Malmo will host the global music contest for the third time after Loreen’s win in Liverpool, and was chosen for its compact size, availability of accommodation, and commitment to diversity and green issues.
Music fans will flock to Malmo next May for the next instalment of the Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have announced.
Sweden won the right to host the 2024 contest after Loreen emerged victorious in Liverpool with her track Tattoo, holding off competition from its Nordic neighbours Finland and Norway.
Loreen made history at the event, becoming the first woman ever to win the contest more than once, and moving Sweden to the top of the all-time rankings, with seven victories.
Liverpool held the competition on behalf of Ukraine this year, which couldn’t hold it due to the ongoing Russian invasion there.
Malmo, in the very south of Sweden, will host the contest for the third time, having last held it in 2013 – which was also the year after Loreen won for the first time.
It was chosen after a bidding process in Sweden that looked at accommodation and facilities for delegations, journalists and broadcasters, as well as the thousands of travelling fans that will visit the city.
Martin Österdahl, the head of Eurovision, said organisers are “thrilled” with the decision, adding: “We’re excited to be returning to this vibrant and dynamic city which has demonstrated it has the venues and infrastructure that are perfect for staging the world’s largest live music event.