Sam on stage yet again, this time for the Queen...
UK Eurovision rejuvenated!
And so we move away from show 200 and our moments of 2022, and onto what is normally a quiet time, the close season for Eurovision. That would be in a normal world but we already have news for 2023, long before the official start date of September 1st! UK, Albania, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Italy have all announced over the past week that they will be at Eurovision 2023 and Israel plus Spain have provided more details about how their entries will happen. How did that get revealed during the show? Have a listen...
And the playlist...
"Spirit In The Sky" - KEiiNO
"On Fire" - THE ROOP
"Nocturne" - Secret Garden
"Tu te reconnaîtras" - Anne-Marie David
"SPACE MAN" (Platinum Jubilee Edit) - Sam Ryder
"Zemërimi i një nate" - Hersi Matmuja
"Shockwave" - Eline Noelia
"Neon Lights" - Loreen
"you & i" - Malik Harris
"Paris (Savoir-Vivre)" - Conchita Wurst
"Lost And Found" (instrumental) - Eye Cue
"You Are My Everything (Grande Amore)" - Il Volo
"Same Heart" - Mei Finegold
"Terra" - Tanxugueiras
"Llámame" - WRS
"Dancing Lasha Tumbai" - Go_A
"The Social Network Song (Oh Oh - Uh - Oh Oh)" - Valentina Monetta
"Välkommen Åter" - Hanna Ferm & Junie
"Higher" (acoustic version) - Suzy Gerra
"growing up is getting old" - VICTORIA
"Run To The Hills" - Klara Hammarström
"Arcade" (acoustic cover) - Amanda Tenfjord
The other big deal during the show was five new members of the LET ME BE THE ONE Eurovision Facebook Group having their favourite ever Eurovision entry played on the show. Kicking us off was:
You might also like the links to the events mentioned that are coming up this summer:
I will almost certainly be at the first one of those at The Water Rats in London on 13th August and I hope to see plenty of you there!
Imanni with "Where Are You?"...
An apt question for the search for the Host City of 2023!