The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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.
The winner was Sweden with the song “Tattoo”, performed by Loreen and written by Loreen along with Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son.
Finland’s Käärijä finished in second place with his song “Cha Cha Cha” and topped the public vote, with Israel, Italy and Norway rounding out the top five.
Dear Nick, so happy you are back. And please rest assured that some of us would rather see you talking about rail stations than watch some more splits on the floor from Noa. So, please. BTW, Lime Station in Liverpool is lovely with that welcome drum/jellyfish band. I’m sure they deserve some spotlight