The Benidorm Fest 2023 has begun and has not only served to select our representative this year in Eurovisionbut also to warm up the engines for what is coming this month of May.
white dove and his Hey, yeah They emerged victorious (the second time is the charm, in his case) of this first competition, but now the singer from Elche will have to share the stage with more than twenty artists from each country who aspire to obtain the same prize: the prize golden microphone. Who will become the winner of Eurovision 2023?
This answer, for the moment, we do not have. To find out, we will have to wait for the results of the festival. Even if we must not forget that in this contest before You must go through two semi-finals to reach the grand final.
Calendar and date of the Eurovision semi-finals
As already planned, this year it will be the city of liverpool the one that will host the European Song Festival. The English city takes over from the Italian city of Turin, replacing Ukraine, the country that won the last edition of Eurovision.
The contest is not a single day, but there will be a whole week dedicated to this festival, which is divided into three phases: first semi-final, second semi-final and the grand final.
There The first phase will take place on May 9in which the following countries will operate:
- Croatia
- Ireland
- Latvia
- Malta
- Norway
- Portugal
- Serbia
- Azerbaijan
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- Israel
- Moldova
- The Netherlands
- Sweden
- Swiss
while the second semi-final will be held on Day 11 of the same month. These will be the second competitors:
- Armenia
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Greece
- Iceland
- Romania
- Albania
- Australia
- Austria
- Georgia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- San Marino
- Slovenia
In all, 37 countries are presented at Eurovision 2023, but this year some flags will not compete but competed in the last edition: Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
When is the grand final of Eurovision 2023?
This last night, the grand final gala, from which only one winner will emerge, will be the May 13, 2023The 20 finalists who passed the first two tests as well as the other five countries that are part of the so-called “Big Five” will participate.
In Spain, the gala can be followed live from 9 p.m. RTVE Play or on La 1 de TVE, like every year. In addition, there will also be a YouTube signal.
In this grand finale, those who passed the two semi-finals and the members of the so-called ‘Big Five’who go directly to the last test: Spain, France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom.