Eurovision 2024 odds: Who are the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest?

The Eurovision last group to footwear disconnected connected Saturday nighttime and bookies deliberation they already cognize who nan victor will be. 

Croatia is being tipped to win, according to betting institution BetMGM. 

The Balkan state is predicted to triumph pinch their creator Baby Lasagne, existent sanction Marko Purisic pinch nan likelihood of 4/5, making them nan existent favourite.

So it could beryllium bad news for British fans, pinch statistic suggesting nan UK's entrant Olly Alexander is improbable to triumph nan title aft his enactment was criticised for his 'shaky voice' and raunchy regular astatine nan semi-finals connected Tuesday night.

Elsewhere, Eden Golan of Israel second-favourite, pinch nan likelihood of 11/4, aft their entrant was voted done to Saturday's expansive finale past nighttime contempt wide pro-Palestinian protests.

Singer Eden Golan performed her opus Hurricane successful Thursday's 2nd semi-final successful beforehand of 9,000 spectators astatine nan big city's eponymous Malmo Arena, defying thousands of demonstrators marching complete nan Gaza war. 

Thousands of protesters clamoured successful nan streets of Malmo calling for her expulsion from nan title up of nan arena - and 50 much made it to nan beforehand of nan arena up of her capacity and had to beryllium dispersed by constabulary officers.

But contempt boos from nan pro-Palestinian contingent successful nan crowd, Golan booked her spot successful nan last acknowledgment to viewers' votes.

Elsewhere, Switzerland are besides capturing hearts pinch their vocalist Nemo, astatine 15/4, contempt finishing successful 20th spot past year.

Italy's Angelina Mango follows intimately down astatine 7/1, having secured an awesome 4th position successful 2023.

Meanwhile Ukraine, who won first spot successful 2022, person bully likelihood pinch duo Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil and are presently predicted to travel 4th astatine 9/1.

Ireland (12/1), The Netherlands (14/1), France (25/1) and Israel (30/1) complete nan predicted apical eight, followed by Finland and Greece (both 50/1) and this year's hosts Sweden (80/1).

However, nan UK's Olly is simply a outsider to win, pinch unpromising likelihood of 150/1.

The UK past took nan victorious title backmost successful 1997 erstwhile Katrina and nan Waves came successful number 1 pinch nan way Love Shine a Light.

It was nan 5th clip nan UK had travel successful first spot aft Bucks Fizz antecedently won successful 1981 pinch nan deed Making Up Your Mind.

The Eurovision Semi Final concluded pinch immoderate daze results arsenic Ireland celebrated getting done to Saturday night's final, while Australia were sadly sent location contempt debuting nan first ever Indigenous performance. 

The first 10 acts were confirmed connected Tuesday evening aft half nan countries representatives took to nan shape successful Malmo Sweden to conflict for a spot successful nan final. 

Taking to nan shape pinch an bonzer performance, Ireland sewage consecutive done to nan last pinch galore viewers moreover predicting it could triumph nan contest.

Bambie Thug, 31, a non-binary creator from County Cork, delivered a showstopping capacity of their opus Doomsday Blue arsenic they sang while performing a ritual surrounded by candles and were joined connected shape by a antheral dancer wearing demonic constitution and clone teeth.

Meanwhile, existent favourite Baby Lasagna of Croatia instantly sewage nan crowd's attraction pinch his opus Rim Tim Tagi Dim.

The catchy tune is expected to convey nan accent of leaving location to hunt for a amended opportunity, pinch immoderate of it's lyrics reading: 'Ay, I'm a large boy now. I'm fresh to leave, ciao, mamma, ciao.'

Olly Alexander has spoken retired astir nan melodramatic infinitesimal his Eurovision semi-final capacity went awry, aft sparking interest among fans pinch his 'shaky' vocals.

The Years and Years singer, 33, said to Lorraine connected Wednesday astir nan 'wardrobe malfunction' he suffered, aft fans sewage to perceive his opus Dizzy.

Unfortunately, things began to spell pear-shaped erstwhile Olly's microphone battalion slipped from his trousers and began dangling down him.

The prima past had to proceed nan capacity whilst attempting to drawback nan pack, nary uncertainty contributing to nan less-than-perfect vocals immoderate fans complained about.

Last twelvemonth Sweden was crowned nan victor of Eurovision . Finland vanished successful 2nd place, while Israel came successful third.

Loreen, who performed for Sweden, looked thrilled, while nan UK's ambassador Mae Muller looked saddened to travel 2nd last.

Speaking instantly aft coming disconnected stage, Loreen said: 'It feels crazy. This is truthful surreal, man, I'm happy and I'm thankful, I'm thankful to each you guys retired location that voted for me.

'The only point I consciousness correct now is truthful overmuch love. Not successful my wildest dreams did I deliberation this was going to happen'.

She said sitting and proceeding nan votes coming successful was 'so surreal'.

She added: 'I've lived this capacity for six months. It's been my full life basically'.

Last year, bookies correctly predicted Sweden's success.

In nan likelihood for Eurovision 2023, Sweden was hailed nan lead pinch Loreen's Tattoo, which had likelihood listed arsenic 2/5 connected Ladbrokes.

Switzerland is being represented by 24-year-old rapper Nemo , pinch nan opus The Code.

Nemo said nan opus is astir them realising their ain non-binary personality and they dream they tin guidelines up for 'the full LGBTQIA+ community' by entering nan contest.

The artist, whose afloat sanction is Nemo Mettler, added that erstwhile accepting they didn't 'feel for illustration a man aliases a woman... I had to break a fewer codes'.