Sandviken Municipality has decided not to progress with a bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Following proposals from members of the Sandviken council, the Municipality has decided today not to progress with bidding to host next years Eurovision Song Contest. The push for a bid was being driven by Jonas Klang who had asked the Municipality to investigate the possibility of hosting.
Sandviken has 39,234 inhabitants (as of 2019) and is situated in Gävleborg County. The venue that would have been part of a potential bid was the Göransson Arena, which has hosted the second Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2010. The arena has a capacity of 10,000 people.
Eurovision 2024
Loreen won the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with “Tattoo”. She is the first female two-time winner of the competition, having previously won the 2012 contest with “Euphoria”.
This is Sweden’s seventh Eurovision win, following victories in 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012 and 2015. This makes Sweden the joint most successful country in Eurovision alongside Ireland. Loreen has also become the first woman and the second person overall to win Eurovision twice.
Currently, discussions are ongoing regarding where in Sweden will host next year’s contest. You can follow all the developments regarding Eurovision 2024 here.
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