Английская Википедия:Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to be the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is scheduled to take place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the Шаблон:Escyr with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Шаблон:Lang (SVT), the contest will be held at the Malmö Arena, and will consist of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May, and a grand final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows will be presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with the former having previously taken on the role in Шаблон:Escyr and Шаблон:Escyr.

Thirty-seven countries will participate in the contest, with Шаблон:Esccnty returning 31 years after its last participation in Шаблон:Escyr, while Шаблон:Esccnty opted not to participate after doing so the previous year.

Location

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Malmö ArenaШаблон:Sndhost venue of the 2024 contest

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The 2024 contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 edition with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen. It will be the seventh time Sweden hosts the contest, having previously done so in Шаблон:Escyr, Шаблон:Escyr, Шаблон:Escyr, Шаблон:Escyr, Шаблон:Escyr, and Шаблон:Escyr. The selected venue is the 15,500-seat Malmö Arena, the second largest multi-purpose indoor arena in Sweden, which serves as a venue for handball and floorball matches, concerts, and a diversity of other events, noted for having already hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013. Malmö Live will accommodate the "Turquoise Carpet" event, where the contestants and their delegations are presented before accredited press and fans, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.

The host city also organises side events in conjunction with the contest. Шаблон:Lang will be the location of the Eurovision Village, which will host performances by contest participants and local artists, as well as screenings of the live shows, for the general public. Malmö Live will also be the location of the EuroClub, which will host the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants. A "Eurovision Street" will also be established in Шаблон:Lang, between Шаблон:Lang and Шаблон:Lang.

Bidding phase

Immediately after Sweden's win in the 2023 contest, the first cities to voice their interest in hosting the 2024 edition were Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, the three largest cities in the country as well as the ones to have previously hosted the contest. Besides these, a number of other cities also expressed their intention to bid in the days that followed the 2023 victory, namely Eskilstuna, Jönköping, Örnsköldsvik, Partille and Sandviken.

SVT set a deadline of 12 June 2023 for interested cities to formally apply. Stockholm and Gothenburg officially announced their bids on 7 and 10 June respectively, followed by Malmö and Örnsköldsvik on 13 June. Shortly before the closing of the application period, SVT revealed that it had received several bids, later clarifying that they had come from these four cities. Prior to this announcement, Sandviken and Jönköping had already declared to have opted out. On 7 July, Gothenburg and Örnsköldsvik's bids were reported to have been eliminated. Later that day, the EBU and SVT announced Malmö as the host city.

Key:
Шаблон:Color box Host city Шаблон:Color box Shortlisted Шаблон:Color box Submitted a bid

City	Venue	Notes	Шаблон:Abbr
Eskilstuna	Stiga Sports Arena	Hosted the Second Chance round of Шаблон:Lang in 2020. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity.
GothenburgШаблон:Nbs^	Scandinavium	Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. Roof needed adjustments for the lighting equipment. Set for demolition after the construction of a new sports facility nearby is completed.
Jönköping	Husqvarna Garden	Hosted the heats of Шаблон:Lang in 2007. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity.
MalmöШаблон:Nbs†	Malmö Arena	Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
ÖrnsköldsvikШаблон:Nbs^	Hägglunds Arena	Hosted the heats of Шаблон:Lang in 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018 and the semi-final in 2023.
Partille	Partille Arena	Hosted Eurovision Choir 2019. Did not meet the EBU requirements of capacity.
Sandviken	Göransson Arena	Hosted one heat of Шаблон:Lang in 2010. Plans included the cooperation of other municipalities in Gävleborg.
StockholmШаблон:Nbs*	Friends Arena	Hosted all but one final of Шаблон:Lang since 2013. Preferred venue of the Stockholm City Council.
	Tele2 Arena	—
	Temporary arena	Proposal set around building a temporary arena in Шаблон:Ill, motivated by the production needs of the contest and difficulties in finding vacant venues during the required weeks.

Participating countries

Шаблон:Further Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with an active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issues invitations to participate in the contest to all members.

On 5 December 2023, the EBU announced that 37 countries would participate in the 2024 contest. Шаблон:Esccnty is set to return to the contest 31 years after its last participation in Шаблон:Escyr, while Шаблон:Esccnty, which had participated in the 2023 contest, was provisionally announced as not participating in 2024; this was subsequently confirmed on 25 January 2024.

Шаблон:As of the contest is set to feature two returning artists: Natalia Barbu will represent Шаблон:Esccnty after previously participating in Шаблон:Escyr; and Hera Björk, who represented Шаблон:Esccnty in Шаблон:Escyr, is expected to return to the contest after winning the Icelandic national final, Шаблон:Esccnty.

Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	Songwriter(s)	Details
Шаблон:Esc	RTSH	Besa	"Шаблон:Lang"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	AMPTV	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	SBS	colspan="4" Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	ORF	Kaleen	"We Will Rave"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	İTV	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RTBF	Mustii	"Before the Party's Over"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	HRT	Baby Lasagna	"Rim Tim Tagi Dim"	English	Marko Purišić	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	CyBC	Silia Kapsis	"Liar"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	ČT	Aiko	"Pedestal"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	DR	Saba	"Sand"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	ERR	5miinust and Puuluup	"Шаблон:Lang"	Estonian	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	Yle	Windows95manШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn	"No Rules!"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	Шаблон:Lang	Slimane	"Шаблон:Lang"	French	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	GPB	Nutsa Buzaladze	colspan="2" Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	NDRШаблон:Efn	Isaak	"Always on the Run"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	ERT	Marina Satti	"Шаблон:Lang" Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RÚV	Hera BjörkШаблон:Efn	"Scared of Heights"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RTÉ	Bambie Thug	"Doomsday Blue"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	IPBC	Eden Golan	colspan="3" Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RAI	Angelina Mango	"Шаблон:Lang"	Italian	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	LTV	Dons	"Hollow"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	LRT	Silvester Belt	"Шаблон:Lang"	Lithuanian	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RTL	Tali	"Fighter"	French, English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	PBS	Sarah Bonnici	"Loop"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	TRM	Natalia Barbu	"In the Middle"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	AVROTROS	Joost Klein	"Шаблон:Lang"	Dutch	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	NRK	Шаблон:Lang	"Шаблон:Lang"	Norwegian	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	TVP	Luna	"The Tower"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RTP	colspan="4" Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	SMRTV	Megara	"11:11"	Spanish, Italian	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RTS	Teya Dora	"Шаблон:Lang" Шаблон:Small	Serbian	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RTVSLO	Raiven	"Veronika"	Slovene	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	RTVE	Nebulossa	"Шаблон:Lang"	Spanish	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	SVT	colspan="4" Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	SRG SSR	Nemo	"The Code"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	Шаблон:Lang	Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil	"Teresa & Maria"	Ukrainian, English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty
Шаблон:Esc	BBC	Olly Alexander	"Dizzy"	English	Шаблон:Hlist	Шаблон:Esccnty

Other countries

Active EBU member broadcasters in Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty and Шаблон:Esccnty confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU. For financial reasons, Шаблон:Esccnty was not included in the list of participants published on 5 December 2023, but its broadcaster TVR remained in talks with the EBU beyond the deadline regarding its participation; on 25 January 2024, TVR ultimately opted not to participate in 2024.

Production

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be produced by the Swedish national broadcaster Шаблон:Lang (SVT). The core team will consist of Ebba Adielsson as executive producer, Шаблон:Ill as deputy executive producer, Tobias Åberg as executive in charge of production, Johan Bernhagen as executive line producer, Christer Björkman as contest producer, and Шаблон:Ill as TV producer. Additional production personnel will include head of production David Wessén, head of legal Mats Lindgren, head of media Madeleine Sinding-Larsen, and executive assistant Linnea Lopez. Edward af Sillén and Шаблон:Ill will write the script for the live shows' hosting segments and the opening and interval acts, while Robin Hofwander, Daniel Jelinek and Fredrik Bäcklund will serve as multi-camera directors. A majority of the production personnel for 2024 have previously worked in the previous three editions of the contest held in Sweden: Шаблон:Escyr, 2013 and 2016.

Malmö Municipality will contribute Шаблон:Currency (approximately Шаблон:Currency) to the budget of the contest.

Slogan and visual design

On 14 November 2023, the EBU announced that "United by Music", the slogan of the 2023 contest, would be retained for 2024 and future editions. The accompanying theme art for 2024, named "The Eurovision Lights", was unveiled on 14 December. Designed by Stockholm-based agencies Uncut and Bold Scandinavia, it is based on simple, linear gradients inspired by vertical lines found on auroras and sound equalisers, and was built with adaptability across different formats taken into account.

Stage design

The stage design for the 2024 contest was devised by German production designer Florian Wieder, who had previously designed the sets of six previous contests; the most recent being in Шаблон:Escyr. Lighting and screen content will be organised by Swedish designer Fredrik Stormby. The stage will feature movable LED cubes and floors along with other lighting, video and stagecraft technology, all set around a cross-shaped centre, with the aim of "creating a unique 360-degree experience" for viewers.

Postcards

The "postcards" are short video introductions shown on television whilst the stage is being prepared for the next entry. Filming began in February 2024.

Presenters

Шаблон:Multiple image Swedish comedian and television host Petra Mede and Swedish-American actress Malin Åkerman were announced as the presenters of the 2024 contest on 5 February 2024. Mede had previously hosted both the 2013 and 2016 editions (solo and with Måns Zelmerlöw, respectively), as well as the 2015 special anniversary programme Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits alongside Graham Norton.

Format

Semi-final allocation draw

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The draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals took place on 30 January 2024 at 19:00 CET, at the Шаблон:Ill. The thirty-one semi-finalists were divided over five pots, based on historical voting patterns, with the purpose of reducing the chance of bloc voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined which semi-final each of the six automatic qualifiersШаблон:Sndhost country Шаблон:Esccnty and "Big Five" countries (Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty and the Шаблон:Esccnty)Шаблон:Sndwould vote in and be required to broadcast. The ceremony was hosted by Pernilla Månsson Colt and Farah Abadi, and included the passing of the host city insignia from Steve Rotheram, the Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region and representative of previous host city Liverpool, to Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, the mayor of Malmö Municipality.

With the approval from the contest's reference group, Israel was allocated to the second semi-final following a request from Israeli broadcaster Kan, as the rehearsal date for the first semi-final coincided with Шаблон:Lang.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Шаблон:Unbulleted list	Шаблон:Unbulleted list	Шаблон:Unbulleted list	Шаблон:Unbulleted list	Шаблон:Unbulleted list

Proposed changes

A number of changes to the format of the contest were proposed and/or considered for the 2024 edition. The first discussions on the matter took place at the annual Eurovision Song Contest Workshop, held at the Шаблон:Lang in Berlin, Germany, on 12 September 2023. Decisions as to whether and what changes would be applied were up to the contest's reference group. The rules of the 2024 contest were published on 1 November 2023; no notable changes were made compared to the previous edition. Host broadcaster SVT is also working to reduce the runtime of the final by approximately an hour, as it significantly increased since the introduction of features such as the opening flag parade in 2013 and the split jury/televote system in 2016.

Voting system and rules

Шаблон:See also After the outcome of the 2023 contest, which saw Шаблон:Esccnty win despite Шаблон:Esccnty's lead in the televoting, sparked controversy among the audience, Norwegian broadcaster NRK began discussions with the EBU regarding a potential revision of the jury voting procedure; it was noted that Norwegian entries in recent years had also been penalised by the juries, particularly in Шаблон:Esccnty and Шаблон:Esccnty, when the country finished in sixth and fifth place overall, respectively, despite coming first in 2019 and third in 2023 with the televote. In an interview, the Norwegian head of delegation Шаблон:Ill discussed the idea of reducing the jury's weight on the final score from the current 49.4% to 40% or 30%.

At the Edinburgh TV Festival in August 2023, the EBU's deputy director-general Jean-Philip de Tender discussed the possibility of banning AI-generated content from the contest in order to preserve human contribution, maintaining that "creativity should come from humans and not from machines". However, Sammarinese broadcaster SMRTV launched a collaboration with London-based AI startup Casperaki as part of its national selection process for 2024, openly allowing entries to be created with the help of artificial intelligence.

In late September 2023, Carolina Norén, Шаблон:Lang's commentator for the contest, revealed that she had resumed talks with executive supervisor Martin Österdahl concerning the qualification system; Norén suggested reviewing the rule whereby the "Big Five" countries directly qualify for the final, proposing to restrict it to only the previous winner and host country, and to require the "Big Five" to compete in the semi-finals.

Contest overview

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final will take place on 7 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST. Fifteen countries will participate in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty and the Шаблон:Esccnty, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, will vote in this semi-final.

Participants of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Draw	Country	Artist	Song
1st half	Шаблон:Esc	Baby Lasagna	"Rim Tim Tagi Dim"
	Шаблон:Esc	Silia Kapsis	"Liar"
	Шаблон:Esc	Bambie Thug	"Doomsday Blue"
	Шаблон:Esc	Silvester Belt	"Шаблон:Lang"
	Шаблон:Esc	Luna	"The Tower"
	Шаблон:Esc	Teya Dora	"Шаблон:Lang"
	Шаблон:Esc	Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil	"Teresa & Maria"
2nd half	Шаблон:Esc	colspan="2" Шаблон:TBA
	Шаблон:Esc	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A
	Шаблон:Esc	Windows95manШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn	"No Rules!"
	Шаблон:Esc	Hera BjörkШаблон:Efn	"Scared of Heights"
	Шаблон:Esc	Tali	"Fighter"
	Шаблон:Esc	Natalia Barbu	"In the Middle"
	Шаблон:Esc	colspan="2" Шаблон:TBA
	Шаблон:Esc	Raiven	"Veronika"

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final will take place on 9 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST. Sixteen countries will participate in the second semi-final. Those countries plus Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty and Шаблон:Esccnty, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, will vote in this semi-final.

Participants of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Draw	Country	Artist	Song
1st half	Шаблон:Esc	Besa	"Шаблон:Lang"
	Шаблон:Esc	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A
	Шаблон:Esc	Kaleen	"We Will Rave"
	Шаблон:Esc	Aiko	"Pedestal"
	Шаблон:Esc	Saba	"Sand"
	Шаблон:Esc	Marina Satti	"Шаблон:Lang"
	Шаблон:Esc	Sarah Bonnici	"Loop"
	Шаблон:Esc	Nemo	"The Code"
2nd half	Шаблон:Esc	Mustii	"Before the Party's Over"
	Шаблон:Esc	5miinust and Puuluup	"Шаблон:Lang"
	Шаблон:Esc	Nutsa Buzaladze	Шаблон:TBA
	Шаблон:Esc	Eden Golan	Шаблон:TBA
	Шаблон:Esc	Dons	"Hollow"
	Шаблон:Esc	Joost Klein	"Шаблон:Lang"
	Шаблон:Esc	Шаблон:Lang	"Шаблон:Lang"
	Шаблон:Esc	Megara	"11:11"

Final

The final will take place on 11 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST. Twenty-six countries will participate in the final, composed of the host country Sweden, the "Big Five", and the ten best-ranked entries of each of the two semi-finals. All thirty-seven participating countries with jury and televote, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" online vote, will vote in the final.

Participants of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Draw	Country	Artist	Song
rowspan="26" Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Esc	Slimane	"Шаблон:Lang"
Шаблон:Esc	Isaak	"Always on the Run"
Шаблон:Esc	Angelina Mango	"Шаблон:Lang"
Шаблон:Esc	Nebulossa	"Шаблон:Lang"
Шаблон:Esc	colspan="2" Шаблон:TBA
Шаблон:Esc	Olly Alexander	"Dizzy"
colspan="3" Шаблон:TBA
colspan="3" Шаблон:TBA

Broadcasts

All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience. While they must broadcast at least the semi-final they are voting in and the final, most broadcasters air all three shows with different programming plans. In addition, some non-participating broadcasters air the contest. The Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel provides international live streams with no commentary of all shows.

The following are the broadcasters that have confirmed in whole or in part their broadcasting plans and/or commentators:

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Channel(s)	Show(s)	Commentator(s)	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Flagu	SBS	SBS	All shows	rowspan="2" Шаблон:TBA
Шаблон:Flagu	ORF	ORF 1	Final
Шаблон:Flagu	DR	colspan="2" Шаблон:TBA	Ole Tøpholm
Шаблон:Flagu	Шаблон:Lang	France 2	Final	rowspan="2" Шаблон:TBA
Шаблон:Flagu	ARD/NDR	Шаблон:Lang	Final
Шаблон:Flagu	ERT	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Ill and Шаблон:Ill
Шаблон:Flagu	IPBC	Шаблон:Ill and Шаблон:Ill
Шаблон:Flagu	RAI	Rai 2	Semi-finals	Шаблон:Ill and Mara Maionchi
		Rai 1	Final
		Rai Radio 2	All shows	rowspan="2" Шаблон:TBA
Шаблон:Flagu	RTL	RTL	All shows
Шаблон:Flagu	TVP	colspan="2" Шаблон:TBA	Artur Orzech
Шаблон:Flagu	Шаблон:Lang	Шаблон:Lang	rowspan="2" colspan="2" Шаблон:TBA
		Шаблон:Lang
Шаблон:Flagu	BBC	BBC One	Semi-finals	Шаблон:TBA
			Final	Graham Norton

Broadcasters and commentators in other countries

Country	Broadcaster	Channel(s)	Show(s)	Commentator(s)	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Flagu	RTCG	rowspan="2" colspan="3" Шаблон:TBA
Шаблон:Flagu	MRT

Controversies

Israeli participation

Шаблон:Main Since the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war on 7 October 2023, calls have been made for Israel to be excluded from the contest on the grounds of the humanitarian crisis resulting from Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip; this has included protests and petitions directed at national broadcasters in a number of participating countries, notably in Finland, Iceland and Norway, demanding that they withdraw or pressure the EBU to exclude Israel. The Icelandic broadcaster RÚV is set to discuss its participation with the winning artist of Шаблон:Esccnty, Hera Björk. Шаблон:As of no broadcaster has indicated its overt opposition to Israeli participation; however, in response to public calls in Slovenia, the country's broadcaster RTVSLO has asked the EBU to hold extensive discussions with its members over the issue. In November 2023, the production team at SVT stated its intention to increase security measures and to keep in contact with Malmö's police authority during the contest, citing the risk of potential terrorist attacks as a spillover of the war.

In late February 2024, multiple Israeli media reports stated that two songs were shortlisted for consideration as the Israeli entry for the 2024 contest, titled "October Rain" and "Dance Forever", and that both songs were submitted to the EBU for evaluation but were rejected for containing political lyrics. Israeli broadcaster Kan confirmed these reports on 3 March, while also stating that it asked the writers of both songs to "make the necessary adjustments" in order for them to be eligible. If approved by the EBU, the selected song is set to be revealed on 10 March, a day prior to the deadline by which all participating broadcasters must have received approval of their intended entries.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website