Marcus and Martinus get bodyguards during Eurovision 2024

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The security around Marcus and Martinus during the Eurovision song contest will be enormous.

Wherever they go, they will have security personnel and guards with them.

– We have a security team that will guard us there, says Marcus Gunnarsen.

• The twins Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest and will have a huge security requirement with them.
• Despite a tour, the twins’ odds have dropped to 15th place, but they are hopeful and focused on their performance.
• Safety is a higher priority this year, with special instructions and protection for participants like Marcus and Martinus.

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Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen22, is currently getting ready to represent Sweden in Eurovision song contest.

When Aftonbladet talks to the twins, they have just landed at home in Norway after being around Europe to promote their contribution “Unforgettable”.

– Now we’ve had a taste of this, so now we’re very excited to perform during Eurovision itself, says Marcus Gunnarsen.

But despite the tour, their placement on the odds list sunk. From having been in the top ten for a longer period, they are currently in place fifteen.

– We have never looked at the odds so much. I think Eurovision fans are very analytical, but there are 250 million people watching it on TV so I think people have different opinions. And the fact that we are a little lower on the odds now is probably also because Sweden won last year and has never won two years in a row before and then you don’t think it will happen now either, says Marcus Gunnarsen.

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full screen Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen. Photo: Robin Lorentz Allard

Marcus Gunnarsen: “Has a security team”

In just a few days, the twins will be leaving Malmö to start rehearsing. The city has strengthened with police officers from both Norway and Denmark and is currently in a national special event infoclosenational special event A special event can be initiated when the operation is in need of extra police officers or special skills. It can apply to a sudden, unforeseen or planned event, but is something that ordinary police operations are not adapted to. A special event is then initiated because a special organization and management is required. by reason of the security situation in Sweden.

– We have a security team that will guard us there, says Marcus Gunnarsen.

So you have security staff and guards with you all the time?

– Yes, most of the time it is like that because Eurovision is so big, so they want a lot of security, says Martinus Gunnarsen.

He continues:

– We have received instructions on how to get into the arena and lots of other things, so they have really done a good job with security. For us, it feels great. We should only be able to focus on ours and then they should focus on theirs and it will go great.

Israel’s artist Eden Golan20, has been urged not to leave his hotel room more than necessary during Eurovision. Marcus and Martinus have not received any such instructions.

– They have only asked that if we want to do different things, they would like to guard us, says Marcus Gunnarsen.

– But of course we will be mostly around the hotel and the arena because that is where everything happens.

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full screen Marcus and Martinus compete in the Eurovision song contest with the song “Unforgettable”. Photo: Jimmy Wixtröm

Martinus Gunnarsen: “We focus on us”

Recently, they have done many interviews with media from all over Europe. And it is precisely the question of security and Israel’s participation that takes a lot of focus.

The guys do not want to say outright that they are tired of questions about politics and security, but say that they are happy to talk about other things instead.

– We want Eurovision to be about Eurovision, because it is “United by music” (“united by music”, Eurovision’s slogan eds. note). It should be positive, it should be a party, everyone should come together and it’s a great TV show. Of course we get a lot of questions about security, but we focus on us and we will make Eurovision as good as we can for everyone, says Martinus Gunnarsen.

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full screen Marcus and Martinus on stage during Melodifestivalen. Photo: Robin Lorentz Allard