Tonight, 3 countries will make another stop forward on their Eurovision 2023 journey:
- Finland and San Marino will select an artist and a song for Eurovision 2023
- Portugal, Sweden and Iceland will reduce list of potential songs
We welcome you to read the full guide to tonight’s shows:
“Melodifestivalen 2023” – Heat 4
When?
20:00 – 21:30 CET
How To Watch?
SVT Play
Artists and Songs
Sweden will hold the 4th heat of “Melodifestivalen 2023“.
7 artists will compete for 2 spots in the final.
The 3rd and 4th place will try their luck in the semi-final.
You can listen to each one of the snippets by clicking on its name:
- Kiana Blanckert – Where Did You Go? [audio snippet] [video snippet]
- Signe & Hjördis – Edelweiss [audio snippet] [video snippet]
- Smash Into Pieces – Six Feet Under [audio snippet] [video snippet]
- Mariette – One Day [audio snippet] [video snippet]
- Emil Henrohn – Mera Mera Mera [audio snippet] [video snippet]
- Axel Schylström – Gorgeous [audio snippet] [video snippet]
- Loreen – Tattoo [audio snippet] [video snippet]
Format
- In the heats, 2 rounds of voting will take place. After the first round, the first place will be announced and will get a direct path for the final. The public vote will be done in the SVT app.
- In the second round, all 6 remaining artists will compete for an additional spot. The votes from the previous round will still be taken under consideration. Viewers will get 5 free votes to spread this round.
- At the end of the evening, the second place (or first place among the 6 remaining) will get a spot in the final as well.
- Artists in place of 3 – 4 will get a ticket for the semi – final (“Second chance”).
- The public vote will be divided and aggregated by the age groups: televoters, 3 – 9 years old, 10 –15, 16 – 29, 30 – 44, 45 – 59, 60 – 74, and 75+.
- The full results of the semi-final will be given in the Grand final Eurovision method. Think of each voter group as a country. This means we will have the full ranking of each semi – final at the end of the night
“UMK 2023” -Final
When?
20:00 – 22:00 CET
How to Watch?
YLE (no commentary)
YLE (English commentary)
YLE (Ukrainian commentary)
YLE (Swedish commentary)
YLE (Russian commentary)
Songs and Artists
7 artists will compete in the final, in the following running order:
- Robin Packalen – Girls Like You
- KUUMAA – Ylivoimainen
- Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha
- Keira – No Business On The Dancefloor
- Benjamin Peltonen – Hoida mut
- Lxandra – Something To Lose
- Portion Boys – Samaa taivasta katsotaan
Playlist
You can find the full playlists here:
YouTube
Spotify
Apple Music
Format
The results will be determined by a combination of a 75% public voting and a 25% international jury.
The international jury are from 7 different countries: Australia, Germany, the UK, Ukraine, Sweden, Spain and Poland.
The hosts of “UMK 2023” will be Samu Haber
You are welcome to read Doron’s review of the songs here
“Söngvakeppnin 2023” – Semi-Final 2
When?
20:45 – 22:15 CET
How to Watch?
Songs and Artists
5 artists will compete in the first semi-final:
- Úlfar – Betri maður / Impossible
- Kristín Sesselja – Óbyggðir / Terrified
- Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – OK
- Silja Rós & Kjalar – Ég styð þína braut / Together We Grow
- Sigga Ózk – Gleyma þér og dansa / Dancing Lonely
Playlist
Playlists can be found here:
Spotify
AppleMusic
YouTube (Icelandic Versions)
English Versions
Format
The semi-finals results will be determined by 100% public vote.
2 artists will qualify for the final from each semi-final.
However, the jury will be able to grant a wild-card for an additional artist.
Review
You can read Doron’s review here:
“Una Voce Per San Marino 2023” – Final
When?
21:00 – 00:00 CET
How to Watch?
San Marino TV
Songs and Artists
22 artists will compete in the first semi-final:
- Alfie Arcuri – Collide (Australia)
- Deborah Iurato – Out of Space (Italy)
- Deshedus – Non basterà (Italy)
- E.E.F. – Something for You (Italy)
- Edoardo Brogi – Due punti sull’equatore (Italy)
- Eiffel 65 – Movie Star (Italy)
- Ellynora – Mama Told Me (Italy)
- Iole – Sul tetto del mondo (Italy)
- Kida – Stessa pelle (San Marino)
- Le Deva – Fiori su Marte (Italy)
- Lorenzo Licitra – Never Give Up (Italy)
- Mate – Prisma (Italy)
- Mayu – C’è qualcosa in me che non fuziona (Switzerland)
- Nevruz – L’alieno (Italy)
- Piqued Jacks – Like an Animal (Italy)
- Ronela Hajati – SALVAJE (Albania)
- Roy Paci – Tromba (Italy)
- Simone – Catching Memories (San Marino)
- Thomas – 23:23 (Italy)
- Tothem – Sacro e profano (Italy)
- Vina Rose – Oblivious (UK)
- XGiove – Fuoco e benzina (Italy)
Playlist
You can listen to some of the songs here:
Spotify
AppleMusic
YouTube
Recap of the finalists:
Format
The hosts of the final will be Jonathan Kashanian and Senhit. The winner will be chosen by a 6 jury panel chaired by Italian legend Al Bano.
The jury members are: Al Bano, Antonio Rospini, Steve Lyon, Dino Steward, Charlotte Davis and Clarissa Martinelli.
Festival da Canção 2023 – Semi-Final 1
When?
22:00 – 01:30 CET
How to Watch?
RTP International
RTP Portugal
Songs and Artists
- MoYah – Too Much Sauce
- BOLHA – Sonhos de Liberdade
- April Ivy – Modo Voo
- Churky – Encruzilhada
- Cláudia Pascoal – Nasci Maria
- SAL – Viver
- Mimicat – Ai Coração
- You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown – Contraste Mudo
- Neon Soho – Endless
- Esse Povo – Sapatos de Cimento
Playlists
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube
Format
The results will be determined in 2 rounds:
- Round 1 – based on a 50% public vote, and a 50% national jury vote. The top 5 artists will advance for the final.
- Round 2 – 5 remaining artists will fight for 1 additional spot in the final. The results will be determined by the public vote only
The semi-final jury will be:
- Maro (Portugal Eurovision 2022)
- Neev (“Festival da Canção 2021“)
- Marcia (“Festival da Canção 2017“)
- Alex D’Alva Teixeira (“Festival da Canção 2019“)
- Carlos Mendes (“Festival da Canção” 1968+1972)
- Pedro Ribeiro (Director of Radio)
- Sara Coreeia (Fado Singer)
Take a look at the beautiful stage of the festival:
Don’t forget to visit our full guide to Eurovision 2023: Our Eurovision 2023 homepage
