From Céline Dion to ABBA, the Eurovision Song Contest has served as a launchpad for numerous international stars over time. Reaching a worldwide viewers within the a whole bunch of tens of millions, the annual competitors is Europe’s greatest music occasion—and on Spotify, the hype and a focus are mirrored in our streaming information yearly.
During the May 11 remaining in Malmö, Sweden, Switzerland’s Nemo was topped the 2024 winner with “The Code.” The singer is the primary non-binary artist to win Eurovision and wrote the genre-bending observe to clarify how they got here to phrases with their identification. In the 24 hours following the occasion, it was the most-streamed tune of the competitors on Spotify.
But the rising expertise that Eurovision introduces to the world goes far past the profitable act. Between May 7 and May 12, discovery of Eurovision artists and music was in full swing on Spotify. Let’s check out a few of this 12 months’s high performers.
Reaching new legions of followers
Ireland’s entry, “Doomsday Blue,” from self-styled “Ouija pop” artist Bambie Thug emerged as a shock hit through the remaining stage of the competitors. On Spotify, the electro-goth tune noticed a whopping 950% enhance in streams through the remaining week in comparison with the interval main as much as the ultimate. “Rim Tim Tagi Dim,” the 2024 runner-up from Croatia’s Baby Lasagna, skilled an identical increase, with streams up virtually 730% through the remaining week.
As for the most-streamed tune globally through the remaining week on Spotify, the Netherlands got here out on high with “Europapa” by Joost, which obtained the best listenership amongst customers aged 18-24. Nemo’s “The Code” and Baby Lasagna’s “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” got here in second and third, respectively, adopted by Italy’s entry, “La Noia,” from Angelina Mango and Ukraine’s entry, “Teresa & Maria,” from Jerry Heil and alyona alyona.
Stories of continued success
On Spotify, Eurovision is clearly a cultural second that unites followers throughout the globe by a shared love of music. Our platform is the place followers go to dive deeper into an artist’s catalog, and for the contestants, there’s extra to realize than simply the Eurovision crown.
Take Swedish pop phenomenon and two-time Eurovision winner Loreen: Since she clinched her second win in 2023, streams of her complete discography have jumped over 600% on Spotify. On May 14, 2023, her entry “Tattoo” broke the then document for the most-streamed observe in a day globally by a feminine Swedish artist. To date, the electropop anthem has been streamed almost half a billion instances on our platform.
Måneskin is one other epic success story: Since their 2021 Eurovision victory, the Italian rock band has skilled a whopping 2,000% enhance in international Spotify streams. The group has smashed numerous international data, and two of their songs—“I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” and “Beggin’”—have notched over 1 billion streams.
Keep the Eurovision social gathering going with our 2024 playlist, that includes an unique editorial watchfeed.