Malmö 24: The Collection

Welcome to Malmö 24.

Switzerland cds pre release image

Here you can follow all the artists and their songs, releases (physical and digital), versions, promo info and unmissable trivia like charts, discographies, some preselection goings-on and useful links for listening and shopping. You know the drill.

We've been to Malmö before, 2013's collection is here.

Also check out the links to previous collections here.

Please note, we're always under construction.

Super Trouper thanks to Rick!, can't do it without you. 

Updates pages on top: 

Latvia - Supernova winner Dons, Latvian original version, sped-up version 8, Acoustic version Time for a CD

 Finland - Thank You For The New Music Competition, 90's throwback No Rules! wins UMK but there are Rules for W95♂. Relaxing Remix, Goes Classic, Megamix EP, now on cds

Italy - Mamma Mia! , 16 albums on the way and a 7", alternate 2CD issue, Angelina Mango, Poké Melodrama CD/LP/Picdisc, Duet version with Álvaro de Luna, Sanremo releases updated July, La Noia Hypaton remix

Sweden - Melodifestivalen 2CD out now, some extra versions, Two For The Price Of One: Marcus and Martinus twins, Acoustic version, remixes

Moldova: Dum Dum Diddle, Woman In The Middle: Natalia wins Etapa națională Spot the tiny difference, Carnival Brain remix, Softbeat remix, Veelantyne remix

Estonia: Really Officer..., Weed know.... Baga chips exchanged, Kannatused Ehk Külakiigel Pole Stopperit CD/LP, Planeet & Muul remix

Luxembourg - fighting their way back to the top: Wëllkomm zréck, ESC version out now, Never missed a final, Tali goes Philharmonic

Austria - Kaleen, Will Rave. Billen Ted remix

San Marino - Una Voce, it's complicated. Time for Megara, 11:11 in the mix, Eurovision version finally released

Portugal: FdC songs out now, also on CD, Iolanda's victory, digital EP full of Gritos

Netherlands cdsingle

Slovenia - That's so Raiven - Veronika, listen , Acoustic session, Vinyl EP

Czechia - Aiko on a Pedestal, LP out now, ESC version, stripped version

United Kingdom - Happy New Years & Years, Oh you make me dizzy Olly, Extended version, and a host of REMIXES and their DJs + Acoustic, 7"inch cds and USB single, ESC Performance version out now, Daniel O'Donnell remix, Post Eurovision remixes continue

Let's Get Physical: Should I laugh or cry, National Final CDs, Official album CD/LP dates. Not so physical, the karaokes dissected. Comparing versions. more vinyl and CD stuff

Switzerland: Nemo cracks the code and WINS, CDsingle with stuff, remix by Felix Jaehn. Orchestral version, WINNER!

Netherlands - Joost Klein's Europapa, cdsingle, remixes, OUT!

The Eurovision Collections 2009 - 2024

Greece - I've been waiting for you, Marina Satti, new EP with versions

Germany - Ich will zum ESC, listen, Isaak wins, shit or no shit, New EP with new versions.

Malta - Waterloop, MESC winner Sarah Bonnici, single out now, Acoustic

Australia Bang A Boomerang, Electric Fields return, One Milkali (One Blood), remix. No Final but banging new remix

Azerbaijan - Fahree & Ilkin, last song revealed, No Final but an atmospheric new version out now

Norway - MGP, Riddle solved: Gåte to Malmö, "old" LP, New CD & LP compilation

Georgia - Nutsa Buzaladze's Fire Fighter. it's here...

Israel - Rising Star Eden Golan, Hurricane 

Ireland - If It Wasn't For The Late Late Nights, Doomsday blues for Bambie, Intimate version out now

Lithuania - Eurovizija.lt, Sylvester Belt's out Luktelk, new mix

Serbia - Pesma Za Evroviziju 24, Songs out Teya Dora wins, 2CD out now, Unplugged version, an extra second of intro

Croatia: DORA 2024, Baby Lasagna

Cyprus - Silia Kapsis - Liar, Acoustic, Remixes

Ukraine - Vidbir 2024, they decided and sing about Saints. Never missed a Final, Hallelu!

Albania - Besa Kokëdhima Titanic revamp out now, Live version release

France - My Love My Life, Slimane's Mon Amour, reworked, triple CD imminent

Poland: Luna's Tower, now also acoustic and on 12"inch vinyl

Spain - Benidorm fest CD, Nebulossa wins, life's a Zorra, demo, remix duet

Armenia As Good As New: Ladaniva have a song

Iceland - Songs out, Hera Björk returns

Belgium - Mustii's Party is not over just yet

Denmark - Songs out, SABA's Sand wins

Notes: If you have something to add or correct please drop it in the comments. However, comments are moderated so it may take some time to show up.

Also, I'm not able to sit and await every new release at midnight New Zealand time, so a little patience is appreciated.
All material posted here is either free of rights or original sources are mentioned. If there's anything you want removed, just let me know.

Let's Get Physical

Let's Get Physical is the page to see who has stuff you can actually hold in your hands. Promo info, if any, can be found at each country's page
It's a bit quiet here for now of course...

Physical Single Releases:

Netherlands - early cdsingle

Switzerland - cdsingle with stuff

Poland - 12" inch red vinyl

U.K. - cds, 7"and USB singles 

Slovenia - 5 track EP on 12" vinyl

Finland - 6 track EP cds

Promo's are spotted of Italy and France

National Finals:

Italy's Sanremo 2CD is out on February 9.
Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2CD is out on March 3.

Portugal Festival da Canção CD available now

Spain's Benidorm fest songs CD

Serbia's 28 songs out on 2CD now

Artists albums:

France: Triple CD for Slimane

Italy - Angelina Mango's debut album on CD, LP and Picture Disc

Estonia: Album out on 26-4

Czechia: Aiko's acclaimed album has a vinyl release.

Norway: A long version of Ulveham was already released on LP

+ New LP/CD compolation with ESC version of Ulveham on June 16

Armenia: Ladaniva's album is out on CD and LP

Latvia: Dons' CD has the original Latvian version of Hollow

The Official Album:

2CD out on 19-4 (digital is earlier)

Alternative versions / edits can be (only*)found on this album for Ireland, Spain, Serbia, France, Germany, Lithuania and Italy

* at the moment of writing.

The digital album with karaokes/instrumentals is out now (12-4)

- Note: Info in each country's section has the tracks as karaoke when there's backing vocal support, it qualifies as instrumental even if there's an minor ooh, aah or hey in the track. 

Coloured vinyl 3LP  out on 24-5

The DVD set is expected on June 28.

pre-release image from Eurovision.tv

Some interesting National Final artists' physical releases are mentioned at their country's pages:
Italy, Norway

Latvia - Dons - Hollow

16 - 64 pts / 7 - 72 pts in semi 2

Dons is the winner of Supernova 2024 and represents Latvia in Malmö with the song Hollow. Hollow is written by Arturs Šingirejs (= Dons himself) with Kate Northrop and Liam Geddes.

Hollow was released as a digital single on January 1 but was first released in its Latvian version Lauzto Šķēpu Karaļvalsts (Kindom of broken spears) on September 11.

This version (strangely?) has two more songwriters: Mikus Frišfelds and Kate Rudzinska.

This version is also available on Dons new CD album Laiks (Time) released on August 1. (Universal) Available here.

The instrumental and sped up version were released on March 28.

The acoustic version with Mārcis Auziņš on guitar was released on April 30

Dons has tried to make it to Eurovision before. In 2010 My Religion Is Freedom ended 2nd and in 2014 Pēdējā Vēstule (Last letter) did the same.

In 2013 he was a judge on Latvia's New Talent Factory (Jaunā Talantu Fabrikā) where he coached the eventual winner Aminata Savadogo, you know her.

Versions:

CD Laiks

Hollow - English single version

- digital 1-1, Official Malmö album

Lauzto Šķēpu Karaļvalsts - original Latvian version

- digital 11-9-2023, CD Laiks

Hollow - Acoustic with Mārcis Auziņš on guitar

- digital 30-4

Hollow - Sped up

- digital 28-3

Hollow - Instrumental

- digital 28-3, also on the official karaoke album (digital) 

Charts:

Lithuania top 100 (AGATA): 48

Supernova

Latvia had its Supernova final on February 10. On February 3 15 songs  participated in a pre-selection with 10 going forward to the final.
Here's the list of songs with video links, most have also been released as digital singles.

Links and sources:

Dons: FB, Insta, linktree

Supernova 2024 at ESC-History
Supernova pages and history (in Latvian)