The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, after Ukraine, winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to meet the demands of hosting the event due to security concerns caused by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. 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. It was a record-extending ninth time that the United Kingdom hosts the contest, having last done so in Birmingham in 1998. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter and British contest commentator 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 2021–2023 global energy crisis.
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, coming first with juries and second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most victories in the contest.
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. The broadcast of the contest won the British Academy Television Award for Best Live Event, and Waddingham was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance.
Results[]
First semi-final[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | Yle | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" | 177 |
| 2 | Sweden | SVT | Loreen | "Tattoo" | 135 |
| 3 | Israel | IPBC (Kan) | Noa Kirel | "Unicorn" | 127 |
| 4 | Czechia | ČT | Vesna | "My Sister's Crown" | 110 |
| 5 | Moldova | TRM | Pasha Parfeni | "Soarele și luna" | 109 |
| 6 | Norway | NRK | Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" | 102 |
| 7 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Remo Forrer | "Watergun" | 97 |
| 8 | Croatia | HRT | Let 3 | "Mama ŠČ!" | 76 |
| 9 | Portugal | RTP | Mimicat | "Ai coração" | 74 |
| 10 | Serbia | RTS | Luke Black | "Samo mi se spava" (Само ми се спава) | 37 |
| 11 | Latvia | LTV | Sudden Lights | "Aijā" | 34 |
| 12 | Ireland | RTÉ | Wild Youth | "We Are One" | 10 |
| 13 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper | "Burning Daylight" | 7 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | İTV | TuralTuranX | "Tell Me More" | 4 |
| 15 | Malta | PBS | The Busker | "Dance (Our Own Party)" | 3 |
Second semi-final[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | SBS | Voyager | "Promise" | 149 |
| 2 | Austria | ORF | Teya and Salena | "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" | 137 |
| 3 | Poland | TVP | Blanka | "Solo" | 124 |
| 4 | Lithuania | LRT | Monika Linkytė | "Stay" | 110 |
| 5 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Joker Out | "Carpe Diem" | 103 |
| 6 | Armenia | ARMTV | Brunette | "Future Lover" | 99 |
| 7 | Cyprus | CyBC | Andrew Lambrou | "Break a Broken Heart" | 94 |
| 8 | Belgium | VRT | Gustaph | "Because of You" | 90 |
| 9 | Albania | RTSH | Albina and Familja Kelmendi | "Duje" | 83 |
| 10 | Estonia | ERR | Alika | "Bridges" | 74 |
| 11 | Iceland | RÚV | Diljá | "Power" | 44 |
| 12 | Georgia | GPB | Iru | "Echo" | 33 |
| 13 | Greece | ERT | Victor Vernicos | "What They Say" | 14 |
| 14 | Denmark | DR | Reiley | "Breaking My Heart" | 6 |
| 15 | Romania | TVR | Theodor Andrei | "D.G.T. (Off and On)" | 0 |
| 16 | San Marino | SMRTV | Piqued Jacks | "Like an Animal" | 0 |
Finals[]
Country in gold is the winning entry, the countries in silver are the host country and the winner of the previous contest, and the countries in lime are the "Big 5" countries which are rewarded with automatic spots in the finals.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | SVT | Loreen | "Tattoo" | 583 |
| 2 | Finland | Yle | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" | 526 |
| 3 | Israel | IPBC (Kan) | Noa Kirel | "Unicorn" | 362 |
| 4 | Italy | RAI | Marco Mengoni | "Due vite" | 350 |
| 5 | Norway | NRK | Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" | 268 |
| 6 | Ukraine | Suspilne | Tvorchi | "Heart of Steel" | 243 |
| 7 | Belgium | VRT | Gustaph | "Because of You" | 182 |
| 8 | Estonia | ERR | Alika | "Bridges" | 168 |
| 9 | Australia | SBS | Voyager | "Promise" | 151 |
| 10 | Czechia | ČT | Vesna | "My Sister's Crown" | 129 |
| 11 | Lithuania | LRT | Monika Linkytė | "Stay" | 127 |
| 12 | Cyprus | CyBC | Andrew Lambrou | "Break a Broken Heart" | 126 |
| 13 | Croatia | HRT | Let 3 | "Mama ŠČ!" | 123 |
| 14 | Armenia | ARMTV | Brunette | "Future Lover" | 122 |
| 15 | Austria | ORF | Teya and Salena | "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" | 120 |
| 16 | France | France Télévisions | La Zarra | "Évidemment" | 104 |
| 17 | Spain | RTVE | Blanca Paloma | "Eaea" | 100 |
| 18 | Moldova | TRM | Pasha Parfeni | "Soarele și luna" | 96 |
| 19 | Poland | TVP | Blanka | "Solo" | 93 |
| 20 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Remo Forrer | "Watergun" | 92 |
| 21 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Joker Out | "Carpe Diem" | 78 |
| 22 | Albania | RTSH | Albina and Familja Kelmendi | "Duje" | 76 |
| 23 | Portugal | RTP | Mimicat | "Ai coração" | 59 |
| 24 | Serbia | RTS | Luke Black | "Samo mi se spava" (Само ми се спава) | 30 |
| 25 | United Kingdom | BBC | Mae Muller | "I Wrote a Song" | 24 |
| 26 | Germany | ARD/NDR | Lord of the Lost | "Blood and Glitter" | 18 |
Awards[]
Marcel Bezençon Awards[]
- Artistic Award and Press Award - "Tattoo" by Loreen (Sweden)
- Composers Award - "Due vite" by Marco Mengoni (Italy)
OGAE Poll[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Loreen | "Tattoo" | 423 |
| 2 | Finland | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" | 394 |
| 3 | France | La Zarra | "Évidemment" | 302 |
| 4 | Norway | Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" | 263 |
| 5 | Austria | Teya and Salena | "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" | 228 |
You're a Vision Award[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" |
| 2 | Croatia | Let 3 | "Mama ŠČ!" |
| 3 | Belgium | Gustaph | "Because of You" |
Eurovision Awards[]
Country in gold is the category winner and country in silver is the category runner-up.
| Category | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| King/Queen of Rizz | Slovenia | Joker Out | "Carpe diem" |
| Italy | Marco Mengoni | "Due vite" | |
| Poland | Blanka | "Solo" | |
| United Kingdom | Mae Muller | "I Wrote a Song" | |
| Style Icon | France | La Zarra | "Évidemment" |
| Croatia | Let 3 | "Mama ŠČ!" | |
| Germany | Lord of the Lost | "Blood & Glitter" | |
| Portugal | Mimicat | "Ai coração" | |
| Most Iconic Duo | Austria | Teya and Salena | "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" |
| Ukraine | Tvorchi | "Heart of Steel" | |
| Azerbaijan | TuralTuranX | "Tell Me More" | |
| Netherlands | Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper | "Burning Daylight" | |
| Vocal Powerhouse | Estonia | Alika | "Bridges" |
| Sweden | Loreen | "Tattoo" | |
| Australia | Voyager | "Promise" | |
| Belgium | Gustaph | "Because of You" | |
| King/Queen of Choreo | Finland | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" |
| Israel | Noa Kirel | "Unicorn" | |
| Iceland | Diljá | "Power" | |
| Poland | Blanka | "Solo" | |
| Exemplary Artistic Vision | Finland | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" |
| Spain | Blanca Paloma | "Eaea" | |
| Serbia | Luke Black | "Samo mi se spava" | |
| Sweden | Loreen | "Tattoo" | |
| Best Bouffant | Czechia | Vesna | "My Sister's Crown" |
| Sweden | Loreen | "Tattoo" | |
| Australia | Voyager | "Promise" | |
| Denmark | Reiley | "Breaking My Heart" | |
| Miss Congeniality | Norway | Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" |
| Belgium | Gustaph | "Because of You" | |
| Australia | Voyager | "Promise" | |
| Austria | Teya and Salena | "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows | Spokesperson(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | all shows | Andri Xhahu |
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Hrachuhi Utmazyan, Hamlet Arakelyan | all shows | Maléna |
| Australia | SBS | Myf Warhurst, Joel Creasey | all shows | Catherine Martin |
| Austria | ORF 1 | Andi Knoll | all shows | Philipp Hansa |
| FM4 | Jan Böhmermann, Olli Schulz | finals | ||
| Azerbaijan | İTV | Azer Suleymanli | all shows | Narmin Salmanova |
| Belgium (Dutch) | VRT 1 | Peter Van de Veire | all shows | Bart Cannaerts |
| Radio 2 | finals | |||
| Belgium (French) | Tipik | Jean-Louis Lahaye, Maureen Louys | first semi-finals | |
| La Une | second semi-finals and finals | |||
| VivaCité | all shows | |||
| Croatia | HRT 1, HR 2 | Duško Ćurlić | all shows | Maja Ciglenečki |
| Cyprus | RIK 1, RIK Sat | Melina Karageorgiou, Alexandros Taramountas | all shows | Loukas Hamatsos |
| Czechia | ČT2 | Jan Maxián | all shows | Radka Rosická |
| Denmark | DR1 | Nicolai Molbech | all shows | Tina Müller |
| Estonia (Estonian) | ETV | Marko Reikop | all shows | Ragnar Klavan |
| ETV2 | Sign language interpreters | |||
| Estonia (Russian) | ETV+ | Aleksandr Hobotov, Julia Kalenda | ||
| Finland (Finnish) | Yle TV1 | Mikko Silvennoinen | all shows | Bess |
| Katri Norrlin | second semi-finals | |||
| Yle Radio Suomi | Sanna Pirkkalainen | all shows | ||
| YleX | Sini Laitinen | first semi-finals and finals | ||
| Finland (Swedish) | Yle Areena, Yle X3M | Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos | all shows | |
| Finland (Inari Sami) | Yle Areena | Heli Huovinen | ||
| Finland (Northern Sami) | Yle Areena | Aslak Paltto | ||
| Finland (Russian) | Yle Areena | Levan Tvaltvadze | first semi-finals and finals | |
| Finland (Ukrainian) | Yle Areena | Galyna Sergeyeva | ||
| France | Culturebox | Anggun, André Manoukian | semi-finals | Anggun |
| France 2 | Laurence Boccolini, Stéphane Bern | finals | ||
| Georgia | 1TV | Nika Lobiladze | all shows | Archil Sulakvelidze |
| Germany | One | Peter Urban | all shows | Elton |
| Das Erste | finals | |||
| DW Deutsch, DW Deutsch+ | ||||
| Radioeins | Amelie Ernst, Max Spallek | |||
| Greece | ERT1 | Maria Kozakou, Jenny Melita | all shows | Fotis Sergoulopoulos |
| Second Programme | Dimitris Meidanis, Maria Kozakou, Jenny Melita | |||
| Iceland | RÚV | Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | all shows | Einar Stefánsson |
| RÚV 2 | Sign language interpreters | |||
| Ireland | RTÉ One | Marty Whelan | first semi-finals and finals | Niamh Kavanagh |
| RTÉ2 | second semi-finals | |||
| RTÉ 2fm | Neil Doherty, Zbyszek Zalinski | first semi-finals and finals | ||
| Israel | Kan 11, Kan Educational, Kan 88 | Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick | semi-finals | Ilanit |
| Kan 11, Kan Tarbut, Kan B | Asaf Liberman, Akiva Novick, Doron Medalie | finals | ||
| Kan 88 | Kobi Manora, Sharon Kantor | |||
| Italy | Rai 2 | Gabriele Corsi, Mara Maionchi | semi-finals | Kaze |
| Rai 1 | finals | |||
| Rai Radio 2 | Mariolina Simone, Diletta Parlangeli, Saverio Raimondo | all shows | ||
| Latvia | LTV1 | Toms Grēviņš | all shows | Jānis Pētersons |
| Lauris Reiniks | finals | |||
| Lithuania | LRT televizija, LRT Radijas | Ramūnas Zilnys | all shows | Monika Liu |
| Malta | TVM | No commentary | all shows | Ryan Hili |
| Moldova | Moldova 1, Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical | Ion Jalbă | all shows | Doina Stimpovschi |
| Netherlands | NPO 1, BVN | Cornald Maas, Jan Smit | all shows | S10 |
| NPO Radio 2 | Wouter van der Goes, Frank van 't Hof | finals | ||
| Norway | NRK1 | Marte Stokstad | all shows | Ben Adams |
| NRK3, NRK P3 | Arian Engebø, Egil Skurdal, Adelina Ibishi, Nate Kahungu | finals | ||
| NRK P1 | Jon Marius Hyttebakk | |||
| Poland | TVP1, TVP Polonia | Aleksander Sikora, Marek Sierocki | all shows | Ida Nowakowska |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP África, RTP Internacional | José Carlos Malato, Nuno Galopim | all shows | Maro |
| Romania | TVR 1, TVRi | Bogdan Stănescu, Kyrie Mendel | all shows | Eda Marcus |
| San Marino | San Marino RTV, Radio San Marino | Lia Fiorio, Gigi Restivo | semi-finals | John Kennedy O'Connor |
| Serbia | RTS3 | Duška Vučinić | semi-finals | Dragana Kosjerina |
| RTS1, Radio Beograd 1 | finals | |||
| RTS Svet | all shows | |||
| Slovenia | TV SLO 2 | Andrej Hofer | semi-finals | Melani Mekicar |
| TV SLO 1 | finals | |||
| Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor | Maja Stepančič, Maruša Kerec, Neja Jerant, Uršula Zaletelj | second semi-finals | ||
| Maja Stepančič, Miha Šalehar, Uršula Zaletelj | finals | |||
| Spain | La 2 | Tony Aguilar, Julia Varela | first semi-finals | Ruth Lorenzo |
| La 1 | second semi-finals and finals | |||
| TVE Internacional | all shows | |||
| Radio Nacional | David Asensio, Imanol Durán, Irene Vaquero, Ángela Fernández | finals | ||
| Sweden | SVT1 | Edward af Sillén | all shows | Farah Abadi |
| Måns Zelmerlöw | finals | |||
| SVT24 | Annika Lundin (audio description) | all shows | ||
| SR P4 | Carolina Norén | |||
| Switzerland (German) | SRF zwei | Sven Epiney | semi-finals | Chiara Dubey |
| SRF 1 | finals | |||
| Switzerland (French) | RTS 2 | Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner, Priscilla Formaz | semi-finals | |
| RTS 1 | finals | |||
| Switzerland (Italian) | RSI La 2 | Ellis Cavallini, Gian-Andrea Costa | semi-finals | |
| RSI La 1 | finals | |||
| Ukraine | Suspilne Kultura | Timur Miroshnychenko | all shows | Zlata Ognevich |
| Radio Promin | Oleksandra Franko, Oleksandr Barbelen | finals | ||
| United Kingdom | BBC One | Scott Mills, Rylan Clark | semi-finals | Catherine Tate |
| Graham Norton, Mel Giedroyc | finals | |||
| BBC iPlayer | Sign language interpreters | all shows | ||
| BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Red Button | Paddy O'Connell | semi-finals | ||
| BBC Radio 2 | Scott Mills, Rylan Clark | finals | ||
| BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Red Button | Claire Sweeney, Paul Quinn |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | Canal 13 | Sergio Lagos, Rayén Araya | finals |
| Faroe Islands (Faroese) | Kringvarp Føroya | Gunnar Nolsøe, Siri Súsonnudóttir Hansen | all shows |
| Faroe Islands (Danish) | Kringvarp Føroya | Nicolai Molbech | |
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe la 1ère | Anggun, André Manoukian | semi-finals |
| Laurence Boccolini, Stéphane Bern | finals | ||
| Kosovo | RTK1 | Jeta Çitaku, Ylber Asllanaj | all shows |
| Montenegro | TVCG 2 | Dražen Bauković, Tijana Mišković | all shows |
| North Macedonia | MRT 1, MRT 2, Radio Skopje | Aleksandra Jovanovska, Eli Tanaskovska | all shows |
| Slovakia | Rádio FM | Daniel Baláž, Lucia Haverlík, Pavol Hubinák, Juraj Malíček | finals |
| United States | Peacock | No commentary | all shows |
| Johnny Weir | finals | ||
| WJFD-FM | Ewan Spence, Samantha Ross |
Broadcast notes[]
- Faroe Islands - Kringvarp Føroya's Danish broadcast of all shows of the 2023 contest is a retransmission of DR1's commentary feed.
- Guadeloupe - All shows were broadcast on a delayed basis, with the first semi-final airing at 22:30 AST, the second semi-final at 23:50 AST and the finals at 23:00 AST.
- Portugal - The second semi-final was broadcast live on RTP Play and on tape-delay on RTP1 and RTP Internacional at 21:30 WEST as well as on RTP África on May 12 at 02:45 WEST.
- Serbia - Due to technical issues from Vučinić's commentary in Liverpool, Tijana Lukić commentated from Belgrade during the first 15 minutes of the first semi-final broadcast on RTS3.