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Megan Nisbet

Eurovision 2023 line-up and running order as Austria prepares to open show while UK closes it

The Eurovision Song Contest grand final is officially here. The 2023 competition will kick off on Saturday, May 13 with viewers able to tune into BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm.

The line-up for the grand final is now complete following Tuesday and Thursday's semi-finals, with 20 countries advancing to the last stage of the competition alongside the Big Five which consists of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as well as last year's winner, Ukraine. You can read more about the Big Five here.

This year the UK is hosting Eurovision in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine, and as such the UK had the privelige of drawing its slot in the running order back in March, as did Ukraine. The UK's entry, Mae Muller, is performing last, while Ukraine's Tvorchi is placed in position 19.

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The rest of the countries had to wait unil Friday, May 12, when the full running order was decided in the early hours following Thursday night's second semi-sinal. Here's the full running order for the grand final 2023.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 running order

  1. Austria | Teya & Salena - Who The Hell Is Edgar?
  2. Portugal | Mimicat - Ai Coração
  3. Switzerland | Remo Forrer - Watergun
  4. Poland | Blanka - Solo
  5. Serbia | Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava
  6. France: La Zarra - Évidemment
  7. Cyprus | Andrew Lambrou - Break A Broken Heart
  8. Spain: Blanca Paloma - Eaea
  9. Sweden | Loreen - Tattoo
  10. Albania | Albina & Familja Kelmendi - Duje
  11. Italy: Marco Mengoni - Due Vite
  12. Estonia | Alika - Bridges
  13. Finland | Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
  14. Czechia | Vesna - My Sister's Crown
  15. Australia | Voyager - Promise
  16. Belgium | Gustaph - Because Of You
  17. Armenia | Brunette - Future Lover
  18. Moldova | Pasha Parfeni - Soarele şi Luna
  19. Ukraine: TVORCHI - Heart of Steel
  20. Norway | Alessandra - Queen of Kings
  21. Germany: Lord of the Lost - Blood & Glitter
  22. Lithuania | Monika Linkytė - Stay
  23. Israel | Noa Kirel - Unicorn
  24. Slovenia | Joker Out - Carpe Diem
  25. Croatia | Let 3 - Mama ŠČ!
  26. United Kingdom: Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song

The Eurovision Song Contest kicks off on Saturday, May 13 at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.

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