Ahead of Saturday’s show, the running order for the final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed.
How the running order is decided?
Since 2013 the running order has been decided been decided by the production team of the contest with the EBU. Each country draws which half they will perform in, and the running order is decided to create the most entertaining show and thematic balance. Here is what each country drew prior:
| Country | Artist | Song | Half |
| France | La Zarra | “Évidemment” | First |
| Italy | Marco Mengoni | “Due Vite” | First |
| Spain | Blanca Paloma | “Eaea” | First |
| Switzerland | Remo Forrer | “Watergun” | First |
| Finland | Käärijä | “Cha Cha Cha” | First |
| Portugal | Mimicat | “Ai Coração” | First |
| Sweden | Loreen | “Tattoo” | First |
| Serbia | Luke Black | “Samo Mi Se Spava” | First |
| Albania | Albina & Familja Kelmendi | “Duje” | First |
| Cyprus | Andrew Lambrou | “Break a Broken Heart” | First |
| Estonia | Alika | “Bridges” | First |
| Poland | Blanka | “Solo” | First |
| Austria | Teya & Salena | “Who the Hell is Edgar” | First |
| German | Lord of the Lost | “Blood and Glitter” | Second |
| Croatia | Let 3 | “Mama ŠČ!” | Second |
| Norway | Alessandra | “Queen of Kings” | Second |
| Israel | Noa Kirel | “Unicorn” | Second |
| Czechia | Vesna | “My Sister’s Crown” | Second |
| Moldova | Pasha Parfeni | “Soarele şi Luna” | Second |
| Belgium | Gustaph | “Because of You” | Second |
| Lithuaia | Monika Linkytė | “Stay” | Second |
| Australia | Voyager | “Promise” | Second |
| Armenia | Brunette | “Future Lover” | Second |
| Slovenia | Joker Out | “Carpe Diem” | Second |
Additionally, due to the United Kingdom and Ukraine being joint hosts their position is pre-determined. Ukraine drew at random to perform 19th, and the United Kingdom drew to perform last at 26th place.
The 2023 Final Running Order
| Running Order | Country | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Austria | Teya & Salena | Who the hell is Edgar |
| 2 | Portugal | Mimicat | Ai Coração |
| 3 | Switzerland | Remo Forrer | Watergun |
| 4 | Poland | Blanka | Solo |
| 5 | Serbia | Luke Black | Samo Mi Se Spava |
| 6 | France | La Zarra | Évidemment |
| 7 | Cyprus | Andrew Lambrou | Break a Broken Heart |
| 8 | Spain | Blanca Paloma | Eaea |
| 9 | Sweden | Loreen | Tattoo |
| 10 | Albania | Albina & Familja Kelmendi | Duje |
| 11 | Italy | Marco Mengoni | Due Vite |
| 12 | Estonia | Alika | Bridges |
| 13 | Finland | Käärijä | Cha Cha Cha |
| 14 | Czechia | Vesna | My Sister’s Crown |
| 15 | Australia | Voyager | Promise |
| 16 | Belgium | Gustaph | Because of You |
| 17 | Armenia | Brunette | Future Lover |
| 18 | Moldova | Pasha Parfeni | Soarele şi Luna |
| 19 | Ukraine | Tvorchi | Heart of Steal |
| 20 | Norway | Alessandra | Queen of Kings |
| 21 | Germany | Lord Of the Lost | Blood and Glitter |
| 22 | Lithuania | Monika Linkytė | Stay |
| 23 | Israel | Noa Kirel | Unicorn |
| 24 | Slovenia | Joker Out | Carpe Diem |
| 25 | Croatia | Let 3 | Mama ŠČ! |
| 26 | The United Kindom | Mae Muller | Wrote A Song |
Eurovision 2023
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News Source: The European Broadcasting Union
Image Credit: Corinne Cumming / EBU
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