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Eurovision Song Contest

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Belgium became the first 2024 Eurovision Song Contest participant country to announce their entrant when public broadcaster RTBF yesterday publicised their internal selection of Thomas “Mustii” Mustin.

Mustii, a singer and actor, is to become a permanent judge on Drag Race Belgique next year. He has published singles and two studio albums, 21st Century Boy and It’s Happening Now.

In a Reel on the @eurovision Instagram page, Mustii said: “Hi, this is Mustii. I’m super happy, super proud to represent Belgium in Sweden next year at the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s gonna be amazing. It’s gonna be unbelievable. See you guys!”

Mustii told RTBF about his selection, “it’s a challenge that I want to take on.” When RTBF asked where in the ranking he wished to finish, he said, “[m]y goal is to make an impression no matter what. Above all, I want the performance to be fair, sincere and authentic. I also want to be comfortable in my skin and proud of my performance. That’s the primary objective”.

Eurovision 2024 is to occur in Malmö on May 7, 9, and 11; Swedish Loreen won this year’s contest.

• “Loreen wins Eurovision for Sweden for second time” — Wikinews, May 17, 2023

• “Here’s the first artist for Eurovision 2024: Mustii for Belgium” — Eurovisionworld, August 30, 2023
• Darshan Bijuvignesh. “🇧🇪 Belgium: Mustii to Eurovision 2024” — Eurovoix, August 30, 2023
• Eurovision Song Contest. “Introducing Mustii from Belgium! 🇧🇪 Eurovision season has begun! 🤩🥳” — Instagram, August 30, 2023
• “Malmö 2024” — Eurovision Song Contest, August 30, 2023 (date of access)
  

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023 

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On Saturday, Swedish singer Loreen, 39, won her second Eurovision Song Contest victory at Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Loreen’s Tattoo won 583 points combined from the public and juries of specialists.

Finland and Israel finished second and third, respectively, with 526 and 362 points.

Of 37 countries participating, 26 countries, including last year’s winner, Ukraine and the Big Five — France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom — participated in the final. Serbia, the UK and Germany finished last, sequentially, with the latter two winning 24 and 18 points, respectively.

The juries awarded Sweden 340 points, 163 points more than Italy, then second — this total included several scores of 12 points, the most a nation’s jury can give. The juries gave Finland, represented by Käärijä‘s Cha Cha Cha, 150 points, or fifth place. Finland then won the public vote, beating second-place finisher Sweden’s 243 points.

Media noted criticism on social media of the jury’s influence in the final.

Social media users also accused Tattoo of plagiarising other songs, including Marc Escudero and Ruben Moreno’s Flying Free, ABBA‘s The Winner Takes It All, Adele‘s Easy on Me, and Ukrainian artist Mika Newton‘s V plenu.

The UK hosted Eurovision on behalf of 2022 victor Ukraine amid Russia‘s invasion of the latter. Duo Tvorchi represented Ukraine and finished sixth with 243 points. Shortly before their performance, Russian forces launched a missile attack on their hometown, Ternopil.

Because of their victory, Sweden was set to host Eurovision in 2024.

Loreen won for Sweden in 2012 with Euphoria, so with Saturday’s win she became the first woman to win Eurovision twice and only the second artist overall — the other was Ireland‘s Johnny Logan, who won in 1980 and 1987.

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• Mark Savage. “Eurovision: Sweden’s Loreen wins again, but UK’s Mae Muller is second from last” — BBC News, May 14, 2023
• Barbara Visentin. “Eurovision 2023, le accuse di plagio a Loreen, vincitrice svedese: «Tattoo» è uguale «V Plenu» dell’ucraina Mika Newton” — Corriere della Sera, May 14, 2023 (Italian)
• Hayley Anderson. “Eurovision fans call for ‘rigged’ jury vote to be scrapped after favourite Sweden wins” — Daily Express, May 14, 2023
  

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