Do not add flags in the heart other than the official national flags of the participating countries. For Semi-Final 1’s interval – during which voting is open (but not for audiences in the UK) – global superstar Rita Ora takes to the stage to deliver a show-stopping medley of some of her biggest hits. Holding the record for the most top 10 singles in the Official Charts by a British female artist and having accumulated 10 billion streams, Rita will also perform the world exclusive of her brand-new single Praising You to millions watching across the globe. The official logo and slogan “United by Music” for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has been released by the BBC ahead of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw. Superunion’s Executive Creative Director, Stuart Radford and Creative Director, Katherina Tudball says: "We are thrilled to create the 67th Eurovision Song Contest visual identity in partnership with Ukrainian agency, Starlight, and the BBC. For this year's theme, United By Music, our solution was inspired by research showing that when experiencing live music together, human hearts synchronise to beat in unison. This insight led to the creative concept of 160 million hearts beating as one, an idea that captures the universal spirit of Eurovision." Media can use the logo, but only in an editorial context. Any other usage of the logo, commercial or non-commercial, is strictly prohibited without explicit written permission from the European Broadcasting Union.

Part of EuroFestival - the programme of new commissions being delivered by Liverpool as host city - BBC Arts and The Reading Agency, are sharing a recommended reading list of reads sure to the hit the right note with both experienced and reluctant readers. Sharing their own exclusive personal experiences of the Eurovision Song Contest with Jason will be Sam Ryder who came second in 2022’s contest and Katrina Leskanich from Katrina and the Waves, the UK’s last Eurovision Song Contest winner from 1997, plus Jason meets Mae Muller who is representing the UK in Liverpool. Offering a fantastic opportunity for thousands of people to come together and be United by Music each city will host large scale official screenings of the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final 2023. During the show, UK audiences will be able to vote for who they want to see go through to the Grand Final. Eurovision 2023 Grand FinalThe 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 – Israel's Netta, Italy's Mahmood, Iceland's Daði Freyr, Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands, Sweden's Cornelia Jakobs and Liverpool's very own Sonia, celebrating 30 years since she came second at Eurovision in 1993. The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual musical extravaganza which attracts millions of viewers, not just in Europe, but all over the world. Outside of sport, it’s one of the world’s most watched events. But it’s not all about the bright lights and even brighter costumes. The logo and theme was made through a creative partnership between the Superunion agency in the United Kingdom and the Ukrainian creative studio Starlight Creative. The show also sees Ukrainian Timur Myroshnychenko bring audiences highlights from Sunday’s Turquoise Carpet opening ceremony, plus there will be a fun VT featuring former Eurovision hosts Måns Zelmerlöw and Filomena Cautela going head to head in a game testing their Eurovision knowledge. The A-Z of Eurovision, first broadcast in 2020, sees Rylan narrate a guide to all things Eurovision as he takes a sideways look at the greatest singing contest on the planet.

Instead of Proxima Nova, Rubik may be used, which is freely available on Google Fonts. Instead of Gotham Bold, but only for headings in digital and print applications, Montserrat may be used, which is freely available on Google Fonts. Theme artwork BBC Radio 2 is the home of Eurovision 2023 on UK radio, with programmes across the network covering the news and building up to the excitement of the live Eurovision Grand Final which will be hosted this year on Radio 2 by Rylan and Scott Mills. The 2023 contest will be the first contest since 1979 in which the winning nation was unable to host the following contest. It is the sixth occasion overall on which a different country has hosted after the original host nation was unable to, following the Netherlands in 1960, France in 1963, Monaco in 1972, Luxembourg in 1974, Israel in 1980 and Ukraine in 2023. The 2023 contest will also extend the United Kingdom’s record of hosting Eurovision to nine times. One of the first steps in bringing each Eurovision Song Contest to life is the reveal of its visual identity and slogan. The BBC can today announce the 2023 Contest is set to be truly ‘United by Music’. United by Music Compiled by combining worldwide online streaming and viewing figures, Fleur reveals the Eurovision entries watched and listened to in their millions.

News programmes will be presenting on location from Liverpool, with BBC Breakfast coming live from the Museum of Liverpool, and Today, Newsnight, the BBC’s news bulletins, and the BBC News channel also presenting from the city. During the Eurovision Flag Parade of all 26 Grand Finalists, everyone will be treated to a unique performance by some iconic past Ukrainian Eurovision contestants. Get ready for a new twist on their Eurovision entries weaved with British classics when GO_A, Jamala, Tina Karol, and Verka Serducha take to the stage and remind everyone why they became much deserved Eurovision icons.

Junior Eurovision 2022 UK representative Freya Skye will be reporting for Newsround from Liverpool during Eurovision week. She will also be live in the Blue Peter studio on the 12th May looking ahead to the Grand Final and giving her predictions.

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Olena Martynova, CEO, Starlight Creative comments: "Creativity and music both have the power to unite and inspire. We are so proud to be part of the creative concept for such an important musical event when more than ever, we need to come together as a global community. For Starlight, it is an opportunity to represent Ukraine on an international stage, showcase our creative and musical ability, and create something that honours our strength and the power of unity." Eurovisioncast Radio Wales will be hosting a Eurovision pre-show party from 5 until 8pm. The station’s very own H will be playing all the Eurovision classics before broadcasting live from the official screening at Depot in Cardiff in the company of diehard Eurovision superfans. BBC Radio Ulster RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard loves Liverpool and loves Eurovision! Across this six-part series, they’re bringing together the campest Eurovision hits for a celebration of LGBTQ+ anthems. Danny will deliver a Pride-inspired selection of feel-great hits that will ignite living-room-dancefloors across the UK as well as bring Eurovision to life for new fans. A Radio 1 commission for BBC Sounds, available now. Eurovision super-fans, Rylan and Scott Mills, will be live from Liverpool bringing the glitz and glamour of the Grand Final to BBC Radio 2.

The second Semi-Final will be broadcast live on Thursday 11 May 2023 at 8pm (BST) on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and will open with a recap of the events of the first Semi-Final, before audiences are treated to an impassioned spoken word piece which powerfully takes everyone through the history of the song contest. On Friday 24 November a small number of premium tote bags, lightweight shoppers, and two types of small multi-purpose bags will go on sale online only, with all proceeds from the sales going to BBC Children In Need funded projects supporting children and young people in Liverpool.The semi-finals of Eurovision 2023 will be held on 9 and 11 May – it will see 31 competitors whittled down to 20 acts, as voted by the public due to a change in the voting system. The grand final will be held on 13 May. On the eve of the Grand Final, BBC Local Radio will bring all the excitement and atmosphere from the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool followed by Sam Ryder’s Eurovision Special, 8pm-10pm across all local BBC radio stations and BBC Sounds. The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be a truly special event and the creative look is a big part of creating that magic. This year’s identity sums up perfectly the amazing partnerships across the Contest and more importantly the power of music to bring people together across the world. — Martin Green CBE, Managing Director, Eurovision Song Contest 2023, BBC The venue of the upcoming Semi-Final Allocation Draw and Host City Insignia handover, St George’s Hall, has had the new logo and slogan of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 applied to the outside. The branding was applied throughout the day on Monday the 30th, a day ahead of the handover and draw.