The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union and SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have introduced a twist to the Running Order of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.

Qualifying countries from the Semi-Finals and the Big 5 have traditionally chosen which half of the Grand Final they will perform at random. The producers of the show then decided where in the First Half or Second Half of the Grand Final those acts would perform. 25 of the 26 artists in the Grand Final (Sweden has already drawn position 1) will be able to pick First Half, Second Half or Producer’s Choice in a random draw.

This means that if an artist pulls out Producer’s Choice in the random draw – the show producers will be able to place that song anywhere in either the First or the Second Half of the running order. The change means there will now be 6 places to pick in the First Half of the running order, 6 places that can be chosen in the Second Half and 13 Producer’s Choice places.

Christer Björkman, the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest Contest Producer, had the following to say:

“It’s all about creating the best TV show possible and giving all artists a chance to shine. In previous years, with just the First Half and Second Half draws you might find many ballads ended up in the same part of the show or many favourites were drawn to perform in the same half. Adding the flexibility of Producer’s Choice gives me the ability to create an even better flow of different tempos and an even more thrilling Grand Final.”

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: eurovision.tv