Today, the Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, took place in Liverpool. We found out which Semi-Final, in which 31 of the participating countries will be competing, as well as finding out which Semi-Final, the Big Five & Ukraine will be airing and voting in. You are able to watch the allocation draw below:
No special requests were made for this year’s competition. However, it was revealed that 15 countries will be participating in the first semi-final, whilst 16 countries will be participating in the second semi-final.
Semi-Final 1
Participants
| First Half | Second Half |
| ๐ญ๐ท Croatia | ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan |
| ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | ๐จ๐ฟ Czech Republic |
| ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia | ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland |
| ๐ฒ๐น Malta | ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel |
| ๐ณ๐ด Norway | ๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova |
| ๐ต๐น Portugal | ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands |
| ๐ท๐ธ Serbia | ๐ธ๐ช Sweden |
| ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland |
Big-Five Countries Voting
| ๐ซ๐ท France | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | ๐ฎ๐น Italy |
Semi-Final 2
Participants
| First Half | Second Half |
| ๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia | ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania |
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | ๐ฆ๐บ Australia |
| ๐จ๐พ Cyprus | ๐ฆ๐น Austria |
| ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia |
| ๐ช๐ช Estonia | ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania |
| ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland |
| ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland | ๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino |
| ๐ท๐ด Romania | ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia |
Big-Five Countries + Ukraine Voting
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom |
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.
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News Source: BBC & EBU
Photo Credit: BBC
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