Suns Europe has revealed that nine bands will be competing in the final of the 2024 contest in Udine, Italy.
Nine acts will be competing in the final of Suns Europe 2024 in Udine on October 19. This is the largest number of artists competing in the contest since the 2019 edition. Contest organisers that songs will be performed from:
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- The Balkans – Aromanian language
- Basque Country – Spain – Basque language (7th entry)
- Catalan Countries – Spain – Catalan language (4th entry)
- Drenthe – Netherlands – Low saxon language (4th entry)
- Grisons – Switzerland
- Faroe Islands – Faroese language (3rd entry)
- Friuli – Italy – Friulian language (8th entry)
- Friulian Slavia – Italy
- Wales – United Kingdom – Welsh language (6th entry)
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Suns Europe is an annual song contest held for minority languages in Europe held in Udine, Italy. The contest started as a contest for minority languages in the Alpine and Meditteranean regions of Europe, before being expanded in 2015. An act from the region of Friuli and Drenthe in the Netherlands are prequalified for the final of the contest.
Since the contest was widened in 2015 songs have been performed by artists from Chukotka, Drenthe, Wales and beyond. The past winners of the contest are:
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- 2015 – Switzerland – Me+Marie – “Hay eu less”
- 2016 – Faroe Islands – Steso – “Bruni”
- 2017 – Graubünden – Tumasch è – “Jeu sai buc”
- 2018 – Catalonia – Jansky – “Ésser elèctric”
- 2019 – Catalonia – Magalí Sare – “Amb els ulls tancats”
- 2022 – Wales – HMS Morris
- 2023 – Faroe Islands – Dania O.Tausen
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