Eurovision 2023 Liverpool: Grand Final

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BBC 1 8pm Saturday 13th May

1 Austria
2 Portugal
3 Switzerland
4 Poland
5 Serbia
6 France
7 Cyprus
8 Spain
9 Sweden (bookies fav) - time to raise your glass for Terry
10 Albania
11 Italy
12 Estonia
13 Finland (2nd fav)

14 Czechia
15 Australia
16 Belgium
17 Armenia
18 Moldova
19 Ukraine
20 Norway
21 Germany
22 Lithuania
23 Israel
24 Slovenia
25 Croatia
26 UK

Join us for Harry Styles Wannabes, Scary Nails, an Ewok, Boy George, Heavy Metal, Nukes, Men in Vest Tops, the usual Bond Theme, Stupid Impractical Dresses, Ridiculously High Heels and Platform Shoes, Emily Thornberry MP, Lots of Dancing and Mae Muller trying not to hit bum notes again (no pressure Mae)

Your 2023 drinking game cues:
Men in shorts
Artist lies down on stage
Performer dressed in pink
Traditional Instruments
Removal/Change of clothes on stage
The Beatles are mentioned
Alisha raps
Euphoria is mentioned
Abba is mentioned
Måns is wheeled out
The War is mentioned
Presenter Hannah speaks French
Man in suit without shirt (applies to first appearance on screen only)
Obviously fake overwhitened teeth (again only applies to first appearance on screen)

I am so freaking excited. As usual, I've watched none of the heats because I like to see them for the first time on the night.

I'm doing a eurovision buffet and cheese board. I'm trying to include cheese from as many different countries as possible. I think I'll end up filling up on Halloumi, so Cyprus for the win.

Great call and oldies like me never in a million years would have guessed that. I was as shocked as all the presenters. The toilet roll song?!

I am off to Sainsbury’s to get ingredients of Pina colada!

He looks like yer man from the RTE Young Offenders . The small one. It’s the hair.

The loo roll song by Rosa Lynn had zillions of streams apparently! It came 20th , but clearly has something the voters missed and didn't vote for it.
I enjoyed last nights programme on bbc one and pleased that Sam Ryder was on the list. I had forgotten about Surie ( or however you spell her name ) being stage bombed too :(
That was sad.
It was nice hearing different songs and not a mention of Abba or Lulu.

Dd said it went crazy viral on tiktok (she’s just 21 so still a big Tik tok user)

Said the same to my DD the other night 😁

Little fun fact about Surie.

one of my son’s uni friends who is about to graduate has just landed his first job performing in a show with Surie

My kids love the Daoi Fryer song that lost out in 2020 (can’t work out how to type the actual letter)

Surie did well to carryon singing whilst that idiot invaded the stage
She seemed nice and I liked the fact it showcased the lesser known songs too. Made a change as most people are fed up with all the old ones being wheeled out every year I'm sure ! We know we like Abba and Buck's Fizz , but give someone else a go too

Agree with this. I heard that they have a good qualifying competition in Italy.

Sam Ryder was excellent last year. I really enjoyed him; the song and the performance were top notch.

Andy has a loyal following who travel far and wide! They played Dublin last year and people had travelled from all over the U.K. just to see them.

I agree, he was wonderful. He's given a much needed image boost for Eurovision in the UK.

And a really nice guy too apparently @Oysterbabe

Sam Ryder did a good performance last year and he put the work in too making sure the people in Italy knew the words I think.

Place marking for tonight!

Checking in for later 😁

Our 'not a big deal' gathering has spiralled out of control.

We now have Ukrainian stuffed buns chilling. DHs mate is making some Finnish things. Another mate is making Dutch pottertjes in a bit. There is hummus and dips. And cheese. French cheese. And potates brava. And stuffed vine leaves. Oh and curry bratwurst.

The frozen sausages rolls in the freezer I bought earlier in the week feel a little sad now and may well stay there.

We’re hosting. We’re also in the middle of moving house (due to house renovations). So we’ll have people perched on an old, saggy sofa, a beanbag, and a selection of dining chairs!

Sounds like a fun night RTB. And you've lots of help with the food which is always a win. How many are you expecting?

I have to go collect my DD's bag around 9 (not her, just her and her friend's bags - DD and her friend are getting the bus from work to the nearest big town so I've to collect their backpacks so they can go party unencumbered). It's a 20 minute drive away so I'll miss a 40 minute chunk of the show. Annoying, but I promised her about a week ago and she's just finished her college exams, so she deserves a good night out. Might record the show and then I can play back the bits I missed tomorrow.

I was torn on what to get to represent the UK for the buffet. I went for scotch eggs.

Red, that sounds like a feast! We're having a variety of cheese, crackers and crisps.* *

Dadi and Mans are both on Pointless.

Mans is looking cool!

I need to cook tea before kick off tonight. Wish I was at a party. Anyway, I caught up on SF2 tonight so I'm ready.

Earlier on Radio 2 I heard that during Sam Ryder's interval performance there will be a guest drummer. My thoughts were Nandi, who played at the Platinum Jubilee concert, possibly Mr Grohl or even Ringo Starr. Then I realised it's probably going to be Owain.