Tomorrow the official hand-over of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place. During this the semi-final allocation draw for Eurovision 2023 will take place. The pots that each country will be in have now been confirmed by the EBU.
Eurovision 2023 semi-final allocation pots
Pot 1
- Albania ๐ฆ๐ฑ
- Austria ๐ฆ๐น
- Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
- Croatia ๐ญ๐ท
- Serbia ๐ท๐ธ
- Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ
Pot 2
- Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
- Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
- Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
- Norway ๐ณ๐ด
- Sweden ๐ธ๐ช
- Iceland ๐ฎ๐ธ
- Estonia ๐ช๐ช
Pot 3
- Armenia ๐ฆ๐ฒ
- Azerbaijan ๐ฆ๐ฟ
- Georgia ๐ฌ๐ช
- Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ
- Latvia ๐ฑ๐ป
- Lithuania ๐ฑ๐น
Pot 4
- Cyprus ๐จ๐พ
- Greece ๐ฌ๐ท
- Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
- Malta ๐ฒ๐น
- Portugal ๐ต๐น
- San Marino ๐ธ๐ฒ
Pot 5
- Belgium ๐ง๐ช
- Czech Republic ๐จ๐ฟ
- Moldova ๐ฒ๐ฉ
- Romania ๐ท๐ด
- The Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ
- Poland ๐ต๐ฑ
What else we know about the semi-final allocation draw
The semi-final allocation draw will be hosted by Rylan Clark and AJ Ododu. During the draw the keys to Eurovision will be handed over from Turin to Liverpool. The hand-over will be completed by The Mayor of Turin Stefano Lo Russo and The Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson. The proceedings will be overlooked by Eurovision’s Executive Supervisor Martin Osterdahl.
The hand-over ceremony will take place at St Georgeโs Hall in Liverpool. The ceremony will be live on BBC2, the IPlayer and the official Eurovision YouTube channel.
What we know about Eurovision 2023
Although Ukraine won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, due to the ongoing Russian invasion they are unable to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Instead, the United Kingdom stepped in, as 2022โs runner-up; Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on the 9th, 11th, and 13th of May 2023. The contest will take place at the M&S Arena, with 37 countries taking part.
To find out more about the host city, check out Roryโs video tour. The BBC is actively working with UA:PBC to include Ukrainian culture and other Ukrainian participation for Eurovision 2023 to represent their status as reigning winner. Most recently, the BBC and UA:PBC revealed the creative team working on this yearโs contest.
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News Source: BBC & EBU
Photo Credit: BBC
