Thirty-seven countries competed, but only twenty-six have made it to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Tonight in Liverpool they’ll sing-it-out in the winner-takes-all extravaganza. So, as the contestants slip into their tightest pants and as producers warm up the wind machine, we thought we’d gather some notes on the proceedings so you know what to expect tonight. Consider this our pre-recorded commentary.
Eurovision 2023 Grand Final Running Order
1.  Austria: Teya & Salena â âWho the Hell is Edgar?â
Memorable lyrics: âZero dot zero zero three, give me two years and your dinner will be freeâ
Hereâs a wild one for your bingo card â macabre gothic horror meets funky dance-pop. âWho The Hell is Edgar?â is an absurdist commentary piece about artistsâ treatment in the music industry, suggesting that even 19th century poet Edgar Allan Poe would only receive pennies for his contributions to the arts in todayâs economy. Prepare for another dance routine the whole family can enjoy. And yes: The 0.003 does refer to the amount of money artists get per stream
2.  Portugal: Mimicat â âAi coraçãoâ
Memorable lyrics: âMy chest is burning, my mouth is dry, I donât know what to do, love I canât do it like thisâ
âAi coraçãoâ is about heartache and desperation. Hopelessly in love, Mimicat descends into madness as she waits for her lover â âI feel dizzy, and worse every dayâ / âMy pulse is racingâ.Â
In Portuguese, âAiâ an exclamation equivalent to âohâ or âouchâ in English. As the song progresses and the music becomes more frantic, Mimicat adds one more âAi coraçãoâ to each subsequent chorus, illustrating her emotions spiralling as the heartache becomes stronger.Â
3.  Switzerland: Remo Forrer â âWatergunâ
Memorable lyrics: âCanâ˛t turn and run, no waterguns, just body bags that weâve becomeâ
The Swiss entry for Eurovision 2023 âWatergunâ was conceptualised two years ago. In 2021, Swiss producer Pele Loriano started writing and composing the song â which means the war in Ukraine was not the reason to create this song, as Loriano stated during recent interviews. Remo starts the song by critically thinking about a childhood memories when he â and many other boys that age â pretended to fight in war. Back then, he thought of it as very playful, not realising the seriousness of war.
But later, Remo recognises that war isnât playful at all. Many young men around his age in many different countries have to fight and risk their lives at war â not with waterguns like Remoâs childhood self, but with real guns. With lyrics like âI donât wanna have to play with real bloodâ, Remo realises his childhood delusions were far more sanitised than the reality of war. âWatergunâ reminds listeners to be thankful for living in peaceful countries. Remo said heâs aware of the topic being very emotional and recognises the sensitivity at risk, but he thinks itâs important to spread the message of peace.
4. đľđą Poland: Blanka â “Solo”
Memorable lyrics: âBaby, itâs kinda crazyâ
Bejba has arrived. Polish star Blanka has been the topic of much conversation amongst Eurovision fans this season, who have embraced her unique pronunciation of âbabyâ. The stage fills out with tropical colours, and an easy to follow dance routine that transports viewers to the hotspot clubs of the Ibiza strip. âSoloâ is bound to be a Just Dance favourite.
5.  Serbia: Luke Black â âSamo mi se spavaâ
Memorable lyrics:Â âWhoâs taking control of me?â
Have you ever felt so lonely and worn out by the world that all you can do is play video games to forget it all? Well, for all the gamers out there, Luke Black understands your pain. âSamo mi se spavaâ translates to âI just want to sleepâ â and honestly, donât we all sometimes?
âSamo mi se spavaâ stands out for its memorable use of metaphors that reference video game language throughout, with phrases including âI donât wanna choose my fighter, whoâs taking control of me?â, and âHello? Game overâ.
The lyrics describe Lukeâs desire to escape feelings of hopelessness and despair. Right from the start, he paints a bleak picture: âBaby watch the world on fire, it is all a game to meâ. Throughout the song, Luke repeats: âI just want to sleep forever, like it better when I dreamâ to escape a painful reality. That reality is empty and scary â a world of war, famine, and monsters.
When Luke asks âHello?â, there is no one around to answer him back. The phrase âgame overâ that follows then becomes a desperate plea for whoever is controlling him to release him from this terrible game.
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6.  France: La Zarra â âĂvidemmentâ
Memorable lyrics: “It is always too good to be true But it is never too ugly to be false”
La Zarra â born Fatima Zahra Hafdi â is a 25-year-old French-Canadian singer. Born in Montreal to a family of Moroccan origin, La Zarra has a deep love for Eurovision. As a youngster, she often sang Marie Myriamâs winning song âLâoiseau et lâenfentâ together with her mother.Â
Entirely self-taught, she quickly began to write her own compositions inspired by her experiences, confessions and other sharp emotions. Her warm and distinguished voice allows her to communicate to the public her desires, her hopes but also her disillusions with singular verisimilitude.
The young woman has achieved massive success there last year with her song âTu tâen irasâ, which has accumulated more than 19 million views on YouTube.Â
La Zarra describes âĂvidemmentâ as a âuniversal love songâ and a âhymn that can be sung by allâ. Her song takes the listener on a journey as La Zarra discovers her resilience blooming from the ashes of a turbulent relationship. In the midst of adversity, the young woman seems to find who she really is and changes for the better.
La Zarra suggests her ex-lover fed her false and unmeaningful compliments, with lyrics such as âall of these beautiful promises that I hear, theyâre nothing but windâ and âI look for love, I find noneâ. But in spite of the toxic relationship, La Zarra grows to become a stronger person, saying goodbye to the young naive person she used to be â âshe will never be the same again, the girl from beforeâ.
7.  Cyprus: Andrew Lambrou â âBreak a Broken Heart”
Memorable lyrics: âYou lift me up and leave me in the gutterâ
Australian singer Andrew Lambrou represents Cyprus with his Imagine Dragons style dark pop track âBreak A Broken Heartâ. Honouring the glorious British weather, this stage show goes through all the seasons as Andrew sings in rain, wind, and blazing heat. Cyprus missed out on the final last year. Will Andrew Lambrou take them back to the Eurovision final?
8.  Spain: Blanca Paloma â âEaeaâ
Memorable lyrics: “My child, when I die may they bury me in the moon”
It is actually hard to translate the lyrics of Eaea (pronounced as /ËeaËea/), as they are deeply entangled with Spanish history, culture and literature, and thereâs several layers to them despite the fact that they are not so long.
Blanca Palomaâs song is a lullaby and the lyrics are directed to a child. However, she has explained on several occasions that this should not be taken as something literal. It is, primarily, a message from her grandmotherâs culture and roots to herself.Â
In fact, Blanca has explained that the songâs inspiration and the reason because it is a lullaby is also linked with her grandmother. When she was a child, her grandma Carmen used to sing a song for her that made fun of death, something that hailed form her Sevillan roots.Â
The song uses several concepts that are common in flamenco, and for many classic Spanish authors. Federico GarcĂa Lorca, one of the countryâs best known authors from the 20th century has been an inspiration for Blanca Paloma. Several interpretations have been made about the symbolism of the song, both on her side, and from the fans: The moon as a shrine or a representation of death, the night as the unknown, the child as the innocence and ingenuity, death as a reference to the after life, are some of them. There are also some biblical references, like the tears of the Nile as a simile of neglect.
âI am a lover of Lorcaâs workâ, Blanca explains. For those of you who donât know him, Federico GarcĂa Lorca is one of Spainâs most celebrated authors from the 20th century, and a core member of the countryâs Generation ofâ27, which incorporates other popular artists such as Salvador DalĂ or Luis BuĂąuel. âLorquianâ is an adjective in Spanish, so you can figure his reach.Â
A pioneer of the rediscovery of Spanish folklore, Lorca wrote major works of Spanish literature, such as the Gypsy Ballads and The House of Bernarda Alba. He mixed Andalusian and avant-garde motifs, and women had always a strong presence on his work. That have made many people link âEaeaâ to that tradition.
Lorca was murdered in the early days of the Spanish Civil War by the ultra-right wing Francoist forces because he was gay and a socialist. His remains are yet to be found today. His legacy is, however, well respected and esteemed by Spaniards.Â
9.  Sweden: Loreen â âTattooâ
Memorable lyrics:Â âThis is not our time, itâs time to say goodbyeâ
Loreen co-wrote âTattooâ alongside Peter BostrĂśm and Thomas G:son â the team behind her Eurovision 2012 song âEuphoriaâ â and Melfest songwriting veterans Jimmy âJokerâ ThĂśrnfeldt and Jimmy Jansson. Also credited is Moa Carlebecker, who competed in Melodifestivalen 2022 under her stage name Cazzi Opeia with the song âI Canât Get Enoughâ.Â
âTattooâ is a dark dance-pop track about holding on to love through pain. Despite proclaiming âitâs time to say goodbyeâ, Loreen says âthis is not the endâ and there will come a time when she and the subject of the song are reunited. With lyrics like âI donât care about the pain, Iâll walk through fire and through rainâ, Loreen promises sheâll do whatever it takes to get back to her love.Â
The âTattooâ stage show is inspired by Loreenâs nomadic heritage. She told wiwibloggs: âI am from the mountains, so I felt like I wanted to created this nature-ly environment.â She continued: âBeautiful elements like stone and sand and sky and all these beautiful things that we sometimes forgetâ.
10. đŚđą Albania: Albina & Familja Kelmendi – “Duje”
Memorable lyrics: âSomething inside me is suffocatingâ
Albaniaâs Eurovision entry is a family affair. Albina Kelmendi is joined on stage by her sisters Vesa and Sidorela, brother Albin, and parents Bujar and Albana. Itâs a tribute to the highs and lows and family life, showcasing traditional Albania culture through striking visuals and fashion.Â
11. đŽđš Italy: Marco Mengoni – “Due vite”
Marco Mengoni is a 34-year-old Italian singer and songwriter. He first found fame in 2009, when he won the Italian version of The X Factor. A year later, he made his Sanremo debut, placing third overall with his song âCredimi ancoraâ. In 2013, he returned to Sanremo and won the festival with his song âLâessenzialeâ, which went on to place seventh for Italy at Eurovision 2013 in MalmĂś.
Marco has released seven studio albums, achieving 68 platinum certifications along the way. Heâs a multi-award winning singer-songwriting, picking up accolades for Best European Act and Best Italian Act at the MTV European Music Awards. Elsewhere, he was the first Italian artist ever to perform at the Billboard Film and TV Music Conference in Los Angeles and at MTV World Stage in Milan.Â
âDue Viteâ translates to English as âtwo livesâ. The metaphor-filled song is about how the lives of two former lovers drift apart after a breakup. The pain of Marcoâs breakup makes him feel like he is âstuck in timeâ, as the significant other is metaphorically transformed into a desert that seems unknown to him â âAnd I donât know your desert well yetâ.
He describes the pairâs separation using vibrant imagery: âWeâre a book on the floor, in an empty house that looks like oursâ, âYou look like a blurry photoâ.Â
The chorus is an emotional display of remorse, nostalgia, tension and regret. âIf this is the last song and then the moon will burst, I will be there telling you that youâre making a mistake youâre wrong and you know thatâ. Yet, the song seems to leave a door open for a different scenario, a hope for a return of the loved one and the chance of a brand new start. Â
12.  Estonia: Alika â âBridgesâ
Memorable lyrics: âThere is always time to get back on trackâ
If youâre a fan of a classic ballad, this oneâs for you. Estoniaâs Alika channels raw emotion with a powerful vocal performance, accompanied by a self-playing piano. Itâs one of the very few ballads in this yearâs lineup, and is a breath of fresh air from the other uptempo entries amongst the competition. Alika wears a light blue gown with a train, singing against the backdrop of rippling blue fabric emulating water.Â
13.  Finland: Käärijä â âCha Cha Chaâ
Memorable lyrics:Â âThereâs no tomorrow when I grab a pint tightlyâ
Käärijä â real name Jere PĂśyhĂśnen â is a 29-year-old singer and rapper from Vantaa, Finland. The multi-faceted star released his debut single âUrheilujätkäâ in 2016. He has followed Eurovision since he was a little boy, citing Verka Serduchkaâs âDancing Lasha Tumbaiâ as a memorable performance.Â
Käärijä entered Finlandâs Eurovision 2023 selection show UMK in February. His song âCha Cha Chaâ won the competition, scoring a landslide 539 points â 72 points from the professional juries and 467 points from the voting public.
Käärijä co-wrote âCha Cha Chaâ with Johannes Naukkarinen, Aleksi Nurmi and Jukka Sorsa. The song is a party track cutting across genres. Käärijä said: âFinland is a party country, a heavy metal country and a pop country â this song brings all of those togetherâ.
The lyrics describe Käärijäâs progressing feelings on a night out. Starting out feeling melancholic, Käärijä heads to the bar with the intention to âmess my head up and to free my mind of fearâ. A few piĂąa coladas later, the singer heads to the dancefloor and shakes his troubles away â âthis world ainât making me scared no moreâ.Â
14. đ¨đż Czechia: Vesna â “My Sister’s Crown”
Memorable lyrics:Â âChoose love over powerâ
Thereâs a good reason âMy Sisterâs Crownâ ran away with the title for ESCZ 2023 â it has an instant hook that locks you in from the very first beat. Whilst we have heard Eastern European elements mixed with modern melodies before, this is so different. It inspires feminism and power. It creates something bigger, which comes through in the pained images of womenâs handprints on the screen â and the face of a woman screaming. That these women wear pink but convey power says everything. They are not your dolls.Â
15.  Australia: Voyager â âPromiseâ
Memorable lyrics: âCross my heart âtil the sky turns red in the sunriseâ
Closing out tonightâs show is rock gods Voyager. The Perthian metal heads go full 80s synth with a stylish white car on stage â and a keytar. Lead singer Danny Estrin is an immigration lawyer in his day job, but turns up the fire for this energetic performance. Another contender to do very well in tonightâs semi.Â
16.  Belgium: Gustaph â âBecause of Youâ
Memorable lyrics: âWhen the world got me going crazy, I carry onâ
Gustaph celebrates chosen family with âBecause of Youâ, an ode to queer resilience. The stage show is inspired by the New York ball scene and features a dancer performing traditional vogue steps. Gustaph dons unique fashion, sporting a large white brimmed hat and flared pink trousers. If youâre hosting a Eurovision party, this is the first song of the night that will get everybody up and dancing.Â
17.  Armenia: Brunette â âFuture Loverâ
Memorable lyrics: âDrink smoothies at near cafesâ
She’s not blonde â she’s Brunette. And Armenia’s girl didnât come to play. âFuture Loverâ is about Brunetteâs longing for the perfect relationship, as she dreams about making art and drinking smoothies with her one and only. Her stage show is psychedelic and hypnotic, and features the first of tonightâs multiple dance breaks. The song includes lyrics about panic attacks. Her strategy to overcome? Be good. Feel good. Look good.
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18.  Moldova: Pasha Parfeni â âSoarele si lunaâ
Memorable lyrics: âThe sun and moon will holdâŚour wedding crownâ
The Moldavian artist returns to Eurovision after 11 years with the hope of taking Moldova to the grand final for a third straight edition. The Etapa NaČionalÄ 2023 winner loves his wife dearly. His entry is a reminder of the deep connection they share â and suggests that the universe blessed it from above.Â
âSoarele Či Lunaâ describes a love as magical as the folk stories it alludes to. The English title is âThe Sun and The Moonâ, and the entire song is built around metaphors, folk symbols and natural elements. Together they give love a brand new dimension and elevate it to something holy and spiritual, driven by the force of the cosmos.Â
From the very start, we learn that this song is about a wedding: âDense leaf forest/ I think Iâve found my bride.â The Sun and the Moon seem to take control of the nuptials, giving their most powerful blessings to the couple: âThe Sun and the MoonâŚwill hold our wedding crownâ.Â
The lyrics include the presence of numerous natural elements. Notably, the forest and the the Nistru River create complete harmony between the lovers and the nature surrounding them. The âseventh eveningâ carries still more folk significance. In folk stories, the seventh day â Sunday â is the one on which God rested after he finished creating the world. It is also known as âThe Day of Sunâ and it is dedicated to rest, family and love.Â
The music video presents characters from folk stories: the women with horns symbolise âmuma pÄduriiâ â Mother Forest, who protects the wild but also the love described in the song. The man with a pan flute represents âStatu-PalmÄ-BarbÄ-Cotâ, a folk character and very small old man, who also protects their love. The song transports us to a folk fairytale where nature and magic create a holy and cosmic weeding. This love is pure and never-ending.Â
19.  Ukraine: TVORCHI â âHeart of Steelâ
Memorable lyrics: “Don’t care what you say Or how you feel Oh, I got a heart of steel”
Jimoh Augustus Kehinde (also known as Jeffrey Kenny), 25, and Andrii Hutsuliak, 27, formed TVORCHI in 2018 while they were both students at Ternopil National Medical University. They earned the right to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2023 by winning Vidbir 2023, scoring top marks from the voting public.Â
Jeffrey and Andrii started writing âHeart of Steelâ after watching the Ukrainian army defend the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works from Russian aggression in Mariupol. TVORCHI are aiming to subvert narratives about sadness and despair, and instead showcase the strength of Ukraine.
âA lot of people misunderstand what weâre trying to do this year. This year thereâs nothing about sadness its about strength [âŚ] Ukraine has been already more than one year fighting and standing strong, and thatâs what we want to put out to the world â everyone around the world, have hearts of steel.â
20.  Norway: Alessandra â âQueen of Kingsâ
Memorable lyrics:Â âHer name is SHE, queen of the kingsâ
Alessandra isnât just queen of the kings â sheâs queen of the stage. Our girl emerges from the darkness with utter confidence before her backing dancers emerge with light sabres.Â
âQueen of Kingsâ is a triumphant anthem with lyrics rooted in female empowerment. With lyrics like âbroken her cage, threw out the keysâ, Alessandra reminds the listener of their power to overcome adversity and take control of their own destiny.Â
21.  Germany: Lord of the Lost â âBlood & Glitterâ
Memorable lyrics: “Blood and glitter, sweet and bitter, weâre so happy we could die.”
This musical project was formed in 2007 by Chris Harms, originally under the name of Lord, but then changing it to the current name to avoid possible copyright disputes against the German band The Lords, and a Finnish band you probably have heard of before.
Tenderness and roughness. Two polar opposites, yet sides of the same coin. âBlood & Glitterâ elaborates on how we as humans possess a depth of characteristics, qualities, and flaws that makes us whole. That is a cause of celebration and the feeling that fuels our life.
It doesnât come with obstacles or disappointments â âwe do fall before we riseâ â but when we reach that, weâll see itâs a bliss worth striving for â âweâre so happy we could dieâ.
22.  Lithuania: Monika Linkyte â âStayâ
Memorable lyrics: âÄiĹŤto tĹŤto, ÄiĹŤto tĹŤtoâ
In 2015, Monika sang âThis Timeâ for Lithuania at Eurovision in Vienna. This year, sheâs back as a soloist with her healing ballad âStayâ. The main âciĹŤto tĹŤtoâ hook is a traditional Lithuanian chant used in folklore, and is insatiably catchy. Youâll be singing this one all night long. One of the few power ballads this year, she really pops out in the running order.Â
23. đŽđą Israel: Noa Kirel â “Unicorn”
Memorable lyrics:Â âI got the power of a unicorn Donât you ever learn?
Unicorns are mythical beasts with a single horn, known for their magical qualities and unrivalled beauty. And on Wednesday evening Noa Kirel made the case that she too is a divine creature by sharing âUnicornâ â Israelâs Eurovision 2023 song.
This song is all about perseverance and unleashing your inner strength. As Noa sings: âIâm gonna stand here like a unicorn, out here on my own, I got the power of a unicorn.â
âDonât you ever learn? That I wonât look back, I wonât look down, Iâm going up, you better turn around. The power of a unicorn. The power of a unicorn.â
In a clever play on words, Noa chants âfeminineâ and âphenomenonâ in quick succession, suggesting that women really do have that inner power. Itâs feminine-feminine-phenomenonal.
In the video we see Noa scaling the ceilings to orchestral accompaniment before slipping into a fierce jump suit and later turning into a half-woman, half unicorn beast of beauty.
The song really comes into its own in the final minute when Noa and her backing vocalists chant Un-i-corn. The heavy beat and fierce rhythms are perfect for a dance break.
24.  Slovenia: Joker Out â âCarpe Diemâ
Memorable lyrics: âWeâll be dancing all night longâ
Boyband lovers, this one is for you. Joker Out â thatâs Bojan, Jure, Kris, Nace and Jan â are one of Sloveniaâs best selling bands. With the Britpop-esque âCarpe Diemâ, the boys are letting loose and telling the audience at home to seize the day. Taking pointers from Harry Stylesâ wardrobe, Joker Out have enough energy and stage presence to have a huge televote demographic lapping at the palm of their hands.Â
25.  Croatia: Let 3 â âMama Ĺ Ä!â
Memorable lyrics: âMama bought a tractorâ
The chaos and mayhem smack of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. But Let 3 use satire to comment on Russian aggression against Ukraine. âItâs not a political song, itâs a song against war,â they told Croatiaâs N1 Info. âOur only wish is for the war to stop as soon as possible and for peace and love to emerge.â
With that in mind, fans and commentators have developed their own interpretations of the lyrics. Generally speaking, the song mocks dictators whose thirst for control and power puts the world at risk. Armageddon is a not-so-subtle reference to Russian nukes: âArmageddon nonaâŚthat little psychopath, a little vile psychopath.â
The âtractorâ is thought to reference the relationship between Belarusâ President Alexander Lukashenko and Russiaâs Vladimir Putin. Back in October, Lukashekno gave Putin a tractor for his 70th birthday. And then in February, Russian forces invaded Ukraine from Belarus. Minsk has continued to support Russia with supply lines and medical care for troops, among other things. In that sense Belarus is a âvehicleâ for Russia to wage war.Â
In the song itâs âMamaâ who buys the tractor for a particular idiot â and itâs clear the group donât approve: âMama kissed a moron, Iâm going to war.â Theyâve been explicit with their dismay. In a recent TV interview, they said Putin âthinks the planet is his toy.â
26.  United Kingdom: Mae Muller â âI Wrote A Songâ
Memorable lyrics: “Wanted to trash your Benz, tell all your friends, how cruel you were to me”
The 25-year-old Londoner will fly the British flag on home soil this May as she takes to the Liverpool Arena stage with her spicy breakup anthem.Â
Mae Muller is a 25-year-old singer-songwriter from London. Her signature feel-good pop sound is inspired by the likes of Gwen Stefani, The Chicks and Lily Allen.
She first found fame in 2019 when her song âBetter Daysâ â a collaboration with Swedish group Neiked and American rapper Polo G â charted in the UK top 40 and reached the US top 30. She went on to perform the track on Jimmy Fallonâs late night talk show. Elsewhere, she supported girlband Little Mix on their UK tour.
Mae co-wrote âI Wrote A Songâ alongside Brit-nominated songwriter Lewis Thompson and Karen Poole. The 25-year-old Londoner describes the song as an empowering pop anthem about taking the high road.
Featuring a tasty summertime hook, polished production and a spoken-word bridge showcasing Maeâs North London origins, âI Wrote A Songâ brings contemporary Britpop to the Eurovision lineup.
On TikTok, Mae wrote: âThis song is for the girlies that went through heartache, hurt or pain and came out of the other side, who persevered and came out stronger, who took the high road and chose to love themselves.â
With lyrics like âI was ready for a sentenceâ, Mae tells her ex how she really feels â ready to get revenge at the risk of a criminal record. But instead, she puts her emotions into words. After writing her anger down in verse, sheâs ready to party with her girlfriends: âI feel much better now, me and my girls are outâ.
Who do you think is gonna take it? Can anyone overtake the bookies’ favourite Sweden? Let us know down below…
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Sorry Portugal.
The televoting is getting more and more ridiculous.
This calls for a separate article!
Not really, the outcome is still detrimental to the contest
UK and Germany back at the bottom, at least there is some consistency in this world again đ
I wouldn’t abolish juries completely, but it’s time to start thinking about a 25% juries and 75% public voting system
Not only because of the clear backlash they’ll receive for this year’s winner, but also cause it starts getting annoying when most of the acts on the lower side of the scoreboard start getting more points than those who placed 6-10th with the juries
This feels like Eurovision 2015 all over again
Sweden winning feels so f-ing anticlimactic!
Juries out!!! Give the contest back to the people.
………and please extend the participation of Australia which sadly ended today.
Who are the juries that select this type of music? This needs to change
Sweden would NEVER win without juries so of course EBU will not lessen their power
To everyone being mean to Loreen, I hope you have a great day. Sheâs such a beautiful, kind soul, a talented artist and deserved this victory through and through.
Agree. She’s not guilty. The juries are the responsibles.
Happy for Italy and Norway! Congrats Loreen!
Now what’s your argument to shut “conspiracy theorists” up, dear Swedes?
Eurovision 2024 in Sweden we can already say goodby for pre-recorded vocals abolition next year.
Without juries no-one would be crazy to compete with a song such as Spain’s, when there are simpler ways to collect points.
Both the juries and the televote have their own flaws, and unfortunately this year both parts’ flaws were accentuated
It’s like that more or less every year. But we should keep in mind that they are supposed to vote differently (sometimes extremely differently).
I know it is easy to hate on Juries. But Televotes totally blank on Spain/Portugal/Austria
Gj Europe, plagerism won
Eurovision will eat itself from now on
this voting seemed like especially all over the place, BUT LETS GOOO MARCO MENGONI 4TH PLACE DESERVED
Man, the televote wasn’t enough for Kaarija to catch up, but at least he got Finland its second best ever result. This is so so bittersweet.
I began watchin this evening with 99% sure Loreen would win, and I was happy with that.
But I am absolutely devastated now. The most bitter winning moment for me. I am sorry for all the other acts, you were great. Loreen did not win Eurovision. Swedish producers did.
LUG, well said. So much work by so many artists and their teams, not to mention $ expended byb these countries. For what seemed like a slap in the face.
Bitter for me because of the huge gap between the jury’s 1st and 2nd places, just doesn’t seem fair
Guys, chill, we’ll have Petra host next year!!!!
I’m pretty happy about Lithuania’s final result (thanks to juries and not the public, though; that’s shocking). On a side note, I’m not going to lie, I don’t like a winning song. I’ll pretend it was Kaarija who actually won.
So did Norway got 2nd position at televote??
i hate these massive jury scores, really unfair
same happened with mans and dami im
Sweden win the game, but Finland win our hearts!
I hate when the public vote doesn’t win
I’m absolutely fuming. Not at Sweden winning, but for something else. I’m gutted.
TAKE IT, HATERS! F*** YOU ALL THAT DISRESPECTED LOREEN!!!!
SHE IS THE WINNER!
CRY IN YOUR BED!
Exactly!!! Thank god for juries
Shut up bozo
A song no one will ever remember. Puke.
This has to be the end of the juries. Enough
The televote wasn’t that better, either. They left Latvia behind and boosted Israel’s generic taas queen dance break
The televote wasnât that better, either. They left Latvia behind and boosted Israelâs generic yass queen dance break
Juries did too tho ?
Absolutely gutted
376 points from televote and still not enough đ
Eurovision will eat itself.
Time for the juries to go, completely ridiculous.
SWEDEN AND ISRAEL TOP 3, All the haters were proven wrong.
I will not hold it against Loreen. But, man I am pissed at the juries. Remove their power
Finland won. We all know it.
SCREW YOU SWEDEN, WORST WINNER OF THE 21st CENTURY.
I feel really bad for Käärijä man.
very mid winner đ
At least Finland didn’t do that bad with juries, though
FUUUUUUCK NOO
that sucks
FCK.
I love you Marco, deserved 4th position
yay Israel is third! : D I AM SO HAPPY!
Sweden won đ there’s not enough points
italy top 5, me like it
FINLAND FTW!
gooo finland!!
That ainât enough :(.
this spain-austria-belguim-australia has been CRUSHING results </3