Switzerland Wins Eurovision 2024 With Nemo’s ‘The Code’

Switzerland has finally won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with “The Code” song by Nemo on Saturday (May 11, 2024) at the Malmö Arena in Sweden. Recall that Switzerland had won the very first competition in 1956 with “Refrain” by Lys Assia but this year own makes it the European nation’s third win and the first since Celine Dion claimed victory with “Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi” in 1988.

Initially, Croatia was tipped to be the winner of the 2024 crown but in the end, it did come down to the two countries vying for first place as Switzerland took a commanding lead with the jury vote, which is always announced first. Adding in the audience votes at the end usually provides for a dramatic ending, and it could have gone either way, but Switzerland collected enough points from the public to maintain its lead.

It would have been Croatia’s first win out of 29 tries; it is the country’s best result to date, after three top five finishes — in 1996, 1998 and 1999.

Nemo, who identifies as non-binary, received the microphone-shaped glass trophy from the hands of Loreen, the winner of the Eurovision in 2023 for Sweden with “Tattoo.” Nemo has been releasing music in Switzerland since 2015. They competed on Switzerland’s version of The Masked Singer in 2021-22 and was unveiled as the Panda in fifth place.

WATCH NEMO PERFORM THE SONG “THE CODE”

The top 10 countries for Eurovision 2024 and their combined points from the jury and public votes are: