Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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 a 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.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023
United by Music
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 logo
Dates
Semi-final 19 May 2023
Semi-final 211 May 2023
Final13 May 2023
Host
VenueLiverpool Arena
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)
Directed by
  • Nikki Parsons
  • Richard Valentine
  • Ollie Bartlett
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl
Executive producerAndrew Cartmell
Host broadcasterBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/liverpool-2023
Participants
Number of entries37
Number of finalists26
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
Participation map
  • A coloured map of the countries of Europe
         Finalist countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2023
Vote
Voting systemEach 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.
Winning song Sweden
"Tattoo"

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.[1][2]

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 Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories.

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.[3][4]

Location

Liverpool Arena  host venue of the 2023 contest
St George's Hall  host venue for the allocation draw and the opening ceremony of the 2023 contest

The 2023 contest was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It was the ninth time that the United Kingdom had hosted the contest, having previously done so for winning the previous year in 1968, 1977, 1982, and 1998, and in place of the previous year's winning country in 1960, 1963, 1972, and 1974.[5][6] The selected venue was the 11,000-seat Liverpool Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the ACC Liverpool complex.[7] 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.[8][9]

In conjunction with the contest, Liverpool held a cultural festival called "EuroFest", which featured collaborations between British and Ukrainian artists.[10][11][12] 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.[13] It also held screenings of the three live shows.[14][15][16] Entry to the Village was free of charge except during the final.[17][18][19] The EuroClub, which took place at Camp and Furnace, hosted the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants.[20][21]

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.[22][23] 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.[24] 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.[25][26][27][28][29]

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.[30] 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.[31] It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country.[32]

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.[33][34][35] 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.[36][37][38][39] The announcement on 25 July that the BBC would host the contest was supported by UA:PBC.[31]

Host city bidding phase

Location of host city Liverpool (in blue), shortlisted city Glasgow (in yellow), longlisted cities (in green), other bidding cities (in red) and cities and towns that expressed interest but ultimately did not bid (in grey)

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.[40][41] 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.[42] 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.[43][44] On 27 September, Glasgow and Liverpool were announced to have made the shortlist,[45] and on 7 October, the EBU and the BBC announced Liverpool as the host city.[7][46]

Key:
   Host city    Shortlisted  *  Longlisted  ^  Submitted a bid

City/town Venue Notes Ref.
Aberdeen^ The Event Complex Aberdeen [47]
Belfast^ Odyssey Arena [48][49]
Birmingham* Birmingham International Arena Supported by Birmingham City Council [50]
Brighton Withdrew its proposal on 11 August 2022, citing lack of required infrastructure and venue [51][52][53][54]
Bristol^ Bristol Arena [55]
Cardiff Millennium Stadium Withdrew its proposal on 3 August 2022, citing unavailability of the proposed venue [56][57]
Darlington^ The Darlington Arena Proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the arena; supported by Darlington Borough Council and Tees Valley Combined Authority [58][59]
Derry Withdrew its proposal on 8 August 2022, citing lack of a suitable venue and supporting accommodation infrastructure [60][61]
Edinburgh^ Supported by Edinburgh City Council [62]
Glasgow The Hydro Supported by Glasgow City Council [63]
Leeds* Leeds Arena Supported by Leeds City Council [64][63]
Liverpool Liverpool Arena Supported by Liverpool City Council [65][66][67][63][68]
London^ London met the criteria but was not shortlisted, as the BBC and the British government aimed to "move events and opportunities outside the capital". [51][69][63]
Manchester* Manchester Arena Supported by Manchester City Council [70][63]
Newcastle* Newcastle Arena Supported by Newcastle City Council [71][72][63]
Nottingham Nottingham Arena Withdrew its proposal on 9 August 2022, citing the proposed venue's incapability to meet EBU requirements [73][74]
Sheffield* Sheffield Arena Supported by Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority [75][76]
Sunderland Stadium of Light Withdrew its proposal on 10 August 2022, citing unavailability of the proposed venue [77][78][79]
Wolverhampton [48]

Participating countries

Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issued an invitation to participate in the contest to all active members. Associate member Australia did not need an invitation for the 2023 contest, as it had previously been granted permission to participate until at least this year.[80]

On 20 October 2022, the EBU announced that 37 countries would participate in the 2023 contest  the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014  with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons.[81] This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia.[82][83]

Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[81][84]
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 Albania RTSH Albina and Familja Kelmendi "Duje" Albanian[lower-alpha 1]
  • Enis Mullaj
  • Eriona Rushiti
 Armenia AMPTV Brunette "Future Lover" English, Armenian Brunette
 Australia SBS Voyager "Promise" English
  • Alex Canion
  • Ashley Doodkorte
  • Simone Dow
  • Daniel Estrin
  • Scott Kay
 Austria ORF Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" English[lower-alpha 2]
 Azerbaijan İTV TuralTuranX "Tell Me More" English
  • Nihad Aliyev
  • Tural Baghmanov
  • Turan Baghmanov
  • Tunar Taghiyev
 Belgium VRT Gustaph "Because of You" English
 Croatia HRT Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" Croatian
  • Damir Martinović Mrle
  • Zoran Prodanović
 Cyprus CyBC Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" English
 Czechia ČT Vesna "My Sister's Crown" English, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian
  • Adam Albrecht
  • Michal Jiráň
  • Patricie Kaňok
  • Šimon Martínek
  • Kateryna Vatchenko
  • Tanita Yankova
 Denmark DR Reiley "Breaking My Heart" English
  • Bård Bonsaksen
  • Sivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet
  • Rani Petersen
  • Hilda Stenmalm
 Estonia ERR Alika "Bridges" English
 Finland Yle Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" Finnish
 France France Télévisions La Zarra "Évidemment" French
 Georgia GPB Iru "Echo" English
 Germany NDR[lower-alpha 3] Lord of the Lost "Blood & Glitter" English
  • Anthony J. Brown
  • Chris Harms
  • Rupert Keplinger
  • Pi Stoffers
 Greece ERT Victor Vernicos "What They Say" English Victor Vernicos Jørgensen
 Iceland RÚV Diljá "Power" English
 Ireland RTÉ Wild Youth "We Are One" English
 Israel IPBC Noa Kirel "Unicorn" English[lower-alpha 4]
 Italy RAI Marco Mengoni "Due vite" Italian
 Latvia LTV Sudden Lights "Aijā" English[lower-alpha 5]
  • Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis
  • Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis
  • Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis
  • Kārlis Vārtiņš
 Lithuania LRT Monika Linkytė "Stay" English[lower-alpha 6]
 Malta PBS The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)" English
  • Matthew James Borg
  • Jean Paul Borg
  • Micheal Joe Cini
  • Sean Meachen
  • David Meilak
 Moldova TRM Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" Romanian
 Netherlands AVROTROS Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper "Burning Daylight" English
 Norway NRK Alessandra "Queen of Kings" English[lower-alpha 7]
 Poland TVP Blanka "Solo" English
  • Maria Broberg
  • Marcin Górecki
  • Maciej Puchalski
  • Bartłomiej Rzeczycki
  • Blanka Stajkow
  • Julia Sundberg
  • Mikołaj Trybulec
 Portugal RTP Mimicat "Ai coração" Portuguese
 Romania TVR Theodor Andrei "D.G.T. (Off and On)" Romanian, English
 San Marino SMRTV Piqued Jacks "Like an Animal" English
  • Francesco Bini
  • Andrea Lazzeretti
  • Tommaso Oliveri
  • Marco Sgaramella
 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
  • Kris Guštin
  • Nace Jordan
  • Jure Maček
  • Jan Peteh
 Spain RTVE Blanca Paloma "Eaea" Spanish
 Sweden SVT Loreen "Tattoo" English
  Switzerland SRG SSR Remo Forrer "Watergun" English
 Ukraine UA:PBC Tvorchi "Heart of Steel" English, Ukrainian
  • Andrii Hutsuliak
  • Jimoh Augustus Kehinde
 United Kingdom BBC Mae Muller "I Wrote a Song" English

Returning artists

The contest featured four representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same country. Two of them had competed in 2012: Loreen won that year's contest representing Sweden,[86] while Pasha Parfeni represented Moldova that year and later provided backing vocals for Aliona Moon in 2013.[87] Also returning as lead artists were Marco Mengoni, who had represented Italy in 2013,[88] and Monika Linkytė, who had represented Lithuania in 2015 alongside Vaidas Baumila.[89] In addition, Belgium's Gustaph had previously provided backing vocals for Sennek in 2018 and Hooverphonic in 2021,[90] and Georgia's Iru had won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 as a member of Candy.[91]

Other countries

Several EBU member broadcasters made statements confirming non-participation prior to the publication of the official 2023 participants list. The management board of Bulgarian broadcaster BNT, at a meeting on 7 September 2022, decided not to participate in the 2023 contest, citing an expected increase in participation fees;[92] this was later publicly confirmed in several Bulgarian news outlets on 19 October.[93][94] The Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG and the Macedonian broadcaster MRT also publicly confirmed on 13 and 14 October 2022 respectively that they would not participate in the contest, citing financial contraints.[95][96][97] Both RTCG and MRT however confirmed their intentions to broadcast the 2023 contest.[98][99] Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg and Slovakia also confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.[100][101][102][103]

A potential return for Monaco to the contest in 2023  in what would have been its first participation since 2006  was first discussed in November 2021, when it was reported that part of the Monégasque state budget had been reserved for participation in the 2023 contest.[104] However, these plans were curtailed due to the delay in the launch of a new Monégasque public television channel, TVMonaco, which commenced broadcasts in September 2023 instead of the initially outlined period of late 2022.[105][106] Monaco Media Diffusion, the current EBU member broadcaster for Monaco, subsequently confirmed on 5 September 2022 that the country would not participate in the 2023 event.[107]

Discussions were also reported between the EBU and Kazakh broadcaster Khabar Agency, an associate member of the EBU, which would have led to Kazakhstan being invited to participate in the contest for the first time. Kazakhstan has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2018, with television producer Zhan Mukanov stating that "there is every chance [for Kazakhstan] to enter the adult Eurovision next year" and that the country's participation in the 2022 Junior contest would have a "significant impact" on its chances of debuting in the adult event.[108] The country, however, did not appear on the final list of participants.[81]

Production

Exterior of the Liverpool Arena during the Eurovision event weeks

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.[109][110] The three shows were produced by BBC Studios Entertainment Productions and BBC Studios Music Productions, part of the BBC's commercial subsidiary BBC Studios.[111]

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.[112] 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.[111] Background music for the shows was composed by Mykhailo Nekrasov.[113]

The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million).[114][115]

Visual design

The graphic design of the 2023 contest on display in Liverpool

On 7 October 2022, along with the host city announcement, the EBU revealed the generic logo for the 2023 contest.[116] The Eurovision heart, which typically has the flag of the host country placed in its centre, contained the Ukrainian flag for this year to reflect the country's win the previous year. The 'Song Contest' text was accompanied below by 'United Kingdom' and further down by 'Liverpool 2023'.[46]

The theme art and slogan for the contest, "United by Music", was unveiled on 31 January 2023.[117] 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.[118][119][120]

Stage design

The stage in the arena

The stage design for the 2023 contest was revealed on 2 February 2023.[121] 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.[122] 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.[123]

Postcards

The "postcards" were 40-second video introductions shown on television whilst the stage is being prepared for the next entry. Filmed between February and April 2023 and directed by Tom Cook, with Carlo Massarella and Jane McGoldrick serving as executive producers, the postcards were based on the "United by Music" theme of the contest. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. The three locations appearing in each postcard were connected by a singular theme.[124] Each postcard was bookended with the "little planet effect", which symbolised the interconnections between people.[125] The postcards were produced by London-based production company Windfall Films and Ukrainian production company 23/32, with background music composed by Dmytro Shurov.[126][127] The following locations were used for each participating country:

Postcard locations
Country Theme Locations[128]
In Ukraine In the United Kingdom In the participating country
 Albania City parks Sofiyivka Park, Uman Sefton Park, Liverpool Grand Park of Tirana
 Armenia Botanical gardens Botanical garden, Lviv University Eden Project, Cornwall Yerevan Botanical Garden
 Australia Bridges Glass Bridge, Kyiv Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol Matagarup Bridge, Perth
 Austria City halls Lviv Town Hall Sheffield Town Hall Vienna City Hall
 Azerbaijan City squares Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv Centenary Square, Birmingham Baku Boulevard
 Belgium Monuments Independence Monument, Kyiv Angel of the North, Gateshead Atomium, Brussels
 Croatia Ports Kyiv River Port Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire Port of Rijeka
 Cyprus Beaches Kyiv Sea beach Brighton Beach, East Sussex Akti Olympion Beach, Limassol
 Czechia Mazes Green Maze, Zhytomyr Peace Maze, Castlewellan Yew Maze, Loučeň Castle
 Denmark Opera houses Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Copenhagen Opera House
 Estonia Towers Vinnytsia water tower Blackpool Tower, Lancashire Tallinn TV Tower
 Finland Ferris wheels Podil ferris wheel, Kyiv Wheel of Liverpool SkyWheel Helsinki
 France Palaces Potocki Palace, Lviv Hopetoun House, West Lothian Palace of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne
 Georgia Old towns Old Town, Lviv Port Sunlight, Merseyside Old Town, Tbilisi
 Germany Canals Rusanivka, Kyiv Bridgewater Canal, Greater Manchester Keerwiederfleet Canal, Hamburg
 Greece Ruins Tarakaniv Fort, Rivne Oblast region Dunluce Castle, County Antrim Temple of Poseidon, Sounion
 Iceland Waterfalls Maniava waterfall, Gorgany Pistyll Rhaeadr, Powys Kvernufoss, Skógar region
 Ireland Mountain roads Mountain road in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast region Military Road, Isle of Wight Sally Gap, County Wicklow
 Israel Rock formations Urytski rocks in the Skole Beskids mountain range Stonehenge, Wiltshire Masada, Judaean Desert
 Italy Velodromes Kyiv Velodrome Pump Track Wales, Rhayader Circus Maximus, Rome
 Latvia Beach campsites Ecospace pods, Kyiv Sea Beach huts at Boscombe beach, Bournemouth Melnsils, Talsi Municipality
 Lithuania Fortresses Khotyn Fortress, Chernivtsi Oblast Eilean Donan, Scottish Highlands Trakai Island Castle
 Malta Buses Lviv autobus London red double-decker bus Vintage bus in Mellieħa
 Moldova Forests Skole Beskids Forest, Lviv Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire Orhei National Park, Trebujeni
 Netherlands Colourful architecture Comfort Town, Kyiv Portmeirion, Gwynedd Zaandam, North Holland
 Norway Libraries Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine Liverpool Central Library Oslo Public Library
 Poland Universities Chernivtsi University Trinity College, Cambridge Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
 Portugal Churches St Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire Church of Santa Engrácia, Lisbon
 Romania Statues Taras Shevchenko statue, Lviv The Beatles statue, Liverpool A Carriage with Clowns sculpture, Bucharest
 San Marino Castles Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, Khmelnytskyi Oblast Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex Guaita, Monte Titano
 Serbia Art galleries Park3020, Lviv region Tate Liverpool Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
 Slovenia Rooftops Tetris Hall rooftop, Kyiv Goodness Gracious Roof Bar, Liverpool Radio Slovenija rooftop, Ljubljana
 Spain Theatres Amphitheater, Uzhhorod Minack Theatre, Cornwall Roman Theatre, Sagunto
 Sweden Islands Anti-Circe Island, Uman St Catherine's Island, Tenby Enholmen, Gotland
  Switzerland Lakes Lake Buchak, Cherkasy Oblast Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands Lake Zurich
 Ukraine Street murals Street murals in Kyiv Street murals in Belfast Art-Zavod Platforma, Kyiv
 United Kingdom Rivers Dnieper, Kyiv River Mersey, Liverpool River Thames, London

Vocal rules

For the third year in a row, delegations had the option to use pre-recorded backing vocals, though each delegation could still use live backing singers—whether on or off stage—or a combination of live and recorded backing vocals. However, all lead vocals and lead dubs performing the melody of the song must still be live.[129] 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.[130]

Presenters

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

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.[131] Norton has served as the BBC's commentator for the contest since 2009, and had previously co-hosted both editions of the Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007 and 2008, as well as Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits in 2015.[132]

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.[133][134] Miroshnychenko also moderated the contest's press conferences, along with Jermaine Foster and Mariia Vynogradova.[135]

Format

Voting system and contest structure

Presenters Julia Sanina and Hannah Waddingham announcing the semi-final qualifiers. The contest's executive supervisor, Martin Österdahl, is seen in the background.

On 22 November 2022, the EBU announced changes to the voting system for the 2023 contest.[136] The results of the semi-finals would be determined solely by televoting, as was the case between 2004 and 2007,[lower-alpha 8] while the results of the final would be determined by a combination of national juries and televoting, as has been the case since the 2009 final. In the event that a country cannot deliver a televoting result in a semi-final, a backup jury result would be used instead.[137] In the final, in the event that a country cannot deliver a televoting result, an aggregated result calculated on the basis of countries with similar voting patterns would be used.[138] If a country's jury is disqualified, the televoting points from that country would be doubled and used as a substitute for that country's jury points in the final. The procedure of using calculated points would remain as a last resort in the event that a country cannot deliver a valid jury or televoting result.[139] 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.[140]

On 8 May 2023, a change to the semi-final qualifiers announcement format was revealed, where the acts would be on stage to anticipate the announcement of the finalists instead of sitting in the green room, similar to The X Factor.[141] This format was trialled during a dress rehearsal for the first semi-final, before being dropped on the same day due to negative responses.[142][143]

Semi-final allocation draw

  Participating countries in the first semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
  Participating countries in the second semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

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.[144] 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.[145] The purpose of drawing from different pots was to reduce the chance of "bloc voting" and to increase suspense in the semi-finals.[146] 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.[147]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

Contest overview

Semi-final 1

Rita Ora performed as an interval act in the first semi-final.

The first semi-final took place on 9 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).[7][148] Fifteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 22 March 2023.[149] Finland won the most points, followed by Sweden, Israel, Czechia, Moldova, Norway, Switzerland, Croatia, Portugal, and Serbia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Latvia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, and Malta. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Germany and Italy, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote.[150]

This semi-final was opened by a dance sketch set to "Together in Electric Dreams", preceded by a pre-recorded segment featuring Paul Hollywood, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Sister Sister, Ricky Tomlinson, and Paul O'Grady in a posthumous appearance.[151] This was followed by co-presenter Julia Sanina performing "Mayak" with her husband and fellow The Hardkiss member Valeriy Bebko.[152] The interval acts included 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 French, German, and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played.[153][154][155]

  Qualifiers
Results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[156]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 102 6
2  Malta The Busker "Dance (Our Own Party)" 3 15
3  Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 37 10
4  Latvia Sudden Lights "Aijā" 34 11
5  Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 74 9
6  Ireland Wild Youth "We Are One" 10 12
7  Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 76 8
8   Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 97 7
9  Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 127 3
10  Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 109 5
11  Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 135 2
12  Azerbaijan TuralTuranX "Tell Me More" 4 14
13  Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 110 4
14  Netherlands Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper "Burning Daylight" 7 13
15  Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 177 1

Semi-final 2

Mariya Yaremchuk and Zlata Dziunka performed as part of an interval act in the second semi-final.

The second semi-final took place on 11 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).[7][148] Sixteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 22 March 2023.[149] Australia won the most points, followed by Austria, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Armenia, Cyprus, Belgium, Albania, and Estonia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Iceland, Georgia, Greece, Denmark, Romania, and San Marino. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote.[150]

This semi-final featured a pre-recorded spoken word piece on the history of the contest by actor Luke Evans during a break between the competing performances,[9][157][158] while the interval acts included "Music Unites Generations", a medley of well-known Ukrainian musical works 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.[159][160][161] 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". The British, Spanish and Ukrainian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played.[162]

  Qualifiers
Results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[163]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Denmark Reiley "Breaking My Heart" 6 14
2  Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 99 6
3  Romania Theodor Andrei "D.G.T. (Off and On)" 0 15[lower-alpha 9]
4  Estonia Alika "Bridges" 74 10
5  Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 90 8
6  Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 94 7
7  Iceland Diljá "Power" 44 11
8  Greece Victor Vernicos "What They Say" 14 13
9  Poland Blanka "Solo" 124 3
10  Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 103 5
11  Georgia Iru "Echo" 33 12
12  San Marino Piqued Jacks "Like an Animal" 0 16[lower-alpha 10]
13  Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 137 2
14  Albania Albina and Familja Kelmendi "Duje" 83 9
15  Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 110 4
16  Australia Voyager "Promise" 149 1

Final

Duncan Laurence performed together with the guest artists and the presenters as part of an interval act in the final. Ruslana can be seen on the LED background, in a pre-recorded appearance from the Golden Gate in Kyiv.

The final took place on 13 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).[7][148] Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with the jury and televote of all thirty-seven participating countries, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" online vote, eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 12 May 2023.[164] Sweden won the contest with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son.[165] Sweden won with 583 points, also winning the jury vote. Finland came second with 526 points and won the televote, with Israel, Italy, Norway, Ukraine, Belgium, Estonia, Australia and Czechia completing the top ten. Albania, Portugal, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and Germany occupied the bottom five positions.[166]

The final was opened by Kalush Orchestra performing their winning song "Stefania" and their latest single "Changes". Among those who appeared in the pre-recorded portion of the opening were Bolt Strings, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joss Stone, Ballet Black, Ms Banks, and Catherine, Princess of Wales.[167][168] 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,[169] 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.[170][171][172][173]

  Winner
Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[166]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 120 15
2  Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 59 23
3   Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 92 20
4  Poland Blanka "Solo" 93 19
5  Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 30 24
6  France La Zarra "Évidemment" 104 16
7  Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 126 12
8  Spain Blanca Paloma "Eaea" 100 17
9  Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 583 1
10  Albania Albina and Familja Kelmendi "Duje" 76 22
11  Italy Marco Mengoni "Due vite" 350 4
12  Estonia Alika "Bridges" 168 8
13  Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 526 2
14  Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 129 10
15  Australia Voyager "Promise" 151 9
16  Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 182 7
17  Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 122 14
18  Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 96 18
19  Ukraine Tvorchi "Heart of Steel" 243 6
20  Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 268 5
21  Germany Lord of the Lost "Blood & Glitter" 18 26
22  Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 127 11
23  Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 362 3
24  Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 78 21
25  Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 123 13
26  United Kingdom Mae Muller "I Wrote a Song" 24 25

Spokespersons

The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order.[174][175] 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.[176]

  1.  Ukraine  Zlata Ognevich
  2.  Italy  Kaze
  3.  Latvia  Jānis Pētersons
  4.  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

Detailed voting results

Semi-final 1

The ten qualifiers from the first semi-final were determined solely by televoting.[136] All fifteen countries competing in the first semi-final voted, alongside France, Germany and Italy, and the aggregated Rest of the World vote.[146] The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results of how each country voted was published after the final had been held.

  Qualifiers
Detailed voting results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[156]
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
Total score
Norway
Malta
Serbia
Latvia
Portugal
Ireland
Croatia
Switzerland
Israel
Moldova
Sweden
Azerbaijan
Czechia
Netherlands
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Rest of the World
Contestants
Norway 102 10543263108102105101310
Malta 3 21
Serbia 37 51061334212
Latvia 34 24416113318
Portugal 74 243151234427212526
Ireland 10 33121
Croatia 76 4127555354261053
Switzerland 97 86135724787588684
Israel 127 5878767712312124182612
Moldova 109 6146121032664737106124
Sweden 135 101261088487101061255437
Azerbaijan 4 211
Czechia 110 7285638485756124785
Netherlands 7 11221
Finland 177 127101210121210126128810712710

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points awarded in the first semi-final. Finland received the maximum score of 12 points from seven of the voting countries, with Israel receiving four sets of 12 points, Moldova, Portugal and Sweden receiving two sets of 12 points each, and Croatia and Czechia each received one maximum score.[156]

12 points awarded in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[156]
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
7  Finland  Croatia,  Germany,  Ireland,  Israel,  Latvia,  Norway,  Sweden
4  Israel  Azerbaijan,  Czechia,  Moldova, Rest of the World
2  Moldova  Italy,  Portugal
 Portugal  France,   Switzerland
 Sweden  Malta,  Netherlands
1  Croatia  Serbia
 Czechia  Finland

Semi-final 2

The ten qualifiers from the second semi-final were determined solely by televoting,[136] with the exception of San Marino who were unable to provide a valid televote result and thus used the votes of their back-up jury. All sixteen countries competing in the second semi-final voted, alongside Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, and the aggregated Rest of the World vote.[146] The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results of how each country voted was published after the final had been held.

  Qualifiers
Detailed voting results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[163]
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote
Total score
Denmark
Armenia
Romania
Estonia
Belgium
Cyprus
Iceland
Greece
Poland
Slovenia
Georgia
San Marino
Austria
Albania
Lithuania
Australia
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Rest of the World
Contestants
Denmark 6 6
Armenia 99 631210851124481210310
Romania 0
Estonia 74 165233325210321041822
Belgium 90 8144713735123578165
Cyprus 94 410454512745126410344
Iceland 44 1221367112513
Greece 14 212
Poland 124 783876105882771241210
Slovenia 103 2512732121211047812636
Georgia 33 12217133121
San Marino 0
Austria 137 637610586101048106126578
Albania 83 37881210412632512
Lithuania 110 5110584621012556510124
Australia 149 104101267124867681287787

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the second semi-final. Australia and Slovenia both received the maximum score of 12 points from three of the voting countries, with Albania, Armenia, Lithuania and Poland receiving two sets of 12 points each, and Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece and Iceland each receiving one maximum score.[163]

12 points awarded in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[163]
# 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[166]
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[lower-alpha 11]  Lithuania 46
16  France 104  France 54[lower-alpha 11]  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[lower-alpha 12]
22  Albania 76  United Kingdom 15  Austria 16[lower-alpha 12]
23  Portugal 59  Serbia 14  Portugal 16[lower-alpha 12]
24  Serbia 30  Poland 12  Germany 15
25  United Kingdom 24  Croatia 11  United Kingdom 9
26  Germany 18  Germany 3  Spain 5

The results of the final were determined by televoting and jury voting in all thirty-seven participating countries, plus the Rest of the World aggregate public vote.[136] The announcement of the jury points was conducted by each country individually, with the country's spokesperson announcing their jury's favourite entry that received 12 points, with the remaining points shown on screen. Following the completion of the jury points announcement, the public points were announced as an aggregate by the contest hosts in ascending order starting from the country which received the fewest points from the jury.

  Winner
Detailed jury voting results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[166]
  • Voting procedure used:
  •   100% Televoting
  •   100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
Jury vote
Ukraine
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Malta
Moldova
Ireland
San Marino
Azerbaijan
Austria
France
Finland
Belgium
Germany
Portugal
Croatia
Estonia
Armenia
Poland
Romania
Iceland
Serbia
Cyprus
Norway
Switzerland
Australia
Denmark
Spain
Israel
Sweden
Georgia
Czechia
Slovenia
Greece
Albania
Lithuania
United Kingdom
Contestants
Austria 120 104 16 116102122286107676378
Portugal 59 43 16 5385312610
Switzerland 92 61 31 4664431022226127
Poland 93 12 81 62112
Serbia 30 14 16 134411
France 104 54 50 35717465106
Cyprus 126 68 58 654215106735113441
Spain 100 95 5 8732767106263361343215
Sweden 583 340 243 12810121212124101061281251012107107512106712121241076121212
Albania 76 17 59 1853
Italy 350 176 174 23101012612267412561225681107841222
Estonia 168 146 22 561271011083881087525210856
Finland 526 150 376 108838857108107312581812153
Czechia 129 94 35 7783548357611412436
Australia 151 130 21 85455481284312852227453410
Belgium 182 127 55 22410735665251234312512577
Armenia 122 69 53 51261731453108103
Moldova 96 20 76 3278
Ukraine 243 54 189 104621737122
Norway 268 52 216 2161444102108
Germany 18 3 15 21
Lithuania 127 81 46 10374187113104688
Israel 362 177 185 112527712121084121241073185786104
Slovenia 78 33 45 3651261
Croatia 123 11 112 38
United Kingdom 24 15 9 42414
Detailed televoting results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[166]
Voting procedure used:
  100% Televoting
  100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
Televote
Ukraine
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Malta
Moldova
Ireland
San Marino
Azerbaijan
Austria
France
Finland
Belgium
Germany
Portugal
Croatia
Estonia
Armenia
Poland
Romania
Iceland
Serbia
Cyprus
Norway
Switzerland
Australia
Denmark
Spain
Israel
Sweden
Georgia
Czechia
Slovenia
Greece
Albania
Lithuania
United Kingdom
Rest of the World
Contestants
Austria 120 104 16 4237
Portugal 59 43 16 574
Switzerland 92 61 31 1121342548
Poland 93 12 81 122481443572651188
Serbia 30 14 16 2716
France 104 54 50 122103413821233311
Cyprus 126 68 58 356841282127
Spain 100 95 5 32
Sweden 583 340 243 33881086810431017210778106810510854764810757
Albania 76 17 59 73338612746
Italy 350 176 174 312574877106823712671036765185126
Estonia 168 146 22 6565
Finland 526 150 376 1061212871212812612121010126101012127128121212121281010106121210
Czechia 129 94 35 2211310334231
Australia 151 130 21 186312
Belgium 182 127 55 10322164363726
Armenia 122 69 53 212642312228
Moldova 96 20 76 6124383811211153521
Ukraine 243 54 189 875127675417128112421017108410121045
Norway 268 52 216 71037765427112854574858552610810102756474
Germany 18 3 15 654
Lithuania 127 81 46 41010251410
Israel 362 177 185 1556610110121105541256712335768753312
Slovenia 78 33 45 257121228132
Croatia 123 11 112 84421046651064651412843
United Kingdom 24 15 9 54

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the final. In the jury vote, Sweden received the maximum score of 12 points from fifteen countries, with Italy and Israel receiving five sets of 12 points. Belgium received the maximum score from three countries, Australia and Finland were awarded two sets of 12 points each, and Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Slovenia and Ukraine were each being awarded one set of 12 points. In the public vote, Finland received the maximum score of 12 points from eighteen countries, followed by Israel and Ukraine which received four sets of 12 points each. Armenia, Italy and Moldova received two sets of maximum scores each, and Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Norway, Poland and Slovenia were each awarded one set of 12 points. The winning country Sweden failed to receive any maximum scores from the public vote.[166]

12 points awarded by juries in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[166]
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
15  Sweden  Albania,  Cyprus,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Finland,  Germany,  Ireland,  Israel,  Lithuania,  Malta,  Moldova,  Netherlands,  Spain,  Ukraine,  United Kingdom
5  Israel  Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  France,  Italy,  Poland
 Italy  Austria,  Croatia,  Romania,  San Marino,  Slovenia
3  Belgium  Australia,  Georgia,  Greece
2  Australia  Iceland,  Portugal
 Finland  Norway,  Sweden
1  Austria  Belgium
 Czechia   Switzerland
 Estonia  Latvia
 Slovenia  Serbia
 Ukraine  Czechia
12 points awarded by televoting in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[166]
# Recipient Countries giving 12 points
18  Finland  Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Germany,  Iceland,  Ireland,  Israel,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Netherlands,  Norway,  San Marino,  Serbia,  Spain,  Sweden,  United Kingdom
4  Israel  Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Cyprus, Rest of the World
 Ukraine  Czechia,  Moldova,  Poland,  Portugal
2  Italy  Albania,  Malta
 Armenia  France,  Georgia
 Moldova  Italy,  Romania
1  Albania   Switzerland
 Cyprus  Greece
 Croatia  Slovenia
 Norway  Finland
 Poland  Ukraine
 Slovenia  Croatia

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.[177][178] The table below details the broadcasting plans and commentators for the countries that aired the contest. According to the EBU, in total 162 million people watched at least a minute of the television broadcasts, and 15.6 million people watched the online broadcasts. Votes were received from 144 countries, including the 37 competing countries.[3][4]

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.[179]

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries[81]
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Show(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Albania RTSH RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana All shows Andri Xhahu [180]
 Armenia AMPTV Armenia 1 All shows Hrachuhi Utmazyan and Hamlet Arakelyan [181][182]
 Australia SBS SBS All shows Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey [183][184][185]
 Austria ORF ORF 1 All shows Andi Knoll [186][187][188]
FM4 Final Jan Böhmermann and Olli Schulz [189][190]
 Azerbaijan İTV All shows Azer Suleymanli [191]
 Belgium VRT VRT 1 All shows Peter Van de Veire [192][193]
Radio 2 Final
RTBF Tipik SF1 Jean-Louis Lahaye and Maureen Louys [194]
La Une SF2/Final
VivaCité All shows
 Croatia HRT HRT 1, HR 2 All shows Duško Ćurlić [195][196][197]
 Cyprus CyBC RIK 1, RIK Sat All shows Melina Karageorgiou and Alexandros Taramountas [198][199]
 Czechia ČT ČT2 All shows Jan Maxián [200][201][202][203]
 Denmark DR DR1 All shows Nicolai Molbech [204]
 Estonia ERR ETV All shows Marko Reikop [205][206]
ETV+ Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda
ETV2 Final Sign language: Various interpreters
 Finland Yle Yle TV1 All shows Mikko Silvennoinen [207]
Yle Radio Suomi All shows Sanna Pirkkalainen and Jorma Hietamäki [207][208][209][210]
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
[207]
SF1/Final
  • Russian: Levan Tvaltvadze
  • Ukrainian: Galyna Sergeyeva
 France France Télévisions Culturebox Semi‑finals Anggun and André Manoukian [211][212][213]
France 2 Final Laurence Boccolini and Stéphane Bern
 Georgia GPB 1TV All shows Nika Lobiladze [214][215]
 Germany ARD/NDR One All shows Peter Urban [216][217][218][219]
Das Erste Final
Deutsche Welle DW Deutsch, DW Deutsch+ [220][221]
 Greece ERT ERT1 All shows Maria Kozakou and Jenny Melita [222][223][224][225][226][227]
Deftero Programma Dimitris Meidanis, Maria Kozakou and Jenny Melita
 Iceland RÚV RÚV All shows Gísli Marteinn Baldursson [228][229]
RÚV 2 Sign language: Various interpreters
 Ireland RTÉ RTÉ One SF1/Final Marty Whelan [230][231][232]
RTÉ2 SF2
RTÉ 2fm SF1/Final Neil Doherty and Zbyszek Zalinski
 Israel IPBC Kan 11, Kan Educational, Kan 88 Semi‑finals Asaf Liberman and Akiva Novick [233][234][235]
Kan 11, Kan Tarbut, Kan B Final Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick and Doron Medalie
Kan 88 Kobi Menora and Sharon Kantor
 Italy RAI Rai 2 Semi‑finals Gabriele Corsi and Mara Maionchi [236][237][238][239][240]
Rai 1 Final
Rai Radio 2 All shows Mariolina Simone, Diletta Parlangeli and Saverio Raimondo
 Latvia LTV LTV1 All shows Toms Grēviņš [241]
Final Lauris Reiniks
 Lithuania LRT LRT televizija, LRT Radijas All shows Ramūnas Zilnys [242]
 Malta PBS TVM All shows No commentary [243][244]
 Moldova TRM Moldova 1, Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical All shows Ion Jalbă [245]
 Netherlands NPO/AVROTROS NPO 1, BVN All shows Cornald Maas and Jan Smit [246][247][248][249]
NPO Radio 2 Final Wouter van der Goes and Frank van 't Hof
 Norway NRK NRK1 All shows Marte Stokstad [250][251][252]
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 [253][254][255]
 Portugal RTP RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África All shows[lower-alpha 13] José Carlos Malato and Nuno Galopim [257][256][258][259]
 Romania TVR TVR 1, TVRi All shows Bogdan Stănescu and Kyrie Mendel [260]
 San Marino SMRTV San Marino RTV, Radio San Marino All shows Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo [261][262][263]
 Serbia RTS RTS 3 Semi‑finals Duška Vučinić[lower-alpha 14] [264][265][266][267][268]
RTS 1 Final
RTS Svet All shows
 Slovenia RTVSLO TV SLO 2 Semi‑finals Andrej Hofer [269][270][271][272][273][274]
TV SLO 1 Final
Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor SF2 Maja Stepančič, Maruša Kerec, Neja Jerant and Uršula Zaletelj
Final Maja Stepančič, Miha Šalehar and Uršula Zaletelj
 Spain RTVE La 2 SF1 Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela [275][276][277][278]
La 1 SF2/Final
TVE Internacional All shows
Radio Nacional Final David Asensio, Imanol Durán, Irene Vaquero and Ángela Fernández
 Sweden SVT SVT1 All shows Edward af Sillén [279][280][281]
Final Måns Zelmerlöw
SR SR P4 All shows Carolina Norén [282][283]
  Switzerland SRG SSR SRF zwei Semi‑finals Sven Epiney [284][285][286][287]
SRF 1 Final
RTS 2 Semi‑finals Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner and Priscilla Formaz [288][289]
RTS 1 Final
RSI La 2 Semi‑finals Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa [290][291][292][293]
RSI La 1 Final
 Ukraine UA:PBC Suspilne Kultura All shows Timur Miroshnychenko [294][295][296]
Radio Promin Final Oleksandra Franko and Oleksandr Barbelen
 United Kingdom BBC BBC One Semi‑finals Scott Mills and Rylan [133][297][298][9][299]
Final Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc
BBC iPlayer All shows Sign language: Various interpreters
BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Merseyside Semi‑finals Paddy O'Connell
BBC Radio 2 Final Scott Mills and Rylan
BBC Radio Merseyside Claire Sweeney and Paul Quinn
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries and dependencies
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Show(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Chile Canal 13 Final Sergio Lagos and Rayén Araya [300][301]
 Faroe Islands KVF All shows Faroese: Gunnar Nolsøe and Siri Súsonnudóttir Hansen
Danish: Nicolai Molbech[lower-alpha 15]
[302][303][304][305]
 Kosovo RTK RTK1 All shows Albanian: Jeta Çitaku and Ylber Asllanaj [306][307][308][309]
 Montenegro RTCG TVCG 2 All shows Dražen Bauković and Tijana Mišković [310][311][312]
 North Macedonia MRT MRT 1, MRT 2, Radio Skopje All shows Aleksandra Jovanovska and Eli Tanaskovska [313][314][315]
 Slovakia RTVS Rádio FM Final Daniel Baláž, Lucia Haverlík, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Malíček [316][317][318]
 United States NBC Peacock All shows No commentary [319][320]
Final Johnny Weir
WJFD-FM Final Ewan Spence and Samantha Ross [321]

Reception

Commercial impact

After winning the 2023 contest, Sweden's entry "Tattoo" became a commercial success. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart dated 19 May 2023, and later became the first Eurovision song in 27 years to spend two weeks in the UK top five.[322] In total, it spent four weeks in the UK top ten.[323] It also topped the official charts in ten countries, and reached the top ten in a further 17 countries. The day after the final, "Tattoo" garnered 4,275,290 streams on Spotify, thus breaking the record for the most streams achieved by a Eurovision song on a single day, which was previously held by the 2021 winning entry "Zitti e buoni".[324]

Along with "Tattoo", three other entries in the 2023 contest entered the top ten of the UK Singles Chart dated 19 May 2023, which is a first in the history of the chart: Finland's "Cha Cha Cha" at number six, the UK's "I Wrote a Song" at number nine, and Norway's "Queen of Kings" at number ten.[325] On the Billboard Global 200 chart dated 27 May 2023, "Tattoo", "Cha Cha Cha" and "Queen of Kings" entered at numbers 15, 27 and 58, respectively. On the Billboard Global Excl. US chart also dated 27 May 2023, "Tattoo", "Cha Cha Cha" and "Queen of Kings" entered at numbers 7, 13 and 29, respectively, followed by Israel's "Unicorn" at number 153 and Italy's "Due vite" at number 174. "Due vite" had previously peaked at number 32 following its win at the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, which also doubled as the Italian national final.[326][327]

Reaction to the results

Sweden's overall victory despite Finland's lead in the televoting sparked controversy among a subset of viewers and members of the live audience.[328][329][330] During the jury voting sequence, several occasions when Sweden scored 12 points were disrupted by chanting from Finland's supporters,[331] although the Swedish entrant Loreen, following her win, stated that she did not mind and furthermore appreciated their enthusiasm.[332][333] While the televote winner failed to win overall on three previous occasions, in 2015, 2016 and 2019, 2023 was different in that Finland's lead of 133 points in the televote was the largest to date for an entry that did not win, and it also received the full 12 points from 18 different countries in the televoting, while Sweden did not win 12 points from any.[328]

Broadcasting awards

The 2023 contest was presented with the Changemaker Award at the International Broadcasting Convention, in recognition of "its contribution to society and culture – celebrating a brand that continues to stay relevant and fresh on a huge scale". The award was received on 17 September 2023 by the contest's executive supervisor Martin Österdahl.[334][335][336]

Other awards

In addition to the main winner's trophy, the Marcel Bezençon Awards and the You're a Vision Award were contested during the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The OGAE, "General Organisation of Eurovision Fans" voting poll also took place before the contest.

Marcel Bezençon Awards

The Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and winner of the 1984 contest Richard Herrey, honours songs in the contest's final.[337] The awards are divided into three categories: the Artistic Award, the Composers Award, and the Press Award.[338] The winners were revealed shortly before the Eurovision final on 13 May.[339]

Category Country Song Performer(s) Songwriter(s)
Artistic Award  Sweden "Tattoo" Loreen
Press Award
Composers Award  Italy "Due vite" Marco Mengoni

OGAE

OGAE, an organisation of over forty Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, conducts an annual voting poll first held in 2002 as the Marcel Bezençon Fan Award. After all votes were cast, the top-ranked entry in the 2023 poll was also the winner of the contest, "Tattoo" performed by Loreen; the top five results are shown below.[340][341][342]

Country Performer(s) Song OGAE result
 Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 423
 Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 394
 France La Zarra "Évidemment" 302
 Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 263
 Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 228

You're a Vision Award

The You're a Vision Award (a word play of "Eurovision"), established in 2022 by the fansite Songfestival.be following the cancellation of the Barbara Dex Award due to its associated negative connotations, aims to "celebrate the creativity and diversity that embody the Eurovision spirit", with the winner being the one with the most notable outfit. Finland's Käärijä won the 2023 award, with Croatia's Let 3 and Belgium's Gustaph completing the top three.[343]

Place Country Performer(s)
1  Finland Käärijä
2  Croatia Let 3
3  Belgium Gustaph

Official album

Cover art of the official album

Eurovision Song Contest: Liverpool 2023 is the official compilation album of the contest. It was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and was released by Universal Music Group digitally on 14 April 2023, in CD format on 28 April 2023, and in vinyl format on 26 May 2023.[344][345][346] The album features all 37 entries.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Eurovision Song Contest: Liverpool 2023
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[347] 15
Austrian Compilation Albums (Ö3 Austria)[348] 1
Belgian Compilation Albums (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[349] 1
Belgian Compilation Albums (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[350] 1
Danish Compilation Albums (Tracklisten)[351] 4
Dutch Compilation Albums (Compilation Top 30)[352] 1
German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[353] 2
Irish Compilation Albums (IRMA)[354] 1
Scottish Compilation Albums (OCC)[355] 1
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[356] 5
Swiss Compilation Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[357] 1
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[358] 1

Certifications

Certifications for Eurovision Song Contest: Liverpool 2023
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[359] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

Notes

  1. Specifically Gheg Albanian
  2. Contains an expression in Italian
  3. On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD[85]
  4. Contains several phrases in Hebrew
  5. Contains two repeated phrases in Latvian
  6. Contains a repeated phrase in Lithuanian
  7. The introduction contains phrases in Italian and an expression in Latin
  8. 100% televoting for the semi-finals was also used in 2008 and 2009, with the exception that only nine countries qualified via televoting whilst the highest-ranked entry by the backup juries outside the top nine also qualified.
  9. Both Romania and San Marino scored 0 points, but Romania is deemed to have placed fifteenth according to the tie-break procedure, as it performed earlier in the running order.
  10. Both Romania and San Marino scored 0 points, but Romania is deemed to have placed 15th according to tie-break procedure, as they performed earlier in the running order.
  11. Despite finishing with the same number of points as France and receiving points from the same number of countries, Ukraine finished in fifteenth place in the jury voting due to receiving 12 points from a greater number of countries.
  12. Despite finishing with the same number of points, Serbia and Austria finished higher than Portugal in the televoting due to receiving points from a greater number of countries. Furthermore, despite receiving points from the same number of countries and the same amount of 12, 10, 8 and 7 points, Serbia finished higher in the televoting than Austria due to receiving more 6 points.
  13. Second semi-final broadcast live on RTP Play and on tape-delay on RTP1 and RTP Internacional at 21:43 WEST (20:43 UTC) and on RTP África at 02:45 WEST (01:45 UTC) on 12 May[256]
  14. Due to the aforementioned technical issues, Tijana Lukić commentated from Belgrade during the first 15 minutes of the first semi-final.
  15. Retransmission of DR's commentary feed

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