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 🇦🇱
- Austria 🇦🇹
- Switzerland 🇨🇭
- Croatia 🇭🇷
- Serbia 🇷🇸
- Slovenia 🇸🇮
Pot 2
- Denmark 🇩🇰
- Australia 🇦🇺
- Finland 🇫🇮
- Norway 🇳🇴
- Sweden 🇸🇪
- Iceland 🇮🇸
- Estonia 🇪🇪
Pot 3
- Armenia 🇦🇲
- Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
- Georgia 🇬🇪
- Israel 🇮🇱
- Latvia 🇱🇻
- Lithuania 🇱🇹
Pot 4
- Cyprus 🇨🇾
- Greece 🇬🇷
- Ireland 🇮🇪
- Malta 🇲🇹
- Portugal 🇵🇹
- San Marino 🇸🇲
Pot 5
- Belgium 🇧🇪
- Czech Republic 🇨🇿
- Moldova 🇲🇩
- Romania 🇷🇴
- The Netherlands 🇳🇱
- Poland 🇵🇱
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 George’s 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 2022’s 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 Rory’s 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 year’s contest.
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News Source: BBC & EBU
Photo Credit: BBC
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