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Here are the bookies’ odds for winning Eurovision 2024

The Eurovision Song Contest is the most loveable batsh*t crazy competition of its kind in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way. You never, ever know what you’re going to see or what anyone is going to do.

The 26 finalists were settled earlier this week. Here are who the bookies think will win this weekend in Sweden. (More at The NME)

  1. Croatia – Baby Lasagna – ‘Rim Tim Tagi Dim’ – 42%
  2. Israel – Eden Golan – ‘Hurricane’ – 19%
  3. Switzerland – Nemo – ‘The Code’ – 12%
  4. Ireland – Bambie Thug – ‘Doomsday Blue’ – 5%
  5. France – Slimane – ‘Mon amour’ – 5%
  6. Ukraine – Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil – ‘Teresa & Maria’ – 5%
  7. Italy – Angelina Mango – ‘La noia’ – 3%
  8. Netherlands – Joost Klein – ‘Europapa’ – 2%
  9. United Kingdom – Olly Alexander – ‘Dizzy’ – 1%
  10. Greece – Marina Satti – ‘Zari’ – 1%

Wait. Hang on. A band called Baby Lasagna is favoured? What do they sound like? Thank you for asking.

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