Eurovision Song Contest 2023
All information needed to get ready for the contest!
Eurovision is a European song contest in which many countries in Europe (As well as Australia) participate in. The contest is held throughout one week, consisting of 2 semi-finals and then a final. This all happens between Tue 9 May - Saturday 13 May. This year there is 37 countries participating. In the first semi-final there will be 15 countries, 16 in the second semi-final with the remaining 6 having a ticket straight through (5 that have put the most funding in, named ‘The Big 5’ and the host country)
The contest this year is being held in the Liverpool Arena; England due to Ukraine’s win last year. Hosts presenting featured are Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham and Julia Sanina as well as the voiceover by Graham Norton, Rylan, Scott Mills, Mel Giedroyc and Timur Miroshnychenko.
Tickets for the contest went on sale on Tuesday 7 March, tickets for the contest live sold out in 30 minutes! The surrounding hotels were all being fully booked as soon as the venue was announced and even before that…
The first semi-final running order is:...
Serbia, Latvia, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Croatia, Malta
Sweden, Moldova, Switzerland, Israel, Netherlands, Finland, Azerbaijan, Czechia
The second semi-final running order is:
Armenia, Cyprus, Romania, Denmark, Belgium, Iceland, Greece, Estonia
Albania, Australia, Austria, Lithuania, San Marino, Slovenia, Georgia, Poland
There are all the artists confirmed for the contest, as well as their songs, though some countries haven’t finished music videos. All entries will be finished by 30 March with promotion already underway.
The bookmakers’ (A compilation of various betting websites) favourites to win is Sweden, who is represented by Loreen, the winner from 2012. Finland is in second, Ukraine third, though the betting odds should be taken with a grain of salt as they are usually somewhat incorrect but can serve as vague outlines for the contest.
By Alice