The 37 competing nations’ representatives will be attempting to outdo last year’s winner, Loreen of Sweden, with her song Tattoo.
The city in southwest Sweden is expected to welcome up to 100,000 attendees for the biggest live music event in history.
These are a few pictures from the hopefuls for Eurovision that were taken on the turquoise carpet at the Malmo Arena.
Olly Alexander, a contestant from the UK, showed up at the location with a baggy, multicolored robe.
The actor, singer, and style icon is aiming for success with the lively dance song Dizzy.