Tonight: The Eurovision 2023 Semi-final allocation draw & Handover Ceremony take place in Liverpool
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The Eurovision 2023 Semi-final allocation draw is set to take place this evening at 20:00 CET in Liverpool at at St. George’s Hall along with the Handover Ceremony.
The Semi-Final Allocation Draw and Handover Ceremony will take place on today at 20:00 CET, at St. George’s Hall in Liverpool and will be hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan.
AJ Odudu is a TV broadcaster who revealed the jury results for the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2022, while Rylan since 2018 is the commentator of the competition's semi-finals. The two hosts will conduct the Semi-Final Allocation Draw with students from a local Liverpool school and members of the Ukrainian community.
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The draw process and Handover Ceremony
There will be two stages in the draw process. The first draw will decide in which semi-final the prequalfied nations (Germany, the United Kingdom -this year's host-, Italy, France, Spain and of course Ukraine) will be casting their votes in. The second phase of the draw will settle the rest 31 nations. In March is going to be resolved the official order of performances.
During the Host City Insignia Ceremony the Mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson, and Turin's Mayor, Stefano Lo Russo, will be present in order to pass the keys of the organization from Turin to this year's host city, Liverpool.
St. George’s Hall
St George's Hall is a building on St George's Place, opposite Lime Street railway station in the centre of Liverpool, England. Opened in 1854, it is a Neoclassical building which contains concert halls and law courts, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.On the east side of the hall, between it and the railway station, is St George's Plateau and on the west side are St John's Gardens. The hall is included in the William Brown Street conservation area
Eurovision 2023
The 67th edition is set to take place in Liverpool at the M&S Bank Arena on May 9, 11 and 13, 2023. A total of 37 countries will be taking part in the 67th edition , with 31 countries competing in the two semifinals on May 9 and 11 while the Big 5 countries ( United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy) will qualify directly to the Grand final on May 13, 2023 along with last year's winning country, Ukraine.
The Grand final will see a total of 26 countries competing for the trophy. The outcome in both semi final rounds will be influenced only by televoting with the juries' contribution put on pause at least for the next edition of Eurovision.
In addition the viewers from non-participating countries will have a say on the results as they will be allowed to contribute to the final verdict by casting their votes in an online voting platform. The votes from non-participating countries will be the equivalent of one country’s votes. Juries' presence is maintained in the Grand final show where along with the public verdict of televoting they will determined the final outcome of the competition.
News Source: Eurovision.tv
Cover photo: BBC / James Stark
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