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Sweden won Eurovision 2023 tonight thanks to singer Loreen and her title Tattoos. La Zarra, who represented France with the song Obviously, finished 16th. Thank you for following Eurovision with us, we are closing this live!
La Zarra, who finished 16th in the standings, gives the finger of honor
Seeing the points awarded to him, giving him a disappointing 16th place finish, La Zarra gave the camera the middle finger. The images are making the rounds on social media.
Other netizens noted that as Finland and Sweden neck and neck waited to see who would win, the silhouette of La Zarra appeared in the background. Letting suppose that the singer had left the Green Room, where the delegations wait together for the results, before the end of the attribution of the points.
Sweden wins the competition, France ranks 16th
Disappointment for La Zarra, ranked third by the bookmakers a few days ago, who leaves Eurovision 2023 in sixteenth position. The Swedish Loreen, big favorite of the competition, won this 67th edition.
The points of the juries have been distributed, Sweden largely in the lead
At the end of the distribution of the points of the juries, the Swedish Loreen is largely in the lead with 340 points, and France comes sixteenth with 54 points. But the results of the televoting, which will soon be revealed, can change everything.
A message of support for Ukraine in full allocation of points
The presenter chosen to announce the points of the Estonian jury had a word for the Ukrainians, who have been suffering from the Russian invasion for more than a year:
“All Estonians send their strength to the people of Ukraine. You never walk alone.”
Estonia attributed its 12 points to Sweden, big favorite of this edition.
The distribution of the points of the international juries has started
Once the 37 countries have revealed their points, the results of the public televotes will be announced in turn.
The Ukrainian town of Ternopil, where the Tvorchi duo come from, was attacked by Russia in the evening
According to BBCthis city in western Ukraine was hit by an attack from Russia just as the Tvorchi duo were about to take the stage.
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Sam Ryder, who came second for the UK last year, is back
The British singer, who won second place last year, returns to the Eurovision stage to perform his new track, mountain.
It’s time to vote!
The 26 candidate countries performed on stage at the Liverpool Arena. It is now up to the public around the world to make themselves heard by voting for their favorite candidate.
Brief reminder of the rules: a person can vote up to twenty times, and voting for his own country is prohibited!
The Finnish Käärijä, darling of bettors… and the press room
The candidate from Finland and his crazy Cha Cha Cha have not left the second place of predictions for months. And to believe the reaction of the people present in the press room during his performance, a good part of the public is also rallied to his cause…
Tvorchi, the duo representing Ukraine, also performed
They were one of the most anticipated acts of the evening: the Tvorchi duo, who represent Ukraine, performed their piece heart of steel.
They succeed Kalush Orchestra, who won the country last year with their song Stefania. Tradition would have wanted Ukraine to host this edition of Eurovision, but due to the risks associated with the war, the organizers preferred the English city of Liverpool.
A nod to Ukraine?
Four personalities share the co-presentation of the competition on the stage of the Liverpool Arena: TV host Graham Norton, actress Hannah Waddingham, British singer Alesha Dixon and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina.
When these last two are put side by side, there is reason to suppose that they agreed for a discreet nod to the country which won the 2022 edition, and which has suffered the Russian offensive for more than a year. One in blue, the other in yellow, their dresses take up the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
The Finnish Käärija, second favorite of the predictions, enters the scene
If Loreen has a serious opponent, it’s probably him. The Finnish Käärijä has never left second place in the bookmakers ranking with his crazy Cha Cha Cha.
This piece, which skilfully mixes rap and metal before drifting onto a surprising pop melody, nevertheless remains much less popular than Loreen’s song. Bettors give the Swede a 49% chance of winning, against 24% for her Finnish rival.
The Swedish Loreen, big favorite of the 2023 edition, performed in turn
Loreen, representing Sweden, performed her title Tattoos on the Eurovision stage. Since the beginning of the competition, the victory seems assured to her: she has never left the first place of the forecasts of the bettors.
Because Loreen is an icon of Eurovision: she has already won it for her country in 2012 with the song Euphoriaan international hit that had gone far beyond the spheres of tele-hook.
French Junior Eurovision winner Lissandro speaks
Young Lissandro, who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in December, sent a surprise message to Eurovision viewers tonight. The next edition of the children’s version of the competition will take place in Nice.
The turn of La Zarra, the representative of France
The Quebec singer, to whom bookmakers give a good place in the Top 10, gave a breathtaking interpretation of her title Obviously.
The Serbian candidate performs, La Zarra prepares to take the stage
It’s the turn of Luke Black, the representative of Serbia, to perform by interpreting his title Samo Mi Se Spava. La Zarra is next in line.
A few words in French from the English presenter
British actress Hannah Waddingham, who officiates this evening as co-host of Eurovision, opened the evening with a brief reminder of the rules in perfect French.
Austria opens the festivities
The Austrian duo Teya & Salena is the first of the evening to perform. The two young women offer an energizing performance of their piece Who the Hell is Edgar?a crazy ode to author Edgar Allan Poe.
Former Ukrainian candidates follow one another, in tribute to the country
Ukraine having won Eurovision last year, tradition would have it host the 2023 edition. The organizers ultimately preferred the United Kingdom, due to the violent Russian offensive hitting the country.
But the city of Liverpool had assured that this edition would pay tribute to Ukraine, and it keeps its promises: several former Ukrainian candidates, in particular the winner of 2016 Jamala, performed at the start of the ceremony.
The evening opens with a performance by Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the 2022 edition.
The Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra, which won their country last year with the song “Stefania”, opened the evening with a medley. The rap and folk-sounding band performed several titles, including the one that won it in 2022.
Who are the favourites?
Eurovision fans have been following punters’ predictions for months. If La Zarra did not leave the Top 10, she was demoted from fifth to seventh place this afternoon. Find the favorites of this edition.
(Re)discover “Obviously”, the title that represents France
It’s with “Obviously” that the Quebec singer will defend the tricolor flag tonight. Unveiled a few months ago, the piece is one of the safe bets of this competition: for weeks, it has not left the Top 10 bettors.
26 countries in competition
They were 37 countries to participate in Eurovision 2023 at the start of the competition, they are only 26 tonight. The running order was revealed yesterday: La Zarra will be the sixth artist to perform tonight.
Discover the running order
H-1 before the start of the Grand Finals
More than 45 minutes before the start of the grand final of Eurovision, which takes place this year in Liverpool. this year, it is the singer La Zarra who represents France, with her title “Évidemment”. The big favorite of the 2023 edition is Sweden’s Loreen, with her song “Tattoo”.
