May is approaching and with it 2023 edition of the Festival Eurovision. We’re less than a month away from finding out who will win the crown at the European singing competition, and predictions and bets are already flooding the internet as important dates approach.
The competition is traditionally held in the winning country the previous year, but the war situation in Ukraine, which won the award in 2022 thanks to the Kalush Orchestra and the song ‘Stefania’, makes it impossible to host this competition. oppression. For this reason, the Eurovision 2023 competition will be held at the M&S Bank Arena. Liverpoolin the UK.
The format will be similar to previous years with two semi-finals of 15 and 16 participants, respectively, and the semi-final consisting of Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom, known as the ‘big five’. last year’s winner Ukraine automatically became the finalist. The first semi-final will be held on 9 May, and the second on the 11th of the same month. Once the 26 countries that will qualify for the final have been selected (ten plus the ‘big five’ and Ukraine for each semi-final), they will qualify for the final. 13 may 2023
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The Spanish representative of the 2023 edition, Blanca Paloma, started with very good predictions and various bets and predictions gave her a privileged position struggling to win the crystal mic, but luck seemed to indicate a possible fourth place. But lately the trend of the Spanish singer has been a bit down and bookies are relying more on Norwegian singer Alessandra.
The artist from Elche will be performing ‘Eaea’, a commitment that once again brought flamenco to Eurovision and stands out for its artistic seriousness (only he and his guitarist are illuminated by a soft red light on the stage appearing in the video clip).
According to forecasts, the victory could go to Sweden. Chosen to defend the Swedish pavilion, Loreen is a name that will resonate with all Eurovision fans, as she won the festival with ‘Euphoria’, one of the most famous songs to win the festival in 2012. Now this will try again with ‘Tattoo’ in 2023 and bookies seem to think he will do very well. They give him more than 40% chance of winning.
Another of the big favourites, the Ukrainian ‘Heart of Steel’, performed by the Finnish duo of Käärijä and Tvorchi, who will go to Liverpool with ‘Cha Cha Cha’, also has possibilities, although it is far from the two Scandinavian singers. . Beneath these three numbers are Alessandra of Norway with the ‘Queen of Kings’, and Blanca Paloma and her ‘Eaea’ with almost identical numbers.
Now all that remains is to sit in front of the TV to see if the 2023 edition of Eurovision on the night of 13 May has any surprises to make the predictions unfounded.