Eurovision Song Contest 2023

The four hosts on stage

The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Ukraine won the 2022 contest, represented by Kalush Orchestra, but it was unable to host the competition due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] For this reason, the UK hosted the contest as they were the runners-up in 2022.

Thirty-seven countries took part overall. The winner was Loreen, representing Sweden with the song "Tattoo".[2] This is the second time she has won the contest. She first won in 2012.

Hosting

The contest was held at the Liverpool Arena. There were two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and the final on 13 May 2023. In total, 37 countries competed.[3][4] The two semi-finals were hosted by Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina and Alesha Dixon, who all returned to host the final alongside Graham Norton.

Changes to the contest

  • In November 2022, it was announced by the European Broadcasting Union that the results of the two semi-finals would be decided by a public vote instead of 50% public vote and 50% expert jury vote.
  • The EBU also introduced a "Rest of the World" vote. This allowed viewers from non-competing countries to vote in the contest under one category.

Overview

As per the rules of Eurovision, the previous winning country (Ukraine) and the Big Five countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) do not have to compete in semi-finals as they are given places in the grand final due to giving a lot of money to the contest. The other 20 finalists are decided by the 10 winners of each semi-final.

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 9 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).[5] Fifteen countries[6] participated in the first semi-final,[7] from which ten qualified for the final.[4][8] Those countries plus France, Germany and Italy, as well as countries not participating in the contest under a combined "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final.[9] The highlighted countries qualified for the final. Rita Ora performed during the interval.

  Qualifiers
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Norway Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 102 6th
2 Malta Malta The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)" 3 15th
3 Serbia Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 37 10th
4 Latvia Latvia Sudden Lights "Aijā" 34 11th
5 Portugal Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 74 9th
6 Republic of Ireland Ireland Wild Youth "We Are One" 10 12th
7 Croatia Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 76 8th
8 Switzerland Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 97 7th
9 Israel Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 127 3rd
10 Moldova Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 109 5th
11 Sweden Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 135 2nd
12 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan TuralTuranX "Tell Me More" 4 14th
13 Czech Republic Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 110 4th
14 Netherlands Netherlands Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper "Burning Daylight" 7 13th
15 Finland Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 177 1st

Semi-final 2

The first semi-final took place on 11 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).[5] Sixteen countries participated in the second semi-final,[7][6][4] from which ten qualified for the final.[10] Those countries plus Spain, Ukraine and United Kingdom, as well as countries not participating in the contest under a combined "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final.[11] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

  Qualifiers
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Denmark Denmark Reiley "Breaking My Heart" 6 14th
2 Armenia Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 99 6th
3 Romania Romania Theodor Andrei "D.G.T (Off and On)" 0 15th
4 Estonia Estonia Alika Milova "Bridges" 74 10th
5 Belgium Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 90 8th
6 Cyprus Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 94 7th
7 Iceland Iceland Diljá "Power" 44 11th
8 Greece Greece Victor Vernicos "What They Say" 14 13th
9 Poland Poland Blanka Stajkow "Solo" 124 3rd
10 Slovenia Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 103 5th
11 Georgia (country) Georgia Iru "Echo" 33 12th
12 San Marino San Marino Piqued Jacks "Like an Animal" 0 15th
13 Austria Austria Teya & Salena "Who the Hell is Edgar?" 137 2nd
14 Albania Albania Albina and the Kelmendi Family "Duje" 83 9th
15 Lithuania Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 110 4th
16 Australia Australia Voyager "Promise" 149 1st

Final

The green rooms, where the contestants sit during the results

The final took place on 13 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).[12] [5] Twenty-six countries participated in the final. These were the twenty countries that passed the semi-finals, and six other countries: the Big Five (France, Spain, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom) and previous winner Ukraine.[6] The show opened with a performance from the previous winner, Kalush Orchestra. This was followed by a flag parade of the 26 finalists. During the flag parade, famous Ukrainian entries from previous contests performed, including Go_A, Jamala, Tina Karol and Verka.

The winner was chosen by an expert jury vote and a public televote of all thirty-seven participating countries, as well as an online vote from countries not participating in the contest under a combined "Rest of the World" vote. The top 10 songs from each country's jury vote and public vote were given points on a scale of 1—8, 10 and 12. The Rest of the World vote also gave points to its ten favourite songs.

The winner was Sweden with the song "Tattoo".[13] It was performed by Loreen[14] and was written by her along with Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Johnny Logan. Sweden won the contest for the seventh time, tying Ireland's record for the most wins in the contest.[15][16] Finland, Israel, Italy and Norway completed the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote.[17]

R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Austria Austria Teya & Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 120 15th
2 Portugal Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 59 23rd
3 Switzerland Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 92 20th
4 Poland Poland Blanka "Solo" 93 19th
5 Serbia Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 30 24th
6 France France La Zarra "Évidemment" 104 16th
7 Cyprus Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 126 12th
8 Spain Spain Blanca Paloma "Eaea" 100 17th
9 Sweden Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 583 1st
10 Albania Albania Kelmendi Family "Duje" 76 22nd
11 Italy Italy Marco Mengoni "Due vite" 350 4th
12 Estonia Estonia Alika "Bridges" 168 8th
13 Finland Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 526 2nd
14 Czech Republic Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 129 10th
15 Australia Australia Voyager "Promise" 151 9th
16 Belgium Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 182 7th
17 Armenia Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 122 14th
18 Moldova Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 96 18th
19 Ukraine Ukraine Tvorchi "Heart of Steel" 243 6th
20 Norway Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 268 5th
21 Germany Germany Lord of the Lost "Blood & Glitter" 18 26th
22 Lithuania Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 127 11th
23 Israel Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 362 3rd
24 Slovenia Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 78 21st
25 Croatia Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 123 13th
26 United Kingdom United Kingdom Mae Muller "I Wrote a Song" 24 25th

References

  1. ↑ "Eurovision 2022: Ukraine wins, while the UK's Sam Ryder comes second". 14 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via BBC News.
  2. ↑ "Sweden's Loreen wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2023". eurovision.tv. 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Eurovision 2023: Here are the 37 countries competing in Liverpool". eurovision.tv. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Participants of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Eurovision Calendar 2023". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2019-03-13. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Eurovision 2023: Here are the 37 countries competing in Liverpool". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Eurovision 2023: Semi-Final running orders revealed!". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "First Semi-Final of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision Song Contest. EBU. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Second Semi-Final of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision Song Contest. EBU. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool will host Eurovision 2023". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Grand Final of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision Song Contest. EBU. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Eurovision 2023: The Grand Final running order". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Eurovision: Sweden's Loreen wins again, but UK's Mae Muller is second from last". BBC News. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  16. ↑ Halliday, Josh (2023-05-14). "Sweden wins Eurovision song contest in Liverpool with Loreen". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  17. ↑ Team, i (2023-05-14). "How Finland stormed the public vote at Eurovision but didn't come away with the trophy". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-14.

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