As we continue our weekly series Around The Continent, we will discuss the news and tell the story of each country’s preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
General
The Eurovision 2023 slogan and Eurovision 2023 logo were revealed this week: “United By Music.“
The logo is composed of the colors yellow, blue, pink and purple. Inspired by the Ukrainian and United Kingdom flags, the colours used are designed to reflect the joy and diversity of the contest.
On Tuesday, the semi-final allocation draw was held:
This is when the automatic qualifiers will vote:
Armenia has chosen internally for Eurovision 2023: The singer Brunette will probably release her song in March 2023
Teya and Salena will represent Austria at Eurovision 2023.
Their upbeat pop song will be revealed on the 8th of March 2023.
Azerbaijani broadcaster Ictimai TV is towards the end of internal selection for Eurovision 2023.
5 artists left in the race:
- Mamagama group
- Humay Aslanova and Amrah Musayev
- Turan and Tural Bagmanovlar
- Azer Nasibov
- Leyla Izzatova
The professional committee will listen to their live performances, and will decide who should represent the country
You can read more about them here
The running order for “Dora 2023” has been determined:
- Top Of The Pops Ft. Mario 5reković – Putovanje
- Yogi – Love At First Sight
- Boris Štok – Grijeh (Eng: Sin)
- Tajana Belina – Dom
- Krešo I Kisele Kiše – Kme Kme
- Maja Grgić – I Still Live
- Barbara Munjas – Putem Snova (Eng: Through Dreams)
- Đana – Free Falin’
- Patricia Gasparini – I Will Wait
- The Splitters – Lost And Found
- Hana Mašić – Nesreća (Eng: Accident)
- Damir Kedžo – Angels And Demons
- Martha May – Distance
- Detour – Master Blaster
- Meri Andraković – Bye Bye Blonde
- Let 3 – Mama Šč!
- Eni Jurišić – Kreni Dalje (Eng: Go Further)
- Harmonija Disonance – Nevera (Lei,lei) (Eng: Infidelity)
“Dora 2023” will be held on the 11th of February 2023.
The results will be determiend by 50% a public vote and a 50% nationa jury
YouTube
Spotify
Apple Music
Last Monday, “ESCZ 2023” final was held with 5 artists performing their song for Eurovision 2023:
- Maella – Flood
- Pam Rabbit – Ghosting
- Markéta Irglová – Happy
- Vesna – My Sister’s Crown
- Rodan – Introvert Party Club
Playlists
YouTube
Spotify
AppleMusic
The results will be revealed on Monday, the 6th of February 2023.
The results will be determined by a70% international vote and 30% public vote.
Next Saturday, Denmark will hold “Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023“.
The running order will be:
- Frederik Leopold – Stuck On You
- Eyjaa – I Was Gonna Marry Him
- Micky Skeel – Glansbillede
- Maia Maia – Beautiful Bullshit
- Nicklas Sonne – Freedom
- Mariyah LeBerg – Human
- Søren Torpegaard Lund – Lige her
- Reiley – Breaking My Heart
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube
You can read Doron‘s review here:
Kalush Orchestra were confirmed as special guests in the final
Estonian broadcaster ERR revealed the running order for the “Eesti Laul 2023″ final:
- Meelik – Tuju
- Inger – Awaiting You
- Janek – House Of Glass
- Elysa – Bad Philosophy
- M els – So Good At What You Do
- Bedwetters – Monsters
- Andreas – Why Do You Love Me?
- Alika – Bridges
- Anett x Fredi – You Need to Move On
- OLLIE – Venom
- MIA – Üks samm korraga (semi-final 1)
- Sissi – Lighthouse
Links to the digital platform playlist
As we continue our weekly series Around The Continent, we will discuss the news and tell the story of each country’s preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Armenia has chosen internally for Eurovision 2023: The singer Brunette will probably release her song in March 2023
Teya and Salena will represent Austria at Eurovision 2023.
Their upbeat pop song will be revealed on the 8th of March 2023.
Azerbaijani broadcaster Ictimai TV is towards the end of internal selection for Eurovision 2023.
5 artists left in the race:
- Mamagama group
- Humay Aslanova and Amrah Musayev
- Turan and Tural Bagmanovlar
- Azer Nasibov
- Leyla Izzatova
The professional committee will listen to their live performances, and will decide who should represent the country
You can read more about them here
The running order for “Dora 2023” has been determined:
- Top Of The Pops Ft. Mario 5reković – Putovanje
- Yogi – Love At First Sight
- Boris Štok – Grijeh (Eng: Sin)
- Tajana Belina – Dom
- Krešo I Kisele Kiše – Kme Kme
- Maja Grgić – I Still Live
- Barbara Munjas – Putem Snova (Eng: Through Dreams)
- Đana – Free Falin’
- Patricia Gasparini – I Will Wait
- The Splitters – Lost And Found
- Hana Mašić – Nesreća (Eng: Accident)
- Damir Kedžo – Angels And Demons
- Martha May – Distance
- Detour – Master Blaster
- Meri Andraković – Bye Bye Blonde
- Let 3 – Mama Šč!
- Eni Jurišić – Kreni Dalje (Eng: Go Further)
- Harmonija Disonance – Nevera (Lei,lei) (Eng: Infidelity)
“Dora 2023” will be held on the 11th of February 2023.
The results will be determiend by 50% a public vote and a 50% nationa jury
YouTube
Spotify
Apple Music
Last Monday, “ESCZ 2023” final was held with 5 artists performing their song for Eurovision 2023:
- Maella – Flood
- Pam Rabbit – Ghosting
- Markéta Irglová – Happy
- Vesna – My Sister’s Crown
- Rodan – Introvert Party Club
Playlists
YouTube
Spotify
AppleMusic
The results will be revealed on Monday, the 6th of February 2023.
The results will be determined by a70% international vote and 30% public vote.
Next Saturday, Denmark will hold “Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023“.
The running order will be:
- Frederik Leopold – Stuck On You
- Eyjaa – I Was Gonna Marry Him
- Micky Skeel – Glansbillede
- Maia Maia – Beautiful Bullshit
- Nicklas Sonne – Freedom
- Mariyah LeBerg – Human
- Søren Torpegaard Lund – Lige her
- Reiley – Breaking My Heart
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube
You can read Doron‘s review here:
Kalush Orchestra were confirmed as special guests in the final
Estonian broadcaster ERR revealed the running order for the “Eesti Laul 2023″ final:
- Meelik – Tuju
- Inger – Awaiting You
- Janek – House Of Glass
- Elysa – Bad Philosophy
- M els – So Good At What You Do
- Bedwetters – Monsters
- Andreas – Why Do You Love Me?
- Alika – Bridges
- Anett x Fredi – You Need to Move On
- OLLIE – Venom
- MIA – Üks samm korraga (semi-final 1)
- Sissi – Lighthouse
Links to the digital platform playlist
Spotify
YouTube
Apple Music
The grand final will be held on Saturday, the 11th of February 2023
The first round of the final will be determined by a 50% public vote and a 50% international jury.
Top 3 artists will advance to the super-final, where the winner will be chosen by the public only.
Iru Khechanovi will represent Georgia at Eurovision 2023, following her win in “The Voice of Georgia 2023″.
Her song for Eurovision 2023 will be selected intermally.
Probably with the involvement of Giorgi Kukhianidze, who stands behind the majority of Georgia songs for Junior Eurovision.
Iru Khechanovi co-wrote the Georgian song for Junior Eurovision 2022, and she won Junior Eurovision 2011 as part of a group
16 year old Victor Vernikos has been internally to represent Greece at Eurovision 2023. He will perform his self-panned song “What They Say“
The song is expected to be released in March.
Last Saturday, the Icelandic broadcaster released the song for “Söngvakeppnin 2023“:
Semi Final 1 (February 18, 2023):
- Bragi – Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér / Sometimes the World’s Against Us
- Móa – Glötuð ást / Lose This Dream
- Benedikt – Þora / Brave Face
- Celebs – Dómsdags dans / Doomsday Dancing
- Diljá – Lifandi inni í mér / Power
Semi Final 2 (February 25, 2023):
- Kristín Sesselja – Óbyggðir / Terrified
- Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – OK
- Silja Rós & Kjalar – Ég styð þína braut / Together We Grow
- Úlfar – Betri maður / Impossible
- Sigga Ózk – Gleyma þér og dansa / Dancing Lonely
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AppleMusic
YouTube
English Versions
“Eurosong 2023″ will be held tonight.
6 artists performed their songs in the following running order:
- Leila Jane – Wild
- ADGY – Too Good for Your Love
- Public Image Ltd – Hawaii
- Connolly – Midnight Summer Night
- Wild Youth – We Are One
- K Muni & ND – Down in the Rain
You can find the playlists here:
YouTube
Spotify
Apple Music
Wild Youth won the selection, here are the full results:
Therefore, Wild Youth will perform “We Are One” at Eurovision 2023
Noa Kirel will record her video-clip for “Unicorn” in Poland next week!
The “Sanremo 2023” week will begin next week.
28 artists will compete in the festival:
- Anna Oxa – Sali (Canto dell’anima)
- Ariete – Mare di guai
- Articolo 31 – Un bel viaggio
- Colapesce & Dimartino – Splash
- Colla Zio – Non mi va
- Coma_Cose – L’addio
- Elodie – Due
- Gianluca Grignani – Quando ti manca il fiato
- Gianmaria – Mostro
- Giorgia – Parole dette male
- I Cugini di Campagna – Lettera 22
- Lazza – Cenere
- LDA – Se poi domani
- Leo Gassmann – Terzo cuore
- Levante – Vivo
- Modà – Lasciami
- Madame – Il bene nel male
- Mara Sattei – Duemilaminuti
- Marco Mengoni – Due vite
- Mr. Rain – Supereroi
- Olly – Polvere
- Paola e Chiara – Furore
- Rosa Chemical – Made in Italy
- Sethu – Cause perse
- Shari – Egoista
- Tananai – Tango
- Ultimo – Alba
- Will – Stupido
This is what the stage looks like:
As always, the results of the festival will be determined by:
- Public voting (SMS and televoting)
- The professional jury comprises 150 journalists from the web, radio, print, TV, and press room.
- Demoscopic jury – composed of 300 people.
- In the first 2 nights, the professional jury will vote. It will carry out its vote by dividing itself into three independent components: a third for TV and print media, a third for the radio, and a third for the web jury.
- On the 3rd night, the vote will be composed of 50% of the public voting and 50% for the Demoscopic jury
- The 4th night of the festival will be dedicated for covers for Italian and International songs which have been released between 1st of January 1960 and 31st of December 1999.
- On the last 2 nights, the voting will be divided into three parts: 34% for the public voting, 33% for the professional jury, and 33% for the Demoscopic jury.
- 5 artists will qualify for the super-final. In the second round, the results will be determined by a combination of jury and public vote
These are the duets which will be performed on the 4th night:
Dates when guest artists will perform on the floating stage:
And this is when another batch of well-known artists will perform:
The duo Depeche Mode will be special guests on Saturday:
“Supernova 2023″ semi-final will be held on Saturday, the 4th of February 2023.
The final will be held on the following Saturday.
The running order will be as follows:
- Artūrs Hatti – Love Vibes
- Alise Haijima – Tricky
- Inspo – Sway
- Toms Kalderauskis – When It All Falls
- Katrine Miller – Beaten Down
- Justs – Stranger
- Adriana Miglāne – Like I Wanna
- 24. Avēnija – You Said
- Markus Riva – Forever
- Avéi – Let Me Go
- Patrisha – Hush
- Raum – Fake Love
- Luīze – You To Hold Me
- Sudden Lights – Aijā
Playlists:
YouTube
Spotify
You can read Doron’s review of the songs:
In the last 2 weeks, Lithuania has held 2 heats of “Pabandom iš naujo! 2023“.
20 artists out of 30, qualifiers for the semi-finals.
This Saturday, 10 of them will compete for 5 spots in the final:
- Alen Chicco – Do You
- Baiba – When the Lights Go Out
- Donata – Dreamer
- Gabrielius Vagelis – Šauksmas
- Il Senso – Sparnai
- Joseph June – Vacuum
- Justė Kraujelytė – Need More Fun
- NOY – Destiny’s Child
- Petunija – Love of my life
- Rūta MUR – So Low
Playlist
You can find the full playlist on different digital platforms:
YouTube
Spotify
Apple Music
39 artists participated in “MESC 2023″. 24 of them qualified for the semi-final:
The 24 qualifiers are:
- Brooke – Checkmate
- Maxine Pace – Alone
- The Busker – Dance (Our Own Party)
- Matt Blxck – UP.
- Greta Tude – Sound of my stilettos
- Fabizio Faniello – Try To Be Better
- Eliana Gomez Blanco – Guess what
- Christian Arding – Eku Ċar
- Dan – It’ll Be Ok
- Geo DeBono – The Mirror
- Mikhail – Lehen Fic-Cpar
- Nathan – Creeping Walls
- Klinsmann – Piranah
- Ian – On My Own
- Dario Bezzina – Bridle Road
- Mark Anthony Bartolo – Tears
- Andre – Broken hill
- Bradley Debono – Blackout
- Cheryl Balzan – La La Land
- Dominic and Anna – Whatever the Wind May Blow
- Ryan Hili – In the Silence
- Stefan – Heartbreaker
- Giada – I depend on You
- Chris Grech – Indescribable
This means we have to say goodbye to 15 artists:
- Jessika – Unapologetic
- Clintess – Lura Qatt
- Kirstie – Girls Get Down
- James Louis – Dream
- Stefan Xuereb – What do you Want?
- John Galea – Trailblazer
- Jake – Love you like that
- Maria Christina – Our Flame
- Francesca Sciberras – Masquerade
- Lyndsay – Haunted
- Haley – Tik Tok
- Marie Claire – Thankful
- Dario – Pawn in a game
- Jason Scerri – Anything can happen
- Maria Debono – X’allegrija
YouTube Playlist (39 songs)
The semi-final will be held on Thursday, the 9th of February 2023
Last Saturday, 10 artists qualified from the auditions round of “Etapa Naţională 2023“.
The full results can be found here:
Therefore, the top 10 are:
- Sunstroke Project – Yummy Mommy
- Pasha Parfeni – Soarele şi luna
- Donia – Red Zone
- Aliona Moon – Du-mă
- OL – Why You Play It Cool
- Surorile Osoianu – Bade, bădişor, bădiţă
- NÖRDIKA – Damn and Down
- Victor Gulic – Let’s Dance
- COSMINA – Indestructible
- Corina Ivanov – When Love’s Real
These 10 artists advanced for the grand-final.
The televised show will be held between the 25th of February 2023 and 5th of March 2023.
The results in the grand final will be determined by a combination of a 50% public vote and a 50% jury voting.
You can find the full playlists here:
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube
Tonight (Saturday) Norway will hold the final of the “Melodi Grand Prix 2023“.
9 artists qualified for the final:
- Jone – Ekke Inni Meg
- Eline Thorp – Not Meant to Be
- Skrellex – Love Again
- Ulrikke – Honestly
- Umami Tsunami – Geronimo
- Atle Pettersen – Masterpiece
- Swing’it – Prohibition
- Elsie Bay – Love You In A Dream
- Alessandra Mele – Queen of Kings
You can find the full playlist on different digital platforms:
YouTube
Spotify
AppleMusic
The results will be determined by a combination of a 50% public vote and 50% international jury voting.
The jury panel will include 50 members, from 10 different countries.
Public voting will be calculated at a proportional rate
Some changes in “Una Voce Per San Marino 2023” announced:
- The number of semi-finalists increased from 60 to 80.
- Each artist will perform one unreleased song in the semi-finals
- 5 semi-finals (4 semi-finals and a second chance semi-final) will be broadcast between 18th and 20th of February 2023 (not live).
- The final will be held on the 25th of February 2023.
Serbian broadcaster RTS released 32 songs from “Pesma za Evroviziju 23“:
Semi-Final 1, 1st of March 2023
YouTube Playlist
- Mattia Zanatta and Angela Kassiani – Novi svet (Eng: New World)
- Adem Mehmedović – Osmeh (Eng: Smile)
- Nađa – Moj prvi ožiljak na duši (Eng: My first scar on my soul)
- Tijana Dapčević (North Macedonia 2014) – Mamim (Eng: mother)
- Stefan Zdravković – Cvet sa istoka (Eng: Flower from the East)
- Filip Baloš – Novi plan drugi san (Eng: New plan, second dream)
- Filip Žmaher – Čujemo se sutra (Eng: See You Tomorrow)
- Luke Black – Samo mi se spava (Eng: I’m just sleepy)
- Angellina – Lanac (Eng: Chain)
- Empathetic Soul Project – Indigo
- Stefan Maljković Shy – Od jastuka do jastuka (Eng: From pillow to pillow)
- Hercenšlus – Vremenska zona (Eng: Time zone)
- Savo Perović – Presidente (Eng: President)
- Igor Stanojević – Iza duge (Eng: Behind the Rainbow)
- Boris Subotić – Nedostupan (Eng: Unavailable)
- Chegi & Braća Bluz Bend – Svadba ili kavga (Eng: Wedding or fight)
Semi-Final 2, 2nd of March 2023
YouTube Playlist
- Hurricane – Zumi zimi zami
- Nadja Terzić – Devojka tvog dečka (Eng: Your boyfriend’s girlfriend)
- Filarri – Posle mene (Eng: After me)
- Zejna – Rumba
- Frajle – Neka, neka (Eng: Let Let)
- Igor Vins & Bane Lalić – Zato što volim (Eng: Because I love)
- Egert (Petar Pupić) – Ako shvatim kasno (Eng: If I understand)
- Dzipsii – Greh (Eng: Sin)
- Eegor – Starac dana (Eng: Old man of the day)
- Jelena Vlahović – Kao grom iz vedra neba (Eng: Like a bolt from the blue)
- Ivona – U noćima (Eng: At Night)
- Gift – Liberta (Eng: Liberty)
- Milan Bujaković – Fenomen (Eng: Phenomenon)
- Duo Grand (Aleksandar Simić & Nenad Osmanović) – Viva la vida
- Andjela – Loše procene (Eng: Bad estimates)
- Doris Milošević – Tišina (Eng: Silence)
The results of each show will be determined by a 50% public vote and a 50% national jury vote.
The songs will be released in upcoming weeks.
16 artists will participate in each semi-final, 8 of them will qualify from each final.
The grand final will be held on the 4th of March 2023.
Slovenian broadcaster RTV SLO has revealed that the band Joker Out will perform the song “Carpe Diem” at Eurovision 2023.
The song will be released tonight (Saturday)
The song is said to be performed in the Slovenian language. It will be an upbeat rock song.
The song includes an instrumental section as well.
Carpe Diem is a Latin phrase translated as “Seize the Day“.
It urges someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future.
The live performance of the song will be broadcast at Misja Liverpool” (Eng: Mission Liverpool)
8 acts qualified for the final:
- Karmento – Quiero Y Duelo
- Megara – Arcadia
- Alice Wonder – Yo Quisiera
- Fusa Nocta – Mi Familia
- Agoney – Quiero Arder
- Blanca Paloma – Eaea
- José Otero – Inviernos En Marte
- Vicco – Nochentera
You can now listen to all songs participating in all platforms
Spotify
YouTube
Apple Music
The results will be determined by a combination of 50% international jury, 25% demoscopic jury and 25% public vote.
The international jury consists of:
- Nina (portavoz)
- Tali Eshkoli
- Christer Björkman
- Nicola Caligiore
- Katrina Leskanich
- Irene Valiente
- Juan José Santana
- William Lee Adams
Sweden will hold the first heat of “Melodifestivalen 2023“.
7 artists will compete for 2 spots in the final.
The 3rd and 4th place will try their lock in the semi-final.
You can listen to each one of the snippets by clicking on its name:
- Tone Sekelius – Rhythm Of My Show [audio snippet, video snippet]
- Loulou LaMotte – Inge Sorger [audio snippet, video snippet]
- Rejhan – Haunted [audio snippet, video snippet]
- Elov & Beny – Raggen Går [audio snippet, video snippet]
- Victor Crone – Diamonds [audio snippet, video snippet]
- Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos – Länge Leve Livet (Eng: Long Live Life) [audio snippet, video snippet]
- Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat. Adam Woods – Where You Are (Sávečan) [audio snippet, video snippet]
The UK has shortlisted 4 artists to represent the country at Eurovision 2023
According to the mentioned source, there are 4 potential artists to represent the UK in Liverpool.
Some of them are quite established and have already made a great career.
Ed Millett, TaP Music co-founder, commented.
Following the fact that men represented the UK in the years 2019-2022, it seems that the chance for women is greater this year:
should, perhaps, not have a guy
Ben Mawson, TaP Music‘s project manager, reacted:
We’re down to four acts, in varying forms of establishment.
What defines a Brit is fairly open – there’s a broad multicultural population.
Therefore, we can conclude that the UK might be represented by a female singer, female band/duo, a non binary artist, or even a non British artist!
