Welcome to our weekly post in an effort to keep you up-to-date on anything and everything *Eurovision* you might have missed in the last 7 days! Spoliers ahead!

Welcome to February! The week of the 28th January-3rd February should have given us four new Eurovision 2024 songs (but we only got 3) as the clock continues to tick down to the Grand Final in Malmö which is less than 100 days away!!!

🇺🇦 Suspilne’s Suspense

Eleven acts competed in Vidbir 2024 for the right to become Ukraine’s 19th Eurovision artist. What should have been our first result on a busy Saturday dragged on for over 4½ hours with NO WINNER chosen! The hosts stalled for over an hour until the decision was made by the broadcaster Suspilne to end the show for the day.

Due to an error with the voting app, the results will be revealed on Sunday instead, so come back for an update then!

🇳🇴 🌟 Norway has chosen Gåte

It’s perhaps not a big surprise that Gåte won MGP 2024, but it ended up being a lot closer than one might have thought. KEiiNO’s bop Damdiggida came in second (for the second time now) just 5 points behind the revamped Ulveham.

🇲🇹 🌟 Malta Eurovision Song Contest comes to an end

Matt Blxck and Ryan Hili will have to try again next year, because neither reentrant was able to win the Maltese ticket to Malmö. It was newcomer Sarah Bonnici whose song Loop decisively won MESC 2024!

 🇪🇸 🌟 Spain’s Benidorm Fest chooses its third winner

What was a week of music and partying on Spain’s Mediterranean coast has come to an end in Benidorm. The Festival, now in its third year, has ended with Nebulossa walking away with the coveted bronze microphone trophyfor the dance track Zorra!

The band who failed to even make it to the Semi Finals of Una voce per San Marino last year are is now off to Malmö with a crowd-pleasing banger!

🇸🇲 San Marino prepares for Semi Finals

After months of live auditions and rehearsals, RTV San Marino has chosen 129 songs to move on to the next phase of their national selection, Una voce per San Marino. While most artists are from Italy, seven Sammarinese acts are still in the mix.

We will lose over 100 acts in the Semis, scheduled for 15th and 16th February, as there are only 20 spots in the Grand Final set for Saturday, 24th February.

🇱🇹 Lithuania’s Eurovizija.lt Heat 4 Results

Heat 4 of 5 of Eurovizija.lt took place on Saturday evening. Joining Silvester Belt, VB Gang, Aistè, Žalvarinis, Shower, and Pluie de Comètes in the Final on 17th February are two more songs. Next Saturday is the fifth and final Heat which will complete the line-up for the Eurovizija.lt Grand Final.

🇱🇻 Qualifiers from Supernova’s Semi in Latvia

Fifteen acts battled it out in Latvia’s Semi Final of Supernova 2024 for just ten spots in the Final! The lucky 10 were:

• Alekss Silvers – For the Show
• AVÉI – Mine
• Dons – Hollow
• ECTO – Outsider
• Edvards Strazdiņš – Rock n’ Roll Supernova
• Funkinbiz – Na chystu vodu
• Katrīna Gupalo – The Cat’s Song
• Papīra Lidmašīnas – Mind Breaker
• Saint Levića – Tick Tock
• Vēstulēs – Kur?

🇸🇪 Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen in Malmö

The first of five Heats of Melfest wrapped up in Sweden on Saturday night. In a new format for 2024, there is no ‘Second Chance’ Round, with the Top 2 songs from the five Heats going directly to the Final in Stockholm on 9th March.

After the first round of voting, Smash Into Pieces were the winners with their rock song Heroes Are Calling, and go straight to the Final in Stockholm. After a second round of voting, Awful Liar by Lisa Ajax had the most points and now also has a spot in the Final. Their songs will be released on YouTube and streaming services after Heat 5.

There is some hope left for the songs that finished in 3rd and 4th place. These songs are entered into a vote that will happen immediately after Heat 5 to choose the 11th and 12th spots in the Mello Final. This week’s runners up are:

What do you think about this week’s results? Do you have a favourite already? Who should travel to Malmö, this May? Let us know in the comments and on our social media profiles @buildingbridgespod !

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