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Nemo from Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 official portrait studio
Malmö 2024

Malmö 2024

Winner

CH

Nemo

The Code

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Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with their song 'The Code'.

Born in 1999 in Biel, a small bilingual town in Switzerland, Nemo has been playing the violin, piano and drums since they were a small child.

In 2016, Nemo became famous overnight through an appearance at SRF Virus (#Cypher), which went viral on social media. Afterwards they released two EPs - through which 7 songs made it directly onto the official Swiss Singles Chart.

2020 marked the beginning of a period of change for Nemo, when they started writing and producing for other artists, and also started releasing songs in English.

In their music, Nemo deals with themes such as gender identity, mental health and finding one‘s place in this world - and The Code specifically tells the story of their experience of coming to terms with their non-binary identity.

Nemo's triumph in Malmö is Switzerland's third win at the Eurovision Song Contest to date, following victory by Lys Assia in 1956 and Céline Dion in 1988.

Switzerland first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, winning the very first edition of the competition, which it also hosted.

Lyrics to The Code

Welcome to the show Let everybody know I’m done playing the game I’ll break out of the chains You better buckle up I’ll pour another cup This is my boheme So drink it up my friend Uhhh Uhhh This story is my truth I, I went to hell and back To find myself on track I broke the code Oh, Oh, Oh Like ammonites I just gave it some time Now I found paradise I broke the code Oh, Oh, Oh Let me tell you a tale about life ‘Bout the good and the bad, better hold on tight Who decides what’s wrong, what’s right Everything is balance, everything’s light I got so much on my mind And I been awake all night I’m so pumped, I’m so psyched It’s bigger than me, I’m getting so hyped Uhhhh Let me taste the lows and highs Uhhhh Let me feel that burning fright Uhhhh This story is my truth I, I went to hell and back To find myself on track I broke the code Oh, Oh, Oh Like ammonites I just gave it some time Now I found paradise I broke the code Oh, Oh, Oh Somewhere between the 0s and 1s That’s where I found my kingdom come My heart beats like a… Somewhere between the 0s and 1s That’s where I found my kingdom come My heart beats like a drum Uhhhh… I, I went to hell and back To find myself on track I broke the code Oh, Oh, Oh Like ammonites I just gave it some time Now I found paradise I broke the code Oh, Oh, Oh