The BBC has today announced that the 67th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool, with the Grand Final of the Contest to be on Saturday 13 May 2023.

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The Semi-Final Allocation Draw and Host City Insignia will take place on 31 January at 7 pm (GMT) at St George’s Hall. The hosts - British television presenter AJ Odudu and TV personality Rylan - will receive help from pupils of a local Liverpool school and Ukrainians in the city, who have come to the country due to the ongoing conflict.

Popescu, David (7 October 2022). "Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!". ESCUnited . Retrieved 7 October 2022. Sweden's overall victory despite Finland's lead in the televoting sparked controversy among a subset of viewers and members of the live audience. [331] [332] [333] During the jury voting sequence, several occasions when Sweden scored 12 points were disrupted by chanting from Finland's supporters, [334] although the Swedish entrant Loreen, following her win, stated that she did not mind and furthermore appreciated their enthusiasm. [335] [336] While the televote winner failed to win overall on three previous occasions, in 2015, 2016 and 2019, 2023 was different in that Finland's lead of 133 points in the televote was the largest to date for an entry that did not win, and it also received the full 12 points from 18 different countries in the televoting, while Sweden did not win 12 points from any. [331] Broadcasting awards [ edit ] Ukrainian singer Alyosha – who represented Ukraine at the 2010 Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest – will perform alongside Liverpool’s very own critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rebecca Ferguson. Like many Ukrainian women in 2022, Alyosha was forced to leave her country and loved ones behind to seek refuge; Alyosha will share her personal journey through a new, haunting arrangement of British musical heavyweight Duran Duran’s Ordinary World. Second Semi-Final - Thursday 11 May Eurovision 2023: AJ & Rylan to host Allocation Draw". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 10 January 2023 . Retrieved 10 January 2023.Granger, Anthony (29 March 2023). "Spain: RTVE Confirms Eurovision 2023 Broadcast Plans". Eurovoix . Retrieved 29 March 2023. For audiences in the UK, for the first time the two Semi-Finals on Tuesday May 9 and Thursday May 11 and the Grand Final will all be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. a b "BBC reveals further production team details for Liverpool 2023". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 20 December 2022 . Retrieved 20 December 2022.