The European Broadcasting Union has announced that Bodø, Norway will host Eurovision Young Musicians 2024.
NRK the Norwegian public broadcaster has been announced as the host broadcaster for Eurovision Young Musicians 2024 with the city of Bodø set to be the location for the contest. Bodø which will be European Capital of Culture is playing host to a Eurovision event for the first time, while Young Musicians returns to Norway for the first time since 2000.
The twenty-first edition of the contest will be held on August 17. To date, two countries have confirmed their participation in the contest:
- Norway – NRK
- Slovenia – RTVSLO
The competition for musicians between the ages of 12 and 21 and has been held since 1982, as the first spin-off contest of the Eurovision Song Contest. The event celebrated its twentieth edition in 2022 when Montpellier, France hosted the competition.
Over the twenty editions of the competition, a total of forty-two countries have competed across the history of the competition. Norway has competed in nineteen out of the twenty contests, tied with Austria. Austria is the most successful country having won 5 editions and competed in 15 finals.
Image Source: Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia | Source: EBU
