All about Eurovision 2023 — Event Review

Photo by Mathias Reding: https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-and-yellow-ukrainian-flag-waving-above-crowd-of-people-11421405/

Liverpool hosted Eurovision 2023 in partnership with Ukraine, due to the ongoing war that broke out in 2022. The contest featured artists from across Europe and beyond, such as Australia. This offered a chance for different styles of music to shine on the stage. I attended a preview show, which was held before the semi-finals and the grand final for the performers and crew to rehearse filming in front of a crowd. This meant that many fun and experimental moments happened during my viewing.

As I watched the preview show, I had to bear in mind that changes were likely to be made for any major or minor mistakes that occurred during my viewing. Nevertheless, the show did a brilliant job of balancing the representation of Ukrainian culture and showcasing what the UK had to offer as well. A small note is that I think the hosts were too many and too diverse in their styles of presentation and hosting. Some jokes fell flat at times and some hosts clashed with others. I would have preferred two hosts rather than the three that were offered in the semi-final.

At first glance, I had wished the arena was bigger until I saw the performances that showed how well the BBC and the performers used the small amount of…