Eurovision Song Contest 2023
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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] 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.[2][3] The winner was Loreen, representing Sweden with the song "Tattoo".[4] This is the second time she has won the contest. She first won in 2012.
Overview
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 9 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).[5] Fifteen countries participated in the first semi-final, from which ten qualified for the final. 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.[6] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Qualifiers
| R/O[7] | Country[8] | Artist[3] | Song | Points[9] | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway
|
Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" | 102 | 6th |
| 2 |  Malta
|
The Busker | "Dance (Our Own Party)" | 3 | 15th |
| 3 |  Serbia
|
Luke Black | "Samo mi se spava" | 37 | 10th |
| 4 |  Latvia
|
Sudden Lights | "Aijā | 34 | 11th |
| 5 |  Portugal
|
Mimicat | "Ai coração" | 74 | 9th |
| 6 |  Ireland
|
Wild Youth | "We Are One" | 10 | 12th |
| 7 |  Croatia
|
Let 3 | "Mama ŠČ!" | 76 | 8th |
| 8 |  Switzerland
|
Remo Forrer | "Watergun" | 97 | 7th |
| 9 |  Israel
|
Noa Kirel | "Unicorn" | 127 | 3rd |
| 10 |  Moldova
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Pasha Parfeni | "Soarele și luna" | 109 | 5th |
| 11 |  Sweden
|
Loreen | "Tattoo" | 135 | 2nd |
| 12 |  Azerbaijan
|
TuralTuranX | "Tell Me More" | 4 | 14th |
| 13 |  Czechia
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Vesna | "My Sister's Crown" | 110 | 4th |
| 14 |  Netherlands
|
Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper | "Burning Daylight" | 7 | 13th |
| 15 |  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, from which ten qualified for the final. Those countries plus Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, as well as countries not participating in the contest under a combined "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final.[10] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.
Qualifiers
| R/O[7] | Country[8] | Artist[3] | Song | Points[11] | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark
|
Reiley | "Breaking My Heart" | 6 | 14th |
| 2 |  Armenia
|
Brunette | "Future Lover" | 99 | 6th |
| 3 |  Romania
|
Theodor Andrei | "D.G.T (On and Off)" | 0 | 15th |
| 4 |  Estonia
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Alika Milova | "Bridges" | 74 | 10th |
| 5 |  Belgium
|
Gustaph | "Because of You" | 90 | 8th |
| 6 |  Cyprus
|
Andrew Lambrou | "Break a Broken Heart" | 94 | 7th |
| 7 |  Iceland
|
Diljá | "Power" | 44 | 11th |
| 8 |  Greece
|
Victor Vernicos | "What They Say" | 14 | 13th |
| 9 |  Poland
|
Blanka Stajkow | "Solo" | 124 | 3rd |
| 10 |  Slovenia
|
Joker Out | "Carpe Diem" | 103 | 5th |
| 11 |  Georgia
|
Iru | "Echo" | 33 | 12th |
| 12 |  San Marino
|
Piqued Jacks | "Like an Animal" | 0 | 16th |
| 13 |  Austria
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Teya and Salena | "Who the Hell is Edgar?" | 137 | 2nd |
| 14 |  Albania
|
Albina and the Kelmendi Family | "Duje" | 83 | 9th |
| 15 |  Lithuania
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Monika Linkytė | "Stay" | 110 | 4th |
| 16 |  Australia
|
Voyager | "Promise" | 149 | 1st |
Final
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 semifinals, and six other countries: France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Ukraine.[8] The winner was chosen by a jury and televote of all thirty-seven participating countries, as well as countries not participating in the contest under a combined "Rest of the World" online vote.
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. 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.[15] 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.[16][17]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jury | Public | Total | |||||
| 1 | Austria
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Teya and Salena | "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" | 104 | 16 | 120 | 15th |
| 2 | Portugal
|
Mimicat | "Ai coração" | 43 | 16 | 59 | 23rd |
| 3 | Switzerland
|
Remo Forrer | "Watergun" | 61 | 31 | 92 | 20th |
| 4 | Poland
|
Blanka | "Solo" | 12 | 81 | 93 | 19th |
| 5 | Serbia
|
Luke Black | "Samo mi se spava" | 14 | 16 | 30 | 24th |
| 6 |  France
|
La Zarra | "Évidemment" | 54 | 50 | 104 | 16th |
| 7 | Cyprus
|
Andrew Lambrou | "Break a Broken Heart" | 68 | 58 | 126 | 12th |
| 8 |  Spain
|
Blanca Paloma | "Eaea" | 95 | 5 | 100 | 17th |
| 9 | Sweden
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Loreen | "Tattoo" | 340 | 243 | 583 | 1st |
| 10 | Albania
|
Kelmendi Family | "Duje" | 17 | 59 | 76 | 22nd |
| 11 |  Italy
|
Marco Mengoni | "Due vite" | 176 | 174 | 350 | 4th |
| 12 | Estonia
|
Alika | "Bridges" | 146 | 22 | 168 | 8th |
| 13 | Finland
|
Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" | 150 | 376 | 526 | 2nd |
| 14 | Czechia
|
Vesna | "My Sister's Crown" | 94 | 35 | 129 | 10th |
| 15 | Australia
|
Voyager | "Promise" | 130 | 21 | 151 | 9th |
| 16 | Belgium
|
Gustaph | "Because of You" | 127 | 55 | 182 | 7th |
| 17 | Armenia
|
Brunette | "Future Lover" | 69 | 53 | 122 | 14th |
| 18 | Moldova
|
Pasha Parfeni | "Soarele și luna" | 20 | 76 | 96 | 18th |
| 19 |  Ukraine
|
Tvorchi | "Heart of Steel" | 54 | 189 | 243 | 6th |
| 20 | Norway
|
Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" | 52 | 216 | 268 | 5th |
| 21 |  Germany
|
Lord of the Lost | "Blood & Glitter" | 3 | 15 | 18 | 26th |
| 22 | Lithuania
|
Monika Linkytė | "Stay" | 81 | 46 | 127 | 11th |
| 23 | Israel
|
Noa Kirel | "Unicorn" | 177 | 185 | 362 | 3rd |
| 24 | Slovenia
|
Joker Out | "Carpe Diem" | 33 | 45 | 78 | 21st |
| 25 | Croatia
|
Let 3 | "Mama ŠČ!" | 11 | 112 | 123 | 13th |
| 26 |  Britain
|
Mae Muller | "I Wrote a Song" | 15 | 9 | 24 | 25th |
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Media
Liverpool Arena – host venue of the 2023 contest
St George's Hall – host venue for the allocation draw and the opening ceremony of the 2023 contest
Exterior of the Liverpool Arena during the Eurovision event weeks
The graphic design of the 2023 contest on display in Liverpool
View of the performance stage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, as seen during the dress rehearsal of the first semi-final on 8th May 2023.
Presenters as they appeared in the final, from left to right: Alesha Dixon, Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham and Graham Norton
Presenters Julia Sanina and Hannah Waddingham announcing the semi-final qualifiers. The contest's executive supervisor, Martin Österdahl, is seen in the background.
Participating countries in the first semi-final Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final Participating countries in the second semi-final Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final
Rita Ora performed as an interval act in the first semi-final.
Mariya Yaremchuk and Zlata Dziunka performed as part of an interval act in the second semi-final.
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References
- ↑ "Eurovision 2022: Ukraine wins, while the UK's Sam Ryder comes second". 14 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via BBC News.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2023: Here are the 37 countries competing in Liverpool". eurovision.tv. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Participants of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ "Sweden's Loreen wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2023". eurovision.tv. 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Eurovision Calendar 2023". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2019-03-13. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Eurovision 2023: Semi-Final running orders revealed!". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Eurovision 2023: Here are the 37 countries competing in Liverpool". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "First Semi-Final of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision Song Contest. EBU. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ↑ "Second Semi-Final of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision Song Contest. EBU. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ "Liverpool will host Eurovision 2023". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ↑ "Grand Final of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision Song Contest. EBU. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2023: The Grand Final running order". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 May 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Eurovision: Sweden's Loreen wins again, but UK's Mae Muller is second from last" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-05-13. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65585413. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ↑ Halliday, Josh (2023-05-14). "Sweden wins Eurovision song contest in Liverpool with Loreen" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/14/eurovision-2023-winner-liverpool-uk-ukraine. Retrieved 2023-05-14.