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EUROVISION 2023: THE PERFORMANCES OF SPAIN, UKRAINE AND UNITED KINGDOM

Last night in the second semi-final we saw finally the tv-screen performances of the remaining Big5 and Ukraine. Or rather a little preview as they were recorded in Wednesday night's dress rehearsal. Spain. I still continue to believe this could be shock flop for the fandom. I find it so hard to think television viewers in Eastern and Northern Europe or anywhere outside Iberian peninsula would like this enough to take the phone or app and show some love instead of something else. Quien maneja mi barca flopped totally. She's great and it all looks stunning but it seems most people like the performance but don't want to listen to this song alone. Including myself. I love the fact Spain went for a song like this, but this might be just a bit too much to bite. Next year go rather Bandido than Quien maneja mi barca, ok? Ukraine, when first seen in national final I didn't care so much but noticed the fantastic staging and those video screen effects etc. Now with remix and ext...

EUROVISION 2023: WE HAVE HOSTS!

  Today's news is we have the hosts for the Eurovision song contest 2023 in Liverpool. And they are many! And even more for BBC itself. Graham Norton will host the grand final with Alesha Dixon, Ukrainian Julia Sanina (of Hardkiss fame) and Hannah Waddingham. The three ladies will host the semi-finals without Graham, but he will be also doing the commentary for BBC with Mel Giedroyc in the final while Scott Mills and Rylan will comment the semi-finals. On top of that Ukrainian Eurovision veteran Timur Miroshnychenko will be all over the place during the broadcasts and he will also host the Opening ceremony with Sam Quek.