Eurovision Song Contest

Dates: Semi-final 1 13 May 2025 Semi-final 2 15 May 2025 Final 17 May 2025 Host Venue: St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Presenters: Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer, Michelle Hunziker (final) Executive producer : Reto Peritz, Moritz Stadler Director: Robin Hofwander, Fredrik Bäcklund ESC director: Martin Green Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Host broadcaster: Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code" by Nemo. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest was held at St. Jakobshalle, and consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025. The three live shows were presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final. Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as the previous two editions. Montenegro returned after a two-year absence, while Moldova, which had originally planned to participate, later withdrew due to economic reasons and the quality of the songs competing in its national selection. The winner was Austria with the song "Wasted Love", performed by JJ and written by him along with Teodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner. Austria won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fourth in the televote. Israel, Estonia, Sweden and Italy completed the top five combined vote. Participants of the grand-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Split results Place Combined Jury Televoting Country Points Country Points Country Points 1 Austria 436 Austria 258 Israel 297 2 Israel 357 Switzerland 214 Estonia 258 3 Estonia 356 France 180 Sweden 195 4 Sweden 321 Italy 159 Austria 178 5 Italy 256 Netherlands 133 Albania 173 6 Greece 231 Sweden 126 Ukraine 158 7 France 230 Latvia 116 Poland 139 8 Albania 218 Greece 105 Greece 126 9 Ukraine 218 Estonia 98 Finland 108 10 Switzerland 214 United Kingdom 88 Italy 97 11 Finland 196 Finland 88 Germany 74 12 Netherlands 175 Malta 83 Norway 67 13 Latvia 158 Germany 77 Lithuania 62 14 Poland 156 Ukraine 60 France 50 15 Germany 151 Israel 60 Netherlands 42 16 Lithuania 96 Albania 45 Latvia 42 17 Malta 91 Denmark 45 Iceland 33 18 Norway 89 Armenia 42 Armenia 30 19 United Kingdom 88 Portugal 37 Luxembourg 24 20 Armenia 72 Lithuania 34 San Marino 18 21 Portugal 50 Spain 27 Portugal 13 22 Luxembourg 47 Luxembourg 23 Spain 10 23 Denmark 47 Norway 22 Malta 8 24 Spain 37 Poland 17 Denmark 2 25 Iceland 33 San Marino 9 United Kingdom 0 26 San Marino 27 Iceland 0 Switzerland 0

🔵 2025 Eurovision Song Contest from Basel/Switzerland 2. SEMIFINAL Dates: Semi-final 1 13 May 2025 Semi-final 2 15 May 2025 Final 17 May 2025 Host Venue: St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Presenters: Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer, Michelle Hunziker (final) Executive producer : Reto Peritz, Moritz Stadler Director: Robin Hofwander, Fredrik Bäcklund ESC director: Martin Green Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Host broadcaster: Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code" by Nemo. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest was held at St. Jakobshalle, and consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025. The three live shows were presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final. Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as the previous two editions. Montenegro returned after a two-year absence, while Moldova, which had originally planned to participate, later withdrew due to economic reasons and the quality of the songs competing in its national selection. The winner was Austria with the song "Wasted Love", performed by JJ and written by him along with Teodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner. Austria won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fourth in the televote. Israel, Estonia, Sweden and Italy completed the top five combined vote. Participants of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Australia Go-Jo "Milkshake Man" 41 11 2 Montenegro Nina Žižić "Dobrodošli" 12 16 3 Ireland Emmy "Laika Party" 28 13 4 Latvia Tautumeitas "Bur man laimi" 130 2 5 Armenia Parg "Survivor" 51 10 6 Austria JJ "Wasted Love" 104 5 7 Greece Klavdia "Asteromata" 112 4 8 Lithuania Katarsis "Tavo akys" 103 6 9 Malta Miriana Conte "Serving" 53 9 10 Georgia Mariam Shengelia "Freedom" 28 15 11 Denmark Sissal "Hallucination" 61 8 12 Czechia Adonxs "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" 29 12 13 Luxembourg Laura Thorn "La poupée monte le son" 62 7 14 Israel Yuval Raphael "New Day Will Rise" 203 1 15 Serbia Princ "Mila" 28 14 16 Finland Erika Vikman "Ich komme" 115 3

🔵 2025 Eurovision Song Contest from Basel/Switzerland 1. SEMIFINAL Dates: Semi-final 1 13 May 2025 Semi-final 2 15 May 2025 Final 17 May 2025 Host Venue: St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Presenters: Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer, Michelle Hunziker (final) Executive producer : Reto Peritz, Moritz Stadler Director: Robin Hofwander, Fredrik Bäcklund ESC director: Martin Green Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Host broadcaster: Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code" by Nemo. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest was held at St. Jakobshalle, and consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025. The three live shows were presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final. Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as the previous two editions. Montenegro returned after a two-year absence, while Moldova, which had originally planned to participate, later withdrew due to economic reasons and the quality of the songs competing in its national selection. The winner was Austria with the song "Wasted Love", performed by JJ and written by him along with Teodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner. Austria won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fourth in the televote. Israel, Estonia, Sweden and Italy completed the top five combined vote. Participants of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Iceland Væb "Róa" 97 6 2 Poland Justyna Steczkowska "Gaja" 85 7 3 Slovenia Klemen "How Much Time Do We Have Left" 23 13 4 Estonia Tommy Cash "Espresso Macchiato" 113 5 5 Ukraine Ziferblat "Bird of Pray" 137 1 6 Sweden KAJ "Bara bada bastu" 118 4 7 Portugal Napa "Deslocado" 56 9 8 Norway Kyle Alessandro "Lighter" 82 8 9 Belgium Red Sebastian "Strobe Lights" 23 14 10 Azerbaijan Mamagama "Run with U" 7 15 11 San Marino Gabry Ponte "Tutta l'Italia" 46 10 12 Albania Shkodra Elektronike "Zjerm" 122 2 13 Netherlands Claude "C'est la vie" 121 3 14 Croatia Marko Bošnjak "Poison Cake" 28 12 15 Cyprus Theo Evan "Shh" 44 11

Date: 11 May 2024 Host Venue: Malmö Arena, Malmö, Sweden Presenters: Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman Executive producer : Ebba Adielsson, Christel Tholse Willers Director: Robin Hofwander, Daniel Jelinek, Fredrik Bäcklund Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl Host broadcaster: Sveriges Television (SVT) The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Malmö Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals, on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows were presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with Mede having previously taken on the role in 2013 and 2016. Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as in 2023. Romania opted not to participate, and Luxembourg competed for the first time since 1993. The Netherlands was disqualified from the contest between the second semi-final and the final, but the country retained its right to vote. The inclusion of Israel among the participants in the context of the Gaza war was met with controversy, and additional security measures were put in place for the event. The winner was Switzerland with the song "The Code", performed by the Swiss singer Nemo and written by them with Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, and Linda Dale. Switzerland won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fifth in the televote. Croatia won the televote and finished in second place, its best result to date as an independent country. Ukraine, France, and Israel completed the top five. The contest featured two returning artists: Natalia Barbu, who had represented Moldova in 2007, and Hera Björk, who had represented Iceland in 2010. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 163 million viewers in 37 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition, with an additional 7.3 million viewers online on YouTube. Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Sweden Marcus & Martinus "Unforgettable" 174 9 2 Ukraine Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria" 453 3 3 Germany Isaak "Always on the Run" 117 12 4 Luxembourg Tali "Fighter" 103 13 6 Israel Eden Golan "Hurricane" 375 5 7 Lithuania Silvester Belt "Luktelk" 90 14 8 Spain Nebulossa "Zorra" 30 22 9 Estonia 5miinust and Puuluup "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" 37 20 10 Ireland Bambie Thug "Doomsday Blue" 278 6 11 Latvia Dons "Hollow" 64 16 12 Greece Marina Satti "Zari" 126 11 13 United Kingdom Olly Alexander "Dizzy" 46 18 14 Norway Gåte "Ulveham" 16 25 15 Italy Angelina Mango "La noia" 268 7 16 Serbia Teya Dora "Ramonda" 54 17 17 Finland Windows95man "No Rules!" 38 19 18 Portugal Iolanda "Grito" 152 10 19 Armenia Ladaniva "Jako" 183 8 20 Cyprus Silia Kapsis "Liar" 78 15 21 Switzerland Nemo "The Code" 591 1 22 Slovenia Raiven "Veronika" 27 23 23 Croatia Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" 547 2 24 Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze "Firefighter" 34 21 25 France Slimane "Mon amour" 445 4 26 Austria Kaleen "We Will Rave" 24 24

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is taking place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest is being held at the Malmö Arena, and consists of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows are presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with Mede having previously taken on the role in 2013 and 2016. Thirty-seven countries are participating in the contest, with Luxembourg returning 31 years after its last participation in 1993, while Romania opted not to participate after doing so the previous year. The inclusion of Israel among the participants in the context of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war has been met with criticism, with protests and petitions calling for its removal, and has pushed the organisers to strengthen the security measures in place for the event. Petra Mede had previously hosted both the 2013 and 2016 editions (solo and with Måns Zelmerlöw, respectively), as well as the 2015 special anniversary programme Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits alongside Graham Norton. 1 Malta Sarah Bonnici "Loop" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 2 Albania Besa "Titan" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 3 Greece Marina Satti "Zari" 4 Switzerland Nemo "The Code" 5 Czechia Aiko "Pedestal" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 6 Austria Kaleen "We Will Rave" 7 Denmark Saba "Sand" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 8 Armenia Ladaniva "Jako" 9 Latvia Dons "Hollow" 10 San Marino Megara "11:11" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 11 Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze "Firefighter" 12 Belgium Mustii "Before the Party's Over" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 13 Estonia 5miinust and Puuluup "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" 14 Israel Eden Golan "Hurricane" 15 Norway Gåte "Ulveham" 16 Netherlands Joost Klein "Europapa"

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is taking place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest is being held at the Malmö Arena, and consists of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May, and a final on 11 May 2024. The three live shows are presented by Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman, with Mede having previously taken on the role in 2013 and 2016. Thirty-seven countries are participating in the contest, with Luxembourg returning 31 years after its last participation in 1993, while Romania opted not to participate after doing so the previous year. The inclusion of Israel among the participants in the context of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war has been met with criticism, with protests and petitions calling for its removal, and has pushed the organisers to strengthen the security measures in place for the event. Petra Mede had previously hosted both the 2013 and 2016 editions (solo and with Måns Zelmerlöw, respectively), as well as the 2015 special anniversary programme Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits alongside Graham Norton. The first semi-final took place on 7 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST and featured fifteen competing countries. Those countries, plus Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final. The running order (R/O) was determined by the contest producers and was announced publicly on 26 March. In addition to the competing entries, the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden performed their entries during the show, appearing on stage after the entries from Ireland, Iceland and Moldova, respectively. This semi-final was opened by former participants Eleni Foureira, Eric Saade and Chanel, who performed their respective competing songs – "Fuego" (Cyprus 2018), "Popular" (Sweden 2011) and "SloMo" (Spain 2022). The interval acts included three-time winner for Ireland (1980, 1987 and 1992) Johnny Logan performing the 2012 Swedish winning entry "Euphoria", and 2018 Swedish entrant Benjamin Ingrosso performing a medley of his songs "Look Who's Laughing Now", "Kite" and "Honey Boy". According to a report by Aftonbladet, the original performer of "Euphoria", Loreen, was initially supposed to perform with Logan but ultimately decided against it. R/O Country Artist Song 1 Cyprus Silia Kapsis "Liar" 2 Serbia Teya Dora "Ramonda" 3 Lithuania Silvester Belt "Luktelk" 4 Ireland Bambie Thug "Doomsday Blue" 5 Ukraine Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil "Teresa & Maria" 6 Poland Luna "The Tower" NON QUALIFIER FOR THE FINAL 7 Croatia Baby Lasagna "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" 8 Iceland Hera Björk "Scared of Heights" NQ 9 Slovenia Raiven "Veronika" 10 Finland Windows95man "No Rules!" 11 Moldova Natalia Barbu "In the Middle" NQ 12 Azerbaijan Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov "Özünlə apar" NQ 13 Australia Electric Fields "One Milkali (One Blood)" NQ 14 Portugal Iolanda "Grito" 15 Luxembourg Tali "Fighter"

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2023 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2023 - Final 13 May 2023 Host venue: Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom Presenters: Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final) Directed by Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Andrew Cartmell Host broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at 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. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the 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, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories. The EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country. 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. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. 37 countries participated in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia. The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The overall budget was not made public, but was estimated to be at around £24.7 million (€28.3 million), including expenditures by the host city. Final The final took place on 13 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST). Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with the jury and televote of all thirty-seven participating countries, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" online vote, eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 12 May 2023. Sweden won the contest with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Sweden won with 583 points, also winning the jury vote. Finland came second with 526 points and won the televote, with Israel, Italy, Norway, Ukraine, Belgium, Estonia, Australia and Czechia completing the top ten. Albania, Portugal, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and Germany occupied the bottom five positions. The final was opened by Kalush Orchestra performing their winning song "Stefania" and their latest single "Changes". Among those who appeared in the pre-recorded portion of the opening were Bolt Strings, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joss Stone, Ballet Black, Ms Banks, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. This was followed by the flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied by four former Ukrainian Eurovision entrants performing new spins on their competing songs mixed with British classics: Go_A with "Shum", Jamala with her winning song "1944", Tina Karol with "Show Me Your Love", and Verka Serduchka with "Dancing Lasha Tumbai". The interval acts included Sam Ryder performing his new single "Mountain" with Queen's Roger Taylor, and "The Liverpool Songbook", a homage to Liverpool's music heritage featuring six former Eurovision entrants singing their own version of songs from the host city: Mahmood with "Imagine", Netta with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", Daði Freyr with "Whole Again", Cornelia Jakobs with "I Turn to You", Sonia with "Better the Devil You Know", and Duncan Laurence, together with the aforementioned artists, the presenters, and Ruslana in a pre-recorded appearance at the Golden Gate in Kyiv, with "You'll Never Walk Alone". ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus also appeared in a short video skit on the recent commercial successes to come out of the contest. Duncan Laurence performed together with the guest artists and the presenters as part of an interval act in the final. Ruslana can be seen on the LED background, in a pre-recorded appearance from the Golden Gate in Kyiv. Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 120 15 2 Portugal Mimicat "Ai coração" 59 23 3 Switzerland Remo Forrer "Watergun" 92 20 4 Poland Blanka "Solo" 93 19 5 Serbia Luke Black "Samo mi se spava" 30 24 6 France La Zarra "Évidemment" 104 16 7 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 126 12 8 Spain Blanca Paloma "Eaea" 100 17 9 Sweden Loreen "Tattoo" 583 1 10 Albania Albina and Family "Duje" 76 22 11 Italy Marco Mengoni "Due vite" 350 4 12 Estonia Alika "Bridges" 168 8 13 Finland Käärijä "Cha Cha Cha" 526 2 14 Czechia Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 129 10 15 Australia Voyager "Promise" 151 9 16 Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 182 7 17 Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 122 14 18 Moldova Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" 96 18 19 Ukraine Tvorchi "Heart of Steel" 243 6 20 Norway Alessandra "Queen of Kings" 268 5 21 Germany Lord of the Lost "Blood & Glitter" 18 26 22 Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 127 11 23 Israel Noa Kirel "Unicorn" 362 3 24 Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 78 21 25 Croatia Let 3 "Mama ŠČ!" 123 13 26 United Kingdom Mae Muller "I Wrote a Song" 24 25

Dates: Semi-final 1: 9 May 2023 - Semi-final 2: 11 May 2023 - Final 13 May 2023 Host venue: Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom Presenters: Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham, Julia Sanina, Graham Norton (final) Directed by Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine, Ollie Bartlett Executive supervisor: Martin Österdahl - Executive producer: Andrew Cartmell Host broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine—the winner of the 2022 contest with the song "Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra—was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at 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. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the 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, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland's record for the most Eurovision victories. The EBU announced on 17 June 2022 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that UA:PBC could not give the security and operations guarantees required to host the contest, and that the event could therefore not be held in Ukraine. The EBU then entered discussions with the BBC, the 2022 runner-up, and on 25 July announced that the 2023 contest would be hosted in the United Kingdom. It was the first time since 1980 that the contest was not hosted by the previous year's winning country. 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. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice. 37 countries participated in the 2023 contest – the lowest number of participating countries in a single edition since 2014 – with Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, which had participated in the 2022 contest, opting not to participate in 2023 for financial reasons. This was also the first contest where the Czech Republic participated under its shortened English name of Czechia. The budget was contributed to by Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (£2 million each), the British government (£10 million), and the BBC (£8 million to £17 million). The overall budget was not made public, but was estimated to be at around £24.7 million (€28.3 million), including expenditures by the host city. Semi-final 2 The second semi-final took place on 11 May 2023 at 20:00 BST (21:00 CEST).Sixteen countries participated in this semi-final, with the running order published on 22 March 2023. Australia won the most points, followed by Austria, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Armenia, Cyprus, Belgium, Albania, and Estonia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Iceland, Georgia, Greece, Denmark, Romania, and San Marino. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote. This semi-final featured a pre-recorded spoken word piece on the history of the contest by actor Luke Evans during a break between the competing performances, while the interval acts included "Music Unites Generations", a medley of well-known Ukrainian musical works performed by Mariya Yaremchuk, Otoy and Zlata Dziunka, and a dance sketch choreographed by Jason Gilkison and performed by three drag performers, Miss Demeanour, Miss Mercedes Bends, and Tomara Thomas, along with the Podilya dance ensemble. The sketch, titled "Be Who You Wanna Be", was set to a medley of "Free Yourself", "Free Your Mind", "Free" and the 2018 Australian entry "We Got Love". The British, Spanish and Ukrainian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played. Mariya Yaremchuk and Zlata Dziunka performed as part of an interval act in the second semi-final. Results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 R/O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 Denmark Reiley "Breaking My Heart" 6 14 2 Armenia Brunette "Future Lover" 99 6 3 Romania Theodor Andrei "D.G.T. (Off and On)" 0 15 4 Estonia Alika "Bridges" 74 10 5 Belgium Gustaph "Because of You" 90 8 6 Cyprus Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" 94 7 7 Iceland Diljá "Power" 44 11 8 Greece Victor Vernicos "What They Say" 14 13 9 Poland Blanka "Solo" 124 3 10 Slovenia Joker Out "Carpe Diem" 103 5 11 Georgia Iru "Echo" 33 12 12 San Marino Piqued Jacks "Like an Animal" 0 16 13 Austria Teya and Salena "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" 137 2 14 Albania Albina and Familja Kelmendi "Duje" 83 9 15 Lithuania Monika Linkytė "Stay" 110 4 16 Australia Voyager "Promise" 149 1