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The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place in the Liverpool Arena next to the River Mersey on Saturday 13 May with Semi-Finals on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May.

The BBC has announced their full Eurovision presenting and commentary line-up for Liverpool 2023, which features Alesha Dixon, Graham Norton, Hannah Waddingham, and Julia Sanina as our Hosts for the Semi-Finals and Grand Final; as well as Mel Giedroyc, Rylan, Scott Mills, Claire Sweeney, Sam Quek and Timur Miroshnychenko.

Grand Final – Saturday 13 May. The Grand Final for this year’s Contest, hosted in Liverpool on behalf of 2022 winners Ukraine, will open with last year’s winners Kalush Orchestra and a powerful performance titled ‘Voices of a New Generation’.

During the Eurovision Flag Parade of all 26 Grand Finalists, viewers will be treated to a unique performance by some iconic past Ukrainian Eurovision contestants. Get ready for a new twist on their Eurovision entries weaved with British classics when GO_A, Jamala, Tina Karol, and Verka Serduchka take to the stage and remind us all why they became Eurovision icons.

For the first interval performance, the United Kingdom’s very own spaceman Sam Ryder will return to the Eurovision stage, before being followed by “The Liverpool Songbook”; a celebration of the Host City’s incredible contribution to the world of pop music.

The BBC have brought together six iconic past Eurovision acts – Italy’s Mahmood, Israel’s Netta, Iceland’s Daði Freyr, Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs, Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands – plus Liverpool’s very own Sonia, celebrating 30 years since she came second at Eurovision in 1993.

The Semi-Finals are set to feature an array of Ukrainian and British stars, plus a galaxy of Eurovision Song Contest legends.

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First Semi-Final – Tuesday 9 May. The First Semi-Final will open with host Julia Sanina performing part of Маяк by her band The Hardkiss, while the interval offers global superstar Rita Ora delivering a show-stopping medley of some of her biggest hits (and brand-new single Praising You).

Ukrainian singer Alyosha – who represented Ukraine at the 2010 Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest – will perform alongside Liverpool’s very own critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rebecca Ferguson. Like many Ukrainian women in 2022, Alyosha was forced to leave her country and loved ones behind to seek refuge; Alyosha will share her personal journey through a new, haunting arrangement of British musical heavyweight Duran Duran’s Ordinary World.

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Second Semi-Final – Thursday 11 May. In the Second Semi-Final the theme “Music Unites Generations” explores the connection between generations of Ukrainians and the music they love. 

Mariya Yaremchuk, who represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, leads a contemporary montage of some of the most well-known pieces of music from the country. As we travel through time, the piece ends with a stunning collaborative performance from rapper OTOY, 14-year-old Ukrainian Junior Eurovision representative Zlata Dziunka, and Mariya. Together, they show that for generations of Ukrainians, music is the light that overcomes darkness.

Also in the interval, a performance called Be Who You Wanna Be celebrates how Eurovision is a place for everyone – no matter who you are. Three extraordinary drag performers lead into a jaw-dropping routine of high-end pop performances along with a troupe of eclectic dancers. They represent the huge spectrum of fans – regardless of age, nationality or background – who revel in being a part of the Eurovision Song Contest every year. With a medley of fabulous songs and incredible staging, it’ll be a performance that viewers remember.

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United By Music. The slogan is ‘United By Music’ demonstrating the unique partnership between the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Host City Liverpool to bring the Eurovision Song Contest to audiences across the globe and the incredible power of music to bring communities together. It also reflects the very origins of the Contest, developed to bring Europe closer together through a shared television experience across different countries.

Music is such a fundamental part of our global commonality. Music unites us, moves us and lifts us up. It connects us. 160 million people across the world watch the Eurovision Song Contest – it is the ultimate celebration of music’s power.

The Eurovision Song Contest is a milestone in British broadcasting and one we are united to deliver with Ukraine. And, in Liverpool – a city famed for its spirit and musicality – it’s an opportunity to bring the world together.

The United by Music brand is a collaboration between creative agencies Superunion in the UK, and Starlight Creative in Ukraine.

Working together, they have developed a visual identity that celebrates this shared moment and represents music as a force for bringing people together. It is 160 million hearts beating as one, reflecting the feelings that the Eurovision Song Contest brings to audiences across the world – joy, excitement and fun. 

Liverpool, this year, is an opportunity to bring the world together.

The typeface we’ve used for the brand is called ‘Penny Lane’, inspired by the 20th century cast-iron signs displaying Liverpool street names and a nod to the city’s rich musical heritage. And of course, the colours blue and yellow feature throughout, accompanied by an excitable magenta.

It’s going to be everywhere in Liverpool: a vibrant identity with a distinct Eurovision vibe – optimistic, celebratory, connective.

It honours and celebrates Ukraine, and communicates what is unique about this year’s contest. It’s a language we all speak. Music unites us.

The BBC, together with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), will organise the Contest in consultation with UA:PBC, Ukraine’s public broadcaster and last year’s winners of the Contest.

Liverpool was chosen following a strong city bid process that examined facilities at the venue; the ability to accommodate thousands of visiting delegations, crew, fans and journalists; infrastructure; and the cultural offer of the Host City in reflecting Ukraine’s win in 2022.

The Allocation Draw that determines which of the two Semi-Finals participating countries will compete in at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, will take place on Tuesday 31 January live from the Host City of Liverpool at 20:00 CET.

Liverpool has been approaching its hosting duties for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine with all of the enthusiasm such an event deserves. So much so, that a visit to the city is now proving to be an irresistible draw for any fans of the Contest – regardless of whether or not they’ve managed to secure a sought-after ticket to any of the live shows.

From club nights to cultural happenings, and from Euro Villages to Euro Festivals, we’ve put together a guide to what’s going on in Liverpool for the two weeks that the city plays host to the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

The VisitLiverpool Eurovision page is a great place to start planning, and keep checking back here as more updates and announcements are being made, so as to take full advantage of the complete Eurovision Song Contest experience that Liverpool is offering in May.

Eurovision Village. Located at Pier Head, Eurovision Village is set to be the main hub for fans and locals to soak up the celebratory atmosphere of the Eurovision Song Contest when it heads to Liverpool. For those first two weeks in May, the location will be hosting events, live performances and screenings of the Grand Final and the two Semi-Finals. A complete programme will be announced nearer the time, but you can mark this spot down as your go-to place once you hit Liverpool. The first details of the Eurovision Village – including headline performers and the themes of each night – can be found right here.

EuroClub. The official after-party to all of the events going on in the city, EuroClub at Camp and Furnace will be hosting nightly Eurovision fiestas that will be going on until the early hours. From Friday 5 May until Saturday 13 May, live performances and DJ sets will ensure that fans of the Contest are given ample opportunity to shimmy to the show-stopping tunes of Eurovision past and present. Guest performers already announced include Conchita Wurst, Charlotte Perrelli, KEiiNO and Linda Martin, with plenty more to be revealed soon. Keep an eye on the EuroClub website for insight and info.

EUROfansCLUB. Organised by dedicated fans of the Eurovision Song Contest and located at Fusion on Fleet Street, EUROfansCLUB is a series of club nights for all of the revellers amongst us. Taking place from Monday 8 May to Saturday 13 May, as well as the Eurovision tunes, there’ll also be guest performances from some Contest favourites. Announced so far have been the likes of Kate Ryan, Destiny, Rosa López and The Roop. The organisers have promised that doors will be remaining open until 6am – so get that disco nap in before you head out! Full details of the themed nights are available on the website.

The Big Eurovision Welcome. St. George’s Hall will be the buzzing venue of The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome – a live show to demonstrate Liverpool’s famously warm reputation as hosts. Bringing together big performances, collaborations and some stunning production and staging, this high-energy show will welcome the largest crowd for any single event to be staged in Liverpool for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Taking place on the evening of Sunday 7 May, 30,000 tickets are to be made available to the public for free, thanks to The National Lottery. AJ Odudu will be on hosting duties for the evening. Full details on the event and ticketing, right here.

Live Screenings. Screenings of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest Grand Finals and Semi-Finals are happening all over the host city. If you’re in Liverpool for the event, but without a ticket for the live shows, there’ll be no shortage of spots across town where you can watch our spectacles of song unfold. As well as the options mentioned elsewhere on this page, just some of the venues offering live screenings are: The Tate Liverpool; The British Music Experience; The World Museum; Everyman Playhouse; and St. George’s Hall. 

EuroFestival. Taking place from 1 to 14 May, EuroFestival is something of a first for a Eurovision host city, as it presents 24 cultural commissions – 19 of which are collaborative projects between artists from Ukraine and the United Kingdom – to showcase the uniting power of music and art. The impressive programme of events – ranging from music performances and documentary screenings to photography exhibitions and mass-participation dance events – will transform Liverpool as fans from across the world descend upon the city. You can peruse the full programme at the EuroFestival website.

Douze Points with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. From ABBA’s Waterloo to Lordi’s Hard Rock Hallelujah, and from Sam Ryder’s SPACE MAN to Dana International’s Diva, we’ll be able to hear some of our most beloved tunes from Eurovision Song Contest performed by The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. This one-off concert, celebrating the Contest’s visit to Liverpool, is happening on Friday 12 May at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Host for the night will be Owain Wyn Evans from BBC Radio 2’s Early Breakfast Show. More info and tickets can be found right here.

Museum of Liverpool. Whether you fancy an extra-special screening of the Grand Final on Saturday 13 May, or you want two whole evenings of entertainment on the dates of the First and Second Semi-Finals on 9 and 11 May, the Museum of Liverpool is dedicating part of its impressive space towards precisely that. Before you get caught up in the excitement of the Eurovision Song Contest on its live-show nights, you can explore Liverpool’s fascinating, diverse history in this magnificent waterfront museum. National Museums Liverpool have announced a full programme of Eurovision-related events taking place in Liverpool museums during the first two weeks of May.

Royal Albert Dock. Liverpool’s iconic Royal Albert Dock location has planned a three-week programme of events catered towards people flocking to the city for the Eurovision Song Contest. From Ukrainian food and drink to live music events and creative pop-ups, the jewel in Royal Albert Dock’s schedule is the installation of a 10-metre artwork, Floating Earth, which will shine brightly in the dock from 28 April to 18 May. More information can be found on Royal Albert Dock’s Eurovision page.

Concert Square. The popular Liverpool nightlife hot-spot, Concert Square, is dedicating its space to the Eurovision Song Contest for three weekends of live music and entertainment. Commencing on Sunday 30 April at 14:00 local time, a series of performances has been planned to celebrate the Contest’s past and present. Two more parties are planned for Sunday 7 May and Saturday 13 May, with all three dates free to attend. ABBA tribute band, ABBA Forever, have been brought onboard to headline the trinity of top-notch soirées. More info about what’s in store can be found here.

Rave UKraine. This event On Sunday 7 May promises to be a first of its kind: a party taking place in two cities, at the exact same time, thousands of miles apart – both broadcast via a livestream to make one singular, unifying rave. The venue CONTENT Liverpool will host the UK rave, while Kyiv’s HVLV Bar will be the location for the Ukrainian one. Hot Chip, the acclaimed band from the UK, will be performing a DJ set, as will Ukrainian DJ Mingulitka, alongside icons of electronic music DJ Paulette and James Lavelle. More acts to be announced shortly. Tickets for Rave UKraine are available via Dice FM / Resident Advisor. All profits from Rave UKraine go to Music Saves UA.

EuroStreet. EuroStreet has been specially curated in collaboration with many partners across the Liverpool City Region. It provides a unique opportunity for communities across the region to get involved, take part, deliver events and celebrate all things related to the Eurovision Song Contest, under the United By Music slogan. Events announced so far include Songs For Europe, Festival for Europe and even a special event dedicated to that favourite Ukrainian pastime – chess! EuroStreet is a continually evolving programme, so keep checking the site for details and updates.

EuroGrant. Over 60 community groups and grassroots organisations have received EuroGrant funding to help sprinkle some Eurovision-themed glitter all across Liverpool City Region. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Culture Liverpool invited organisations to apply for grants of up to £2,000 to get into the Eurovision spirit by hosting events that celebrate the competition itself, the relationship Ukraine and the wider European heritage in Liverpool. From Eurovision parties for adults with physical and learning disabilities, to a cabaret event for Liverpool’s migrant communities, people right across Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Halton, St Helens and Knowsley will be able to get into the Eurovision spirit after 63 organisations secured funding. A full list of organisations which have secured funding, plus what they have planned, is available here.

• Semi-Final 1: Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 21:00 CEST
• Semi-Final 2: Thursday, 11 May 2023, 21:00 CEST
• Finale: Saturday, 11 May 2023, 21:00 CEST
• Venue: Liverpool Arena (M&S Bank Arena), Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Presenter(s): Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final)
• Directed by: Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett
• Executive Supervisor: Martin Österdahl
• Executive Producer: Andrew Cartmell
• Multicamera Director: Nikki Parsons / Richard Valentine / Ollie Bartlett
• Host Broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Suspilne Movlennia (UA:PBC; Суспільне мовлення, «Radiodifusión Pública»; Національна суспільна телерадіокомпанія України, Natsionalna Suspilna Teleradiokompaniia Ukrainy, Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine — НСТУ)
• Opening Act: Semi-final 1: Julia Sanina (The Hardkiss) – “Маяк” Ι Semi-final 2: – Ι Final:The flag parade & Kalush Orchestra with their winning song “Stefania”, Go_A with “Shum“, Jamala with her winning song “1944”, Tina Karol with “Show Me Your Love”, and Verka Serduchka with “Dancing Lasha Tumbai”
• Interval Act: Semi-final 1: Rita Ora – “Praising You”; Alyosha & Rebeca Ferguson – “Ordinary World” Ι Semi-final 2: ‘Music Unites Generations’ – Mariya Yarumchak, OTOY e Zlata Dziunka; ‘Be Who You Wanna Be’ Ι Final: Sam Ryder – “Space Man”; “The Liverpool Songbook” – Cornelia Jakobs, Daði Freyr, Duncan Laurence, Mahmood, Netta and Sonia.
• Website: eurovision.tv/event/liverpool-2023 Ι https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/eurovision-song-contest-2023/
• Number of entries / Number of finalists: 37: Final 26 [🇫🇷 France (65ª), 🇮🇹 Italy (48ª), 🇩🇪 Germany (66ª), 🇬🇧 United Kindom (65ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (62ª), 🇨🇿 Czechia (11ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (62ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (45ª), 🇦🇺 Australia (8ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (64ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (28ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (54ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (15ª), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (39ª), 🇨🇭 Switzerland (63ª), 🇦🇱 Albania (19ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (18ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (56ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (23ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (18ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (28ª),  🇳🇴 Norway (61ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (15ª), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (28ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (25ª), 🇦🇹 Austria (55ª)]; First Semi-Final 15 [🇳🇴 Norway (61ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (35ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (15ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (23ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (54ª), 🇮🇪 Ireland (56ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (28ª), 🇨🇭 Switzerland (63ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (45ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (18ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (62ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (15ª), 🇨🇿 Czechia (11ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (63ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (56ª)]; Second Semi-Final 16 [🇦🇱 Albania (19ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (23ª), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (28ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (51ª), 🇦🇹 Austria (55ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (35ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (43ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (15ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (15ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (13ª), 🇦🇺 Australia (8ª), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (39ª),  🇪🇪 Estonia (28ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (23ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (25ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (64ª)].  
• Debuting countries: –
• Returning countries: –
• Non-returning countries: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (14ª), 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (21ª)
• Voting system: Each country awards one set (in the semi-finals) or two sets (in the final) of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs. In all three shows, online votes from viewers in non-participating countries are aggregated and awarded as one set of points. / Each country awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to 10 songs based on the votes of professional juries and viewers. In the semi-finals, each country awards one set of points based solely on public voting, and in the final, two sets are awarded, the first from a professional jury and the second from viewers. Votes from viewers in non-participating countries are aggregated and awarded as one set of points.
• Nul points in Final: –
• Winning song: “Tattoo” – Loreen – 🇸🇪 Sweden (7ª)

Participation map: 

G: Finalist countries; R: Did not qualify from the semi-final; Y: Countries that participated in the past but not in 2023

1.Location. The 2023 contest was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It was the ninth time that the United Kingdom hosted the contest, having previously done so for winning the previous year in 1968, 1977, 1982, and 1998, and in place of the previous year’s winning country in 1960, 1963, 1972, and 1974. The selected venue was the 11,000-seat Liverpool Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the ACC Liverpool complex. The “Turquoise Carpet” event, where the contestants and their delegations were presented before accredited press and fans, took place outside the Walker Art Gallery on 7 May 2023, followed by the Opening Ceremony at St George’s Hall.

In conjunction with the contest, Liverpool held a cultural festival called “EuroFest”, which featured collaborations between British and Ukrainian artists. The Pier Head was the location of the Eurovision Village, where a stage hosted performances by Ukrainian artists, local artists, current and previous Eurovision entrants, and other groups. It also held screenings of the three live shows. Entry to the Village was free of charge except during the final. The EuroClub, which took place at Camp and Furnace, hosted the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants.

1.1.Host country selection: The 2022 contest was won by Ukraine with the song “Stefania” by Kalush Orchestra, which, according to Eurovision tradition, made Ukraine the presumptive host of the 2023 contest. The country had hosted the contest twice before, in 2005 and 2017, both times in Kyiv. Between May and June 2022, the Ukrainian government and UA:PBC, the nation’s public broadcaster, discussed hosting the contest with the EBU. The chairman of UA:PBC, Mykola Chernotytskyi, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and other Ukrainian politicians expressed their willingness to host the event, and an organising committee was formed.

Despite this, the EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year’s winning country.

The decision not to host in Ukraine was initially met with disappointment. UA:PBC published a statement in which Chernotytskyi requested further talks with the EBU, and Oleh Psiuk of Kalush Orchestra published an open letter criticising the decision, co-signed by Ukraine’s previous Eurovision winners, Ruslana and Jamala, as well as Ukraine’s minister of culture Oleksandr Tkachenko. This stance was supported by Boris Johnson, who was the British prime minister at the time, Nadine Dorries, who was the British culture secretary at the time, the Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska, and Poland’s deputy prime minister and minister of culture Piotr Gliński. The announcement on 25 July that the BBC would host the contest was supported by UA:PBC.

1.2. Host city bidding phase: The host city bidding process ran from 25 July to 7 October 2022, with candidates judged against a set of criteria to demonstrate that they could host an event on the scale of the Eurovision Song Contest. During the first stage of the process, the BBC received expressions of interest from 20 UK cities and towns, seven of which were longlisted on 12 August 2022: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, and Sheffield. These cities had until 8 September to develop their bids in detail for evaluation by the BBC, which also conducted visits to the cities throughout the month. On 27 September, Glasgow and Liverpool were announced to have made the shortlist, and on 7 October, the EBU and the BBC announced Liverpool as the host city

Location of shortlisted cities ( Host venue (in blue), finalist city (in yellow), shortlisted cities (in green), other bidding citties (in red) and cities tand towns that expressed interest but ultimately did not bid (in grey).

City/town	Venue	Notes	—
Aberdeen	P&J Live (The Event Complex Aberdeen)	—	—
Belfast	Odyssey Arena	—	—
Birmingham	Resorts World Arena	Supported by Birmingham City Council	15.685
Brighton	—	Withdrew its proposal on 11 August 2022, citing lack of required infrastructure and venue	—
Bristol	Bristol Arena (YTL Arena Bristol)	—	—
Cardiff	Millennium Stadium (Principality Stadium)	Withdrew its proposal on 3 August 2022, citing unavailability of the proposed venue	—
Darlington	The Darlington Arena	Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the arena; supported by Darlington Borough Council and Tees Valley Combined Authority	—
Derry	—	Withdrew its proposal on 8 August 2022, citing lack of a suitable venue and supporting accommodation infrastructure	—
Edinburgh	—	Supported by Edinburgh City Council.	—
Glasgow	The Hydro	Supported by Glasgow City Council	13.000
Leeds	Leed Arena (First Direct Arena)	Supported by Leeds City Council.	13.781
Liverpool	Liverpool Arena (M&S Bank Arena)	Supported by Liverpool City Council	11.000
London	—	London met the criteria but was not shortlisted, as the BBC and the British government aimed to “move events and opportunities outside the capital”.	—
Manchester	Manchester Arena (AO Arena)	Supported by Manchester City Council.	21.000
Newcastle	Newcastle Arena (Utilita Arena Newcastle)	Supported by Newcastle City Council.	11.000
Nottingham	Nottingham Arena (Motorpoint Arena Nottingham=	Withdrew its proposal on 9 August 2022, citing the proposed venue’s incapability to meet EBU requirements	—
Prudhoe	—	—	—
Sheffield	Sheffield Arena (Utilita Arena Sheffield)	Supported by Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority	13.600
Sunderland	Stadium of Light	Withdrew its proposal on 10 August 2022, citing unavailability of the proposed venue	—
Wolverhampton	—	—	—

2.Entries. 

2.1.Participating countries: Semi-finals / Final. Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issued an invitation to participate in the contest to all active members. Associate member Australia did not need an invitation for the 2023 contest, as it had previously been granted permission to participate until at least this year.

On 20 October 2022, the EBU announced that 37 countries would participate in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia.

Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Country – Broadcaster	Artist (s)	song – translate	Language	Songwriter(s)	National Selection
🇦🇱 Albania RTSH	Albina & Familja Kelmendi (Albina dhe Familja Kelmendi)	“Duje” (Love It)	Albanian[a]	Enis Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti	Festivali i Këngës 2022 (Festivali i 61-rë i Këngës në RTSH), 23-12-2022
🇦🇲 Armenia ARMTV	Brunette (Էլեն Երեմյանը / Elen Yeremyan)	“Future Lover” (Ապագա Սիրահար)	English, Armenian	Brunette	Internal Selection 2023, Artist: 01-02-2023; Song: 15-03-2023 ​
🇦🇺 Australia SBS	Voyager	“Promise“	English	Alex Canion, Ashley Doodkorte, Simone Dow, Daniel Estrin, Scott Kay	Internal Selection 2023,21-02-2023 ​
🇦🇹 Austria​ ÖRF	Teya and Salena (TEYA and Salena)	“Who the hell is Edgar?” (Wer zur Hölle ist Edgar?)	English[b]	Selina-Maria Edbauer, Ronald Janeček, Pele Loriano, Teodora Špirić	Internal Selection 2023, Artist: 31-01-2023; Song: 08-03-2023 ​​
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan İTV	TuralTuranX (Tural Bağmanov, Turan Bağmanov)	“Tell me more“	English	Nihad Aliyev, Tural Baghmanov, Turan Baghmanov, Tunar Taghiyev	Internal Selection 2023, Artist: 09-03-2023; Song: ??-03-2023 ​
🇧🇪 Belgium VRT	Gustaph (GVSTΛPH)	“Because of you“	English	Jaouad Alloul, Gustaph	Eurosong 2023,14-03-2023 ​
🇭🇷 Croatia HRT	Let 3	“Mama ŠČ!” (Mama NO!)	Croatian	Damir Martinović Mrle, Zoran Prodanović	DORA 2023. (Hrvatski izbor za pjesmu Eurovizije), 11-02-2023 ​
🇨🇾 Cyprus CyBC	Andrew Lambrou (Άντριου Λάμπρου)	“Break a broken heart“	English	Jimmy Jansson, Thomas Stengaard, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Marcus Winther-John	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023, 11-02-2023​
🇨🇿 Czechia (Czech Republic) ČT	VESNA	“My sister’s crown” (Koruna mé sestry)	English, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian	Adam Albrecht, Michal Jiráň, Patricie Kaňok, Šimon Martínek, Kateryna Vatchenko, Tanita Yankova	Eurovision Song CZ 2023,07-02-2023 ​
🇩🇰 Denmark DR	Reiley	“Breaking my heart” (Knuser mit hjerte)	English	Bård Bonsaksen, Sivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet, Rani Petersen, Hilda Stenmalm	Internal Selection 2023, Artist: 17-10-2022; Song: 02-03-2023 ​
🇪🇪 Estonia​ ERR	Alika	“Bridges“	English	Wouter Hardy, Alika Milova, Nina Sampermans	Eesti Laul 2023, 11-02-2023 ​
🇫🇮 Finland Yle	Käärijä	“Cha cha cha“	Finnish	Johannes Naukkarinen, Aleksi Nurmi, Jere Pöyhönen	Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu 2023, 25-02-2023​
🇫🇷 France​ FTV	La Zarra	“Évidemment” (Evidently)	French	Banx & Ranx, Benny Adam, La Zarra	Internal Selection 2023, ​Artist: 12-01-2023; Song: 19-02-2023
🇬🇪 Georgia GPB	IRU (Iru Khechanovi, ირუ ხეჩანოვი)	“Echo“	English	Beni Kadagidze, Iru Khechanovi, George Kukhianidze	Artist: The Voice Georgia 2023 (The Voice საქართველო – Season 5) The Voice Georgia), 02-02-2023; Song: Internal Selection 2023,??-03-2023 ​
🇩🇪 Germany NDR[c]	Lord of the Lost	“Blood & glitter” (Blut und Glitzer)	English	Anthony J. Brown, Chris Harms, Rupert Keplinger, Pi Stoffers	Unser Lied für Liverpool 2023,03-03-2023 ​
🇬🇷 Greece ERT	Victor Vernicos (Victor βενιαμίν)	“What they say”	English	Victor Vernicos Jørgensen	Internal Selection 2023: Artist: 30-01-2023; Song: 12-03-2023 ​ ​
🇮🇸 Iceland RÚV	Diljá (Diljá Pétursdóttir)	“Power” (Lifandi inni í mér)	English	Diljá Pétursdóttir, Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson	Söngvakeppnin 2023, 04-03-2023 ​
🇮🇪 Ireland RTÉ ​	Wild Youth	“We are one”	English	Jörgen Elofsson, Conor O’Donohoe, Edward Porter	Eurosong 2023: The Late Late Show Special,03-02-2023 ​
🇮🇱 Israel IPBC	Noa Kirel (נועה קירל)	“Unicorn” (יוניקורן)	English[d]	Noa Kirel, Doron Medalie, May Sfadia, Yinon Yahel	Internal Selection 2023: Artist: 10-08-2022; Song: 08-03-2023 ​
🇮🇹 Italy RAI	Marco Mengoni	“Due vite” (Two lives)	Italian	Marco Mengoni, Davide Petrella, Davide Simonetta	Festival di San Remo 2023 (73º Festival della canzone italiana), 11-02-2023​
🇱🇻 Latvia LTV	Sudden Lights	“Aijā” (Hushaby / Shush)	English[e]	Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis, Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis, Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis, Kārlis Vārtiņš	Supernova 2023,11-02-2023 ​
🇱🇹 Lithuania LRT	Monika Linkytė	“Stay” (Pasilik)	English[f]	Krists Indrišonoks, Monika Linkytė	Pabandom Iš Naujo 2023, 18-02-2023
🇲🇹 Malta PBS	The Busker	“Dance (Our own party)“	English	Matthew James Borg, Jean Paul Borg, Micheal Joe Cini, Sean Meachen, David Meilak	Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, 11-02-2023 ​
🇲🇩 Moldavia TRM	Pasha Parfeni	“Soarele și luna” (The sun and the moon)	Romanian	Pasha Parfeni, Yuliana Parfeni, Cătălin Temciuc, Andrei Vulpe	Etapa Națională 2023, 04-03-2023
🇳🇱 The Netherlands​ AVROTROS	Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper (Mia Nicolaï en Dion Cooper)	“Burning daylight“	English	Dion Cuiper, Jordan Garfield, Loek van der Grinten, Duncan de Moor, Mia Nicolai	Internal Selection 2023: Artist: 01-11-2022; Song: 01-03-2023 ​ ​
🇳🇴 Norway NRK	Alessandra (Alessandra Mele)	“Queen of kings” (Dronningen av konger)	English[g]	Linda Dale, Stanley Ferdinandez, Alessandra Mele, Henning Olerud	Melodi Grand Prix 2023, 04-02-2023​
🇵🇱 Poland TVP	Blanka	“Solo“	English	Maria Broberg, Marcin Górecki, Maciej Puchalski, Bartłomiej Rzeczycki, Blanka Stajkow, Julia Sundberg, Mikołaj Trybulec	Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję 2023, 26-02-2023 ​
🇵🇹 Portugal RTP	Mimicat	“Ai coração” (Oh heart)	Portuguese	Marisa Mena, Luís Pereira	Festival da Canção 2023 (55º Festival RTP da Canção), 11-03-2023 ​
🇷🇴 Romania TVR	Theodor Andrei	“D.G.T. (Off and on)” (Fingers)	Romanian, English	Theodor-Octavian Andrei, Luca De Mezzo, Mikail Jahed, Luca Ştefan Udăţeanu	Selecția Națională 2023,11-02-2023 ​
🇸🇲 San Marino SMRTV	Piqued Jacks	“Like an animal“	English	Francesco Bini, Andrea Lazzeretti, Tommaso Oliveri, Marco Sgaramella	Una Voce per San Marino 2023, 25-02-2023​
🇷🇸 Serbia RTS	Luke Black	“Samo mi se spava” (Само ми се спава, I just want to sleep)	Serbian, English	Luke Black	Pesma za Evroviziju ’23, 04-03-2023​
🇸🇮 Slovenia RTVSLO	Joker Out	“Carpe diem” (Seize the Day)	Slovene	Bojan Cvjetićanin, Kris Guštin, Nace Jordan, Jure Maček, Jan Peteh	Internal Selection 2023: Artist: 08-12-2022; Song: EMA 2023 (Evrovizijska Melodija 2023), 04-02-2023 ​​
🇪🇸 Spain RTVE	Blanca Paloma	“Eaea”	Spanish	Blanca Paloma, José Pablo Polo, Álvaro Tato	Benidorm Fest 2023, 04-02-2023
🇸🇪 Sweden SVT	Loreen	“Tattoo“	English	Peter Boström, Moa “Cazzi Opeia” Carlebecker, Thomas G:son, Jimmy Jansson, Loreen, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt	Melodifestivalen 2023, 11-03-2023​
🇨🇭 Switzerland SRG SSR	Remo Forrer	“Watergun” (Wasserpistole)	English	Ashley Hicklin, Argyle Singh, Mikołaj Trybulec	Internal Selection 2023: Artist: 20-02-2023; Song: 07-03-2023​
🇺🇦 Ukraine UA:PBC	Tvorchi (TVORCHI, творчі)	“Heart of steel” «Серце зі сталі» / «Сталеве серце»	English, Ukrainian	Andrii Hutsuliak, Jimoh Augustus Kehinde	Vidbir 2023, 17-12-2022​
🇬🇧 United Kingdom BBC	Mae Muller	“I wrote a song“	English	Mae Muller, Karen Poole, Lewis Thompson	Internal Selection, 09-03-2023 ​

2.2.All the national selections for Eurovision Song Contest 2023: 

• National Selections in 2023:

• Internal Selections in 2023

3.Returning artists. The contest featured four representatives who previously performed as lead vocalists for the same country. Two of them competed in 2012: Loreen won that year’s contest representing Sweden, while Pasha Parfeni represented Moldova that year and later provided backing vocals for Aliona Moon in 2013. Also returning as lead artists were Marco Mengoni, who represented Italy in 2013, and Monika Linkytė, who represented Lithuania in 2015 alongside Vaidas Baumila. In addition, Belgium’s Gustaph previously provided backing vocals for Sennek in 2018 and Hooverphonic in 2021, and Georgia’s Iru won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 as a member of Candy.

4.Other countries. Several EBU member broadcasters made statements confirming non-participation prior to the publication of the official 2023 participants list. The management board of Bulgarian broadcaster BNT, at a meeting on 7 September 2022, decided not to participate in the 2023 contest, citing an expected increase in participation fees; this was later publicly confirmed in several Bulgarian news outlets on 19 October. The Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG and the Macedonian broadcaster MRT also publicly confirmed on 13 and 14 October 2022 respectively that they would not participate in the contest, citing financial contraints. Both RTCG and MRT however confirmed their intentions to broadcast the 2023 contest. Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg and Slovakia also confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.

A potential return for Monaco to the contest in 2023 – in what would have been its first participation since 2006 – was first discussed in November 2021, when it was reported that part of the Monégasque state budget had been reserved for participation in the 2023 contest. However, these plans was curtailed due to the delay in the launch of a new Monégasque public television channel, TVMonaco, which is now planned to commence broadcast from September 2023 instead of the initially outlined period of late 2022. Monaco Media Diffusion, the current EBU member broadcaster for Monaco, subsequently confirmed on 5 September 2022 that the country would not participate in the 2023 event.

Discussions were also reported between the EBU and Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency, an associate member of the EBU, which would have led to Kazakhstan being invited to participate in the contest for the first time. Kazakhstan has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2018, with television producer Zhan Mukanov stating that “there is every chance [for Kazakhstan] to enter the adult Eurovision next year” and that the country’s participation in the 2022 Junior contest would have a “significant impact” on its chances of debuting in the adult event. The country, however, did not appear on the final list of participants.

5.Production. The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was produced by the British national broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The Ukrainian public broadcaster UA:PBC worked with the BBC to develop and implement Ukrainian elements for the live shows, including theme artwork, background music, selection of presenters, and opening and interval acts. The three shows were produced by BBC Studios Entertainment Productions and BBC Studios Music Productions, part of the BBC’s commercial subsidiary BBC Studios.

The senior production team consisted of Martin Green as managing director, Rachel Ashdown as lead commissioner, Andrew Cartmell as executive producer, Lee Smithurst as head of show, Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen as head of contest, and James O’Brien as executive in charge of production. Additional production personnel included multi-camera directors Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine and Ollie Bartlett, lead creative director Dan Shipton, music director Kojo Samuel, stage designer Julio Himede, head of sound Robert Edwards, and lighting designer Tim Routledge. The Ukrainian consultation team is led by Oksana Skybinska, Tetiana Semenova, and Herman Nenov. Background music for the shows was composed by Mykhailo Nekrasov.

The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The full costs are expected to be published at a later date.

5.1.Visual design. 7 October 2022, along with the host city announcement, the EBU revealed the generic logo for the 2023 contest. The Eurovision heart, which typically has the flag of the host country placed in its centre, contains the Ukrainian flag for this year to reflect the country’s win the previous year. The ‘Song Contest’ text is accompanied below by ‘United Kingdom’ and further down by ‘Liverpool 2023’.

The theme art and slogan for the contest, “United by Music”, was unveiled on 31 January 2023. Designed by London-based brand consultancy Superunion and Ukrainian production company Starlight Media, the artwork was built around a string of two-dimensional hearts resembling an electrocardiogram, representing response to rhythm and sound, while the colours were inspired by those of the Ukrainian and British flags. The typeface, Penny Lane, was inspired by 20th-century Liverpool street signs and the city’s musical heritage.

5.2.Stage design. The stage design for the 2023 contest was revealed on 2 February 2023. Designed by New York-based set designer Julio Himede, the design was based on “the principles of togetherness, celebration and community”, taking inspiration from a wide hug and the “cultural aspects and similarities between Ukraine, the UK and specifically Liverpool”. The stage is 450 square metres, with 220 square metres of independently rotating LED screens, over 700 LED floor tiles and more than 1500 metres of LED lights. King Charles III and Queen Camilla (whose coronations were held the week before the contest) inaugurated the stage on 26 April, during an official visit to Liverpool.

5.3.Postcards. The “postcards” were 40-second video introductions shown on television whilst the stage is being prepared for the next entry. Filmed between February and April 2023 and directed by Tom Cook, with Carlo Massarella and Jane McGoldrick serving as executive producers, the postcards were based on the “United by Music” theme of the contest. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist’s country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. The three locations appearing in each postcard were connected by a singular theme. Each postcard was bookended with the “little planet effect”, which symbolised the interconnections between people. The postcards were produced by London-based production company Windfall Films and Ukrainian production company 23/32, with background music composed by Dmytro Shurov. The following locations were used for each participating country:

Postcard locations

Country	Theme	Locations
		In Ukraine	In the United Kingdom	In the participating country
Albania	City parks	Sofiyivka Park, Uman	Sefton Park, Liverpool	Grand Park of Tirana
Armenia	Botanical gardens	Botanical garden, Lviv University	Eden Project, Cornwall	Yerevan Botanical Garden
Australia	Bridges	Glass Bridge, Kyiv	Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol	Matagarup Bridge, Perth
Austria	City halls	Lviv Town Hall	Sheffield Town Hall	Vienna City Hall
Azerbaijan	City squares	Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv	Centenary Square, Birmingham	Baku Boulevard
Belgium	Monuments	Independence Monument, Kyiv	Angel of the North, Gateshead	Atomium, Brussels
Croatia	Ports	Kyiv River Port	Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire	Port of Rijeka
Cyprus	Beaches	Kyiv Sea beach	Brighton Beach, East Sussex	Akti Olympion Beach, Limassol
Czechia	Mazes	Green Maze, Zhytomyr	Peace Maze, Castlewellan	Yew Maze, Loučeň Castle
Denmark	Opera houses	Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet	Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff	Copenhagen Opera House
Estonia	Towers	Vinnytsia water tower	Blackpool Tower, Lancashire	Tallinn TV Tower
Finland	Ferris wheels	Podil ferris wheel, Kyiv	Wheel of Liverpool	SkyWheel Helsinki
France	Palaces	Potocki Palace, Lviv	Hopetoun House, West Lothian	Palace of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne
Georgia	Old towns	Old Town, Lviv	Port Sunlight, Merseyside	Old Town, Tbilisi
Germany	Canals	Rusanivka, Kyiv	Bridgewater Canal, Greater Manchester	Keerwiederfleet Canal, Hamburg
Greece	Ruins	Tarakaniv Fort, Rivne Oblast region	Dunluce Castle, County Antrim	Temple of Poseidon, Sounion
Iceland	Waterfalls	Maniava waterfall, Gorgany	Pistyll Rhaeadr, Powys	Kvernufoss [it], Skógar region
Ireland	Mountain roads	Mountain road in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast region	Military Road, Isle of Wight	Sally Gap, County Wicklow
Israel	Rock formations	Urytski rocks in the Skole Beskids mountain range	Stonehenge, Wiltshire	Masada, Judaean Desert
Italy	Velodromes	Kyiv Velodrome	Pump Track Wales, Rhayader	Circus Maximus, Rome
Latvia	Beach campsites	Ecospace pods, Kyiv Sea	Beach huts at Boscombe beach, Bournemouth	Melnsils, Talsi Municipality
Lithuania	Fortresses	Khotyn Fortress, Chernivtsi Oblast	Eilean Donan, Scottish Highlands	Trakai Island Castle
Malta	Buses	Lviv autobus	London red double-decker bus	Vintage bus in Mellieħa
Moldova	Forests	Skole Beskids Forest, Lviv	Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire	Orhei National Park, Trebujeni
Netherlands	Colourful architecture	Comfort Town, Kyiv	Portmeirion, Gwynedd	Zaandam, North Holland
Norway	Libraries	Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine	Liverpool Central Library	Oslo Public Library
Poland	Universities	Chernivtsi University	Trinity College, Cambridge	Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
Portugal	Churches	St Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv	Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire	Church of Santa Engrácia, Lisbon
Romania	Statues	Taras Shevchenko statue, Lviv	The Beatles statue, Liverpool	A Carriage with Clowns sculpture, Bucharest
San Marino	Castles	Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, Khmelnytskyi Oblast	Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex	Guaita, Monte Titano
Serbia	Art galleries	Park3020, Lviv region	Tate Liverpool	Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
Slovenia	Rooftops	Tetris Hall rooftop, Kyiv	Goodness Gracious Roof Bar, Liverpool	Radio Slovenija rooftop, Ljubljana
Spain	Theatres	Amphitheater, Uzhhorod	Minack Theatre, Cornwall	Roman Theatre, Sagunto
Sweden	Islands	Anti-Circe Island, Uman	St Catherine’s Island, Tenby	Enholmen [sv], Gotland
Switzerland	Lakes	Lake Buchak, Cherkasy Oblast	Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands	Lake Zurich
Ukraine	Street murals	Street murals in Kyiv	Street murals in Belfast	Art-Zavod Platforma, Kyiv
United Kingdom	Rivers	Dnieper, Kyiv	River Mersey, Liverpool	River Thames, London

5.4.Vocal rules. For the third year in a row, delegations had the option to use pre-recorded backing vocals, though each delegation could still use live backing singers—whether on or off stage—or a combination of live and recorded backing vocals. However, all lead vocals and lead dubs performing the melody of the song must still be live. The contest’s executive supervisor Martin Österdahl later stated that the use of pre-recorded backing vocals would continue to be permitted for the foreseeable future.

5.5.Presenters. British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina were announced as the presenters for the 2023 contest on 22 February 2023, and they hosted all three shows of the event; Irish television presenter Graham Norton joined them for the final. Norton has served as the BBC’s commentator for the contest since 2009, and had previously co-hosted both editions of the Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007 and 2008, as well as Eurovision Song Contest’s Greatest Hits in 2015.

The “Turquoise Carpet” and Opening Ceremony events were hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko (who had co-hosted the 2017 contest) and Sam Quek, with Richie Anderson providing off-screen commentary. Miroshnychenko also moderated the contest’s press conferences, along with Jermaine Foster and Mariia Vynogradova.

6.Format.

6.1.Voting system and contest structure. On 22 November 2022, the EBU announced changes to the voting system for the 2023 contest. The results of the semi-finals would be determined solely by televoting, as was the case between 2004 and 2007,^[h] while the results of the final would be determined by a combination of national juries and televoting, as has been the case since the 2009 final. In the event that a country cannot deliver a televoting result in a semi-final, a backup jury result would be used instead. In the final, in the event that a country cannot deliver a televoting result, an aggregated result calculated on the basis of countries with similar voting patterns would be used. If a country’s jury is disqualified, the televoting points from that country would be doubled and used as a substitute for that country’s jury points in the final. The procedure of using calculated points would remain as a last resort in the event that a country cannot deliver a valid jury or televoting result. Viewers from non-participating countries would also be able to vote in all shows, with their votes being aggregated and presented as one individual set of points under “Rest of the World”. Those viewers would be able to cast votes via an online platform, which requires ownership of a credit or debit card for verification.

On 8 May 2023, a change to the semi-final qualifiers announcement format was revealed, where the acts would be on stage to anticipate the announcement of the finalists instead of sitting in the green room, similar to The X Factor. This format was trialled during the dress rehearsal of the first semi-final, before being dropped on the same day due to negative responses.

6.2.Semi-final allocation draw. The draw to determine the participating countries’ semi-finals took place on 31 January 2023 at 19:00 GMT (20:00 CET), at St George’s Hall. The thirty-one semi-finalists were divided over five pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest’s official televoting partner Digame. The purpose of drawing from different pots was to reduce the chance of “bloc voting” and to increase suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined which semi-final each of the six automatic qualifiers – the previous year’s winning country Ukraine and “Big Five” countries France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom – would broadcast and vote in. The ceremony was hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan, and included the passing of the host city insignia from Stefano Lo Russo, the mayor of previous host city Turin, to Joanne Anderson, the mayor of Liverpool. London-based production company ModestTV was commissioned to produce the broadcast of the ceremony.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇹 Austria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇨🇭 Switzerland	🇦🇺 Australia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden	🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇮🇱 Israel 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania	🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇲🇹 Malta 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇲 San Marino	🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇳🇱 The Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇴 Romania

ONE WORLD, UNITED BY MUSIC. This year’s postcards use trail-blazing 360-degree drone technology to take viewers on a striking journey across the globe. They showcase the participating countries and their musicians – in a way that’s never been seen before.

Each postcard features three countries: Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the artist’s home nation. All three locations are carefully chosen to reflect a single connecting theme.

The postcards use an innovative 360-degree camera technique to fly and flip seamlessly between each location. Each short film is bookended with the pioneering ‘small world’ technique that transforms a super-wide panoramic view into a tiny planet which the camera can fly into and out of. These techniques offer a brand new way to visualise the connections between people and places.

The opening section of every postcard features locations and scenes shot in Ukraine, the winning country from the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The footage reflects a range of locations, from the rugged peaks of the Carpathian Mountains to the urban modernity of Kyiv.

We then transition to this year’s host country – the United Kingdom, hosting on behalf of Ukraine. Locations include areas in and around Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, highlighting the connections between Ukrainians and Brits.

The final – and longest – part of the postcard is anchored in the artist’s home nation. This is where we are introduced to the artist themselves, with the artist giving the audience a flavour of their personality.

These postcards reflect this year’s Eurovision slogan: United by Music.

7.3.Final. The final took place on 13 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with the jury and televote of all thirty-seven participating countries, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated “Rest of the World” online vote, eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 12 May 2023. Sweden won with 583 points with the song “Tattoo” composed and written by Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Loreen, Moa “Cazzi Opeia” Carlebecker, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son and performed by Loreen. Sweden also won the jury vote. Finland came second with 526 points and won the televote, with Israel, Italy, Norway, Ukraine, Belgium, Estonia, Australia and Czechia completing the top ten. Albania, Portugal, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and Germany occupied the bottom five positions.

The final was opened by Kalush Orchestra performing their winning song “Stefania” and their latest single “Changes”. Among those who appeared in the pre-recorded portion of the opening were Bolt Strings, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joss Stone, Ballet Black, Ms Banks, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. This was followed by the flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied by four former Ukrainian Eurovision entrants performing new spins on their competing songs mixed with British classics: Go_A with “Shum“, Jamala with her winning song “1944”, Tina Karol with “Show Me Your Love”, and Verka Serduchka with “Dancing Lasha Tumbai”. The interval acts included Sam Ryder performing his new single “Mountain” with Queen’s Roger Taylor, and “The Liverpool Songbook”, a homage to Liverpool’s music heritage featuring six former Eurovision entrants singing their own version of songs from the host city: Mahmood with “Imagine”, Netta with “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”, Daði Freyr with “Whole Again”, Cornelia Jakobs with “I Turn to You”, Sonia with “Better the Devil You Know”, and Duncan Laurence, together with the aforementioned artists, the presenters, and Ruslana in a pre-recorded appearance at the Golden Gate in Kyiv, with “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus also appeared in a short video skit on the recent commercial successes to come out of the contest.

Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Austria	Teya and Salena	“Who the Hell Is Edgar?”	120	15
2	Portugal	Mimicat	“Ai coração“	059	23
3	Switzerland	Remo Forrer	“Watergun”	092	20
4	Poland	Blanka	“Solo”	093	19
5	Serbia	Luke Black	“Samo mi se spava“	030	24
6	France	La Zarra	“Évidemment“	104	16
7	Cyprus	Andrew Lambrou	“Break a Broken Heart”	126	12
8	Spain	Blanca Paloma	“Eaea”	100	17
9	Sweden	Loreen	“Tattoo”	583	01
10	Albania	Albina and Familja Kelmendi	“Duje“	076	22
11	Italy	Marco Mengoni	“Due vite“	350	04
12	Estonia	Alika	“Bridges”	168	08
13	Finland	Käärijä	“Cha Cha Cha”	526	02
14	Czechia	Vesna	“My Sister’s Crown”	129	10
15	Australia	Voyager	“Promise”	151	09
16	Belgium	Gustaph	“Because of You”	182	07
17	Armenia	Brunette	“Future Lover”	122	14
18	Moldova	Pasha Parfeni	“Soarele și luna“	096	18
19	Ukraine	Tvorchi	“Heart of Steel”	243	06
20	Norway	Alessandra	“Queen of Kings”	268	05
21	Germany	Lord of the Lost	“Blood & Glitter”	018	26
22	Lithuania	Monika Linkytė	“Stay”	127	11
23	Israel	Noa Kirel	“Unicorn”	362	03
24	Slovenia	Joker Out	“Carpe Diem“	078	21
25	Croatia	Let 3	“Mama ŠČ!“	123	13
26	United Kingdom	Mae Muller	“I Wrote a Song”	024	25

7.4.Spokespersons: The  spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country’s national jury in the following order. Unlike in the editions from 2016 to 2022, in which the previous host country announced its points first, Ukraine was the first country to announce its jury points, followed by the previous host country, Italy. The current host country, the United Kingdom, announced its points last as usual:

1. Ukraine – Zlata Ognevich (Злата Огнєвіч)
2.  Italy – Kaze
3.  Latvia – Jānis Pētersons
4. The Netherlands – S10
5.  Malta – Ryan Hili
6.  Moldova – Doina Stimpovschi
7.  Ireland – Niamh Kavanagh
8.  San Marino – John Kennedy O’Connor
9.  Azerbaijan – Narmin Salmanova
10.  Austria – Philipp Hansa
11.  France – Anggun
12.  Finland – Bess
13. Belgium – Bart Cannaerts 
14.  Germany – Elton
15.  Portugal – Maro
16.  Croatia – Maja Ciglenečki
17.  Estonia – Ragnar Klavan
18.  Armenia – Maléna
19.  Poland – Ida Nowakowska
20.  Romania – Eda Marcus
21.  Iceland – Einar Stefánsson
22.  Serbia – Dragana Kosjerina (Драгана Косјерина)
23.  Cyprus –Loukas Hamatsos (Λουκάς Χάματσος)
24.  Norway – Ben Adams
25.  Switzerland – Chiara Dubey
26.  Australia – Catherine Martin
27.  Denmark – Tina Müller
28.  Spain – Ruth Lorenzo
29.  Israel – Ilanit
30.  Sweden – Farah Abadi
31.  Georgia – Archil Sulakvelidze
32. Czechia – Radka Rosická 
33.  Slovenia – Melani Mekicar
34.  Greece – Fotis Sergoulopoulos (Φώτης Σεργουλόπουλος)
35.  Albania – Andri Xhahu
36.  Lithuania – Monika Liu
37.  United Kingdom – Catherine Tate

8.Detailed voting results.

8.1.Semi-final 1. The ten qualifiers from the first semi-final were determined solely by televoting. All fifteen countries competing in the first semi-final voted, alongside France, Germany and Italy, and the aggregated Rest of the World vote. The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results of how each country voted was published after the final had been held.

Detailed voting results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Voting procedure used: 100% Televoting		Total score	🇳🇴	🇲🇹	🇷🇸	🇱🇻	🇵🇹	🇮🇪	🇭🇷	🇨🇭	🇮🇱	🇲🇩	🇸🇪	🇦🇿	🇨🇿	🇳🇱	🇫🇮	🇫🇷	🇩🇪	🇮🇹
C o n t e s t a n t s	Norway	102		10	5	4	3	2	6	3	10	8	10	2	10	5	10	1	3	10
	Malta	3									2										1
	Serbia	37		5					10	6			1	3	3		4	2		1	2
	Latvia	34			2		4	4				1		6	1	1	3	3	1		8
	Portugal	74	2	4	3			1	5	12	3	4	4		2	7	2	12	5	2	6
	Ireland	10	3	3		1	2			1
	Croatia	76	4		12	7		5		5	5	3	5		4	2	6		10	5	3
	Switzerland	97	8	6	1	3	5	7	2		4	7	8	7	5	8	8	6	8	4
	Israel	127	5	8	7	8	7	6	7	7		12	3	12	12	4	1	8	2	6	12
	Moldova	109	6	1	4	6	12	10	3	2	6		6	4	7	3	7	10	6	12	4
	Sweden	135	10	12	6	10	8	8	4	8	7	10		10	6	12	5	5	4	3	7
	Azerbaijan	4				2			1		1
	Czechia	110	7	2	8	5	6	3	8	4	8	5	7	5		6	12	4	7	8	5
	Netherlands	7	1				1					2	2	1
	Finland	177	12	7	10	12	10	12	12	10	12	6	12	8	8	10		7	12	7	10

8.2.12 points. Below is a summary of all 12 points awarded in the first semi-final. Finland received the maximum score of 12 points from seven of the voting countries, with Israel receiving four sets of 12 points, Moldova, Portugal and Sweden receiving two sets of 12 points each, and Croatia and Czechia each received one maximum score.

12 points awarded in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
7	Finland	Croatia,  Germany,  Ireland,  Israel,  Latvia,  Norway,  Sweden
4	Israel	Azerbaijan,  Czechia,  Moldova,  Rest of the World
2	Moldova	Italy,  Portugal
	Portugal	France,  Switzerland
	Sweden	Malta,  Netherlands
1	Croatia	Serbia
	Czechia	Finland

8.3.Semi-final 2. The ten qualifiers from the second semi-final were determined solely by televoting, with the exception of San Marino who were unable to provide a valid televote result and thus used the votes of their back-up jury. All sixteen countries competing in the second semi-final voted, alongside Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, and the aggregated Rest of the World vote. The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results of how each country voted was published after the final had been held.

Detailed voting results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Voting procedure used: 100% Televoting, 100% Jury vote		Total score	🇩🇰	🇦🇲	🇷🇴	🇪🇪	🇧🇪	🇨🇾	🇮🇸	🇬🇷	🇵🇱	🇸🇮	🇬🇪	🇸🇲	🇦🇹	🇦🇱	🇱🇹	🇦🇺	🇪🇸	🇺🇦	🇬🇧
C o n t e s t a n t s	Denmark	6							6
	Armenia	99			6	3	12	10		8	5	1	12	4	4	8	1	2	10	3		10
	Romania	0
	Estonia	74	1	6	5		2	3	3	3	2	5	2	10	3	2	10	4	1	8	2	2
	Belgium	90	8	1		4		4	7	1	3	7	3	5	12	3	5	7	8	1	6	5
	Cyprus	94	4	10	4	5	4		5	12	7	4	5	1	2	6	4	10	3	4	4
	Iceland	44	12			2	1					3	6	7	1	1	2	5			1	3
	Greece	14		2				12
	Poland	124	7	8	3	8	7	6	10	5		8	8	2	7	7	12		4	12	10
	Slovenia	103	2	5	12	7	3	2	1	2	12		1		10	4	7	8	12	6	3	6
	Georgia	33		12	2	1				7	1			3			3	1		2		1
	San Marino	0
	Austria	137	6	3	7	6	10	5	8	6	10	10	4	8		10	6	12	6	5	7	8
	Albania	83	3	7	8		8	1	2	10	4	12			6			3	2		5	12
	Lithuania	110	5		1	10	5	8	4		6	2	10	12	5	5		6	5	10	12	4
	Australia	149	10	4	10	12	6	7	12	4	8	6	7	6	8	12	8		7	7	8	7

8.4.12 points. Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the second semi-final. Australia and Slovenia both received the maximum score of 12 points from three of the voting countries, with Albania, Armenia, Lithuania and Poland receiving two sets of 12 points each, and Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece and Iceland each receiving one maximum score.

12 points awarded in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
3	Australia	Albania,  Estonia,  Iceland
	Slovenia	Poland,  Romania,  Spain
2	Albania	Rest of the World,  Slovenia
	Armenia	Belgium,  Georgia
	Lithuania	San Marino,  United Kingdom
	Poland	Lithuania,  Ukraine
1	Austria	Australia
	Belgium	Austria
	Cyprus	Greece
	Georgia	Armenia
	Greece	Cyprus
	Iceland	Denmark

8.5.Final.

Split results

Place	Combined		Jury		Televoting
	Country	Points	Country	Points	Country	Points
1	Sweden	583	Sweden	340	Finland	376
2	Finland	526	Israel	177	Sweden	243
3	Israel	362	Italy	176	Norway	216
4	Italy	350	Finland	150	Ukraine	189
5	Norway	268	Estonia	146	Israel	185
6	Ukraine	243	Australia	130	Italy	174
7	Belgium	182	Belgium	127	Croatia	112
8	Estonia	168	Austria	104	Poland	81
9	Australia	151	Spain	95	Moldova	76
10	Czechia	129	Czechia	94	Albania	59
11	Lithuania	127	Lithuania	81	Cyprus	58
12	Cyprus	126	Armenia	69	Belgium	55
13	Croatia	123	Cyprus	68	Armenia	53
14	Armenia	122	Switzerland	61	France	50
15	Austria	120	Ukraine	54[i]	Lithuania	46
16	France	104	France	54[i]	Slovenia	45
17	Spain	100	Norway	52	Czechia	35
18	Moldova	96	Portugal	43	Switzerland	31
19	Poland	93	Slovenia	33	Estonia	22
20	Switzerland	92	Moldova	20	Australia	21
21	Slovenia	78	Albania	17	Serbia	16[j]
22	Albania	76	United Kingdom	15	Austria	16[j]
23	Portugal	59	Serbia	14	Portugal	16[j]
24	Serbia	30	Poland	12	Germany	15
25	United Kingdom	24	Croatia	11	United Kingdom	9
26	Germany	18	Germany	3	Spain	5

The results of the final were determined by televoting and jury voting in all thirty-seven participating countries, plus the Rest of the World aggregate public vote. The announcement of the jury points was conducted by each country individually, with the country’s spokesperson announcing their jury’s favourite entry that received 12 points, with the remaining points shown on screen. Following the completion of the jury points announcement, the public points were announced as an aggregate by the contest hosts in ascending order starting from the country which received the fewest points from the jury.

Detailed jury voting results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Voting procedure used: 100% Televoting, 100% Jury vote		Total score	Jury vote score	Televoting score	Jury vote
					Ukraine	Italy	Latvia	Netherlands	Malta	Moldova	Ireland	San Marino	Azerbaijan	Austria	France	Finland	Belgium	Germany	Portugal	Croatia	Estonia	Armenia	Poland	Romania	Iceland	Serbia	Cyprus	Norway	Switzerland	Australia	Denmark	Spain	Israel	Sweden	Georgia	Czechia	Slovenia	Greece	Albania	Lithuania	United Kingdom
C o n t e s t a n t s	Austria	120	104	16				1	1			6			10	2	12	2				2			8	6	10		7	6	7		6				3	7		8
	Portugal	59	43	16				5	3	8					5	3				1										2		6						10
	Switzerland	92	61	31		4		6	6				4	4	3	10			2				2				2	2						6			1	2	7
	Poland	93	12	81	6												2					1		1									2
	Serbia	30	14	16		1												3	4	4					1													1
	France	104	54	50				3			5					7	1					7				4					6	5		10						6
	Cyprus	126	68	58			6		5	4				2		1						5	10	6				7		3	5		1	1	3			4	4	1
	Spain	100	95	5			8	7		3		2	7				6	7	10	6	2	6			3	3	6	1	3	4						3	2		1		5
	Sweden	583	340	243	12	8	10	12	12	12	12	4	10	10	6	12	8	12	5	10	12	10	7	10	7	5	12	10	6	7	12	12	12		4	10	7	6	12	12	12
	Albania	76	17	59						1			8											5														3
	Italy	350	176	174	2		3		10	10		12	6	12	2	6	7	4		12	5		6	12		2	5	6	8	1		10		7	8	4	12		2		2
	Estonia	168	146	22	5	6	12			7		10	1					10	8	3			8	8					10	8		7	5	2	5	2	10		8	5	6
	Finland	526	150	376				10	8		8		3	8	8		5			7	10	8			10	7	3	12		5	8	1	8	12	1	5				3
	Czechia	129	94	35	7	7		8			3			5	4	8	3	5	7						6	1	1	4	12				4	3			6
	Australia	151	130	21	8					5	4	5	5				4	8	12		8		4	3	12		8	5	2		2				2	7	4	5	3	4	10
	Belgium	182	127	55		2	2	4			10	7		3		5			6		6		5	2	5					12	3	4	3		12		5	12	5	7	7
	Armenia	122	69	53		5	1			2	6			1	7						3		1				4		5			3			10	8			10		3
	Moldova	96	20	76								3								2				7				8
	Ukraine	243	54	189		10	4			6			2		1						7	3											7			12				2
	Norway	268	52	216					2			1						6	1			4			4				4		10	2	10	8
	Germany	18	3	15																					2											1
	Lithuania	127	81	46	10	3	7		4		1	8		7				1			1		3							10	4				6		8				8
	Israel	362	177	185	1	12	5	2	7		7		12		12		10			8	4	12	12	4		10	7	3	1			8		5	7			8	6	10	4
	Slovenia	78	33	45	3									6						5						12										6					1
	Croatia	123	11	112															3							8
	United Kingdom	24	15	9	4						2					4															1			4

Detailed televoting results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Voting procedure used: 100% Televoting, 100% Jury vote		Total score	Jury vote score	Televoting score	Televote
					Ukraine	Italy	Latvia	Netherlands	Malta	Moldova	Ireland	San Marino	Azerbaijan	Austria	France	Finland	Belgium	Germany	Portugal	Croatia	Estonia	Armenia	Poland	Romania	Iceland	Serbia	Cyprus	Norway	Switzerland	Australia	Denmark	Spain	Israel	Sweden	Georgia	Czechia	Slovenia	Greece	Albania	Lithuania	United Kingdom	Rest of the World
C o n t e s t a n t s	Austria	120	104	16				4								2										3				7
	Portugal	59	43	16											5														7			4
	Switzerland	92	61	31		1							1	2		1		3			4	2						5			4			8
	Poland	93	12	81	12			2		4	8	1					4	4			3	5			7		2	6			5						1		1	8	8
	Serbia	30	14	16					2											7									1								6
	France	104	54	50					1								2		2			10		3	4	1	3	8		2			1	2			3	3	3	1		1
	Cyprus	126	68	58						3		5	6									8	4	1				2		8	2							12	7
	Spain	100	95	5															3																							2
	Sweden	583	340	243	3	3	8	8	10	8	6	8	10	4	3		10	1	7	2	10	7	7	8	10	6	8	10	5	10	8	5	4		7	6	4	8	10	7	5	7
	Albania	76	17	59		7			3					3			3	8		6									12								7	4				6
	Italy	350	176	174				3	12	5		7	4	8	7		7	10	6	8	2	3		7	1	2	6	7	10		3	6	7	6	5	1	8	5	12	6
	Estonia	168	146	22			6	5								6																								5
	Finland	526	150	376	10	6	12	12	8	7	12	12	8	12	6		12	12	10	10	12	6	10	10	12	12	7	12	8	12	12	12	12	12	8	10	10	10	6	12	12	10
	Czechia	129	94	35	2	2	1			1			3			10				3			3			4							2	3				1
	Australia	151	130	21				1								8					6				3									1							2
	Belgium	182	127	55				10			3				2			2	1						6			4		3	6	3		7			2				6
	Armenia	122	69	53						2					12		6										4					2	3		12	2		2				8
	Moldova	96	20	76	6	12					4	3			8	3			8	1				12			1				1	1	5		3	5				2	1
	Ukraine	243	54	189		8	7		5	12	7	6	7	5	4		1	7	12		8	1	12	4	2		10	1			7	10	8	4	10	12				10	4	5
	Norway	268	52	216	7	10	3	7	7	6	5	4	2	7	1	12	8	5	4	5	7	4	8	5	8	5	5		2	6	10	8	10	10	2	7	5	6	4		7	4
	Germany	18	3	15										6		5													4
	Lithuania	127	81	46	4		10				10	2									5		1												4						10
	Israel	362	177	185	1	5	5	6	6	10	1	10	12	1	10		5		5	4		12	5	6		7	12	3	3	5		7			6	8		7	5	3	3	12
	Slovenia	78	33	45			2						5			7				12	1		2	2		8				1						3			2
	Croatia	123	11	112	8	4	4				2			10		4		6					6		5	10			6	4			6	5	1	4	12		8	4		3
	United Kingdom	24	15	9	5				4

8.6.12 points. Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the final. In the jury vote, Sweden received the maximum score of 12 points from fifteen countries, with Italy and Israel receiving five sets of 12 points. Belgium received the maximum score from three countries, Australia and Finland were awarded two sets of 12 points each, and Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Slovenia and Ukraine were each being awarded one set of 12 points. In the public vote, Finland received the maximum score of 12 points from eighteen countries, followed by Israel and Ukraine which received four sets of 12 points each. Armenia, Italy and Moldova received two sets of maximum scores each, and Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Norway, Poland and Slovenia were each awarded one set of 12 points. The winning country Sweden failed to receive any maximum scores from the public vote.

12 points awarded by juries in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
15	Sweden	Albania,  Cyprus,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Finland,  Germany,  Ireland,  Israel,  Lithuania,  Malta,  Moldova,  Netherlands,  Spain,  Ukraine,  United Kingdom
5	Israel	Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  France,  Italy,  Poland
	Italy	Austria,  Croatia,  Romania,  San Marino,  Slovenia
3	Belgium	Australia,  Georgia,  Greece
2	Australia	Iceland,  Portugal
	Finland	Norway,  Sweden
1	Austria	Belgium
	Czechia	Switzerland
	Estonia	Latvia
	Slovenia	Serbia
	Ukraine	Czechia

12 points awarded by televoting in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

#	Recipient	Countries giving 12 points
18	Finland	Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Germany,  Iceland,  Ireland,  Israel,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Netherlands,  Norway,  San Marino,  Serbia,  Spain,  Sweden,  United Kingdom
4	Israel	Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Cyprus,  Rest of the World
	Ukraine	Czechia,  Moldova,  Poland,  Portugal
2	Italy	Albania,  Malta
	Armenia	France,  Georgia
	Moldova	Italy,  Romania
1	Albania	Switzerland
	Cyprus	Greece
	Croatia	Slovenia
	Norway	Finland
	Poland	Ukraine
	Slovenia	Croatia

9.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 European Broadcasting Union also provided international live streams with no commentary of both semi-finals and the final through their official YouTube and TikTok channels. The table below details the broadcasting plans and commentators for the countries that aired the contest.

Technical issues occurred during the start of the first semi-final, causing most of the on-site commentators to lose connection to their broadcasters for around 15 minutes.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Channel(s)	Show(s)	Commentator(s)	–
Albania	RTSH	RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana	All shows	Andri Xhahu	–
Armenia	AMPTV	Armenia 1	All shows	Hrachuhi Utmazyan and Hamlet Arakelyan	–
Australia	SBS	SBS	All shows	Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey	–
Austria	ORF	ORF 1	All shows	Andi Knoll	–
		FM4	Final	Jan Böhmermann and Olli Schulz	–
Azerbaijan	İTV		All shows	Azer Suleymanli	–
Belgium	VRT	VRT 1	All shows	Peter Van de Veire	–
		Radio 2	Final
	RTBF	Tipik	SF1	Jean-Louis Lahaye and Maureen Louys	–
		La Une	SF2/Final
		VivaCité	All shows
Croatia	HRT	HRT 1, HR 2	All shows	Duško Ćurlić	–
Cyprus	CyBC	RIK 1, RIK Sat	All shows	Melina Karageorgiou and Alexandros Taramountas	–
Czechia	ČT	ČT2	All shows	Jan Maxián	–
Denmark	DR	DR1	All shows	Nicolai Molbech	–
Estonia	ERR	ETV	All shows	Marko Reikop	–
		ETV+		Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda
		ETV2	Final	Sign language: Various interpreters
Finland	Yle	Yle TV1	All shows	Mikko Silvennoinen	–
		Yle Radio Suomi	All shows	Sanna Pirkkalainen and Jorma Hietamäki	–
		Yle X3M		Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos
		YleX	SF1/Final	Sini Laitinen
		Yle Areena	All shows	Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos Inari Sámi: Heli Huovinen Northern Sámi: Aslak Paltto	–
			SF1/Final	Russian: Levan Tvaltvadze Ukrainian: Galyna Sergeyeva
France	France Télévisions	Culturebox	Semi‑finals	Anggun and André Manoukian	–
		France 2	Final	Laurence Boccolini and Stéphane Bern
Georgia	GPB	1TV	All shows	Nika Lobiladze	–
Germany	ARD/NDR	One	All shows	Peter Urban	–
		Das Erste	Final
	Deutsche Welle	DW Deutsch, DW Deutsch+			–
Greece	ERT	ERT1	All shows	Maria Kozakou and Jenny Melita	–
		Deftero Programma		Dimitris Meidanis, Maria Kozakou and Jenny Melita
Iceland	RÚV	RÚV	All shows	Gísli Marteinn Baldursson	–
		RÚV 2		Sign language: Various interpreters
Ireland	RTÉ	RTÉ One	SF1/Final	Marty Whelan	–
		RTÉ2	SF2
		RTÉ 2fm	SF1/Final	Neil Doherty and Zbyszek Zalinski
Israel	IPBC	Kan 11, Kan Educational, Kan 88	Semi‑finals	Asaf Liberman [he] and Akiva Novick	–
		Kan 11, Kan Tarbut, Kan B	Final	Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick and Doron Medalie
		Kan 88		Kobi Menora and Sharon Kantor
Italy	RAI	Rai 2	Semi‑finals	Gabriele Corsi and Mara Maionchi	–
		Rai 1	Final
		Rai Radio 2	All shows	Mariolina Simone, Diletta Parlangeli and Saverio Raimondo
Latvia	LTV	LTV1	All shows	Toms Grēviņš	–
			Final	Lauris Reiniks
Lithuania	LRT	LRT televizija, LRT Radijas	All shows	Ramūnas Zilnys	–
Malta	PBS	TVM	All shows	No commentary	–
Moldova	TRM	Moldova 1, Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical	All shows	Ion Jalbă	–
Netherlands	NPO/AVROTROS	NPO 1, BVN	All shows	Cornald Maas and Jan Smit	–
		NPO Radio 2	Final	Wouter van der Goes and Frank van ‘t Hof
Norway	NRK	NRK1	All shows	Marte Stokstad	–
		NRK3, NRK P3	Final	Arian Engebø, Egil Skurdal, Adelina Ibishi and Nate Kahungu
		NRK P1		Jon Marius Hyttebakk
Poland	TVP	TVP1, TVP Polonia	All shows	Aleksander Sikora and Marek Sierocki	–
Portugal	RTP	RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África	All shows[k]	José Carlos Malato and Nuno Galopim	–
Romania	TVR	TVR 1, TVRi	All shows	Bogdan Stănescu and Kyrie Mendel	–
San Marino	SMRTV	San Marino RTV, Radio San Marino	All shows	Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo	–
Serbia	RTS	RTS 3	Semi‑finals	Duška Vučinić[l]	–
		RTS 1	Final
		RTS Svet	All shows
Slovenia	RTVSLO	TV SLO 2	Semi‑finals	Andrej Hofer	–
		TV SLO 1	Final
		Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor	SF2	Maja Stepančič, Maruša Kerec , Neja Jerant and Uršula Zaletelj
			Final	Maja Stepančič, Miha Šalehar  and Uršula Zaletelj
Spain	RTVE	La 2	SF1	Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela	–
		La 1	SF2/Final
		TVE Internacional	All shows
		Radio Nacional	Final	David Asensio, Imanol Durán, Irene Vaquero and Ángela Fernández
Sweden	SVT	SVT1	All shows	Edward af Sillén	–
			Final	Måns Zelmerlöw
	SR	SR P4	All shows	Carolina Norén	–
Switzerland	SRG SSR	SRF zwei	Semi‑finals	Sven Epiney	–
		SRF 1	Final
		RTS 2	Semi‑finals	Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner and Priscilla Formaz	–
		RTS 1	Final
		RSI La 2	Semi‑finals	Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa	–
		RSI La 1	Final
Ukraine	UA:PBC	Suspilne Kultura	All shows	Timur Miroshnychenko	–
		Radio Promin	Final	Oleksandra Franko and Oleksandr Barbelen
United Kingdom	BBC	BBC One	Semi‑finals	Scott Mills and Rylan	–
			Final	Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc
		BBC iPlayer	All shows	Sign language: Various interpreters
		BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Merseyside	Semi‑finals	Paddy O’Connell
		BBC Radio 2	Final	Scott Mills and Rylan
		BBC Radio Merseyside		Claire Sweeney and Paul Quinn

Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries and dependencies

Country	Broadcaster	Channel(s)	Show(s)	Commentator(s)	–
Chile	Canal 13		Final	Sergio Lagos and Rayén Araya	–
Faroe Islands	KVF		All shows	Faroese: Gunnar Nolsøe and Siri Súsonnudóttir Hansen Danish: Nicolai Molbech	–
Kosovo	RTK	RTK1	All shows	Albanian: Jeta Çitaku and Ylber Asllanaj	–
Montenegro	RTCG	TVCG 2	All shows	Dražen Bauković and Tijana Mišković	–
North Macedonia	MRT	MRT 1, MRT 2, Radio Skopje	All shows	Aleksandra Jovanovska and Eli Tanaskovska	–
Slovakia	RTVS	Rádio FM	Final	Daniel Baláž, Lucia Haverlík, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Malíček	–
United States	NBC	Peacock	All shows	No commentary	–
			Final	Johnny Weir

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10.Viewing figures: According to the EBU, in total 162 million people watched at least a minute of the television broadcasts, and 15.6 million people watched the online broadcasts. Votes were received from 144 countries, including the 37 competing countries.

Estimated viewership by country (in millions)

Country	Semi-final 1		Semi-final 2		Final		–
	Viewership	Average viewership	Viewership	Average viewership	Viewership	Average viewership
Australia		0.247		0.308		0.48	–
Austria		0.306		0.568		1.079	–
Belgium		0.549 (VRT 1)		1.044 (VRT 1)	[m]	1.32 (VRT 1)	–
		0.09 (Tipik)		0.252 (La Une)</