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Lottie Gibbons

Eurovision 2023 semi final 1 - countries and running order for Tuesday night

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Fifteen countries will participate in the first semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, live from Liverpool.

Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham and Julia Sanina will host the semi-final on Tuesday, May 9 at the M&S Bank Arena. The best 10 countries from semi-final 1 will qualify for the Grand Final.

To mark the start of the Eurovision Song Contest, semi-final 1 will open with host Julia performing part of ‘Маяк’ by her band The Hardkiss. The interval sees Rita Ora deliver a medley of some of her biggest hits and the world exclusive of her new single Praising You.

READ MORE: Ultimate guide for Eurovision Song Contest week in Liverpool

And Ukrainian singer Alyosha – who represented Ukraine in Eurovision 2010 – will perform alongside Liverpool singer-songwriter, Rebecca Ferguson.

Countries and running order for Eurovision semi-final 1

  1. Norway - Queen of Kings - Alessandra
  2. Malta - Dance (Our Own Party) - The Busker
  3. Serbia - Samo mi se spava - Luke Black
  4. Latvia - Aijā - Sudden Lights
  5. Portugal - Ai Coração - Mimicat
  6. Ireland - We Are One - Wild Youth
  7. Croatia - Mama ŠČ! - Let 3
  8. Switzerland - Watergun - Remo Forrer
  9. Israel - Unicorn - Noa Kirel
  10. Moldova - Soarele și Luna - Pasha Parfeni
  11. Sweden - Tattoo - Loreen
  12. Azerbaijan - Tell Me More - TuralTuranX
  13. Czechia - My Sister's Crown - Vesna
  14. Netherlands - Burning Daylight - Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper
  15. Finland - Cha Cha Cha - Käärijä

How to watch Eurovision 2023 semi-final 1

The first semi final of Eurovision will air on BBC One at 8pm.

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