After the withdrawals of Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro, 37 countries - instead of 40 in 2022 - will take part in the 2023 edition of
Eurovision
.
Winner at the Pala Olimpico in Turin in Italy a year ago with the title
Stefania
, the group Kalush Orchestra gave Ukraine its third victory in the competition.
But due to the war that has been raging in the country for more than a year, the ceremony will not be able to be held at the defending champions.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has chosen to set up the 67th edition of the international song contest in Liverpool, England.
On May 9, the first semi-final will oppose Azerbaijan, Croatia, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Malta, Moldova, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland.
The second semi-final on May 11 will consist of Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, San Marino and Slovenia.
During each evening, ten countries will qualify and join in the final Ukraine (defending champion) as well as the five nations of the "Big Five" (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom). United).
In total, 26 songs will therefore be in the spotlight on May 13 at the Liverpool Arena live on France 2.
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Since Sunday, all of the 37 artists in competition are now known with the choices of Portugal and Sweden.
Two months before the grand final, bookmakers' odds put the Swedes well ahead with a 39% chance of victory.
Already a winner in 2012 with
Euphoria
,
Loreen
is back with
Tattoo
.
Finland follows with a 14% chance of victory for rapper
Käärijä
with
Cha Cha Cha
.
On the third step of the podium, Ukraine keeps a high rating (13%) with the
Tvorchi
duo who sings
Heart of steel
.
As for France, represented by La Zarra with
Obviously
, she is currently in a group of six nations, with a 2% chance of success, shared with the United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, Georgia (whose song is not yet known) and the Austria.
The odds of the bookmakers will evolve over the weeks until the last moment.
1- Sweden: Loreen with
Tattoo
2- Finland: Käärijä with
Cha Cha Cha
3- Ukraine: Tvorchi with
Heart of steel
4- Norway: Alessandra with
Queen of Kings
5- Czech Republic: Vesna with
My sister's crown
6- France: La Zarra with
Obviously