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Sweden's Loreen wins the 67th Eurovision Song Contest
Loreen - Tattoo (LIVE) - Sweden - Grand Final - Eurovision 2023 THE Swedish EBU Member SVT has won the 67th Eurovision Song Contest with the song:- “Tattoo” performed by Loreen. Sweden now has 7 victories in the Eurovision Song Contest, equalling Ireland’s record set in 1996.
Loreen is only the 2nd artist to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice, and the only female artist, following her victory in 2012 with Euphoria. 26 countries took part in the Grand Final of the world’s largest live music event, hosted by EBU Member, BBC, on:- Saturday, 13 May 2023, in Liverpool. The winning song took the prize with 583 points, 57 points ahead of 2nd placed Finland, represented by Käärijä singing:- “Cha, Cha, Cha.” Third place went to Israel with Noa Kirel's "Unicorn" finishing with 362 points. Following the performances of the 26 Grand Finalists, the results of the juries in the 37 participating nations who voted on Friday’s dress rehearsal were given out leaving Sweden in the lead. This was followed by a sequence where viewers’ televotes for each competing country were combined and added to the scoreboard resulting in an exciting finale that saw Sweden take the trophy for a 7th time. An estimated audience of over 160 million will have seen this year's Contest which was broadcast live in the 37 participating countries and online on TikTok and YouTube. The 26 finalists performed live in front of an audience of over 6,000 inside the Liverpool Arena. The results of the Grand Finalists were:-
Martin Österdahl, the EBU's Executive Supervisor of the ESC, said:- "We were determined that this year’s Contest would honour Ukraine’s 2022 victory, and the close collaboration between the BBC and UA:PBC ensured Ukrainian culture was front and center of the 2023 event. We are incredibly grateful to these broadcasters for their incredible work and commitment to creating a truly historic event. We congratulate Loreen and the Swedish delegation on their win and a superb performance of:- "Tattoo" that will go down in Eurovision history! Every artist made sure Europe was truly United by Music. We had the warmest welcome we could have hoped for from the City of Liverpool. Everyone who came here to work on or enjoy this year’s Contest will take away the most incredible memories.”
The Grand Final also saw world-class performances from last year’s winners who opened the show with their winner:- “Stefania” followed by a staggering Flag Parade featuring former Ukranian Eurovision acts and all 26 competing artists.
2022 United Kingdom entry, Sam Ryder; with the surprise appearance of Roger Taylor from mega-band Queen on drums; entertained audiences before the exciting voting began. A plethora of iconic past Contest winners and performers including Netta, Israel’s winner in 2018, Daði Freyr, who represented Iceland in 2021; Cornelia Jakobs, the Swedish 2022 entry; Sonia (Liverpool’s very own Song Contest finalist in 1993); also appeared singing hits made famous by Liverpool artists. The finale was performed by Duncan Laurence who won for the Netherlands in 2019. His stirring rendition of Liverpool's anthem, You’ll Never Walk Alone, was a fitting tribute to a Contest that was held on behalf of Ukraine.
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