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Kieran Isgin

Eurovision 2023 semi-final 1 song running order and countries taking part on Tuesday night

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The first Eurovision Song Contest 2023 semi-final will be taking place tonight as 15 acts strive to land a place in the grand final.

It marks the first time the UK has hosted an international song contest since 1998. The UK offered to host the event after it was revealed Ukraine was unable to due to the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Tonight will be the first of two semi-finals taking place, with both being hosted by Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham and Alesha Dixon, with Rylan and Scott Mills taking on commentating duties. The first semi-final taking place tonight will air live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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A total of 15 countries will take to the stage in a bid to wow the audience of millions who will be watching across Europe. The public will then get their chance to vote on which 10 should go through to the final.

A second semi-final, featuring 16 countries, will then take place on Thursday night, where another 10 countries will make it through. The grand final will then take place on Saturday from 8pm.

Here is the running order for Tuesday night's semi-final and each countries artist and the song they are singing.

Who is appearing in the first semi-final?

There are 15 countries taking part in the first semi-final on Tuesday night. Here is the running order, the act's name and their song.

  1. Norway: Alessandra - Queen of Kings

  2. Malta: The Busker - Dance (Our Own Party

  3. Serbia: Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava

  4. Latvia: Sudden Lights - Aijā

  5. Portugal: Mimicat - Ai Coração

  6. Ireland: Wild Youth - We Are One

  7. Croatia: Let 3 – Mama ŠČ!

  8. Switzerland: Remo Forrer - Watergun

  9. Israel: Noa Kirel - Unicorn

  10. Moldova: Pasha Parfeni - Soarele și Luna

  11. Sweden: Loreen - Tattoo

  12. Azerbaijan: TuralTuranX - Tell Me More

  13. Czechia: Vesna - Tell Me More

  14. Netherlands: Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper - Burning Daylight

  15. Finland: Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha

This year's Eurovision Song Contest festivities kicked off on Sunday when the 37 competing acts took to a turquoise carpet welcome ceremony.

Mae Muller, 25, will compete for the UK with her track I Wrote A Song.

The Eurovision semi-finals will be broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday and Thursday, with the grand final taking place on Saturday from 8pm.

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