Who will win Eurovision 2024? Latest odds revealed
The Eurovision Song Contest is heading to Malmo, Sweden for 2024 as the acts follow their dreams of getting a win for their country.
Although the United Kingdom has had a tough time in the wilderness of the contest, there are high hopes of a bigger share of the points this year as Olly Alexander answers the Eurovision call.
But can the UK actually win, and who are the favourites to be crowned champion this year? We take a look at the Eurovision 2024 favourites.
Who is the favourite to win Eurovision 2024?
There's already a clear favourite to lift the Eurovision trophy this year as Switzerland have stormed into first place with Nemo's song The Code.
It tells the story of Nemo's realisation of being non-binary and plays on binary computer code, and is proving hugely popular with Eurovision fans so far.
Meanwhile, Croatian act Baby Lasagna is also expected to do well with his entry, Rim Tim Tagi Dim.
William Hill spokesperson Lee Phelps, said: "Switzerland continue to gather momentum ahead of next weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest and find themselves 2/1 to win their third Eurovision title.
"Croatia have likewise made positive moves having narrowed from 4/1 to 7/2 in recent weeks and will most likely be the Swiss’ closest challengers when contestants take to the stage in Malmo.
"It’s however bad news for the United Kingdom, who were considered one of the favourites when the market first opened but continue to drift in price, now trading at 40/1."
Eurovision 2024 latest odds
Eurovision fans will know that there is a huge list of acts to get through in the two semi-finals efore the finalists are confirmed, but these are William Hill's latest odds for the 10 most likely champions:
Switzerland - 2/1
Croatia - 7/2
Netherlands - 4/1
Italy - 5/1
Ukraine - 8/1
France - 16/1
Israel - 18/1
Greece - 33/1
Ireland - 33/1
UK - 40/1
What are the UK's chances at Eurovision 2024?
When Years & Years singer Olly Alexander was announced as the UK's Eurovision entrant during last year's Strictly Come Dancing, hopes were high that we could get a win.
His track Dizzy was originally one of the favourites in the contest, but unfortunately he has dropped down the odds as the main event approaches and is now just 40/1 to win, tied with Belgium.
Watch: Olly Alexander's Eurovision entry Dizzy
Sam Ryder was our most successful act of recent years, placing second to Ukraine in 2022 with his song Space Man.
The UK last won Eurovision in 1997 with Katrina and the Waves' Love Shine a Light.
Who won Eurovision 2023?
Sweden is the host of this year's contest after being crowned the winners in 2023 with Loreen's song Tattoo.
Loreen became the second performer to win twice at Eurovision, along with Ireland's Johnny Logan, and she also helped Sweden to tie with Ireland on most overall wins with seven each.
How did the UK do at Eurovision 2023?
After Ryder's 2022 success and with the UK as proxy hosts in 2023 in place of Ukraine, there was optimism that Mae Muller might be able to go one better than Ryder with I Wrote A Song.
However, the entry did not live up to expectations in the voting, with Muller placing 25th out of 26 finalists, finishing with just 24 points.
The first Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final will air on BBC One at 8pm on Tuesday 7 May. The Eurovision Grand Final takes place on Saturday 11 May.
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This article originally appeared on Yahoo TV UK at https://uk.news.yahoo.com/eurovision-2024-odds-winner-latest-112836810.html
