Recognise this guy?
#1 in the inaugural LMBTO Eurovision Chart Rundown in 2022...
Who will take the crown in 2023?
Thomas Hjorth Nielsen, Mick Ward, Stelios Andreadis, Lisa-Jayne Lewis, Knut Olav Halseth, Linda Nilsson, Joanne Powell, Mark Perkins, Tristan White, Sharon Crawford, Peter Warren-Jowett, George O'Neill, Eric Crawford, Jessica Bowle, Anita Hjorth Volkmann, Helen Scott, Mark Dowd, Theordoras Philippopoulos, Sonia Legg, Alan Bond, Liz Russell, Susanne Sandven, Tom Jorden, Melissa Kutcher, Georgina Staines, Tim Gray, Melanie LoPresti, Michaela Sowden, Selina Hargreaves, Caroline King, Betty Evans, Anita Kolloen, Johan Ordqvist, Steve Thornton, Alexandros Roussos, Anja Nielsen, Adam Kruczek, Victoria Brown, Rodney Maskell, Clare Blyth, Chris Ioannou, Alec Campbell, Enis Huygens, Kristina Dragas, Jay Lacey, Richard Hall, Monika Lz, Tuija Tervo, Stratis Abanoudis, Dave Frost, Stuart Cameron, Erwin Filiciana, Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett, Jeanette Dahlqvist, Sara Carmen, Timothy Jumawan, Tanya Herron, Declan Bracewell, Eddie De Souza, Ona Kvedaravicius, Andrew Simpson and Me.
Thank you all once again! This number is more than quite a few of the OGAE and INFE clubs that vote each year - I am delighted that the radio show brings you all together in such a way! #37 through #18 were on this week's show - have a listen (if you haven't already) before scrolling down any further...
The playlist will give the positions away, of course:
"SPACE MAN" (Eurovision edit) - Sam Ryder
"D.G.T (Off and On)" - Theodor Andrei
"What They Say" - Victor Vernicos
"Solo" - Blanka
"Heart Of Steel" - TVORCHI
"Mama ŠČ!" - LET 3
"Tell Me More" - TuralTuranX
"Aijā" - Sudden Lights
"Echo" - IRU
"Like An Animal" - Piqued Jacks
"Disko" (Karaoke version) - LPS
"Stay (Čiūto tūto)" - Monika Linkytė
"Burning Daylight" - Mia Nicholai & Dion Cooper
"Power" - Diljá
"Duje" - Albina & Familja Kelmendi
"Breaking My Heart" - Reiley
"Unicorn" - Noa Kirel
"Future Lover" - BRUNETTE
"Dance (Our Own Party)" - The Busker
"Ai Coração" - Mimicat
"We Are One" - Wild Youth
"Break A Broken Heart" - Andrew Lambrou
"Pavasaris" - THE ROOP
Last year, I did a reminder rundown in the article and I will do so again now - first, some stats that I read out at the start of the show itself...
62 voters this year.
All 37 nations got points.
18 nations got at least one 12.
Lowest nation with a 12 is #30.
Highest nation without a 12 is #13.
Lowest finalist placing (26) is #34.
Highest NQ (11th in SF1) is #23.
I'll list position, number of points, who gave the entry its highest score, where it would have finished on the scoreboard and finally where I have it on my MyEurovisionScoreboard. So here goes...
The LMBTO Eurovision 2023 Chart Rundown!
#37 Romania (Theodor Andrei - "D.G.T (Off And On)"
7 points, highest score was 7 from Victoria B, #16 in SF2, my #37.
#36 Greece (Victor Vernicos - "What They Say")
12 points, highest score 6 from Chris I & Alexandros R, #15 in SF2, my #29.
#35 Poland (Blanka - "Solo")
18 points, highest score 6 from Tristan W, #14 in SF2, my #36.
#34 Ukraine (TVORCHI - "Heart Of Steel")
21 points, highest score 10 from Sharon C, #26 in Final, my #21.
#33 Croatia (LET 3 - "Mama ŠČ!")
22 points, highest score 6 from Enis H, #15 in SF1, my #35.
#32 Azerbaijan (TuralTuranX - "Tell Me More")
29 points, highest score 6 from Theodoras P & Anita V, #14 in SF1, my #24.
#31 Latvia (Sudden Lights - "Aijā")
29 points, highest score 8 from Sara C, #13 in SF1, my #17.
#30 Georgia (IRU - "Echo")
34 points, ONE 12 from Tom J, #13 in SF2, my #9.
#29 San Marino (Piqued Jacks - "Like An Animal")
35 points, highest score 8 from Victoria C & Melanie L, #12 in SF2, my #30.
#28 Lithuania (Monika Linkytė - "Stay (Čiūto tūto)")
35 points, highest score 10 from Tanya H, #11 in SF2, my #8.
#27 Netherlands (Mia Nicholai & Dion Cooper - "Burning Daylight")
38 points, highest score 8 from Mark D and Peter W, #12 in SF1, #34.
#26 Iceland (Diljá - "Power")
39 points, highest score 10 from Eric C, #10 in SF2 (Q), #25 in Final, my #33.
#25 Albania (Albina & Familja Kelmendi - "Duje")
46 points, highest score 10 from Betty E, #9 in SF2 (Q), #24 in Final, my #27.
#24 Denmark (Reiley - "Breaking My Heart")
47 points, highest score 8 from Helen, #8 in SF2 (Q), #23 in Final, my #22.
#23 Israel (Noa Kirel - "Unicorn")
49 points, highest score 7 from Stelios A, #11 in SF1, my #14.
#22 Armenia (BRUNETTE - "Future Lover")
51 points, highest score 8 from Stelios A and Declan B, #7 in SF2 (Q), #22 in Final, my #26.
#21 Malta (The Busker - "Dance (Our Own Party)")
51 points, ONE 12 from Joanne P, #10 in SF1 (Q), #21 in Final, my #23.
#20 Portugal (Mimicat - "Ai Coração")
56 points, highest score 8 from Tim G, #9 in SF1 (Q), #20 in Final, my #25.
#19 Ireland (Wild Youth - "We Are One")
56 points, ONE 12 from Eric C, #8 in SF1 (Q), #19 in Final, my #32.
#18 Cyprus (Andrew Lambrou - "Break A Broken Heart")
60 points, highest score 7 from Peter W, #6 in SF2 (Q), #18 in Final, my #31.
So there you go - the twenty at the bottom of the LMBTO ESC 2023 Chart Rundown:
Just 17 to go and they are (in alphabetical order)...
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CZECHIA
ESTONIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
ITALY
MOLDOVA
NORWAY
SERBIA
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
Just two of those this year that I got the chance to chat to (pictures from Joanne P):
How high up the chart did Joker Out and Alika finish?
Listen to Show 247 when you will hear #17 through to #1!