After a restful period over New Year, Eurovision 2023 national final season is now back up and running.
We have a new addition to add to those acts selected in December, bringing the total of chosen songs for Eurovision 2023 up to three.
Therefore, it’s time we pose the ongoing question: who is your favourite act so far?
Scroll down to vote in our poll
Eurovision 2023 acts: New additions
Belgium: Gustaph – “Because of You”
Belgium’s Flemish broadcaster VRT brought back national selection show Eurosong for 2023. And it wouldn’t be national final season without a surprise result — both to fans and Gustaph himself. Finishing third with the jury and second with the public, this was enough for Gustaph to claim victory by just one point. His song, “Because of You”, is a ’90s-influenced blend of pop and soul. Speaking to wiwibloggs, Gustaph said it’s about “anyone who helps you to where you are in life and helps you to say this is who I am and I love who I am because of you.”
Previously chosen acts
- Albania: Albina & Familja Klemendi – “Duje”
- Ukraine: TVORCHI – “Heart of Steel”
Poll: Who is your favourite Eurovision 2023 act so far?
Past results
Our first poll on 23 December was a close one. It was almost evenly split between Albania and Ukraine, but TVORCHI just managed to pull ahead. Will they retain first place for this second poll?
- Ukraine: TVORCHI – “Heart of Steel” | 53.18%, 1,253 votes
- Albania: Albina & Familja Klemendi – “Duje” | 46.82%, 1,103 votes
Total votes: 2,356
Which Eurovision 2023 act did you vote for? Do you think they’ll still be your favourite once new songs are revealed? Let us know in the comments.
It amazes me how Ukraine is polling lower than Belgium and yet it’s big favourite to win again. Anyone have any ideas why? ??
Must be a better song than we realise ??
To those who say that Belgium’s song sounds outdated: the style is Chicago House (and Soul) that currently is going through a revival with Beyoncé’s latest record also using elements of Chicago House. So is Drake and several others.
In short, Belgium’s song is picking up the leading and newest trend in music.
There are a lot of drama queens here. Grow up… It’s not because your favourite didn’t win their national selection that you have to be that salty… My favourite so far : Belgium! What a nice catchy song!
Albania 9/12
Ucrania 7,5/12
Belgica 0/12
I love the Eurovision 2023 start!! The songs are amazing, it’s very hard to choose but my top 3 is:
They’re all amazing though <3
Eurovision 2023 is going to be amazing
Come on guys Ukraine, again??? Are you serious? If this song won this year I will never watch Eurovision Song Contest again.
All are teash
My clear favourite above any of these three would be _any_ UMK act.
Albania is a pain in my ears and the other two are meh… would like to hear the first finalist 😉
Well, Ukraine is already a finalist so…
All of them are awful, but I’d say:
It’s really hard to choose! All the songs are terrible! There is no way they will qualify for the finals, except for Ukraine of course, only because they are the winners of the previous year and because Europe feels sorry for them.
Sad but true.
This has been a bad start to the Eurovision season, the songs are so weak.
I love Belgium Song this year.. I can’t get it out of my head.. It keeps playing , I keep sing it.. So fun! “… and when the world got me going crazyyy..”
It got stuck in my head too, but I don’t want it there.
Same there
Albania by a mile. The other two are a joke.
heart of steel grew on me a lot. i like because of you, but it feels outdated. duje is good but i needs a revamp cause it sounds a bit like a demo right now
It’s been confirmed, this is the year of the community’s faves coming second. This’ll be an interesting year.
ADD NONE AS AN OPTION!
I have to be honest…none of these are good. The Eurovision 2023 starts very weak!
If I had to pick one, I would choose Ukraine (the quality of the song is lightly better and it’s not so chees)
Let’s hope the rest of the songs are good
that’s only 3 songs.
Two good songs and one is awful…
My ranking so far
Albania 9/12
Ukraine 7/12
Belgium 0/12 – absolutely the wrong decision
not that abomination of a song aka heart of steel being first by one vote +_+
I don’t like the song from Albania even though I find the intro interesting. I think Ukraine’s song is not bad but it not memorable or enjoyable.
At least Gustaph’s song is fun so I’ll go with him for the moment.
Nothing scream top 15 here and imo Albania will struggle to get to the final. Let’s see after the traditional revamp.
Ukraine is still my favourite at the moment.
the poll should read
Jerry heil
Gala dragot/cherine
my opinions ( dont care doenvote as much as you want)
albania: 5/10
its nice that it has this traditional and family vibe but not my cup of tea
ukraine: -1/10
the definition of awful. It has this ugly dubstep in the background and then a dude that looks like a rapper saying “dOnT cArE wHaT yOu SaAeyayeyayeywyayayayaysYaygsyayseaAYAYAYAYAY”
simply awful
belgium: 8/10
even if gala and cherine were oerfect for my taste and gala was also perfect for esc
sorry not sorry i like this
I agree it shouldn’t be favourite to win the contest. Without the war that song wouldn’t make the final
Ukraine is the only one that is listenable
It’s literally not though.
Considering that Heart of Steel has only 600k streams on Spotify, 2M views on the official music video and 180k views on the Eurovision YouTube channel, most people don’t find it listenable. That’s really low for a Ukrainian entry.
You wouldn’t say that if this song was representing Georgia.
Belgium the only one that I replay
Albania simply because none of them do anything for me. Ukraine could’ve chosen a winning song but didn’t. Albania’s NF was kinda weak. Belgium’s song is painful.
None
Poor
Poorer
Poorest
Belgium is so good!
No one yet. Waiting for Italy and Norway as Albania kinda failed me this year. It’s a bit of a low start of the season.
Seems like Marco Mengoni is for the win again.
Well, if I have to choose based on comparison between the three songs then I’ll have to go with Gustaph’s song. Not because it’s something I really enjoy, but amidst songs I don’t really care for that are very mid at least his song is catchy and uplifting
The three songs are in a really similar realm of neither good or bad. On stage, Belgium could be the most entertaining one, Ukraine feels like the most expensively produced one, and Albania has the most layered melody, even if I’m not a big fan of the lyrics. Overall, they are all around 5/10 to 6/10 for me.
well ukraine managed to be the nost expensively produced one yet ended up being an insult to music itself
Nothing could insult music itself, except for perpetual silence (and therefore perhaps John Cage).
what i mean is that its so awful that it shouldnt even be considered music
The poll options should have read Marina Krut, Elsa Lila and Gala Dragot, instead we have to face the disappointment of these very poor and misguided choices.
None lmaoooo
It’s so easy…none of them!
I only like Ukraine atm so that’s all I voted for.
ukraine is an abomination of a song
unless you enjoy listening to someone dressed like a gabgster screaming “dontCare wht u sayayayayayayayayayaysyayayayayayayyay” with an ugly beat then sure go ahead
Anyone but Albania. I hate shouting, vocal masturbation, and emotional manipulation.
Gustaph is fire!!
Still Ukraine for me
1 Belgium
2 Albania
3 Ukraine
None of these lol
Have I missed something? Do people suddenly like Belgium? I’m confused
The Belgium song is so basic and dated even if it was release twenty years ago.
Again, there should be a none of them option.
Agreed!
+1
Albania
Eurofans go through their own five stages of grief when it comes to an unexpected artist winning a national final. There’s shock, denial, anger, bargaining, and then acceptance. We’ll likely go through this many more times in the national final season.
Hilarious
It’s never been different. Think about entries like Zero Gravity, Looking Back, I Am What I Am and Fallen Angel just to name some examples.
definetly by far: Gustaph – he has such great message in his song, looks cool and his voice and his background they re outstanding goood
Who are the people liking this lol. That song has lyrics that might be even worse than Malta 2022
My feelings on Belgium:
?“Sometimes gotta let it go
Sometimes gotta look away
Sometimes you just gotta know
*When to stick your middle finger up in the air”
because of you is just sooo catchy
And terribly cringe
Still Albania.