The 37 participating countries of Eurovision 2024 They are closing the final details of their respective candidacies to compete for the crystal microphone. Except for the members of the Big Five and the host, Swedenthe other delegations will have to fight for a place in the end of Saturday May 11, a gala from which the new winner of the European competition will emerge.
Yes last year Loren started as a great favorite for victory, stalked by the Finn Käärijä, in this edition the forecasts are not so clear. Several candidates are vying for the position of favorite for victory. In the absence of being able to see the performances during the two semifinals on Tuesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 9, respectively, the images that are published of the rehearsals make the spectators make their assumptions, something that is also reflected in the paid bets.
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According to the ranking of betting houses collected by the portal Eurovision World, Croatia is the favorite of bettors to win Eurovision 2024. The Baby Lasagna phenomenon has not left anyone indifferent since its election at Dora and this has been reflected in the bets.
One week before the grand final, the Rim Tim Dagi Dim from Croatia has a 24% chance of winning, always according to the bets. But the Croatian candidacy does not have a great margin with respect to its rivals, since in recent weeks it has disputed the first place in the ranking with the Swiss Nemo, who at the close of this article occupies second place with 17% of options.
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Ukraine (13%), Italy (12 and Netherlands (8%) complete a top 5 that has not suffered major variations in the weeks prior to the celebration of the european competition.
After the victory of Nebula with BITCH in the final of Benidorm Fest 2024held on Saturday, February 3, the Spanish candidacy began to lose positions among the betting favorites, falling from 18th to 28th place in just one month.
However, since mid-March Spain is experiencing a gradual comeback and bettors seem to be increasingly taking into account the Spanish candidacy, a feeling fueled by the intense international promotion that has been made of the proposal.
Thus, after the first rehearsal at the Malmö Arena, on May 2, Spain was in the place 20 of the table. However, it should be remembered that this forecast only responds to what the bettors believe may happen, so any resemblance to the reality of the votes of the jury and the public will be purely coincidental.
Among the five Big Five countries, the Italian Angelina Mango remains unbeaten in first place. The girl, which occupies third place in the general ranking, is the favorite among the candidates in this group to be in the best position. Francewhich is sixth in the betting for victory, is the second country of the big Five with more options to obtain the best result.
United Kingdom (10th overall) and Germany (25th) occupy third and fourth place, respectively, among the Big Five favorites, a classification that Spain closes, despite the fact that in the general ranking it is five positions above Germany.
