Eurovision Young Musicians contest
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2024 was the 21st edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It took place in the Stormen Concert Hall in Bodø, Norway, on 17 August 2024 at 21:00 CEST. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) alongside host broadcaster the (NRK). The Norwegian Radio Orchestra accompanied all competing performers at the event with conduction by Eivind Aadland.
Location.
On 11 July 2023, the European Broadcasting Union announced on its official website that the contest would take place in the city of Bodø, Norway, during the city's role as European Capital of Culture. On Twitter, the organisation confirmed that Stormen Concert Hall has been chosen as the venue in which the competition would take place. This was the second edition organised in Norway since the first one in 2000, when it was held in Bergen.
Format.
The contest took place on 17 August 2024 at 21:00 CEST. Presenter Silje Nordnes and dancer Mona Berntsen were the hosts. As part of the show, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra performed live alongside the contestants, conducted by Eivind Aadland.
Jury members.
The jurors of the competition were announced on 11 July 2024 in a new press release by NRK. They were:
Participating countries.
Eleven countries participated in the contest. Armenia and Switzerland return to the contest after having last participated in 2012, and 2006, respectively. On their Facebook post in July 2023, the European Broadcasting Union announced there were ten participation slots available for broadcasters who wished to take part in the contest. However on 10 January 2024, the EBU's official representative for the Eurovision Young Musicians Amelie Rossignol announced that a maximum of eleven countries may participate in 2024. There would be ten broadcasters from other countries alongside the host country's broadcaster.
On 29 February 2024, Swiss broadcaster SRF revealed that twelve countries would take part in the contest, however, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported on 3 April 2024 that eleven countries will compete at the contest: Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland, with Serbia returning to the contest for the first time since its only appearance in 2008. The list excludes Slovenia, which confirmed its intention on returning to the contest in June 2023. On 5 April 2024, Norwegian broadcaster officially revealed that eleven countries will participate, the same eleven countries that ORF reported two days prior.
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Other EBU members.
Active EBU member broadcasters in Bulgaria, Georgia, the Netherlands, Spain, and Wales confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU, while Croatia opted to not return after taking part in the prior edition. Slovenia had announced its intention to return to the contest after an absence, but did not appear on the final list of participants. In late-December 2023, the BBC announced that the United Kingdom had no plans to return to the 2024 competition, as the BBC Young Musician contest was held at the same time as the final of the Eurovision Young Musicians.
Broadcasts.
All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience. Some broadcasters aired the show "as live" on 17 August 2024 at 21:00 CEST, with others moving the broadcast to other time slots or other dates.
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