Eurovision Song Contest 2023
eurovision song contest th edition eurovision song contest took place liverpool united kingdom ukraine winner contest song stefania kalush orchestra unable host event due russian invasion country organised european broadcasting union ebu british broadcasting corporation bbc acting host broadcaster behalf public broadcasting company ukraine uapbc contest held liverpool arena consisted two semifinal may final may three live show presented british singer alesha dixon british actress hannah waddingham ukrainian singer julia sanina irish television presenter graham norton joining final thirtyseven country participated contest three fewer bulgaria montenegro north macedonia opted participate primarily due economic impact global energy crisis winner sweden song tattoo performed loreen written jimmy thörnfeldt jimmy jansson moa carlebecker peter boström thomas gson finland israel italy norway completed top five sweden combined vote jury vote came second finland televote loreen became second performer win contest twice irish singer johnny logan also seventh win sweden tying ireland record eurovision victory ebu reported contest television audience million viewer european market increase million viewer previous edition total million viewer watched contest online youtube tiktok broadcast contest british academy television award best live event waddingham received british academy television award best entertainment performance nomination role copresenter contest held liverpool united kingdom ninth time united kingdom hosted contest previously done selected venue seat liverpool arena multipurpose indoor arena located acc liverpool complex turquoise carpet event contestant delegation presented accredited press fan took place outside walker art gallery may followed opening ceremony st george hall conjunction contest liverpool held cultural festival called eurofest featured collaboration british ukrainian artist pier head location eurovision village stage hosted performance ukrainian artist local artist current previous eurovision entrant group also held screening three live show entry village free charge except final euroclub took place camp furnace hosted official afterparties private performance contest participant contest ukraine song stefania kalush orchestra according eurovision tradition made ukraine presumptive host contest country hosted contest twice time kyiv may june ukrainian government uapbc nation public broadcaster discussed hosting contest ebu chairman uapbc mykola chernotytskyi ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy ukrainian politician expressed willingness host event organising committee formed despite ebu announced june russian invasion ukraine meant uapbc could give security operation guarantee required host contest event could therefore held ukraine ebu entered discussion bbc runnerup july announced contest would hosted united kingdom first time since contest hosted previous edition winning country decision host ukraine initially met disappointment uapbc published statement chernotytskyi requested talk ebu oleh psiuk kalush orchestra published open letter criticising decision cosigned ukraine previous eurovision winner ruslana jamala well ukraine minister culture oleksandr tkachenko stance supported boris johnson british prime minister time nadine dorries british culture secretary time polish broadcaster telewizja polska poland deputy prime minister minister culture piotr gliński announcement july bbc would host contest supported uapbc host city bidding process ran july october candidate judged set criterion demonstrate could host event scale eurovision song contest first stage process bbc received expression interest uk city town seven longlisted august birmingham glasgow leeds liverpool manchester newcastle sheffield city september develop bid detail evaluation bbc also conducted visit city throughout month september glasgow liverpool announced made shortlist october ebu bbc announced liverpool host city key † host city ‡ shortlisted longlisted submitted bid eligibility potential participation eurovision song contest requires national broadcaster active ebu membership capable receiving contest via eurovision network broadcasting live nationwide ebu issued invitation participate contest active member associate member australia need invitation contest previously granted permission participate least year october ebu announced country would participate contest – lowest number participating country single edition since – bulgaria montenegro north macedonia participated contest opting participate financial reason also first contest czech republic participated shortened english name czechia contest featured four representative also previously performed lead vocalist country two competed loreen year contest representing sweden pasha parfeni represented moldova year later provided backing vocal aliona moon also returning lead artist marco mengoni represented italy monika linkytė represented lithuania alongside vaidas baumila addition belgium gustaph previously provided backing vocal sennek hooverphonic georgia iru junior eurovision song contest member candy several ebu member broadcaster made statement confirming nonparticipation prior publication official participant list management board bulgarian broadcaster bnt meeting september decided participate contest citing expected increase participation fee later publicly confirmed several bulgarian news outlet october montenegrin broadcaster rtcg macedonian broadcaster mrt also publicly confirmed october respectively would participate contest citing financial contraints rtcg mrt however confirmed intention broadcast contest active ebu member broadcaster andorra bosnia herzegovina luxembourg slovakia also confirmed nonparticipation prior announcement participant list ebu potential return monaco contest – would first participation since – first discussed november reported part monégasque state budget reserved participation contest however plan curtailed due delay launch new monégasque public television channel tvmonaco commenced broadcast september instead initially outlined period late monaco medium diffusion current ebu member broadcaster monaco subsequently confirmed september country would participate event discussion also reported ebu kazakh broadcaster khabar agency associate member ebu would led kazakhstan invited participate contest first time kazakhstan participated junior eurovision song contest since television producer zhan mukanov stating every chance kazakhstan enter adult eurovision next year country participation junior contest would significant impact chance debuting adult event country however appear final list participant eurovision song contest produced british national broadcaster british broadcasting corporation bbc ukrainian public broadcaster uapbc worked bbc develop implement ukrainian element live show including theme artwork background music selection presenter opening interval act three show produced bbc studio entertainment production bbc studio music production part bbcs commercial subsidiary bbc studio senior production team consisted martin green managing director rachel ashdown lead commissioner andrew cartmell executive producer lee smithurst head show twan van de nieuwenhuijzen head contest james obrien executive charge production additional production personnel included multicamera director nikki parson richard valentine ollie bartlett lead creative director dan shipton music director kojo samuel stage designer julio himede head sound robert edward lighting designer tim routledge ukrainian consultation team led oksana skybinska tetiana semenova herman nenov background music show composed mykhailo nekrasov budget contributed liverpool city council liverpool city region combined authority £ million british government £ million bbc £ million £ million overall budget made public estimated around £ million € million including expenditure host city october along host city announcement ebu revealed generic logo contest eurovision heart typically flag host country placed centre contained ukrainian flag year reflect country win previous year song contest text accompanied united kingdom liverpool theme art slogan contest united music unveiled january designed londonbased brand consultancy superunion ukrainian production company starlight medium artwork built around string twodimensional heart resembling electrocardiogram representing response rhythm sound colour inspired ukrainian british flag typeface penny lane inspired thcentury liverpool street sign city musical heritage stage design contest revealed february designed new yorkbased set designer julio himede design based principle togetherness celebration community taking inspiration wide hug cultural aspect similarity ukraine uk specifically liverpool stage square metre square metre independently rotating led screen led floor tile metre led light king charles iii queen camilla whose coronation held week contest inaugurated stage april official visit liverpool postcard second video introduction shown television whilst stage prepared next entry filmed february april directed tom cook carlo massarella jane mcgoldrick serving executive producer postcard based united music theme contest making use ° drone technology postcard began selected location ukraine one united kingdom moving artist country origin artist took part activity choice three location appearing postcard connected singular theme postcard bookended little planet effect symbolised interconnection people postcard produced londonbased production company windfall film ukrainian production company background music composed dmytro shurov following location used participating country third year row delegation option use prerecorded backing vocal though delegation could still use live backing singers—whether stage—or combination live recorded backing vocal however lead vocal lead dub performing melody song must still live contest executive supervisor martin österdahl later stated use prerecorded backing vocal would continue permitted foreseeable future british singer alesha dixon british actress hannah waddingham ukrainian singer julia sanina announced presenter contest february hosted three show event irish television presenter graham norton joined final norton served bbcs commentator contest since previously cohosted edition eurovision dance contest well eurovision song contest greatest hit turquoise carpet opening ceremony event hosted timur miroshnychenko cohosted contest sam quek richie anderson providing offscreen commentary miroshnychenko also moderated contest press conference along jermaine foster mariia vynogradova november ebu announced change voting system contest result semifinal would determined solely televoting case result final would determined combination national jury televoting case since final event country cannot deliver televoting result semifinal backup jury result would used instead final event country cannot deliver televoting result aggregated result calculated basis country similar voting pattern would used country jury disqualified televoting point country would doubled used substitute country jury point final procedure using calculated point would remain last resort event country cannot deliver valid jury televoting result viewer nonparticipating country would also able vote show vote aggregated presented one individual set point rest world viewer would able cast vote via online platform requires ownership credit debit card verification may change semifinal qualifier announcement format revealed act would stage anticipate announcement finalist instead sitting green room similar x factor format trialled dress rehearsal first semifinal dropped day due negative response draw determine participating country semifinal took place january gmt cet st george hall thirtyone semifinalist divided five pot based historical voting pattern calculated contest official televoting partner digame purpose drawing different pot reduce chance bloc voting increase suspense semifinal draw also determined semifinal six automatic qualifier – previous year winning country ukraine big five country france germany italy spain united kingdom – would broadcast vote ceremony hosted aj odudu rylan included passing host city insignia stefano lo russo mayor previous host city turin joanne anderson mayor liverpool londonbased production company modesttv commissioned produce broadcast ceremony first semifinal took place may bst cest fifteen country participated semifinal running order published march finland point followed sweden israel czechia moldova norway switzerland croatia portugal serbia country failed reach final latvia ireland netherlands azerbaijan malta country competing semifinal eligible vote plus france germany italy well nonparticipating country aggregated rest world vote semifinal opened dance sketch set together electric dream preceded prerecorded segment featuring paul hollywood king charles iii queen camilla sister sister ricky tomlinson paul ogrady posthumous appearance followed copresenter julia sanina performing mayak husband fellow hardkiss member valeriy bebko interval act included alyosha performing ordinary world rebecca ferguson rita os performing medley ritual anywhere never let praising french german italian artist interviewed clip competing song played second semifinal took place may bst cest sixteen country participated semifinal running order published march australia point followed austria poland lithuania slovenia armenia cyprus belgium albania estonia country failed reach final iceland georgia greece denmark romania san marino country competing semifinal eligible vote plus spain ukraine united kingdom well nonparticipating country aggregated rest world vote semifinal featured prerecorded spoken word piece history contest actor luke evans break competing performance interval act included music unites generation medley wellknown ukrainian musical work performed mariya yaremchuk otoy zlata dziunka dance sketch choreographed jason gilkison performed three drag performer miss demeanour miss mercedes bend tomara thomas along podilya dance ensemble sketch titled wanna set medley free free mind free australian entry got love british spanish ukrainian artist interviewed clip competing song played final took place may bst cest twentysix country participated final jury televote thirtyseven participating country well nonparticipating country aggregated rest world online vote eligible vote running order final published may sweden contest song tattoo performed loreen written along jimmy jansson jimmy joker thörnfeldt moa cazzi opeia carlebecker peter boström thomas gson sweden point also winning jury vote finland came second point televote israel italy norway ukraine belgium estonia australia czechia completing top ten albania portugal serbia united kingdom germany occupied bottom five position final opened kalush orchestra performing winning song stefania latest single change among appeared prerecorded portion opening bolt string andrew lloyd webber joss stone ballet black m bank catherine princess wale followed flag parade introducing twentysix finalist accompanied four former ukrainian eurovision entrant performing new spin competing song mixed british classic goa shum jamala winning song tina karol show love verka serduchka dancing lasha tumbai interval act included sam ryder performing new single mountain queen roger taylor liverpool songbook homage liverpool music heritage featuring six former eurovision entrant singing version song host city mahmood imagine netta spin round like record daði freyr whole cornelia jakobs turn sonia better devil know duncan laurence together aforementioned artist presenter ruslana prerecorded appearance golden gate kyiv youll never walk alone abbas björn ulvaeus also appeared short video skit recent commercial success come contest spokesperson spokesperson announced point score respective country national jury following order unlike edition previous host country announced point first ukraine first country announce jury point followed previous host country italy current host country united kingdom announced point last usual ten qualifier first semifinal determined solely televoting fifteen country competing first semifinal voted alongside france germany italy aggregated rest world vote ten qualifying country announced particular order full result country voted published final held point summary point awarded first semifinal finland received maximum score point seven voting country israel receiving four set point moldova portugal sweden receiving two set point croatia czechia received one maximum score ten qualifier second semifinal determined solely televoting exception san marino unable provide valid televote result thus used vote backup jury sixteen country competing second semifinal voted alongside spain ukraine united kingdom aggregated rest world vote ten qualifying country announced particular order full result country voted published final held point summary point received second semifinal australia slovenia received maximum score point three voting country albania armenia lithuania poland receiving two set point austria belgium cyprus georgia greece iceland receiving one maximum score result final determined televoting jury voting thirtyseven participating country plus rest world aggregate public vote announcement jury point conducted country individually country spokesperson announcing jury favourite entry received point remaining point shown screen following completion jury point announcement public point announced aggregate contest host ascending order starting country received fewest point jury point summary point received final jury vote sweden received maximum score point fifteen country italy israel receiving five set point belgium received maximum score three country australia finland awarded two set point austria czechia estonia slovenia ukraine awarded one set point public vote finland received maximum score point eighteen country followed israel ukraine received four set point armenia italy moldova received two set maximum score albania croatia cyprus norway poland slovenia awarded one set point winning country sweden failed receive maximum score public vote participating broadcaster may choose onsite remote commentator providing insight voting information local audience must broadcast least semifinal voting final broadcaster air three show different programming plan addition nonparticipating broadcaster air contest european broadcasting union also provided international live stream commentary semifinal final official youtube tiktok channel table detail broadcasting plan commentator country aired contest according ebu total million people watched least minute television broadcast million people watched online broadcast vote received country including competing country technical issue occurred start first semifinal causing onsite commentator lose connection broadcaster around minute winning contest sweden entry tattoo became commercial success peaked number two uk single chart dated may later became first eurovision song year spend two week uk top five total spent four week uk top ten also topped official chart ten country reached top ten country day final tattoo garnered stream spotify thus breaking record stream achieved eurovision song single day previously held winning entry zitti e buoni along tattoo three entry contest entered top ten uk single chart dated may first history chart finland cha cha cha number six uk wrote song number nine norway queen king number ten billboard global chart dated may tattoo cha cha cha queen king entered number respectively billboard global excl u chart also dated may tattoo cha cha cha queen king entered number respectively followed israel unicorn number italy due vite number due vite previously peaked number following win sanremo music festival also doubled italian national final sweden overall victory despite finland lead televoting sparked controversy among viewer member live audience jury voting sequence several occasion sweden scored point disrupted chanting finland supporter although swedish entrant loreen following win stated mind furthermore appreciated enthusiasm televote winner failed win overall three previous occasion different finland lead point televote largest date entry win also received full point different country televoting sweden win point contest presented changemaker award international broadcasting convention recognition contribution society culture – celebrating brand continues stay relevant fresh huge scale award received september contest executive supervisor martin österdahl broadcast contest received nomination british academy television award best entertainment performance copresenter hannah waddingham best live event coverage british academy television craft award best director multicamera nikki parson ollie bartlett richard valentine best entertainment craft team julio himede tim routledge kojo samuel michael sharp dan shipton latter three award addition main winner trophy marcel bezençon award youre vision award contested eurovision song contest ogae general organisation eurovision fan voting poll also took place contest marcel bezençon award organised since sweden thenhead delegation representative christer björkman winner contest richard herrey honour song contest final award divided three category artistic award composer award press award winner revealed shortly eurovision final may ogae organisation forty eurovision song contest fan club across europe beyond conduct annual voting poll first held marcel bezençon fan award vote cast topranked entry poll also winner contest tattoo performed loreen top five result shown youre vision award word play eurovision established fansite songfestivalbe following cancellation barbara dex award due associated negative connotation aim celebrate creativity diversity embody eurovision spirit winner one notable outfit finland käärijä award croatia let belgium gustaph completing top three third edition eurovision award saw competing act celebrated across eight category result determined via vote held contest official app winner listed first highlighted boldface eurovision song contest liverpool official compilation album contest put together european broadcasting union released universal music group digitally april cd format april vinyl format may album feature entry junior eurovision song contest official website loreen win eurovision sweden second time wikinews eurovision 🇬🇧🇺🇦 • made behind scene documentary youtube