Liverpool 2023 wins a BAFTA
Liverpool’s hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has garnered yet another accolade, this time in the form of a prestigious BAFTA award. The recognition adds to a growing list of honors for the event, which has been celebrated for its exceptional organization, entertainment value, and impact. The BAFTA, awarded for the production’s excellence in […]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 nominated for BAFTA award
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 wracks up three BAFTA 2024 nominations. Last years Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, produced by the BBC (in collaboration with Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC) has been nominated for a 2024 BAFTA Television award alongside The Corronation Concert and The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance. But that’s not all! The Eurovision Song […]
Eurovision 2023 branding to be turned into merchandise to raise money for charity
The Eurovision 2023 branding has been turned into must-have memorabilia in aid of charity. The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 branding that was seen on many a banner and flag throughout Liverpool have now been turned into limited edition memorabilia in aid of the charity Children in Need, with over 100 banners and flags being transformed. There […]
Teya & Salena Back With New Song “Bye Bye Bye”
Austria’s Teya & Salena return with brand new music They’ve gone from “Who the Hell is Edgar” to “Bye Bye Bye”, that’s right, Teya & Salena are back and have remained as a duo for their newest single “Bye Bye Bye”. Of course, Teya & Salena represented Austria at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in […]
Let 3 Don’t rule out Eurovision return
Could Let 3 come back to the Eurovision stage for a second time? That’s right, if Let 3’s performance at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool left you wanting more then you could be in for a treat in the years to come. Let 3, of course represented Croatia in Liverpool, and were one […]
Luke Black To Go Back To Back With The Busker
Luke Black returns to London for Round 2: But this time he’s not alone… Following a sensational response to the first part of his tour, it has been announced that Luke Black will return to the United Kingdom’s capital city of London for a second time to perform live. Luke won the heart’s of viewers […]
Junior Eurovision 2023: what we know so far
With just under 6 months to go until Junior Eurovision 2023, let’s take a look at what we know so far. After Lissandro brought France their second Junior Eurovision win in two years with “Oh Maman” in Yerevan last December, it was confirmed that France would once again be hosting the contest. In April, it […]
Loreen breaks records with No.2 UK hit, and leads UK chart assault as other acts from Eurovision 2023 hit Top 10!
Two-time Eurovision winner Loreen scores second Top 3 UK single as Eurovision 2023 acts including Käärijä, Alessandra Mele and Mae Muller all score Top 10 success! The impact of hosting Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine has been felt on the Official UK Singles Chart announced today, with Loreen leading the contest’s attack […]
TVR spend close to 400,000 euros on Eurovision 2023 participation
It has been confirmed that the Romanian broadcaster spend almost 400,000 euros on their Eurovision 2023 participation. Romanian broadcaster TVR have broken down all of their expenses for Eurovision 2023, and have confirmed that they spent just shy of 400,000 euros on their participation in this years Eurovision Song Contest. So where did all that […]
Norwegian Head of Degelation calls for jury voting system to be re-evaluated
The Norwegian Head of Delegation has called for the jury voting system to be re-evaluated. Following on from Eurovision 2023, the Norwegian Head of Delegation, Stig Karlsen, has called for a re-evaluation on the way the jury voting is conducted in Eurovision. “The jury system in Eurovision must definitely be evaluated, and the debate is very […]
Eurovision 2023: Loreen achieves second Eurovision win for Sweden
Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2023! Loreen from Sweden has won Eurovision 2023 with her song “Tattoo”. This marks the second time that Loreen has won Eurovision, and the seventh win for Sweden. Sweden now tie Ireland for most Eurovision wins. Loreen also becomes the first solo female act to win Eurovision twice. […]
Kalush Orchestra and British politicians speak out about EBU’s decision to exclude Zelenskyy from Eurovision 2023 final
Kalush Orchestra have spoken out about the EBU’s decision to exclude Zelenskyy from the Eurovision 2023 final. Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have spoken out about the EBU’s decision to not include President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Eurovision 2023 final, saying that he would have only wanted to thank the British people for hosting the […]
President Zelensky will not make an appearance at Eurovision 2023
President Zelensky will not be making an appearance at the Eurovision 2023 final. It has been confirmed by the EBU that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will not be making any appearance at any point during the grand final of Eurovision 2023. Zelensky has previously requested to address the audience at the Eurovision Song Contest, and whilst […]
Semi final 2 qualifiers draw their halves for the Eurovision 2023 final
The qualifiers from semi final 2 have had their halves drawn for the Eurovision 2023 final. It has been announced in which half the ten qualifiers of semi final 2 will be performing in, in the final of Eurovision 2023. Tonight’s qualifiers have drawn their halves! #Eurovision 🇦🇱 First Half🇨🇾 First Half🇪🇪 First Half🇧🇪 Second […]
Eurovision 2023: final line-up complete as semi final 2 results are in
The final line-up for the Eurovision 2023 grand final is complete! The second semi final of Eurovision 2023 has come to end, and we now have the final line-up for the grand final of this years Eurovision Song Contest. A total of 16 countries took to the stage at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, […]
Zoran Prodanović of Let 3 falls ill after semi final performance
“His nose and throat are blocked, he can hardly speak.” Lead singer of Let 3, Zoran Prodanović (Prlja) has fallen ill just one day after his performance in semi final 1. The groups bassist, Damir Martinović (Mrle) has confirmed in HTV show Kod nas doma that Zoran fell ill a day after their Eurovision 2023 semi final […]
Eurovision 2023: Catherine Tate confirmed as spokesperson for United Kingdom
Catherine Tate has been confirmed as the U.K.’s spokesperson for Eurovision 2023. The BAFTA award winning actress and comedian Catherine Tate will be reading out the jury points from the United Kingdom in the Eurovision 2023 grand final on May 13th. She will be announcing the points live from inside the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, […]
Semi final 1 qualifiers draw their halves for the Eurovision 2023 final
The qualifiers from semi final 1 have had their halves drawn for the Eurovision 2023 final. It has been announced in which half the ten qualifiers of semi final 1 will be performing in, in the final of Eurovision 2023. 🇭🇷 Second Half🇲🇩 Second Half🇨🇭 First Half🇫🇮 First Half🇨🇿 Second Half🇮🇱 Second Half🇵🇹 First Half🇸🇪 […]
Eurovision 2023: the semi final 1 results are in!
We have our first 10 qualifiers for the Eurovision 2023 grand final! Semi final 1 of Eurovision 2023 took place this evening at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. A total of 15 acts were performing for 10 spots in the grand final, which takes place on Saturday 13th May. Croatia Moldova Switzerland Finland Czechia […]
19 spokespersons so far have been revealed for Eurovision 2023
19 countries have revealed who will be their spokesperson for Eurovision 2023. With just days to go until the grand final of Eurovision 2023 on May 13th, 19 out of 37 competing countries have already revealed who their spokespersons will be, and there are some familiar faces among the line-up. Albania – Andri Xhahu Austria […]
Eurovision 2023: a BBC interview with Mae Muller from the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s Eurovision 2023 representative, Mae Muller, has spoken with the BBC about her upcoming participation in the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Liverpool. How are you feeling about representing the U.K for Eurovision 2023? “I feel like it’s such a huge honour to be able to represent my own country where I […]
RTS to go ahead with broadcast of Eurovision 2023 semi finals despite tradegies which have happened in Serbia
RTS will go ahead with the broadcast of the two semi finals for Eurovision 2023. The Serbian broadcaster has confirmed that they will still be going ahead with their live broadcasts of semi final 1 and 2, despite the recent tragedies that have happened in Serbia in the past few days. The broadcaster has informed […]
BREAKING: semi final qualification sequence to revert back to previous qualification sequence
The semi final qualification sequence will revert back to the original. In a statement from the BBC and the EBU, they have confirmed that the announcement of the qualifiers from the semi finals of Eurovision 2023 will be conducted in the original way, and not the new “X Factor style” way, which was seen today […]
Eurovision 2023: Estonia to offer commentary in sign language
Estonia will be offering Eurovision 2023 commentary in sign language. ERR’s web channel, Jupiter, will be offering commentary for Eurovision 2023 in sign language, provided by the NGO Estonian sign language society. For the past few years now, the Estonian sign language society has provided sign language commentary for viewers of Eurovision in Estonia. Roza […]
Eurovision 2023: crunching the numbers
With Eurovision 2023 in full swing, just days away from the first show, let’s see how all of this has been made possible. Earlier today, we saw the Turquoise carpet followed by the opening ceremony, hosted at St George’s Hall in the heart of Liverpool. Liverpudlian television personality Sam Quek and Ukrainian television presenter Timur Miroshnychenko […]
Eurovision 2023: Remaining Big 5 countries draw their halves of the final!
PHOTO CREDIT: Chloe Hashemi, Corinne Cumming & Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU The Big 5 draw their half in the running order today! The Big 5 and Ukraine’s second rehearsals are ongoing and we now know which halves the remaining the Big 5 countries will be performing in. The remaining Big 5 countries, France, Germany, […]
Ukrainian 2004 Eurovision winner Ruslana to join the Grand Final lineup
Ukrainian singer Ruslana, who, in 2004, became the first Eurovision winner for her country with the song Wild Dances, has been announced to make an appearance during the Grand Final show. She will feature in a pre-recorded performance filmed in Kyiv, that is going to highlight once again this year’s theme, United by music. https://youtu.be/VD6of9YQMMc […]
Eurovision 2023 day 6: last of the semi finalists complete their second rehearsals
The rehearsals for Eurovision 2023 are almost over as the last of the semi finalists will have their second rehearsals today. The final of Eurovision 2023 is one step closer as the rehearsals are almost coming to an end. The remaining 11 semi finalists will take to the stage at the M&S Bank Arena for […]
YLE to broadcast Eurovision 2023 with commentary in six languages
YLE will offer commentary in six languages for this years Eurovision Song Contest. The Finnish broadcaster has confirmed that they will be broadcasting Eurovision 2023 with a choice of six different languages for the commentary. Finnish (Mikko Silvennoinen) Inari Sámi (Heli Huovinen) Northern Sámi (Aslak Paltto) Russian (Levan Tvaltvadze) Swedish (Johan Lindroos & Eva Frantz) […]
Eurovision 2023 day 5: The big 6 take to the stage for their first rehearsal
The Big 5 plus Ukraine will be taking to the stage today for their first rehearsals. Alongside the big 5 and Ukraine, the first five countries from semi final 2 will also be at the M&S Bank Arena for their second rehearsal. Short clips of the first rehearsals from the big 6 will be uploaded […]
North Macedonia among the broadcasting non-participating Eurovision countries
As we all know, the Eurovision Song Contest is the biggest music competition on earth. Even though an impressive number of 37 countries are participating this year, the viewership of the contest goes way beyond these ones. Many non-participating countries also broadcast at least the final show on May 13th. Some of them also show […]
Eurovision 2023 day 3: the first semi finalists take to the stage for their second rehearsal
Today marks the start of the semi finalists second rehearsals for Eurovision 2023. All of the 31 semi finalists for Eurovision 2023 have already had their first rehearsal, and now, it’s time for them to rehearse for a second time on the Eurovision stage. The entirety of semi final 1 will be rehearsing today – […]
Voyager are positively rocking out to the max for their first rehearsal!
Australia have rocked out the M&S Bank Arena with their first rehearsal! Did someone ask for a rock band? Australia’s got you covered! @eurovision Guarentee you’ve never seen anything like this before 🤯 🇦🇺 🚗#Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Voyager ♬ original sound – Eurovision Voyager are quite possibly bringing the most rock-esque performance at Eurovision 2023, and […]
Monika Linkytė and her backing singers bring the feel good vibes to their first rehearsal
Monika and her backing singers have uplifted us all with their first rehearsal. The five-some have taken to the stage in Liverpool for their first rehearsal of “Stay”. @eurovision Heartfelt harmonies from Lithuania’s Monika 🧡 🇱🇹 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Monika Linkyte ♬ original sound – Eurovision The orange dress is back, albeit in a slightly different […]
Who The Hell Is Edgar? Teya and Salena endevour to find out with first rehearsal
Oh, mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body… and there’s Teya and Salena on stage for their first reharsal! The Austrian duo have delivered a fun and catchy first rehearsal, but we’re still left wondering “Who The Hell Is Edgar?” @eurovision LET’S GO! Time for some POE POE POE 🇦🇹 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @whothehellareteyaandsalena ♬ […]
A family affair! Albina & Familija Kelmendi wrap up their first rehearsal
Albina & Familija Kelmendi have given us a very fiery first rehearsal in Liverpool! A family that prays together stays together… and sings together! Albina & Familija Kelmendi have had their first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. @eurovision Albina and her fam bring fire, flames, and feels! 🔥🔥🔥🇦🇱 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Albina Kelmendi […]
Like An Animal! Piqued Jacks bring the colour to their first rehearsal
Seeing red! Piqued Jacks have just completed their first rehearsal for Eurovision 2023. Piqued Jacks are every bit the rock stars on the Eurovision 2023 stage as they have just finished rehearsing “Like An Animal”. @eurovision Full of rizz, you can smell their stage presence a mile off! 🇸🇲 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Piqued Jacks ♬ original […]
It’s a moody affair for Iru as she completes her first rehearsal
Georgia are giving us all the feels with their first rehearsal. It’s dark, it’s moody, it’s haunting, it’s “Echo” from Iru on the Eurovision 2023 stage. @eurovision This thing is known…Iru’s first rehearsal was breathtaking 🫢 🇬🇪 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @IruKhechanovi ♬ original sound – Eurovision Iru is alone on stage, wearing a beautiful long, flowing […]
Joker Out pass the vibe check as they smash their first rehearsal!
Joker Out are in the house and they have pulled it out of the bag for their first rehearsal! The boys from Slovenia have delivered a very impressive first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. @eurovision Joker Out truly did seize the day! 😉 🇸🇮 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Joker Out Official ♬ original sound […]
Poland’s Blanka brings dance breaks and dress reveals during her first rehearsal
Blanka is ticking all the boxes on the Eurovision staging bingo card! The best way to describe this performance is the use Blanka’s lyrics: “it’s kinda crazy”! @eurovision Dance break? ✅ Dress reveal? ✅ Tropical vibes? ✅ Blanka slayed 💅 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @blikeblanka ♬ original sound – Eurovision Blanka isn’t performing solo for this one […]
Victor Vernicos and his clones take to the stage for their first rehearsal
Victor Vernicos has taken to the stage for his first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena. Is one Victor Vernicos not enough? Well don’t worry, as you’ll be seeing a lot more of Victor in his Eurovision 2023 performance. @eurovision 16 years old and already an absolute KING of the stage 🤩👑🇬🇷 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Victor […]
Alika is a vision of blue beauty as she takes to the stage for her first rehearsal
Alika is back with another beautifuly haunting performance of “Bridges”. The Estonian singer is looking beautiful in blue on the Eurovision 2023 stage for her first rehearsal. @eurovision No pretending, Alika and her haunted piano hit all the right notes 🎹🇪🇪 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Alika Milova ♬ original sound – Eurovision With similar vibes to that […]
Bringing lots of P-P-P-Power to the stage! Iceland’s Diljá completes her first rehearsal!
Diljá is taking her flowers, and she’s putting on the LED wall at Eurovision! Iceland’s Diljá is leaving us all exhausted with the amount of energy she has in her first rehearsal. @eurovision Diljá’s holds all the POWER of this stage 🇮🇸 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Diljá Pétursdóttir ♬ original sound – Eurovision Overall, the performance has […]
Eurovision 2023 day 3: remaining semi finalists take to the stage for their first rehearsal
Day 3 of Eurovision 2023 sees the remaining 11 semi finalists take to the stage for their first rehearsals. After yet another successful day of rehearsals yesterday, in which the further ten semi finalists had their first rehearsal, it’s now the turn of the last 11 semi final acts to rehearse for the first time […]
Andrew Lambrou brings the fire and the rain to his first rehearsal
Andrew Lambrou has given us a very powerful rendition of “Break A Broken Heart” for his first rehearsal. He can’t break a broken heart, but he can deliver a solid Eurovision performance! That’s right, it’s a wrap on Andrew Lambrou’s first rehearsal. @eurovision Red lights, flashes, Andrew Lambrou rises out of the ashes ☄️🇨🇾 #Eurovision2023 […]
It’s fun and it’s fabulous! Gustaph shines bright in his first rehearsal!
Gustaph has arrived for his first rehearsal, and it’s all Because of You! As Gustaph once said, “well, life is too short and we sure got to celebrate”, and that is exactly what he and his team have done on the Eurovsion stage today! @eurovision The party gets started in Liverpool and it’s all because […]
It’s rock, it’s yellow, it’s Theodor! Romania wraps up first rehearsal for Eurovision 2023
Theodor is rocking in yellow for his first rehearsal! Romania have provided us with a very different type of performance of Theodor from what we have seen previously. @eurovision Yes to the yellow, yes to the Pikachu socks, yes to Theodor 💛🇷🇴 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Theodor Andrei ♬ original sound – Eurovision Theodor Andrei has treated […]
Brunette is like an Armenian Goddess as she shines in first rehearsal
Brunette is positively glowing in her first rehearsal of “Future Lover”. Despite being dressed in all white, Brunette has provided one of the more colourful performances of Eurovision 2023, thanks to a psychadelic platform! @eurovision Brunette decided to be good…and she did good! 😍🔮🇦🇲 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Brunette ♬ original sound – Eurovision Brunette, in a […]
Pink skies, red wine, and a great first rehearsal from Reiley!
Reiley has had a very successful first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena. Reiley might be scared of breaking your heart, but he’s not scared of performing on the Eurovision stage as he’s nailed his first rehearsal! @eurovision Dazzling Denmark ✨🇩🇰 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Rei ♬ original sound – Eurovision Just like Czechia, Reiley from The […]
It’s crazy, it’s party! Käärijä brings his all to the stage for his first rehearsal
Käärijä is definetley ready to Cha Cha Cha at Eurvovision as he’s just wrapped up his first rehearsal! Do you like party? Do you like crazy? Well you’ve come to right place as Käärijä is on hand to deliver these to you, in the form of his Eurovision 2023 performance. @eurovision It was crazy. It […]