast audience both in Europe and worldwide. A staggering 163 million viewers tuned in to the event through public service media channels, showcasing its widespread appeal. Votes were cast from 156 countries globally, underscoring the Contest's international reach and significance.

Of particular note is the remarkable youth audience share, the highest on record, indicating the enduring popularity of Eurovision among younger demographics. Leveraging the power of social media, videos featuring #Eurovision2024 garnered an impressive 6.5 billion views on TikTok, marking a substantial increase of 1.7 billion views compared to the previous year's hashtag. The Contest also achieved a significant milestone by reaching nearly 500 million accounts on TikTok, quadrupling the reach compared to 2023.

Furthermore, the official ESC 2024 playlist emerged as the most-streamed Spotify playlist and featured in the Top 10 Apple Music playlists globally on Sunday 12 May reflecting the Contest's influence on music consumption trends.

The Eurovision Song Contest has been broadcast in Australia for more than 30 years. The Australian broadcaster SBS is an Associate Member of the EBU and in 2015, to mark the 60th Eurovision Song Contest, was invited to submit an entry. In 2016 the broadcaster requested to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest again. The Reference Group, the governing body of the Eurovision Song Contest, voted unanimously in favour of Australia’s participation in 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively.

In February 2019, it was announced that Australia has secured participation as a competitor at the Eurovision Song Contest until 2023. It is yet to be decided whether Australia will become a permanent participant in the contest.

All entries to the Eurovision Song Contest are selected by the Participating Broadcasters. These are the Member Broadcasters of the EBU that take part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Some select their respective entry internally, while others organise public national selections. For more information about how to represent your country, we recommend you contact your national public broadcaster.

The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-profit event, mostly financed by:

- Contributions from the Participating Broadcasters (the so-called participation fee). This fee is different for each country based on the solidarity principle that the strongest shoulders carry the most weight. It is at the sole discretion of each Participating Broadcaster to decide if they wish to make public the financial details of their participation
- A contribution from the Host Broadcaster, which is generally between €10 and €20 million, depending on local circumstances and available resources
- A contribution from the Host City, either financially or 'in kind' (e.g. covering expenses of city branding, side events, security, etc.)
- Commercial revenue from sponsorship agreements, ticket sales, televoting and merchandise, which varies from year to year

On average, over 90% of all available funds are being earmarked for the TV production and event organisation. Approximately 5% of available funds represent the budget for the EBU's Eurovision Song Contest team and its partners. Any remaining funds are being reimbursed to the Participating Broadcasters, for as long as local legislation allows such reimbursement. The budget is overlooked and approved by the Reference Group, on behalf of all Participating Broadcasters, on an annual basis.

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual event organised under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the largest union of public service media in the world.

The EBU co-produces the Eurovision Song Contest together with its Member Broadcasters, most notably the public broadcaster of the preceding winning country, the Host Broadcaster.

No, the actual voting did not change.

However, there was a change in the presentation of the votes. The order in which the televoting results were revealed were determined by the ranking of the jury result.

The announcement of the televoting results now starts with the country receiving the fewest points from the juries and ends with the country that received the highest points from the juries. The presenters then announce the total number of televotes received for each song across all participating countries.

Kosovo cannot take part in the Eurovision Song Contest because their public broadcaster is not a Member of the EBU. The statutes of the EBU say that a Member must come from a country that is a Member of the International Telecommunications Union or is a Member of the Council of Europe. Kosovo is in neither.

The EBU helped set up Kosovo’s public service broadcaster RTK in 1999 and it continues to work closely with RTK to protect public service media in Kosovo.

The Eurovision Song Contest physical archive is safely stored at the EBU's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

In principle, the archive is not open to the public. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis and are at the EBU's sole discretion.