Order of candidates, time of Slimane's appearance, votes, channel: everything you need to know to follow the Eurovision final this Saturday evening

Slimane représente la France et sera l'avant-dernier candidat à passer lors de la finale de cette 68e édition de l'Eurovision. TT NEWS AGENCY – ANDREAS HILLERGREN

It is in Malmö in Sweden that the final of the 68th edition of Eurovision will be held this Saturday, May 11. An edition marked by many turmoil, and which will crown a new winner at the end of this long evening. Midi Libre offers you a practical guide to help you find your way.

From 9 p.m., 25 candidates will compete live from Malmö in Sweden to compete for the coveted place of Eurovision winner. Order of appearance, time of Slimane's performance, duration of the show, presenters, votes… We tell you everything before kick-off.

At what time and on which channel

To watch Eurovision, you will need to tune into France 2 from 9 p.m. this Saturday, May 11. The show will be broadcast live from Sweden.

At the helm of this big evening on channel 2, Laurence Boccolini and Stéphane Bern will host the show, which should last until more than 1 a.m.

Order of passage

The order of appearance of the candidates was drawn this Friday, May 10. After the exclusion of the candidate from the Netherlands Joost Klein, there will be 25 to succeed one another in the following order: Sweden, Ukraine, Germany, Luxembourg, Israel, Lithuania, Spain, Estonia, Ireland , Latvia, Greece, United Kingdom, Norway, Italy, Serbia, Finland, Portugal, Armenia, Cyprus, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Georgia, France and Austria.

Who are the favorites?

According to the latest predictions, Croatia, already favorite a few days ago, retains its place, with the artist Baby Lasagna who therefore has a chance to offer his country its first victory.

Behind him, Israeli Eden Golan made a breakthrough in second place, followed by Switzerland represented by Nemo. In fourth place is Ireland, followed by France, indicates BFM.

At what time is Slimane ?

The candidate from France will be the penultimate candidate to perform. If its late appearance will force regular viewers to stay in front of their stations until 11 p.m., since Télé Loisirs specifies that its broadcast time is between 11 p.m. and 11:05 p.m., our colleagues also specify that traditionally, the chances of victory are better for candidates who advance to the second part.

How votes work?

Since 1997, televoting has allowed Eurovision spectators to give their vote to their favorite artist. It is now a joint vote between a professional jury and the viewers which makes it possible to decide the winner. With something new this year: viewers will be able to vote throughout the show, from the first performance, whereas previously, votes were only open for fifteen minutes, starting from the last performance. , recalls RTL.

Voting is done by SMS, by telephone or online. However, the public cannot vote for the candidate from their own country. As for the jury, it has already made its vote, since it took place this Friday, May 10 during the dress rehearsal, underlines Le Parisien. Half of the dice are therefore already cast for the candidates, and it is Natasha Saint-Pierre who will be the spokesperson for the French jury of the competition this evening.