All things Eurovision Song Contest are ramping up ahead of the 2023 grand final which will take place on Saturday, May 13. However, before the big day, two semi-finals will be held as 31 countries compete for a place.
The allocation draw, which sees the European Broadcasting Union divide the participating nations between two semi-finals, took place in January, with the running order for each semi-final confirmed last month.
The semi-finals will take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, the city is this year's Eurovision host on behalf of 2022 winners Ukraine. The first semi-final will take place on Tuesday, May 9 and will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm, while the second will go ahead at the same time on Thursday, May 11.
