Sweden Wins Eurovision 2023

Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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 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 9th and 11th May, and the final on 13th 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.

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 with five others. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland’s record for the most victories in the contest.

The Eurovision Final Scoreboard 2023

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UK Entry

Source: eurovision.tv, Harry Carr – Capitol Records UK / EMI

Mae Muller will represent the United Kingdom at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The 25-year-old will perform her track I Wrote A Song at the competition in May, hoping to follow the success of Sam Ryder last year. “To compete in such a massive music competition is simply brilliant,” she said, describing her involvement as “a dream”. The UK is one of the last competing countries to reveal its song for 2023.

Following the same selection process as last year, the BBC has been working with a management company to pick the act. Muller was born in 1997 – the year the UK last won Eurovision – and has previously supported Little Mix on tour as well as working with artists like Aitch and Sigala.

“I’m a huge fan of so many of the artists that have found success at Eurovision, from ABBA to Måneskin,” Muller said. “Sam Ryder was so amazing last year and proved the UK can be back on the left-hand side of the leaderboard.” She said he has given her some tips for the song contest.

After years of dismal results, Ryder turned things around for the UK at the 2022 competition, placing second to Ukraine. Tap management, which has worked with Dua Lipa and Ellie Goulding, selected the TikTok star and his song Space Man, and hopes for continued success with Muller this year. “She has the most wonderfully warm and fun personality,” Tap management said. “We have always been fans of Mae for her voice, songs and star charisma, and when we heard I Wrote A Song, we were really taken by its impactful message – ‘songs as a form of therapy’ (a great message for the biggest song contest in the world!)”

Source: BBC News – Daniel Rosney