Liverpool hosted the first semi-final of the 67th International Song Contest, which is held on behalf of Ukraine. The show was hosted by British singer Alisha Dixon, British actress Anna Weddingham and Ukrainian singer Yulia Sanina.
They will be joined in the finals by a fourth presenter, Graham Norton, who has been commentating on the event in the UK since 2009.
The semi-finals on the blue and yellow stage were opened by the children with a symbolic number, followed by a powerful performance by Yulia Sanina with The Hardkiss. From the stage, she emphasized why the contest is not held in Ukraine - because of the war that Russia started.
Outrageous, bright, multi-genre participants from 15 countries competed for a ticket to the final: Norway, Malta, Serbia, Latvia, Portugal, Ireland, Croatia, Switzerland, Israel, Moldova, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Finland. According to the results of voting by the national jury and the audience, representatives of ten countries reached the final.
So, the top ten finalists look like this:
Norway: Alessandra – Queen of Kings
Serbia: Luke Black - “Of course we are spava”
Portugal: Mimicat - Ai coração
Croatia: Let 3 – Mama šč!
Switzerland: Remo Forrer - Watergun
Israel: Noah Kirell - Unicorn
Moldova: Pasha Parthenius - Soarele și luna
Sweden: Lorin - Tattoo
CZ: Vesna - My Sister’s Crown
Finland: Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha
This year, representatives of 37 countries take part in the competition. Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro withdrew due to lack of funding. And the aggressor country Russia was removed from the competition until the political regime in the country changes. Also, the European Language Union disqualified Belarus in 2021.
Recall that the second semi-final will take place on May 11, and the final show on May 13. The Ukrainian group TVORCHI automatically entered the final as a representative of the winning country. The guys conquer the fans with original costumes, a symbolic number in which they talk about how our hearts are tempered.
Many Ukrainian artists take part in the competition events, including Tina Karol, Marichka Yaremchuk, Verka Serdyuchka, Aloysha and others.
Earlier, host Timur Miroshnichenko told the details of Eurovision 2023 in an interview with FACTS.
Photo: instagram.com/eurovision
Source: Fakty
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