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possible dates


ruled out: first week of May, otherwise Netherlands last minute withdrawal, due to remembrance day (May 4)

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host city announcement very soon


although we might have a leak somehow

Spoiler:

Olly Murs posted his marry me tour

April 21st in Glasgow

May 6th in Liverpool


EBU and host broadcaster got exclusive access to the venue on April 6th and April 21st


so could it be Glasgow, due to liverpool's venue used in May by Olly, or could it be Liverpool due to it being available those dates in April for exclusive access, and maybe using Olly's concert gig for sound and graphic tests?

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i will update the OP when we got host city reveal (or the day after if its tonight in the one show)

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Official EBU, Host Broadcaster Visit to venue dates

April 6th, April 21st



might be a nice one for PM Liz Truss, alongside King Charles III & Queen Consort Camilla to also attend

(back in 2021 Ahoy was visited by King Willem-Alexander and then health minister Hugo de Jonge alongside EBU delegation)

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OP updated, congrats Liverpool, twin city of Odessa

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one sentence makes me wonder

However, we are told that the combined total cost for all 40 broadcasters taking part adds up to around £5m.

40? sooo this would mean, all 39 from 2022 + 1 returning or new country? (in terms of that additional country, could be return of either Turkey or Hungary since we heard nothing from them so far or a Kazakhstan debut)

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Ukraine are to be presented as the reigning champions

and most hosting duties will also go to Ukraine's responsibility together with BBC

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Bulgaria have withdrawn due to financial problems, same goes for Montenegro, also financial problems


according to EurovisionFun, a greek esc fan site

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North Macedonia have also withdrawn

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stupid Putin him causing this energy and gas crisis


balkans were already struggling economy wise, but this affects them worse than most of us western countries ofc




hope EBU brings in Kazakhstan to help fill the numbers a tiny bit

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Managing Director:
Martin Green

Lead Commissioner:
Rachel Ashdown

Executive Producer:
Andrew Cartmell

Head of Show:
Lee Smithurst

Head of Contest:
Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen

Executive in Charge of Production:
James O'Brien

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good on BBC hiring Twan as well, his 3rd contest in a row this will be


he also managed the Live-On-Tapes recording process btw in 2021



solid BBC team overall, same ones as for the London 2012 Olympics show production so that promises something maybe

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over 500 acts (from 32 countries) have applied to the San Marino NF so far


including quite some from Russia and Ukraine

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Official: 37 participating countries

3 withdrawing countries: Bulgaria, Montenegro, North Macedonia



one semi of 15, one semi of 16


pre qualified: Big 5 + last years winners Ukraine

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countries and confirmed selection methods and unknowns stated as participation confirmed

Albania - Festivali i Këngës
Armenia - Participation confirmed
Australia - Participation confirmed
Austria - Participation confirmed
Azerbaijan - Participation confirmed
Belgium - Eurosong
Croatia - DORA
Cyprus - Internal selection: Andrew Lambrou
Czech Republic - Participation confirmed
Denmark - DMGP
Estonia - Eesti Laul
Finland - UMK
France - C’est vous qui décidez
Georgia - The Voice
Germany - Unser Lied für Liverpool
Greece - Internal selection
Iceland - Söngvakeppnin
Ireland - The Late Late Show
Israel - Internal selection: Noa Kirel
Italy - Sanremo
Latvia - Supernova
Lithuania - Pabandom is Naujo
Malta - MESC
Moldova - Participation confirmed
Netherlands - Internal selection
Norway - MGP
Poland - Krajowe Eliminacje
Portugal - Festival da Cançao
Romania - Participation confirmed
San Marino - Una Voce per San Marino
Serbia - Pesma za Evroviziju
Slovenia - EMA
Spain - Benidorm Fest
Sweden - Melodifestivalen
Switzerland - Internal selection
Ukraine - Vidbir
United Kingdom - Participation confirmed

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Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper


and Duncan Laurence in the composer team








the most unknowns of unknowns

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hoping for 36 better entries than this woke garbage from lazy avrotros

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info on the dutch act

About Mia Nicolai

Music has been a big part of the 26-year-old Mia’s life from an early age. She began taking violin and piano lessons when she was just three, and had a very creative upbringing which included drama, ballet, music and storytelling.

Mia finds inspiration in artists like David Bowie, but more than anything in the free expression of creativity and merging of different art forms.

One of life’s genuine go-getters, she’s always had the courage to pursue her dreams. After Melbourne, London, Mexico and New York, she has now settled in Los Angeles.

Her debut single Set Me Free reflects on travel and her need for complete freedom. Mia shows time and again how her big dreams are coming true, one step at a time. In November 2020, she released a second single Mutual Needs, which was immediately picked up internationally with a premiere in America on the famous Zane Lowe Radio show.

About Dion Cooper

The dream of becoming a musician started for 28-year-old Dion when he was just four. His father was a drummer in his spare time and raised Dion musically on the likes of Toto, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. He picked up a guitar for the first time when he was fifteen and hasn’t let go of it since.

In the years that followed he began singing and writing his own music. His quest to find his artistic self went hand-in-hand with a conscious choice also to seek personal growth. This parallel of personal and professional development are reflected in his first EP Too Young Too Dumb.(2021).

He describes his sound as Bryan Adams meets Harry Styles.

https://eurovision.tv/story/mia-nico...n-song-contest

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the contest might be held in Kyiv after all

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Sweden entry confirmed


Loreen is back, with the same team behind euphoria




SVT being that DESPERATE for another win getting that washed up has been back

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a trans person - Tone Sekelius

a ukrainian girl - Maria Sur

a has been 2012 esc winner - Loreen

a vile tiktokker - Theoz

a stupid sami - Jon Henrik Fjallgren

a syrian refugee - Rejhan

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodifestivalen_2023

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Ukraine's song is such a serve, glad we ditching ukrainian language for this masterpiece with Nigerian roots

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Ukraine's song is such a serve, glad we ditching ukrainian language for this masterpiece with Nigerian roots