Technical Difficulties

It was a Saturday so Super it stretched into Sunday... not by choice, but Ukraine loves drama. Norway, Spain, and Malta also made their Eurovision picks, Latvia and Sweden kicked off their processes, and Lithuania is almost done with their heats. Oh, and The Draw added some structure to the 2024 Contest.

Technical Difficulties Summary

• The Draw handles the Semi-Final Allocation (0:27)
• VidBir (eventually) selects alyona alyona & Jerry Heil & "Maria & Teresa" (4:08)
• Gåte wins NRK MGP with "Ulveham" (11:05)
• Nebulossa conquers Spain's Benidorm Fest with "Zorra" (14:23)
• Malta has Sarah Bonnici on "Loop" (19:43)
• Il Senso and Monika Marija advance in Lithuania (25:21)
• Latvia's Supernova Semi-Final (28:29)
• Sweden kicks off Melodifestivalen 2024 (33:01)
• This week: Italy's Sanremo, Germany's Wildcard, Finland's UMK (38:59)

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