The Swiss city of Basel will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest from May 13 to 17.
FILE -Nemo of Switzerland, who performed the song The Code, celebrates after winning the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, May 11, 2024. – The Swiss city of Basel will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest from May 13 to 17, organizers announced Friday.
The mostly German-speaking city on the Rhine River was selected over Geneva in a faceoff that generated buzz and anticipation across Switzerland.The Alpine country won the right to host the annual glitzy song-and-dance extravaganza, which draws hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide, afterNemo was the first Swiss winner since 1988, when Canada's Celine Dion competed under the Swiss flag.
The song contest is organized each year by the European Broadcasting Union, which is based in Geneva, with dozens of participating broadcasters.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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