ESC LIVERPOOL 2023 (67ª)

  • Dates – Grand Final: Saturday, 13 May 2023 – 21:00 CEST
  • Host – Venue & Location: Liverpool Arena (M&S Bank Arena), Liverpool, 🇬🇧 United Kindom
  • Presenter (s)Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina (Юлія Саніна), Graham Norton (final)
  • Musical Director:
  • Director: Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett
  • Executive Producer: Andrew Cartmell
  • Executive Supervisor: Martin Österdahl
  • Multicamera Director: Nikki Parsons / Richard Valentine / Ollie Bartlett
  • Host broadcaster: BBC British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Suspilne movlennia (2022).svg Suspilne Movlennia (UA:PBC; Суспільне мовлення, «Radiodifusión Pública»; Національна суспільна телерадіокомпанія України, Natsionalna Suspilna
  • Opening Act: Kalush Orchestra – Voices of a New Generation. Kalush Orchestra, last year’s winning act for Ukraine, return in spectacular style to open the Grand Final. After a hugely successful year, Kalush Orchestra have performed across the globe from Glastonbury to the MTV EMAs. They return to the Eurovision stage with their winning song “Stefania”, which received the highest ever televote
    score, and their new song Changes.; The flag parade: This year’s traditional flag parade is inspired by the event slogan – ‘United By Music’. Iconic British anthems are mixed with famous Ukrainian Eurovision songs, sung by the original artists; Go_A (2020/2021) – “Shum“, Jamala (2016) – “1944”, Tina Karol (2006) – “Show Me Your Love” and Verka Serduchka (2007) – “Dancing Lasha Tumbai”, who appear live on stage in Liverpool as the 26 competing finalists enter the arena.
  • Interval Act: When Sam Ryder achieved second place at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, he became the most successful UK artist at the event since 1998 – the last time the UK hosted! “SPACE MAN” reached Number 2 in the UK charts, becoming a certified Gold record. Later in 2022, Sam released his debut album ‘There’s Nothing But Space, Man!’ which rocketed to the top of the UK album charts. He had a notable year – performing at the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, joining rock band Queen on stage at Wembley stadium, receiving a nomination for Breakthrough Artist at the BRIT Awards and welcoming 11 million UK viewers into the New Year with his widely celebrated New Year’s Eve concert on BBC One. Sam returns to the Eurovision stage with his new song, “Mountain”; “The Liverpool Songbook”: Liverpool is famed as the birthplace of pop music, enthralling the world with its music since the ‘60s. In a spectacular one-off performance medley, six iconic Eurovision acts return to the stage – and perform a beloved anthem from the Liverpool songbook. It’s the interval act in which Eurovision’s greatest perform Liverpool’s greatest hits! Featuring Mahmood (Italy 2019 & 2022), Netta (Israel 2018), Daði Freyr (Iceland 2020 & 2021), Cornelia Jakobs (Sweden 2022), Duncan Laurence (The Netherlands 2019) and Liverpool’s very own Eurovision icon, Sonia, celebrating the 30th anniversary of her Eurovision performance (United Kingdom 1993).
  • Motto: “United by Music” (Об’єднані музикою)
  • Participants – Number of entries: 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:
  • Return:
  • Non-returning countries: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (14ª), 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (21ª)
  • Vote – 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.
  • Nil Points: 🇸🇲 San Marino (SF 1ª),  🇷🇴 Romania (SF 1ª)
  • Winning song: 1f3c6 “Tatoo” – Loreen, 🇸🇪 Sweden (7ª)

About/Overview. The 67th Eurovision Song Contest took place in in Liverpool on the banks of the River Mersey, where a crowd of thousands witnessed Loreen become the first woman to lift the trophy twice, having secured victory with her song ‘Tattoo’.

In second place, Finland’s Käärijä won the public vote on the evening, producing one of his country’s best ever results with the infectious electro-banger Cha Cha Cha, while third-placed Noa Kirel won the inaugural ‘Rest of the World’ televote. 

The Contest was produced in the United Kingdom by the BBC on behalf of Ukraine when it became clear that Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC would be unable to host due to the ongoing war in their country. 

From the go, the slogan spelled out exactly what could be expect from the 2023 event: ‘United By Music’.

The shows served as a reminder of Europe’s solidarity with Ukraine, culminating in an emotional rendition of the classic song “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.

R/O Country Participant (s) SONG – TRANSLATE – LANGUAGE Points Rank
1 🇦🇹 Austria Teya & Salena (TEYA & SALENA) Who The Hell Is Edgar? (Wer zur Hölle ist Edgar?) 120 15
2 🇵🇹 Portugal Mimicat Ai Coração (Oh heart) 059 23
3 🇨🇭 Switzerland Remo Forrer Watergun (Wasserpistole) 092 20
4 🇵🇱 Poland Blanka (Blanka Stajkow) SOLO (Solo) 093 19
5 🇷🇸 Serbia Luke Black Samo Mi Se Spava (Само ми се спава, I just want to sleep) 030 24
6 🇫🇷 France La Zarra Évidemment (Evidently) 104 16
7 🇨🇾 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou (Άντριου Λάμπρου) Break A Broken Heart (Πρέπει να σπάσεις μία ραγισμένη καρδιά) 126 12
8 🇪🇸 Spain Blanca Paloma Eaea 100 17
9 🇸🇪 Sweden Loreen  Tattoo 583 01
10 🇦🇱 Albania Albina & Familja Kelmendi (Albina dhe Familja Kelmendi) Duje (Love it) 076 22
11 🇮🇹 Italy Marco Mengoni Due Vite (Two lives) 350 04
12 🇪🇪 Estonia Alika Bridges 168 08
13 🇫🇮 Finland  Käärijä Cha Cha Cha 526 02
14 🇨🇿 Czechia VESNA (Vesna) My Sister’s Crown (Koruna mé sestry) 129 10
15 🇦🇺 Australia Voyager Promise 151 09
16 🇧🇪 Belgium Gustaph (GVSTΛPH) Because Of You 182 07
17 🇦🇲 Armenia Brunette (Բրյունետ) Future Lover (Ապագա Սիրելին) 122 14
18 🇲🇩 Moldova Pasha Parfeni Soarele şi Luna (The sun and the moon) 096 18
19 🇺🇦 Ukraine TVORCHI (Tvorchi) Heart Of Steel (Сталеве серце) 243 06
20 🇳🇴 Norway Alessandra (Alessandra Mele) Queen of Kings (Dronningen av konger)  268 05
21 🇩🇪 Germany Lord of the Lost Blood & Glitter (Blut und Glitzer) 018 26
22 🇱🇹 Lithuania Monika Linkytė Stay (Stay – Čiūto tūto; Pasilik) 127 11
23 🇮🇱 Israel Noa Kirel (נועה קירל; Noya Kirel, נויה קירל) Unicorn (חד-קרן) 362 03
24 🇸🇮 Slovenia Joker Out Carpe Diem (Seize the day) 078 21
25 🇭🇷 Croatia Let 3 Mama ŠČ! 123 13
26 🇬🇧 United Kindom Mae Muller I Wrote A Song 024 25

Hosts. The Eurovision presenting and commentary line-up for Liverpool 2023 featured 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.

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.

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 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. 

  • Dates – First Semi-Final: Tuesday, 09 May 2023 – 21:00 CEST
  • Host – Venue & Location: Liverpool Arena (M&S Bank Arena), Liverpool, 🇬🇧 United Kindom
  • Presenter (s)Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final)
  • Musical Director:
  • Director: Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett
  • Executive Producer: Andrew Cartmell
  • Executive Supervisor: Martin Österdahl
  • Multicamera Director: Duccio Forzano & Cristian Biondani
  • Host broadcaster: BBC British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Suspilne movlennia (2022).svg Suspilne Movlennia (UA:PBC; Суспільне мовлення, «Radiodifusión Pública»; Національна суспільна телерадіокомпанія України, Natsionalna Suspilna
  • Opening Act: The opening film celebrates Liverpool and the welcome given to Ukraine as the city prepares to host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest on its behalf. We see a young Liverpudlian boy travel across the city telling his family, friends, neighbours (and some special guests!) that the world’s greatest music competition is arriving in his hometown. This opening film transitions seamlessly into the opening performance in which the same boy appears. This uplifting opening performance featuring the iconic British song Together In Electric Dreams
    and Ukrainian song “Маяк”, by The Hardkiss, will truly embody the slogan of this year’s Eurovision – ‘United By Music’.
  • Interval Act: Welcome to our house: Through a haunting new arrangement of “Ordinary World” by British musical heavyweights Duran Duran, we tell the true story of Ukrainian singer Alyosha, and her personal journey. Like many Ukrainian women in 2022, Alyosha had to leave her country to seek refuge elsewhere, leaving many loved ones behind. Developed by Freckled Sky, a Ukrainian multimedia creative company, with vocals by Alyosha herself (Ukraine’s Eurovision representative in 2010) and Liverpudlian singer Rebecca Ferguson, they use mixed media to create a beautiful moment of unity, love and hope; Rita Ora is a global superstar who holds the record for the most Top 10 singles on the Official Chart by a British female artist. Rita will perform a show-stopping medley of some of her biggest hits, as well as an exclusive first performance of her new single, “Praising You”.
  • Motto: “United by Music” (Об’єднані музикою)
  • Participants – Number of entries: 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:
  • Return:
  • Non-returning countries: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (14ª), 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (21ª)
  • Vote – 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.
  • Nil Points: 🇸🇲 San Marino (SF 1ª),  🇷🇴 Romania (SF 1ª)
  • Winning song: 1f3c6 “Cha Cha Cha” – Käärijä,  Finland (2ª)

About/Overview. The 67th Eurovision Song Contest took place in in Liverpool on the banks of the River Mersey, where a crowd of thousands witnessed Loreen become the first woman to lift the trophy twice, having secured victory with her song ‘Tattoo’.

In second place, Finland’s Käärijä won the public vote on the evening, producing one of his country’s best ever results with the infectious electro-banger Cha Cha Cha, while third-placed Noa Kirel won the inaugural ‘Rest of the World’ televote. 

The Contest was produced in the United Kingdom by the BBC on behalf of Ukraine when it became clear that Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC would be unable to host due to the ongoing war in their country. 

From the go, the slogan spelled out exactly what could be expect from the 2023 event: ‘United By Music’.

The shows served as a reminder of Europe’s solidarity with Ukraine, culminating in an emotional rendition of the classic song “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.

R/O Country Participant (s) SONG – TRANSLATE – LANGUAGE Points Rank
1 🇳🇴 Norway Alessandra (Alessandra Mele) qualified Queen of Kings (Dronningen av konger)  102 06
2 🇲🇹 Malta The Busker Dance (Our Own Party) 003 15
3 🇷🇸 Serbia Luke Black qualified Samo Mi Se Spava (Само ми се спава, I just want to sleep) 037 10
4 🇱🇻 Latvia Sudden Lights Aijā (Hushaby / Shush) 034 11
5 🇵🇹 Portugal Mimicat qualified Ai Coração (Oh heart) 074 09
6 🇮🇪 Ireland Wild Youth We Are One 010 12
7 🇭🇷 Croatia Let 3 qualified Mama ŠČ! 076 08
8 🇨🇭 Switzerland Remo Forrer qualified Watergun (Wasserpistole) 097 07
9 🇮🇱 Israel Noa Kirel (נועה קירל; Noya Kirel, נויה קירל) qualified Unicorn (חד-קרן) 127 03
10 🇲🇩 Moldova Pasha Parfeni qualified Soarele şi Luna (The sun and the moon) 109 05
11 🇸🇪 Sweden Loreen qualified Tattoo 135 02
12 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan TuralTuranX (Tural and Turan Bağmanov, Tural və Turan Bağmanovlardan) Tell Me More (Mənə daha çoxunu de) 004 14
13 🇨🇿 Czechia VESNA (Vesna) qualified My Sister’s Crown (Koruna mé sestry) 110 04
14 🇳🇱 The Netherlands Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper (Mia Nicolaï en Dion Cooper) Burning Daylight 007 13
15 🇫🇮 Finland Käärijä qualified Cha Cha Cha 177 01

Hosts. The Eurovision presenting and commentary line-up for Liverpool 2023 featured 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.

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.

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 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.

  • Dates – Second Semi-Final: Thursday, 11 May 2023 – 21:00 CEST
  • Host – Venue & Location: Liverpool Arena (M&S Bank Arena), Liverpool, 🇬🇧 United Kindom
  • Presenter (s)Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final)
  • Musical Director:
  • Director: Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett
  • Executive Producer: Andrew Cartmell
  • Executive Supervisor: Martin Österdahl
  • Multicamera Director: Duccio Forzano & Cristian Biondani
  • Host broadcaster: BBC British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Suspilne movlennia (2022).svg Suspilne Movlennia (UA:PBC; Суспільне мовлення, «Radiodifusión Pública»; Національна суспільна телерадіокомпанія України, Natsionalna Suspilna
  • Opening Act:  –
  • Interval Act: ‘Music Unites Generations’: This musical journey explores the connection between generations of Ukrainian compositions from the past to the present, from the present to the future. Mariya Yaremchuk (Ukrainian Eurovision representative, 2014) takes centre stage to perform some of the most well-known and beloved pieces of music from Ukraine. As we travel through time, the piece reaches its climax with rapper OTOY and 14 year old Ukrainian Junior Eurovision representative Zlata Dziunka joining Mariya to show the connection of generations of Ukrainians and that music is the light that always overcomes darkness; ‘Be Who You Wanna Be’: This larger than life performance embraces the principle of Eurovision being a place for everyone – a place where everyone can ‘be who they
    want to be’. Three extraordinary drag performers drop into a killer routine of high-end pop star performances, with a huge cast of eclectic dancers. They represent the huge spectrum of fans who revel in Eurovision and its values of inclusivity and celebration of diversity. With a medley of fabulous songs coupled with staging by BAFTA nominated choreographer Jason Gilkison, it’s time to really get the Eurovision party started!.
  • Motto: “United by Music” (Об’єднані музикою)
  • Participants – Number of entries: 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:
  • Return:
  • Non-returning countries: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (14ª), 🇲🇪 Montenegro (12ª), 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (21ª)
  • Vote – 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.
  • Nil Points: 🇸🇲 San Marino (SF 1ª),  🇷🇴 Romania (SF 1ª)
  • Winning song: 1f3c6 “Promise” – Voyager,  Australia (3ª)

About/Overview. The 67th Eurovision Song Contest took place in in Liverpool on the banks of the River Mersey, where a crowd of thousands witnessed Loreen become the first woman to lift the trophy twice, having secured victory with her song ‘Tattoo’.

In second place, Finland’s Käärijä won the public vote on the evening, producing one of his country’s best ever results with the infectious electro-banger Cha Cha Cha, while third-placed Noa Kirel won the inaugural ‘Rest of the World’ televote. 

The Contest was produced in the United Kingdom by the BBC on behalf of Ukraine when it became clear that Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC would be unable to host due to the ongoing war in their country. 

From the go, the slogan spelled out exactly what could be expect from the 2023 event: ‘United By Music’.

The shows served as a reminder of Europe’s solidarity with Ukraine, culminating in an emotional rendition of the classic song “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.

R/O Country Participant (s) SONG – TRANSLATE – LANGUAGE Points Rank
1 🇩🇰 Denmark Reiley Breaking My Heart (Knuser mit hjerte) 006 14
2 🇦🇲 Armenia Brunette (Բրյունետ) qualified Future Lover (Ապագա Սիրելին) 099 06
3 🇷🇴 Romania Theodor Andrei D.G.T. (Off and On) (Fingers) 000 15
4 🇪🇪 Estonia Alika qualified Bridges 074 10
5 🇧🇪 Belgium Gustaph (GVSTΛPH) qualified Because Of You 090 08
6 🇨🇾 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou (Άντριου Λάμπρου) qualified Break A Broken Heart (Πρέπει να σπάσεις μία ραγισμένη καρδιά) 094 07
7 🇮🇸 Iceland Diljá Power 044 11
8 🇬🇷 Greece Victor Vernicos (Βίκτωρ Βερνίκος Γιούργκενσεν) What They Say (Τι λένε) 014 13
9 🇵🇱 Poland Blanka (Blanka Stajkow) qualified SOLO (Solo) 124 03
10 🇸🇮 Slovenia Joker Out qualified Carpe Diem (Seize the day) 103 05
11 🇬🇪 Georgia IRU (Irina “Iru” Khechanovi, ირინა “ირუ” ხეჩანოვი) Echo 303 12
12 🇸🇲 San Marino Piqued Jacks Like An Animal 000 16
13 🇦🇹 Austria Teya & Salena (TEYA & SALENA) qualified Who The Hell Is Edgar? (Wer zur Hölle ist Edgar?) 137 02
14 🇦🇱 Albania Albina & Familja Kelmendi (Albina dhe Familja Kelmendi) qualified Duje (Love it) 083 09
15 🇱🇹 Lithuania Monika Linkytė qualified Stay (Stay – Čiūto tūto; Pasilik) 110 04
16 🇦🇺 Australia Voyager qualified Promise 149 01

Hosts. The Eurovision presenting and commentary line-up for Liverpool 2023 featured 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.

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.

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.

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.

Missed participation

Participation map

Transmitirá a 2º semifinal noutro horário. Finalist countries Transmitirá a Final em direto. Did not qualify from the semi-final Transmitirá a 1º semifinal em direto. Countries that participated in the past but not in 2023

ESC 2023 Scoreboard Grand Final Ι Detailed voting results Ι Jurors:

ESC 2023 Scoreboard First Semi-Final Ι Detailed voting results Ι Jurors:

ESC 2023 Scoreboard Second Semi-Final Ι Detailed voting results Ι Jurors:

The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, after Ukraine, winner of the 2022 contest with the song “Stefania” by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to meet the demands of hosting the event due to security concerns caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), the contest was held at the Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and the final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final.

Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the 2021–2023 global energy crisis.

The winner was Sweden with the song “Tattoo”, performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland’s record for the most victories in the contest.

The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 162 million viewers in 38 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok.

Liverpool Arena, host venue of the 2023 contest

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 in 1968, 1977, 1982, and 1998, and instead of the previous year’s winner 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.

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.

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.

Key: †  Host city  ‡  Shortlisted * Longlisted ^ Submitted a bid. Location of host city Liverpool (in blue), finalist city Glasgow (in yellow), shortlisted cities (in green), other bidding cities (in red) and cities and towns that expressed interest but ultimately did not bid (in grey)

 
City/town Venue Notes
Aberdeen Coat of arms of Aberdeen The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) (P&J Live) ^ Aberdeen
Belfast Coat of Arms of Belfast.png Odyssey Arena (SSE Arena) ^  Aberdeen
Birmingham Coat of arms of Birmingham Resorts World Arena *Birmingham Supported by Birmingham City Council.
Brighton Arms and motto | Corporation and Council | My Brighton and Hove Cardiff Withdrew its proposal on 11 August 2022, citing lack of required infrastructure and venue.
Bristol Coat of arms of the City Council Bristol Arena (YTL Arena Bristol) ^ Aberdeen [50]
Cardiff Coat of arms of Cardiff Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm; Principality Stadium, Stadiwm Principality) Cardiff Withdrew its proposal on 3 August 2022, citing unavailability of the proposed venue.
Darlington Darlington Coat of Arms III 20 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mug Darlington Coat of Arms III Travel Mug | CafePress The Darlington Arena ^ Aberdeen Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the arena. Supported by Darlington Borough Council and Tees Valley Combined Authority.
Derry Londonderry COA.svg Cardiff Withdrew its proposal on 8 August 2022, citing lack of a suitable venue and supporting accommodation infrastructure.
Edinburgh Coat of arms of Edinburgh ^ Aberdeen Supported by Edinburgh City Council.
Glasgow The Hydro (OVO Hydro, SSE Hydro) ‡Glasgow Supported by Glasgow City Council.
Leeds Coat of Arms of Leeds City Council.svg Leeds Arena (First Direct Arena) *Manchester Supported by Leeds City Council.
Liverpool Coat of arms of Liverpool M&S Bank Arena (Liverpool Arena) †Glasgow Supported by Liverpool City Council.
London Coat of arms of the City of London - Wikipedia — ^ Aberdeen 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 Coat of arms of Manchester Manchester Arena (AO Arena) *Manchester Supported by Manchester City Council.
Newcastle Coat of arms of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Arena (Utilita Arena Newcastle) *Manchester Supported by Newcastle City Council.
Nottingham Grand coat of arms Nottingham Arena (Motorpoint Arena) Cardiff Withdrew its proposal on 9 August 2022, citing the proposed venue’s incapability to meet EBU requirements.
Prudhoe EnglishGathering - The Prudhome Coat of Arms (Family Crest) and Surname History.
Sheffield Coat of arms of Sheffield City Council.svg Sheffield Arena (Utilita Areana Sheffield) *Manchester Supported by Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
Sunderland Coat of arms of Sunderland - Wikipedia Stadium of LightCardiff Withdrew its proposal on 10 August 2022, citing unavailability of the proposed venue.
WolverhamptonOfficial logo of Wolverhampton Cardiff

St George’s Hall, host venue for the allocation draw of the 2023 contest

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

  • Red – Participating countries in the first semi-final
  • Pink – Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
  • Blue – Participating countries in the second semi-final
  • Light blue – Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

Participating countries. On 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 opting not to participate 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 Song Language Songwriter(s)
🇦🇱 Albania RTSH Albina and Familja Kelmendi Duje Albanian[a]

Enis Mullaj, Eriona Rushiti

🇦🇲 Armenia AMPTV Brunette “Future Lover” English, Armenian Brunette
🇦🇺 Australia SBS Voyager “Promise” English

Alex Canion, Ashley Doodkorte, Daniel Estrin, Scott Kay, Simone Dow

🇦🇹 Austria ORF Teya and Salena “Who the Hell Is Edgar?” English[b]

Pele Loriano, Ronald Janeček, Selina Maria Edbauer, Teodora Špirić

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan İTV TuralTuranX “Tell Me More” English

Nihad Aliyev, Tunar Taghiyev, Tural Baghmanov, Turan Baghmanov

🇧🇪 Belgium VRT Gustaph “Because of You” English

Gustaph, Jaouad Alloul

🇭🇷 Croatia HRT Let 3 Mama ŠČ! Croatian

Damir Martinović Mrle, Zoran Prodanović

🇨🇾 Cyprus CyBC Andrew Lambrou “Break a Broken Heart” English

Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Marcus Winther-John, Thomas Stengaard

🇨🇿 Czechia ČT Vesna “My Sister’s Crown” English, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian

Adam Albrecht, Michal Jiráň, Patricie Kaňok Fuxová, Šimon Martínek, Tanita Yankova, Kateryna Vatchenko

🇩🇰 Denmark DR Reiley “Breaking My Heart” English

Bård Bonsaksen, Hilda Stenmalm, Rani Petersen, Sivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet

🇪🇪 Estonia ERR Alika “Bridges” English

Alika Milova, Wouter Hardy, Nina Sampermans

🇫🇮 Finland Yle Käärijä “Cha Cha Cha” Finnish

Aleksi Nurmi, Johannes Naukkarinen, Jere Pöyhönen

🇫🇷 France France Télévisions La Zarra Évidemment French

Banx & Ranx, Benny Adam, La Zarra

🇬🇪 Georgia GPB Iru “Echo” English

George Kukhianidze, Beni Kadagidze, Iru Khechanovi

🇩🇪 Germany NDR Lord of the Lost “Blood & Glitter” English

Chris Harms, Rupert Keplinger, Anthony J. Brown, Pi Stoffers

🇬🇷 Greece ERT Victor Vernicos “What They Say” English Victor Vernicos Jørgensen
🇮🇸 Iceland RÚV Diljá “Power” English

Diljá Pétursdóttir, Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson

🇮🇪 Ireland RTÉ Wild Youth “We Are One” English

Conor O’Donohoe, Edward Porter, Jörgen Elofsson

🇮🇱 Israel IPBC Noa Kirel “Unicorn” English[c]

Doron Medalie, May Sfadia, Noa Kirel, Yinon Yahel

🇮🇹 Italy RAI Marco Mengoni Due vite Italian

Davide Petrella, Davide Simonetta, Marco Mengoni

🇱🇻 Latvia LTV Sudden Lights Aijā English[d]

Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis,Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis, Kārlis Vārtiņš, Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis

🇱🇹 Lithuania LRT Monika Linkytė “Stay” English[e]

Krists Indrišonoks, Monika Linkytė

🇲🇹 Malta PBS The Busker “Dance (Our Own Party)” English

David Meilak, Jean Paul Borg, Matthew James Borg, Micheal Joe Cini, Sean Meachen

🇲🇩 Moldova TRM Pasha Parfeni Soarele și luna Romanian

Andrei Vulpe, Cătălin Temciuc, Pasha Parfeni, Yuliana Parfeni

🇳🇱THE Netherlands AVROTROS Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper “Burning Daylight” English

Dion Cuiper, Duncan de Moor, Jordan Garfield, Loek van der Grinten, Mia Nicolai

🇳🇴 Norway NRK Alessandra “Queen of Kings” English[f]

Alessandra Mele, Henning Olerud, Linda Dale, Stanley Ferdinandez

🇵🇱 Poland TVP Blanka “Solo” English

Bartłomiej Rzeczycki, Blanka Stajkow, Maciej Puchalski, Marcin Górecki, Mikołaj Trybulec, Maria Broberg, Julia Sundberg

🇵🇹 Portugal RTP Mimicat Ai coração Portuguese

Luís Pereira, Marisa Mena

🇷🇴 Romania TVR Theodor Andrei “D.G.T. (Off and On)” Romanian, English

Mikail Jahed, Theodor-Octavian Andrei, Luca De Mezzo, Luca Ştefan Udăţeanu

🇸🇲 San Marino SMRTV Piqued Jacks “Like an Animal” English

Andrea Lazzeretti, Francesco Bini, Marco Sgaramella, Tommaso Oliveri

🇷🇸 Serbia RTS Luke Black Samo mi se spava” (Само ми се спава) Serbian, English Luke Black
🇸🇮 Slovenia RTVSLO Joker Out Carpe Diem Slovene

Bojan Cvjetićanin, Jan Peteh, Jure Maček, Kris Guštin, Nace Jordan

🇪🇸 Spain RTVE Blanca Paloma “Eaea” Spanish

Blanca Paloma, José Pablo Polo, Álvaro Tato

🇸🇪 Sweden SVT Loreen “Tattoo” English

Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Loreen, Moa “Cazzi Opeia” Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son

🇨🇭 Switzerland SRG SSR Remo Forrer “Watergun” English

Argyle Singh, Ashley Hicklin, Mikołaj Trybulec

🇺🇦 Ukraine UA:PBC Tvorchi “Heart of Steel” English, Ukrainian

Andrii Hutsuliak, Jimoh Augustus Kehinde

🇬🇧 United Kingdom BBC Mae Muller “I Wrote a Song” English

Karen Poole, Mae Muller, Lewis Thompson

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.

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), 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.

Visual design: On 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.

The stage in the arena

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.

Presenters as they appeared in the final, from left to right: Alesha Dixon, Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham and Graham Norton

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 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.

Opening and interval acts. The first semi-final was opened by a dance sketch set to “Together in Electric Dreams”, followed by co-presenter Julia Sanina performing “Mayak“, while the interval featured Alyosha performing “Ordinary World” with Rebecca Ferguson, and Rita Ora performing a medley of “Ritual”, “Anywhere”, “I Will Never Let You Down” and “Praising You”.

The second semi-final featured a spoken word piece on the history of the contest by Luke Evans during a break between the competing performances, while the interval featured “Music Unites Generations”, a medley of well-known Ukrainian musical works including “Shchedryk” performed by Mariya Yaremchuk, Otoy and Zlata Dziunka, and a dance sketch choreographed by Jason Gilkison and performed by three drag performers, Miss Demeanour, Miss Mercedes Bends, and Tomara Thomas, along with the Podilya dance ensemble. The sketch, titled “Be Who You Wanna Be”, was set to a medley of “Free Yourself”, “Free Your Mind”, “Free” and the 2018 Australian entry “We Got Love”.

Ahead of the final, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested that the EBU allow him to address the audience during the final via a pre-recorded message. This was rejected on the basis of the EBU’s wish to “not politicize the event”.

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 Princess Catherine. 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,[108] 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.

Format. 

Voting changes. 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,[a] 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, an aggregated result calculated on the basis of countries with similar voting patterns would be used, and in case that too fails, a backup jury result would be used instead. If a country’s jury is disqualified, the televoting points from that country would be doubled and used as a substitute 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 trialled during the first dress rehearsal of the first semi-final, where the acts would be on stage to anticipate the announcement of the finalists instead of sitting in the green room, similar to shows such as The X Factor, but this format was dropped on the same day due to a negative response.

In 2023, a number of changes have been made to the voting system at the Eurovision Song Contest.

From this year, viewers watching around the world can vote for their favourite songs –alongside those in the participating countries – and determine the outcome of the competition.

There are also changes to how the qualifiers from each Semi-Final will be decided.

All voting is administered by digame, the EBU’s voting partner and overseen by E&Y, the independent voting observer.

Audience voting. For the very first time, viewers watching in eligible countries (but not participating in this year’s competition) will be able to vote in each SemiFinal and the Grand Final.

All viewers in participating and non-participating countries alike can vote using the official Eurovision app or go directly to esc.vote – the new voting hub for the Eurovision Song Contest. Both the app and website will provide the correct voting method for all eligible countries automatically.

In addition, viewers in participating countries can vote by telephone and/or SMS. Relevant numbers will be displayed on screen by each participating broadcaster and on esc.vote.

Professional juries. A professional jury is appointed by the broadcaster in each of the 37 countries taking part in the competition.

Each jury consists of five members (including a chairperson) with a solid musical/artistic background. They each have relevant professional experience, with a proven track record that justifies their appointment, such as singer, musician, composer, author of lyrics, professional in the TV/radio entertainment field, music critic/expert, dancer or choreographer.

Each juror ranks all the competing songs in each show from their least favourite to favourite, based on the following criteria:

• composition and originality of the song
• quality of the performance on stage
• vocal capacity of the performer(s)
• overall impression of the act

The ranks allocated to the individual songs by each juror are converted into a specific score value from 12 downwards, decreasing exponentially.

The sum of all score values within a national jury determines the final national jury ranking. The top ten songs with the highest ranks are awarded 1 – 8, 10, and 12 points.

Juries from the participating countries in Semi-Final 1 and Semi-Final 2 (as well as the pre-qualified countries voting in each of the Semi-Finals) will cast their votes, but their votes will not count towards the result of the Semi-Finals unless a valid audience vote has not been recorded or an aggregated substitute result cannot be used.

The votes from juries from all 37 participating countries will, however, be counted in the Grand Final

Voting in the Semi-Finals. In a change to recent years, only viewers at home will determine the outcome of the two Semi-Finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Viewers in the 15 countries taking part in Semi-Final 1 are eligible to vote alongside three of the countries pre-qualified for the Grand Final – France, Germany, and Italy.

Viewers in the 16 countries taking part in Semi-Final 2 are eligible to vote alongside three of the other countries pre-qualified for the Grand Final – Spain, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

Those watching in the participating countries can vote using the official Eurovision Song Contest app, or by telephone and/or SMS. Relevant numbers will be displayed on screen by each participating broadcaster.

Viewers watching in any other eligible non-participating country can vote via a secure online platform – esc.vote

Voting will open after the last song is performed, for approximately 15 minutes.

When the vote closes the top ten most popular songs in each participating country will be allocated points from 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points.

The ten songs that have received the most votes from the ‘Rest Of The World’ will be allocated points using the same scale and have the weight of one additional voting country.

The audience in each participating country will award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12)

The audience voting online from non-participating countries will also award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12)

In the event that a valid national audience vote cannot be recorded in a participating country, the points allocated from that country will be determined using an aggregated result. This will be calculated automatically on the basis of the results of a pre-selected group of countries.

In the unlikely event that an aggregated result is not available, it will be replaced by the results of the national jury of the country concerned.

When all the points from the audience are added together, the ten countries with the highest number of points will qualify for the Grand Final.

These countries will be announced in a random order, decided by Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, at the end of the live broadcast.

The number of points each qualifying country has received in their respective Semi-Final will be published after the Grand Final on eurovision.tv.

Voting in the Grand Final. Viewers in all 37 countries taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 can vote for the 26 songs in the Grand Final (ten qualifiers from Semi-Final 1 and 2 and the six pre-qualified countries)

Those watching in the participating countries can vote using the official Eurovision Song Contest app, or by telephone and/or SMS. Relevant numbers will be displayed on screen by each participating broadcaster.

Viewers in any other eligible non-participating country can vote via a secure online platform – esc.vote

Voting will open after the last song is performed, for approximately 40 minutes.

When the vote closes the top ten most popular songs in each participating country will be allocated points from 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points.

The ten songs that have received the most votes from the ‘Rest Of The World’ will be allocated points using the same scale and have the weight of one additional voting country.

The audience in each participating country will award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12). 37 countries x 58 points = 2,146 points from the national audiences of the participating countries.

The audience voting online from non-participating countries (Rest of The World) will also award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12).

The total number of points that will be distributed from the audience will be 2,204 (37 participating countries + 1 Rest of the World ‘country’).

The jury in each of the 37 participating countries will also award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12)

Each jury will watch and cast their votes based on Dress Rehearsal 2, which will take place in the evening of Friday 12 May.

The total number of points that will be distributed by the 37 national Juries will be 2,146.

In the event that a valid national audience vote cannot be recorded in a participating country, the points allocated from that country will be determined using an aggregated result which will be calculated automatically on the basis of the results of a pre-selected group of countries.

In the unlikely event that an aggregated result is not available, it will be replaced by the results of the national jury of the country concerned.

If a valid jury result is not recorded in any of the participating countries, the result of the respective national audience will be doubled.

At the end of the televoting window, the results of each national jury will be presented live, one by one, by a spokesperson in each participating country and appear on a scoreboard.

During this time, the EBU, its voting partner and independent voting observer will count and verify the audience results.

After all the jury points are given, the combined total points from the audiences of the participating countries and the Rest of the World are presented.

The cumulative points total for each country in the Grand Final is then added to the scoreboard, country by country. This begins with the countrythat  was ranked last by the jury and works up the scoreboard to the country that was ranked first.

The country at the top of the scoreboard at the end of this sequence is the winner.

In the event of a tie, after all points are distributed from the audience and jury vote, the winner shall be the song which has which has obtained the highest rank from all the national audiences and the ROTW audience.

PLEASE NOTE: The national audiences and national juries cannot vote for the country they represent. The final results Including audience and jury results for every participating country and the Rest of The World result will be published on eurovision.tv after the Grand Final.

Entries. 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.

Postcards (Листівки). 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 (Міські парки) Sofiyivka Park, Uman

(Національний дендрологічний парк «Софіївка», Умань)

Sefton Park, Liverpool (Сефтон Парк, Ліверпуль) Grand Park of Tirana

(Великий парк Тирани)

🇦🇲 Armenia Botanical gardens (Ботанічні сади) Botanical garden, Lviv University (Ботанічний сад Львівського національного університету імені Івана Франка) Eden Project, Cornwall (Проєкт Едем, Корнуолл) Yerevan Botanical Garden (Єреванський ботанічний сад)
🇦🇺 Australia Bridges (Мости) Glass Bridge, Kyiv (Скляний міст, Київ) Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol (Кліфтонський підвісний міст, Бристоль) Matagarup Bridge, Perth (Міст Матагаруп, Перт)
🇦🇹 Austria City halls (Ратуші) Lviv Town Hall (Львівська ратуша) Sheffield Town Hall (Ратуша Шеффілда) Vienna City Hall (Віденська ратуша)
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan City squares (Міські площі) Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv (Майдан Незалежності, Київ) Centenary Square, Birmingham (Площа Сторіччя, Бірмінгем) Baku Boulevard (Приморський бульвар)
🇧🇪 Belgium Monuments (Пам’ятники) Independence Monument, Kyiv (Монумент Незалежності) Angel of the North, Gateshead (Ангел Півночі, Гейтсхед) Atomium, Brussels (Атоміум, Брюссель)
🇭🇷 Croatia Ports (Порти) Kyiv River Port (Київський річковий порт) Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire (Вітбі, Північний Йоркшир) Port of Rijeka (Порт Рієка)
🇨🇾 Cyprus Beaches (Пляжі) Kyiv Sea beach (Київський пляж) Brighton Beach, East Sussex (Брайтон, Східний Сассекс) Akti Olympion Beach, Limassol (Пляж Акті Олімпіон, Лімасол)
🇨🇿 Czech Republic Mazes (Лабіринти) Green Maze, Zhytomyr (Зелений лабіринт, Житомир) Peace Maze, Castlewellan (Лабіринт миру, Каслвеллан) Yew Maze, Loučeň Castle (Тисовий лабіринт, Луг)
🇩🇰 Denmark Opera houses (Оперні театри) Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Львівський національний академічний театр опери та балету імені Соломії Крушельницької) Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (Уельський центр тисячоліття, Кардіфф) Copenhagen Opera House (Оперний театр Копенгагена)
🇪🇪 Estonia Towers (Вежі) Vinnytsia water tower (Водонапірна вежа) Blackpool Tower, Lancashire (Блекпульська вежа, Ланкашир) Tallinn TV Tower (Талліннська телевежа)
🇫🇮 Finland Ferris wheels (Оглядові колеса) Podil ferris wheel, Kyiv (Подільське оглядове колесо, Київ) Wheel of Liverpool (Ліверпульське оглядове колесо) SkyWheel Helsinki (SkyWheel Гельсінкі)
🇫🇷 France Palaces (Палаци) Potocki Palace, Lviv (Палац Потоцьких) Hopetoun House, West Lothian (Палац Гопетаун, Західний Лотіан) Palace of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne (Палац Фонтенбло, Сена і Марна)
🇬🇪 Georgia Old towns (Старі міста) Old Town, Lviv (Старе місто, Львів) Port Sunlight, Merseyside (Порт-Санлайт, Мерсісайд) Old Town, Tbilisi (Старе місто, Тбілісі)
🇩🇪 Germany Canals (Канали) Rusanivka, Kyiv (Русанівка, Київ) Bridgewater Canal, Greater Manchester (Канал Бріджвотер, Великий Манчестер) Keerwiederfleet Canal, Hamburg (Канал Кервідерфліт, Гамбург)
🇬🇷 Greece Ruins (Руїни) Tarakaniv Fort, Rivne Oblast region (Форт-застава Дубно, Рівненська область) Dunluce Castle, County Antrim (Замок Данлус, Антрім (графство)) Temple of Poseidon, Sounion (Храм Посейдона, Суніон)
🇮🇸 Iceland Waterfalls (Водоспади) Maniava waterfall, Gorgany (Манявський водоспад, Ґорґани) Pistyll Rhaeadr, Powys (Pistyll Rhaeadr, Повіс) Kvernufoss [it], Skógar region (Квернуфосс, Скогар)
🇮🇪 Ireland Mountain roads (Гірські дороги) Mountain road in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast region (Гірська дорога в Івано-Франківській області) Military Road, Isle of Wight (Дорога A3055, Острів Вайт (графство)) Sally Gap, County Wicklow (Дорога R759, Віклов (графство))
🇮🇱 Israel Rock formations (Скельні утворення) Urytski rocks in the Skole Beskids mountain range (Урицькі скелі в Сколівських Бескидах) Stonehenge, Wiltshire (Стоунгендж, Вілтшир) Masada, Judaean Desert (Masada, Judaean Desert)
🇮🇹 Italy Velodromes (Велодроми) Kyiv Velodrome (Київський велодром) Pump Track Wales, Rhayader (Памп Трек Вельс, Раядер) Circus Maximus, Rome (Circus Maximus, Рим)
🇱🇻 Latvia Beach campsites (Пляжні кемпінги) Ecospace pods, Kyiv Sea (Екопростір, Київське водосховище) Beach huts at Boscombe beach, Bournemouth (Пляжні хатини на пляжі Боскомбу, Борнмут) Melnsils, Talsi Municipality (Мелнсілс, Талсинський край)
🇱🇹 Lithuania Fortresses (Фортеці) Khotyn Fortress, Chernivtsi Oblast (Хотинська фортеця, Чернівецька область) Eilean Donan, Scottish Highlands (Ейлін Донан, Гайлендс) Trakai Island Castle (Тракайський замок)
🇲🇹 Malta Buses (Автобуси) Lviv autobus (Львівські автобуси) London red double-decker bus (Лондонський червоний двоповерховий автобус) Vintage bus in Mellieħa (Вінтажний автобус у Мелліс)
🇲🇩 Moldova Forests (Ліси) Skole Beskids Forest, Lviv (Сколівські Бескиди, Львівська область) Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (Шервудський ліс, Ноттінгемшир) Orhei National Park, Trebujeni (Національний парк Орхей, Требужені)
🇳🇱 The Netherlands Colourful architecture (Модельні міста) Comfort Town, Kyiv (Комфорт Таун, Київ) Portmeirion, Gwynedd (Портмейріон, Гвінед) Zaandam, North Holland (Зандам, Північна Голландія)
🇳🇴 Norway Libraries (Бібліотеки) Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine (Національна бібліотека України імені В. І. Вернадського) Liverpool Central Library (Центральна бібліотека Ліверпуля) Oslo Public Library (Публічна бібліотека Осло)
🇵🇱 Poland Universities (ЗВО) Chernivtsi University (Чернівецький національний університет імені Юрія Федьковича) Trinity College, Cambridge (Триніті-коледж (Кембридж)) Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw (Факультет фізики, Варшавський університет)
🇵🇹 Portugal Churches (Церкви) St Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv (Софійський собор, Київ) Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire (Собор Ілі, Кембриджшир) Church of Santa Engrácia, Lisbon (Національний пантеон, Лісабон)
🇷🇴 Romania Statues (Статуї) Taras Shevchenko statue, Lviv (Статуя Тараса Шевченко, Львів) The Beatles statue, Liverpool (Статуя гурту «The Beatles», Ліверпуль) A Carriage with Clowns sculpture, Bucharest (Бухарест)
🇸🇲 San Marino Castles (Замки) Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Кам’янець-Подільська фортеця, Хмельницька область) Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex (Замок Герстмонсо, Східний Сассе) Guaita, Monte Titano (Гуаїта, Монте-Титано)
🇷🇸 Serbia Art galleries (Художні галереї) Park3020, Lviv region (PARK3020, Львівська область) Tate Liverpool (Тейт Ліверпуль) Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade (Музей сучасного мистецтва, Белград)
🇸🇮 Slovenia Rooftops (Дахи) Tetris Hall rooftop, Kyiv (Тетріс Холл, Київ) Goodness Gracious Roof Bar, Liverpool (Бар Goodness Gracious Roof, Ліверпуль) Radio Slovenija rooftop, Ljubljana (Радіо Словенії на даху, Любляна)
🇪🇸 Spain Theatres (Театри) Amphitheater, Uzhhorod (Амфітеатр, Ужгород) Minack Theatre, Cornwall (Театр Мінак, Корнуолл) Roman Theatre, Sagunto (Римський театр Сагунто, Сагунт)
🇸🇪 Sweden Islands (Острови) Anti-Circe Island, Uman (Острів Кохання, Умань) St Catherine’s Island, Tenby (Острів Святої Катерини, Тенбі) Enholmen, Gotland (Енхольмен, Готланд)
🇨🇭 Switzerland Lakes (Озера) Lake Buchak, Cherkasy Oblast (Озеро Бучак, Черкаська область) Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands (Лох-Несс, Гайлендс) Lake Zurich (Цюрихське озеро)
🇺🇦 Ukraine Street murals (Вуличні мурали) Street murals in Kyiv (Вуличні мурали в Києві) Street murals in Belfast (Вуличні мурали в Белфасті) Art-Zavod Platforma, Kyiv (Арт-завод Платформа, Київ)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom Rivers (Річки) Dnieper, Kyiv (Дніпро, Київ) River Mersey, Liverpool (Мерсі, Ліверпуль) River Thames, London (Темза, Лондон)

Semi-finals. 

Semi-final 1. The first semi-final will take place on 9 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Fifteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries plus France, Germany and Italy, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated vote as “Rest of the World”, will vote in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

R/O Country Artist Song Language(s) Points Place
1 🇳🇴 Norway Alessandra qualified “Queen of Kings” English[b] 102 6
2 🇲🇹 Malta The Busker “Dance (Our Own Party)” English 3 15
3 🇷🇸 Serbia Luke Black qualified Samo mi se spava” (Само ми се спава) Serbian, English 37 10
4 🇱🇻 Latvia Sudden Lights Aijā English[c] 34 11
5 🇵🇹 Portugal Mimicat qualified Ai coração Portuguese 74 9
6 🇮🇪 Ireland Wild Youth “We Are One” English 10 12
7 🇭🇷 Croatia Let 3 qualified Mama ŠČ! Croatian 76 8
8 🇨🇭 Switzerland Remo Forrer qualified “Watergun” English 97 7
9 🇮🇱 Israel Noa Kirel qualified “Unicorn” English[d] 127 3
10 🇲🇩 Moldova Pasha Parfeni qualified Soarele și luna Romanian 109 5
11 🇸🇪 Sweden Loreen qualified “Tattoo” English 135 2
12 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan TuralTuranX “Tell Me More” English 4 14
13 🇨🇿 Czechia Vesna qualified “My Sister’s Crown” English, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian 110 4
14 🇳🇱 The Netherlands Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper “Burning Daylight” English 7 13
15 🇫🇮 Finland Käärijä qualified “Cha Cha Cha” Finnish 177 1

Semi-final 2. The second semi-final will take place on 11 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Sixteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries plus Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated “Rest of the World” vote, voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

R/O Country Artist Song Language(s) Points Place
1 🇩🇰 Denmark Reiley “Breaking My Heart” English 006 14
2 🇦🇲 Armenia Brunette qualified “Future Lover” English, Armenian 099 6
3 🇷🇴 Romania Theodor Andrei “D.G.T. (Off and On)” Romanian, English 000 16
4 🇪🇪 Estonia Alika qualified “Bridges” English 074 10
5 🇧🇪 Belgium Gustaph qualified “Because of You” English 090 8
6 🇨🇾 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou qualified “Break a Broken Heart” English 094 7
7 🇮🇸 Iceland Diljá “Power” English 044 11
8 🇬🇷 Greece Victor Vernicos “What They Say” English 014 13
9 🇵🇱 Poland Blanka qualified “Solo” English 124 3
10 🇸🇮 Slovenia Joker Out qualified Carpe Diem Slovene 103 5
11 🇬🇪 Georgia Iru “Echo” English 033 12
12 🇸🇲 San Marino Piqued Jacks “Like an Animal” English 000 15
13 🇦🇹 Austria Teya and Salena qualified “Who the Hell Is Edgar?” English[e] 137 2
14 🇦🇱 Albania Albina and Familja Kelmendi qualified Duje Albanian[f] 083 9
15 🇱🇹 Lithuania Monika Linkytė qualified “Stay” English[g] 110 4
16 🇦🇺 Australia Voyager qualified “Promise” English 149 1

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 winner was Sweden with the song “Tattoo”, performed by Loreen and written by Loreen along with Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden came second in the public vote to Finland, but won the jury vote by a considerable margin, enabling its overall victory. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice after Johnny Logan; her win was also the seventh for Sweden, tying Ireland’s record for the most victories in the contest.

R/O Country Artist Song Language(s) Points Place
1 🇦🇹 Austria Teya and Salena “Who the Hell Is Edgar?” English[h] 120 15
2 🇵🇹 Portugal Mimicat Ai coração Portuguese 059 23
3 🇨🇭 Switzerland Remo Forrer “Watergun” English 092 20
4 🇵🇱 Poland Blanka “Solo” English 093 19
5 🇷🇸 Serbia Luke Black Samo mi se spava” (Само ми се спава) Serbian, English 030 24
6 🇫🇷 France La Zarra Évidemment French 104 16
7 🇨🇾 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou “Break a Broken Heart” English 126 12
8 🇪🇸 Spain Blanca Paloma “Eaea” Spanish 100 17
9 🇸🇪 Sweden Loreen “Tattoo” English 583 1
10 🇦🇱 Albania Albina and Familja Kelmendi Duje Albanian[i] 076 22
11 🇮🇹 Italy Marco Mengoni Due vite Italian 350 4
12 🇪🇪 Estonia Alika “Bridges” English 168 8
13 🇫🇮 Finland Käärijä “Cha Cha Cha” Finnish 526 2
14 🇨🇿 Czechia Vesna “My Sister’s Crown” English, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian 129 10
15 🇦🇺 Australia Voyager “Promise” English 151 9
16 🇧🇪 Belgium Gustaph “Because of You” English 182 7
17 🇦🇲 Armenia Brunette “Future Lover” English, Armenian 122 14
18 🇲🇩 Moldova Pasha Parfeni Soarele și luna Romanian 096 18
19 🇺🇦 Ukraine Tvorchi “Heart of Steel” English, Ukrainian 243 6
20 🇳🇴 Norway Alessandra “Queen of Kings” English[b] 268 5
21 🇩🇪 Germany Lord of the Lost “Blood & Glitter” English 018 26
22 🇱🇹 Lithuania Monika Linkytė “Stay” English[g] 127 11
23 🇮🇱 Israel Noa Kirel “Unicorn” English[d] 362 3
24 🇸🇮 Slovenia Joker Out Carpe Diem Slovene 078 21
25 🇭🇷 Croatia Let 3 Mama ŠČ! Croatian 123 13
26 🇬🇧 United Kindom Mae Muller “I Wrote a Song” English 024 25

3.5.Participants and results.

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

• National Selections in 2023:

COUNTRY EVENT WINNER
🇦🇱 Albania Festivali i Këngës #61 Albina & Familja Kelmendi – “Duje
🇧🇪 Belgium Eurosong 2023 Gustaph – “Because of You”
🇭🇷 Croatia Dora 2023 Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ!
🇨🇿 Czechia ESCZ 2023 Vesna – “My Sister’s Crown”
🇩🇰 Denmark Melodi Grand Prix 2023 Reiley – “Breaking My Heart”
🇪🇪 Estonia Eesti Laul 2023 Alika – “Bridges”
🇫🇮 Finland UMK 2023 Käärijä – “Cha Cha Cha”
🇬🇪 Georgia The Voice Georgia artist selection Iru Khechanovi (IRU) – “Echo”
🇩🇪 Germany Unser Lied für Liverpool Lord Of The Lost – “Blood & Glitter”
🇮🇸 Iceland Söngvakeppnin 2023 Diljá – “Power” / “Lifandi inni mér
🇮🇪 Ireland Eurosong 2023 Wild Youth – “We Are One”
🇮🇹 Italy Sanremo 2023 Marco Mengoni – “Due vite
🇱🇻 Latvia Supernova 2023 Sudden Lights – “Aijā
🇱🇹 Lithuania Pabandom iš naujo 2023 Monika Linkytė – “Stay”
🇲🇹 Malta MESC 2023 The Busker – “Dance (Our Own Party)”
🇲🇩 Moldova Etapa Națională 2023 Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele și luna
🇳🇴 Norway Melodi Grand Prix 2023 Alessandra – “Queen of Kings”
🇵🇱 Poland Tu bije serce Europy Blanka – “Solo”
🇵🇹 Portugal Festival da Canção 2023 Mimicat – “Ai coração
🇷🇴 Romania Selecția Națională 2023 Theodor Andrei – “D.G.T. (Off and On)”
🇸🇲 San Marino Una Voce per San Marino Piqued Jacks – “Like an Animal”
🇷🇸 Serbia Pesma za Evroviziju 23 Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava” (Само ми се спава)
🇪🇸 Spain Benidorm Fest 2023 Blanca Paloma – “Eaea”
🇸🇪 Sweden Melodifestivalen 2023 Loreen – “Tattoo”
🇺🇦 Ukraine Vidbir 2023 Tvorchi – “Heart of Steel”

• Internal Selections in 2023:

🇦🇲 Armenia Brunette – “Future Lover”
🇦🇺 Australia Voyager – “Promise”
🇦🇹 Austria Teya & Salena – “Who the Hell Is Edgar?”
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan TuralTuranX – “Tell Me More”
🇨🇾 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou – “Break a Broken Heart”
🇫🇷 France La Zarra – “Évidemment
🇬🇷 Greece Victor Vernicos – “What They Say”
🇮🇱 Israel Noa Kirel – “Unicorn”
🇳🇱 The Netherlands Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper – “Burning Daylight”
🇸🇮 Slovenia Joker Out – “Carpe Diem
🇨🇭 Switzerland Remo Forrer – “Watergun”
🇬🇧 United Kindom Mae Muller – “I Wrote a Song”

3.7.Connections:

Detailed voting results

Semi-final 1.

Detailed televoting results of semi-final 1
Voting procedure used: 100% Televoting
Total score
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🇳🇴 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
🇳🇱 the 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

12 points. Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country’s televote.

12 points awarded by televoting
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
7 🇫🇮 Finland 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇸🇪 Sweden
4 🇮🇱 Israel 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🌎 Rest of the World
2 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇵🇹 Portugal
🇵🇹 Portugal 🇫🇷 France, 🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇸🇪 Sweden 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
1 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇷🇸 Serbia
🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇮 Finland

Semi-final 2.

Detailed televoting results of semi-final 2
Voting procedure used: [1] 100% Televoting, [2] 100% Jury vote
Total score
Televote
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🇩🇰 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

12 points. Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country’s televote.

12 points awarded by televoting
# 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

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 🇱🇹 Lithuania 46
16 🇫🇷 France 104 🇫🇷 France 54 🇸🇮 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
22 🇦🇱 Albania 76 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 15 🇦🇹 Austria 16
23 🇵🇹 Portugal 59 🇷🇸 Serbia 14 🇵🇹 Portugal 16
24 🇷🇸 Serbia 30 🇵🇱 Poland 12 🇩🇪 Germany 15
25 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 24 🇭🇷 Croatia 11 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 9
26 🇩🇪 Germany 18 🇩🇪 Germany 3 🇪🇸 Spain 5
Detailed jury voting results of the final
Voting procedure used: 100% Televoting 100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
Jury vote
🇺🇦 🇮🇹 🇱🇻 🇳🇱 🇲🇹 🇲🇩 🇮🇪 🇸🇲 🇦🇿 🇦🇹 🇫🇷 🇫🇮 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇵🇹 🇭🇷 🇪🇪 🇦🇲 🇵🇱 🇷🇴 🇮🇸 🇷🇸 🇨🇾 🇳🇴 🇨🇭 🇦🇺 🇩🇰 🇪🇸 🇮🇱 🇸🇪 🇬🇪 🇨🇿 🇸🇮 🇬🇷 🇦🇱 🇱🇹 🇬🇧
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🇦🇹 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
Voting procedure used:

  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
Televote
🇺🇦 🇮🇹 🇱🇻 🇳🇱 🇲🇹 🇲🇩 🇮🇪 🇸🇲 🇦🇿 🇦🇹 🇫🇷 🇫🇮 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇵🇹 🇭🇷 🇪🇪 🇦🇲 🇵🇱 🇷🇴 🇮🇸 🇷🇸 🇨🇾 🇳🇴 🇨🇭 🇦🇺 🇩🇰 🇪🇸 🇮🇱 🇸🇪 🇬🇪 🇨🇿 🇸🇮 🇬🇷 🇦🇱 🇱🇹 🇬🇧
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🇦🇹 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

12 points. Below is a summary of all 12 points received from each country’s professional juries.

12 points awarded by juries
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
15 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇳🇱 The 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
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
18 🇫🇮 Finland 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇳🇱 The 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

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

• National Selections in 2023:

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
  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
  23. 🇨🇾 Cyprus – Loukas Hamatsos
  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
  35. 🇦🇱 Albania – Andri Xhahu
  36. 🇱🇹 Lithuania – Monika Liu
  37. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Catherine Tate

Other countries. Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. 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 at least until this year.

Active EBU members.

  • 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – On 7 September 2022, the management board of Bulgarian broadcaster BNT decided not to participate in 2023, citing an expected increase in the participation fees. Later on 19 October 2022, BNT publicly confirmed to several Bulgarian news outlets that the country would not participate in 2023, citing financial constraints.
  •  Monaco – On 22 November 2021, it was reported that part of the Monégasque state budget had been reserved for participation in the 2023 contest. However, the plans were delayed because the launch of Monaco’s new public television channel, Monte-Carlo Riviera TV, was pushed back to between June to September 2023 instead of the initially outlined period of late 2022, putting the possibility of Monaco returning to the contest by 2024 at the earliest. On 5 September 2022, Monaco Media Diffusion confirmed that the country would not return in 2023.[132] Monaco last took part in 2006.
  • 🇲🇪 Montenegro – On 13 October 2022, Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG confirmed that the country would not participate in 2023, citing financial constraints and a lack of interest from sponsors.
  • 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – On 14 October 2022, Macedonian broadcaster MRT confirmed that the country would not participate in 2023, citing financial constraints. The broadcaster will, however, still air the contest, with a view of returning in 2024.

Active EBU member broadcasters in AndorraBosnia and HerzegovinaLuxembourg and Slovakia also confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.

Associate EBU members.

  • Kazakhstan – In October 2022, TV producer Zhan Mukanov stated that the Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency was in discussions with the EBU about potentially being invited to debut in 2023, stating that “there is every chance [for Kazakhstan] to enter the adult Eurovision next year” and that the country’s participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 would have a “significant impact” on its chances of debuting. However, the country did not appear on the final list of participants.

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.

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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 RIK 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
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 11Kan Educational, Kan 88 Semi‑finals Asaf Liberman and Akiva Novick
Kan 11, Kan Tarbut, Kan B Final Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick and Doron Medalie
Kan 88 Kobi Manora 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 televizijaLRT 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
🇳🇱 The 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 InternacionalRTP África All shows [j] José Carlos Malato and Nuno Galopim
🇷🇴 Romania TVR TVR 1, TVRi All shows Bogdan Stănescu and Kyrie Mendel