Eurovision 2023 final: How it works, how many acts are there and what is the song order?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe buzz has been brewing this week - if not longer - for Eurovision 2023 and today's finally the day. The Grand Final of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest will take place on Saturday night (May 13) in Liverpool after the city won a tight bidding contest to host the event on behalf of Ukraine.
The huge night of music, watched by tens of millions across the world, would have traditionally been held in the worn-torn country this year after Kalush Orchestra stormed to victory in both emotional and joyful scenes in Turin back in May 2022.
But the ongoing Russian invasion resulted in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) deciding it was not a 'viable option' for the country to host the contest.
And with the UK's entry Sam Ryder coming second at last year's event, the broadcaster decided the UK would be the best fit to host Eurovision - for the first time in 25 years - on Ukraine's behalf. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Brit singer Mae Muller will be hoping to follow in Spaceman himself Sam Ryder's footsteps as she represents the country on the big stage at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena for the grand final of the contest with her track, I Wrote A Song.
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