67th Eurovision Song Contest
Tattoo (Loreen) - Sweden
The 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom on May 9, 11 and 13, 2023, organized by the BBC in collaboration with Ukrainian television as that country was unable to organize it due to the war with Russia.
Only 37 countries participated this year of which 31 competed in the semifinals while the "big five" and Ukraine went directly to the final.
The presence of Ukrainian culture in this edition held in the city of the Beatles was constant. This year's motto "United for Music" made reference, among other things, to the close collaboration between both delegations. The heart of the contest logo wore the colors of the flag of the winning country of the previous edition.
Sweden was the big favorite of the evening with a force hardly ever seen before
in the betting and lived up to its status despite the overwhelming success in the public vote of Finland, its main competitor according to all forecasts. Only the jury prevented the fun, quirky, wayward guest of the evening, Käärijä and his Cha Cha Cha from ruining Loreen's night. The already winner in 2012 with the well-known song Euphoria, one of the greatest Eurovision hits, had arrived with the intention of making history and without a doubt she succeeded. He became the second person to win the festival twice, an honor that until now only corresponded to Johnny Logan (known for that reason as Mr. Eurovision) who had won in 1980 and 1987 for Ireland, a country with which, with his triumph , Sweden tied in number of victories, with seven wins each.
By chance, or not, as conspiracy theories spread like wildfire in the age of social media, the contest will be held in Sweden in 2024, the year that marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA's victory.
Anyway, One thing is almost certain, the Swedes will not let us down and we will surely have a top organization and, who knows, maybe even
an incredible surprise.
So we will meet in Sweden next year, something that is becoming as customary in this century as it was in the last century to meet in Ireland.