The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2023 takes place this Saturday at the Liverpool Arena. There are 26 countries that will fight for the final win, in a show scheduled for 20:00 (local time, 21:00 CET).
After an opening act that will feature Kalush Orchestra and other Ukrainian representatives in the event over the years, Austria will be the first competing country to perform, while the United Kingdom closes the running order.
Aas usual, there will be interval acts: Sam Ryder, last year’s runner-up, and the Liverpool Songbook featuring six former ESC contestants from various countries. The national juries will decide half of the result, while the public (via televoting or online voting in the Rest of the World) will decide the other half.
Public broadcasters of the 37 participating countries will broadcast the ESC final live on their channels, but you can also watch it in television in seven non-participating countries and almost everywhere in the world on ESC’s official YouTube channel, here.
Schedule informations
- Time:20:00 (local time; 21:00 CET)
- Live on TV: All the public broadcasters in the participating countries
- Live on TV (non-participating countries): Chile (Canal 13), Faroe Islands (KVF), Kosovo (RTK 1), Montenegro (TVCG 2), North Macedonia (MRT 1), Slovakia (Rádio FM) and United States of America (Peacock)
- Live online: YouTube ESC; various online platforms of the public broadcasters
Opening and interval acts
- Opening
- Kalush Orchestra, with the songs Stefania and Changes
- Flag parade, with Go_A, Jamala, Tina Karol and Verka Serduchka
- Interval acts
- Sam Ryder, Mountain
- Liverpool Songbook, com Cornelia Jakobs, Daði Freyr, Duncan Laurence, Mahmood, Netta and Sonia with songs from Liverpool; Ruslana as special guest
Running order
(Click on song titles to watch the performances in the semi-finals)
- First half
- 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
- Second half
- 14. Czechia/Vesna – My Sister’s Crown
- 15. Australia/The 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 Steel
- 20. Norway/Alessandra – Queen of Kings
- 21. Germany/Lord of the Lost – Blood & Glitter
- 22. Lithuania/Monika Linkytė – Stay
- 23. Israel/Noa Kirel – Unicorn
- 24. Slovenia/Joker Out – Carpe Diem
- 25. Croatia/Let3 – Mama ŠČ
- 26. United Kingdom/Mae Muller – I Wrote a Song
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