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Eurovision Song Contest 2023
United by Music
Dates
Semi-final 1
9 May 2023
Semi-final 2
11 May 2023
Final
13 May 2023
Host
Venue
Liverpool Arena Liverpool, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)
Alesha Dixon
Hannah Waddingham
Julia Sanina
Graham Norton (final)
Directed by
Nikki Parsons
Richard Valentine
Ollie Bartlett
Executive supervisor
Martin Österdahl
Executive producer
Andrew Cartmell
Host broadcaster
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Website
eurovision.tv/event/liverpool-2023
Participants
Number of entries
37
Number of finalists
26
Debuting countries
None
Returning countries
None
Non-returning countries
Bulgaria
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Participation map
Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi-finals Countries that participated in the past but not in 2023
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.
Winning song
Sweden "Tattoo"
2022 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2024
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at 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.
Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the 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]
^Rosney, Daniel (17 October 2022). "Eurovision: Montenegro and North Macedonia pull out of Liverpool contest". BBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^Hallsenius, Hedda (8 November 2022). "Flera länder drar sig ur när Eurovision blir dyrare" [Several countries withdraw when Eurovision becomes more expensive]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^"Eurovision Song Contest 2023 reaches 162 million viewers with record breaking online engagement and musical impact". ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^"Welcome back Luxembourg! Here's what you've missed..." Eurovision.tv. EBU. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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