Switzerland wins with the song “The Code” by Nemo, France finishes fourth with the song “Mon amour” by Slimane

Swiss artist Nemo won the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held on Saturday May 11 in Malmö, Sweden. After a week marked by controversies and current events in the Middle East, music took back its rights for an evening, and it is the non-binary artist, aged 24, with the song The Code, recounts his difficult quest for identity, which imposed itself. The artist was acclaimed by the jury who credited him with a large lead, and gathered a significant share of the public vote to resist the rise of his rivals. “I hope this competition can continue to encourage peace and dignity for everyone”declared the 24-year-old artist who gave the Helvetii a third victory in the competition.

The French competitor, Slimane, achieved a great performance, with his song My love. Second at the end of the jury vote, he was unable to sufficiently seduce the public in a very polarized vote to maintain a place on the podium. This remains one of France’s best results in the 21st century, after Barbara Pravi’s 2nd place in 2021.

In the final ranking, Switzerland is ahead of Croatia and public favorite Baby Lasagna, as well as Ukraine (3rd) and Israel (5th) who both benefited from strong popular support.