Andrew Lloyd-Webber, rapper Ms Banks, 2022 ESC runner-up Sam Ryder, and the Princess performed in the introductory musical montage.
13.05.2023 - 20:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Eurovision Song Contest is taking place on Saturday night and is this year being hosted by the UK.
The competition is being hosted in Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena on behalf of last year's winners Ukraine who won the contest with Kalush Orchestra's song Stefania.
The UK's hopes in 2023 rest with Mae Muller and her track I Wrote A Song. She will join bands and singers from another 25 countries who will take to the stage throughout the night.
Delivering the results of the UK’s National Jury live from the Liverpool Arena on Saturday night will be Bafta award-winning actor and comedian, Catherine Tate.
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Catherine, 53, is known for her roles in dozens of films and TV shows including Doctor Who, the The Office (US) and of course The Catherine Tate Show.
Voting for Eurovision is done by a jury, however, public votes make up 50 per cent of the vote. Each participating country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their ten favourite songs.
Viewers will have 40 minutes after the final performance to cast their votes.
Speaking ahead of the final Catherine said: "It’s very exciting to be announcing the iconic 'douze points' at Eurovision. It’s just a foot in the door really as next year I hope to be the UK entrant."
Catherine shares a daughter with her former boyfriend, stage manager Twig Clark. She is currently engaged to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim.
Catherine follows in the footsteps of previous Eurovision spokespeople which includes Amanda Holden, Nigella Lawson, Mel Giedroyc, Richard Osman, Alex Jones, Cheryl Baker and Lorraine Kelly.
This year's Eurovision Song Contest festivities kicked off on Sunday when the 37 competing acts took to a
Andrew Lloyd-Webber, rapper Ms Banks, 2022 ESC runner-up Sam Ryder, and the Princess performed in the introductory musical montage.
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Eurovision contestant Daði Freyr appeared at Eurovision 2023 last night (May 13), and fans loved his “epic version” of Atomic Kitten during the final.During one segment of the show, previous Eurovision contestants paid tribute to Liverpool’s music history during a song medley and Freyr, who represented Iceland at the competition in 2021, appeared in this part to cover Atomic Kitten’s 2000 hit ‘Whole Again’.Fans on social media felt it was one of the best of the night, with one writing that the cover was “incredible” and another saying it was an “epic version”.Check out the cover and more fan reaction below:I made a cover of the Atomic Kitten song Whole Again!It’s out in a few hours!Also tune in to @Eurovision tonight because I’m gonna be performing live in front of a Eurovision audience for the first time!@bbceurovision pic.twitter.com/pBr9f9sp0m— Daði Freyr
Eurovision entrant Mae Muller has issued a statement in response to a disappointing result in last night’s (May 13) finale, which saw the UK finish second from last.Sweden’s Loreen was crowned the overall winner in the final, after earning a score of 583 points. Sweden were the bookies favourite to win ahead of the final in Liverpool, with Loreen’s song ‘Tattoo’ having odds of 4/9 on bet365 to win on the day of the grand finale.The win made Eurovision history, with Loreen becoming the first woman to win the competition twice, following her victory in 2012 with the track ‘Euphoria’.After the jury votes, Sweden stood in first place at 340 points.
The grand final of the Eurovision song contest hit our screens last night, broadcasting live from Liverpool to millions all over the world.
Eurovision has officially ended for another year, and of course, fans on social media had no shortage of hot takes, conspiracy theories and memes.The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted last night (May 13) at Liverpool Arena; Sweden came in first place with 583 points, followed by Finland and Israel. Viewers seemed to be divided on the final ranking, with some opining that Finnish artist Käärijä should have won for his campy and unusual ‘Cha Cha Cha’, while others found Loreen‘s ‘Tattoo’ to be a fitting winner. “Massive congrats to [Loreen], who lit up the [Eurovision 2023] stage for [Sweden] (for the second time!) with her current stunning song ‘Tattoo’!” wrote Erik Ramanathan, the US’ official Ambassador to the kingdom of Sweden.
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As Eurovision reaches it’s exciting conclusion on Saturday, actress and comedian Catherine Tate will be the lucky star reading out the results of the UK’s vote at the annual song contest. The actress and comedian, 53, will deliver the results of the country’s national jury – including the coveted “douze points” – live from the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Saturday. It will be the first time a UK spokesperson has announced the scores from the same location as the contest itself.
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