Eurovision Village was open for everybody. All events were free to attend except Saturday's Grand Final. Catherine Tate will deliver the UK's 'douze points' at Eurovision 2023. She'll be delivering the results of the UK’s National Jury live from the Liverpool Arena at the end of the televoting window. 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]

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. [134] 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. [135] Ahead of the contest, Universal Music will release ‘United By Music’, an album featuring all 37 songs entering the 2023 contest. The digital album and a karaoke version will land on April 14 before CD versions on April 28 and a 3LP format on May 12.Farren, Neil (25 February 2023). "Finland: Käärijä to Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix . Retrieved 26 February 2023. a b "EBU, UA:PBC and BBC agree to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in the United Kingdom". Eurovision.tv (Press release). European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022 . Retrieved 25 July 2022. 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 [ uk], 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] The final interval act "The Liverpool Songbook", is a celebration of the host city’s incredible contribution to the world of pop music. The BBC have brought together six iconic past Eurovision acts – Italy's Mahmood, Israel's Netta, Iceland's Daði Freyr, Sweden's Cornelia Jakobs, Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands – plus Liverpool's very own Sonia, celebrating 30 years since she came second at Eurovision in 1993.

In 2018, Šulcová and Yankova both left the group, and were replaced by Russian pianist Olesya Ochepovskaya and Czech drummer Markéta Vedralová. In that same year, the band released their first studio album, Pátá bohyně ( transl. "The Fifth Goddess"). In an interview with Czech news magazine Týden, Fuxová stated that the album was inspired by both real life events that she had faced and by Czech stories and fairytales. [5] The album won the Discovery of the Year award at the Czech music awards show Ceny Anděl 2018. [6] Anima [ edit ] Vesna performed in the first semi-final held on 9 May 2023, placing fourth overall and qualifying for the final. They ultimately placed tenth with 129 points. [3] After Eurovision [ edit ] a b "Eurovision Song Contest: Which UK cities could host 2023 show?". BBC News. 17 June 2022 . Retrieved 19 June 2022. Semi-final 2 [ edit ] Mariya Yaremchuk and Zlata Dziunka performed as part of an interval act in the second semi-final.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]

It's Monika Linkytė to Liverpool for Lithuania". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18 February 2023 . Retrieved 18 February 2023. Nur Cakmak, Busra (15 May 2022). "Ukrainian president hopes to host Eurovision in Mariupol 'one day' ". Anadolu Agency . Retrieved 4 June 2022. 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. [343] [344] [345] Country MRT decided not to participate in Eurovision 2023]. mrt.com.mk. MRT. 14 October 2022 . Retrieved 14 October 2022. Granger, Anthony (17 June 2022). "Eurovision 2023: Mayor of London Expresses Support For Capital to Host". Eurovoix . Retrieved 19 June 2022.La future chaîne de télévision s'appellera finalement TVMONACO" (in French). Monaco Matin. 23 March 2023 . Retrieved 15 April 2023. The winning country traditionally hosts the following year's contest, with some exceptions since 1958. Performing in the first semi-final, held on 9 May 2023, Pöyhönen finished first with 177 points and thus qualified for the final. In the final, he topped the public vote with 376 points, but ultimately finished in second place with 526 points overall to Sweden's entrant Loreen. [13] Osborn, Michelle (12 August 2022). "BBC announces seven cities shortlisted to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest". bbc.co.uk (Press release). BBC . Retrieved 12 August 2022.