Your Eurovision Song Contest Cape Town & Durban 2024·1
Your Eurovision Song Contest 2024.1 was the 9th edition of the rebooted Your Eurovision Song Contest and the 23rd edition overall, which was held in South Africa, following the cancellation of the 2023 contest. This marks the second time the contest took place in Africa. Organized by the Your Eurovision Broadcasting Union (YEBU) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the contest consisted of two semi-finals, which were held on August 17 & 31 2024 and a Grand Final, which was held on September 14 2024.
The winner was Canada, represented by Rêve and her song "Contemporary Love".
Location
Bidding phase
Host broadcaster SABC launched the bidding process on 3 May 2024. They stated that "any potential candidates must meet a set of minimum standards that demonstrate they have the capacity, capability, and experience to host an event of this scale and complexity."
Phase 1 | Bid Presentation
During the first stage of the bidding process, a total of 11 bids were received from 8 South African provinces across 9 cities, with the province of Northern Cape | NC having no suitable venues for the contest.
Phase 2 | Public Vote
After a public vote, four cities were shortlisted by the organizers to develop their bids further. The shortlisted cities were Cape Town, Durban. Pretoria and Johannesburg.
Phase 3 | Final Decision
Ultimately, a joint bid by Cape Town & Durban won the hosting rights.
| Province | City | Venue | Capacity |
| Eastern Cape | EC | Gqeberha | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 48,500 |
| Free State | FS | Bloemfontein | Free State Stadium | 40,900 |
| Gauteng | GP |
Johannesburg
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Ellis Park Stadium | 62,000 |
| Johannesburg Stadium | 37,500 | ||
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Pretoria
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Sun Arena at Times Square | 10,000 | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | KZN |
Durban
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Moses Mobhida Stadium | 55,000 |
| ICC Durban Arena | 10,000 | ||
| Limpopo | LP | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 41,700 |
| Mpumalanga | MP | Mbombela | Mbombela Stadium | 43,500 |
| North-West | NW | Mahikeng | Mmabatho Stadium | 60,000 |
| Western Cape | WC |
Cape Town
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Cape Town Stadium | 58,300 |
Allocation Draw
| Your Eurovision Song Contest 2024.1 |
| Diverse People Unite |
| Dates | |
| Semi-Final 1 | 17 August 2024 |
| Semi-Final 2 | 31 August 2024 |
| Grand Final | 14 September 2024 |
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Venue
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Semi-Finals Moses Mobhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa Grand Final Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Presenter(s)
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Leah Van Niekerk Msaki Trevor Noah |
| Host broadcaster |
SABC |
| Executive supervisor |
Nicholas Kaberos
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Executive producer |
MarinHR
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| Participants | |
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Number of entries |
54 |
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Debuting
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Returning
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Withdrawing
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| Voting | |
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Voting system
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Grand Final 100% Jury voting Semi-Finals 50% Jury voting 50% Online voting |
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Winning song
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| Nul points | None |
Ecuador
Malaysia
Rwanda
Zambia
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Cambodia
Colombia
DR Congo
Israel
Latvia
Lebanon
Moldova
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Serbia
Slovenia
Zimbabwe
Participants
Semi-Final 1
The First Semi-Final was held on August 17, 2024 at 21.00 CET. Australia, Norway and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.
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Draw |
Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 |
 Italy
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Italian | WAX | "Colori" | 11 | 139 |
| 02 |
 Germany
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German | AYLIVA | "Beifahrer" | 4 | 184 |
| 03 |
 Costa Rica
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English | Ari Abdul ft. Deadbeat Girl | "Make Me Cry" | 20 | 88 |
| 04 |
 Rwanda
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Kinyarwanda | Nirere Shanel | "Uzaze" | 24 | 67 |
| 05 |
 New Zealand
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English | Georgia Lines | "The Letter" | 2 | 223 |
| 06 |
 Japan
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Japanese | UPIKO | "CROW" | 21 | 87 |
| 07 |
 Austria
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English | Laura Bilgeri | "Shadows" | 9 | 141 |
| 08 |
 Lithuania
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Lithuanian | Jessica Shy | "Žvaigždės" | 15 | 105 |
| 09 |
 Malaysia
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English | CLAUDIA | "Toast" | 18 | 92 |
| 10 |
 Faroe Islands
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English | Brimheim ft. eee gee | "Brand New Woman" | 3 | 211 |
| 11 |
 Mexico
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Spanish | ANASOF | "SOY" | 14 | 112 |
| 12 |
 Poland
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Polish | Oskar Cyms | "Cały Czas" | 16 | 98 |
| 13 |
 Ukraine
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English | MÉLOVIN | "Don't Need Your Love" | 22 | 82 |
| 14 |
 South Korea
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Korean, English | CHUNG HA ft. Hongjoong of ATEEZ | "EENIE MEENIE" | 13 | 119 |
| 15 |
 Brazil
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Portuguese | Luísa Sonza | "A Dona Aranha" | 10 | 140 |
| 16 |
 Denmark
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English | METTE | "BET" | 7 | 143 |
| 17 |
 France
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French | Nicolas Dax | "LE NAUFRAGE" | 17 | 93 |
| 18 |
 Philippines
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Filipino, English | BINI | "Pantropiko" | 23 | 71 |
| 19 |
 Iceland
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English | Laufey | "Goddess" | 8 | 142 |
| 20 |
 Ecuador
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Spanish | Johann Vera | "Cielo" | 19 | 89 |
| 21 |
 Algeria
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English | MOGLI, ZIRI | "On the Verge" | 6 | 147 |
| 22 |
 Zambia
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English | Precious Pepala | "Eve" | 1 | 248 |
| 23 |
 San Marino
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Italian | MARIKA | "Pioggia Di Parole" | 5 | 182 |
| 24 |
 North Macedonia
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Macedonian | Tamara Todeska ft. Young Dadi | "EGO" | 12 | 129 |
Semi-Final 2
The Second Semi-Final was held on August 31, 2024 at 21.00 CET. Greece, South Africa and Sweden voted in this semi-final.
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Draw |
Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 |
 United States
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English | Laci Kaye Booth | "I Let Him Love Me" | 4 | 181 |
| 02 |
 Switzerland
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French | Nuit Incolore, Mentissa | "Paradoxe" | 7 | 167 |
| 03 |
 Croatia
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Croatian | Miach | "Tempo" | 20 | 78 |
| 04 |
 Kazakhstan
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Russian, English | abdr. | "AMAZING" | 19 | 79 |
| 05 |
 Finland
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Finnish | OLGA ft. Isac Elliot | "Stadi (Alicia)" | 3 | 183 |
| 06 |
 Madagascar
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Malagasy | Joyce Mena | "Tsy Nahay" | 11 | 124 |
| 07 |
 Chile
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Arabic | Elyanna | "Al Sham" | 5 | 180 |
| 08 |
 Ghana
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English, Twi | Gyakie | "Rent Free" | 9 | 133 |
| 09 |
 Portugal
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Portuguese | Diana Lima | "Não Somos Iguais" | 18 | 81 |
| 10 |
 Iran
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English | Marie Sahba | "Give Me a Sign" | 13 | 117 |
| 11 |
 Romania
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English | ENELI | "Sad Girls Club" | 10 | 131 |
| 12 |
 Belgium
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English | Laura Tesoro | "Car Wreck Paradise" | 16 | 106 |
| 13 |
 Åland Islands
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English | Benjamin Ingrosso | "Better Days" | 24 | 67 |
| 14 |
 Puerto Rico
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English | The Marías | "Run Your Mouth" | 14 | 113 |
| 15 |
 Turkey
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Turkish | Can Bonomo | "Kara Konular" | 23 | 70 |
| 16 |
 India
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English | ASHWARYA | "I'm Over" | 6 | 172 |
| 17 |
 Azerbaijan
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English, Italian | AYAZ | "Mental Breakdance" | 22 | 71 |
| 18 |
 Morocco
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English | Nora Fatehi | "Im Bossy" | 8 | 134 |
| 19 |
 Estonia
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Estonian | Liis Lemsalu | "Silmad Lahti" | 21 | 78 |
| 20 |
 Malta
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Maltese | Maxine Pace | "Mhux Tal-Aħħar" | 17 | 82 |
| 21 |
 Netherlands
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Dutch | Maan | "Paranoia" | 2 | 202 |
| 22 |
 Cape Verde
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Kriolu, English | Jennifer Dias ft. Djodje | "Fica Longi Bo" | 15 | 113 |
| 23 |
 Spain
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Spanish | Emilia, NATHY PELUSO | "JET_Set.mp3" | 12 | 124 |
| 24 |
 Canada
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English | Rêve | "Contemporary Love" | 1 | 346 |
Grand Final
The Grand Final was held on September 14, 2024 at 21.00 CET.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 |
Brazil
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Portuguese | Luísa Sonza | "A Dona Aranha" | 21 | 76 |
| 02 |
Chile
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Arabic | Elyanna | "Al Sham" | 11 | 134 |
| 03 |
San Marino
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Italian | MARIKA | "Pioggia di Parole" | 18 | 94 |
| 04 |
 Sweden
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English | LÉON | "Dirt" | 24 | 65 |
| 05 |
Denmark
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English | METTE | "BET" | 19 | 91 |
| 06 |
 Greece
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Greek | Demy | "Yperfainomeno" | 26 | 49 |
| 07 |
 Australia
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English | Troye Sivan | "One of Your Girls" | 16 | 101 |
| 08 |
Finland
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Finnish | OLGA ft. Isac Elliot | "Stadi (Alicia)" | 15 | 103 |
| 09 |
Romania
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English | ENELI | "Sad Girls Club" | 20 | 82 |
| 10 |
New Zealand
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English | Georgia Lines | "The Letter" | 5 | 170 |
| 11 |
India
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English | ASHWARYA | "I'm Over" | 9 | 138 |
| 12 |
Iceland
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English | Laufey | "Goddess" | 10 | 136 |
| 13 |
Algeria
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English | MOGLI, ZIRI | "On the Verge" | 12 | 132 |
| 14 |
Ghana
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English, Twi | Gyakie | "Rent Free" | 22 | 73 |
| 15 |
Morocco
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English | Nora Fatehi | "Im Bossy" | 7 | 147 |
| 16 |
Austria
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English | Laura Bilgeri | "Shadows" | 25 | 50 |
| 17 |
United States
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English | Laci Kaye Booth | "I Let Him Love Me" | 8 | 143 |
| 18 |
Faroe Islands
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English | Brimheim ft. eee gee | "Brand New Woman" | 3 | 173 |
| 19 |
 South Africa
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English | Will Linley | "Magic" | 23 | 66 |
| 20 |
Switzerland
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French | Nuit Incolore, Mentissa | "Paradoxe" | 13 | 117 |
| 21 |
 United Kingdom
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English | Dua Lipa | "Training Season" | 6 | 163 |
| 22 |
 Norway
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English | DELARA | "FREE MY PEOPLE FREE THEIR LOVE" | 17 | 98 |
| 23 |
Germany
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German | AYLIVA | "Beifahrer" | 14 | 105 |
| 24 |
Netherlands
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Dutch | Maan | "Paranoia" | 4 | 171 |
| 25 |
Zambia
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English | Precious Pepala | "Eve" | 2 | 215 |
| 26 |
Canada
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English | Rêve | "Contemporary Love" | 1 | 240 |