2023-04-25 08:00:17
Eurovision 2023 is already around the corner, and it comes with some changes to your voting system that you may be interested in knowing if you plan to support Blanca Paloma in her participation in Liverpool. The Spanish representative starts as one of the favorites and is fifth in the bookmakers, although far from the expected winner, the Swedish Loreen, who with ‘Taboo’ could repeat her success in 2012, when she won with ‘Euphoria’ .
As is customary at the festival, the so-called ‘big five’ (Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom), like the host (it should have been Ukraine, but the war has prevented it) will not have to overcome the semifinals to fight for the Crystal Microphone, the prize that the Eurovision winner receives. The rest of the participating countries will have to go through that preliminary phase to access the final. There will be two semifinals, one on May 9 and another on May 11, both at 9:00 p.m. according to Spanish time. Each of them will allow ten countries to join the ‘big five’ and Ukraine.
As the winner of the 2022 edition, Ukraine should have hosted the event. However, the war that is currently taking place on Ukrainian soil has prevented them from carrying out their role as hosts, so the festival will finally be held at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, United Kingdom, which has the capacity to hold 12,000 spectators. .
Voting Rule Changes
He biggest change in voting for the 2023 edition of Eurovision exclusively affects the semifinals. in them the vote of the expert jury will not be countedunless there are special circumstances. Thus, it will only be the viewers who decide which ten countries go to the final in each of the previous phases.
However, in that Grand Final, the jury’s decision will be taken into account. According to the organization, there are four reasons why this continues to be the case. First, they argue that it will improve the “qualitative” ranking of applicants. They also believe that it is worth maintaining the traditional connection with each of the countries so that they deliver their votes live. On the other hand, this way the “cultural and diaspora” vote is attenuated and, in addition, it is a tool that helps to have emotion until the end, since with the double vote the winner is not known until the last moment of the gala .
The other modification, designed to reflect “the global impact of the contest”, is that viewers living in countries that do not participate in the festival will be able to vote onlineand their support will unite having the same weight as that of any of the participating countries.
In the words of Eurovision Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl, “These changes recognize the immense popularity of the show by giving more power to the audience.”
White Dove
The Spanish representative caused a sensation from the beginning, and the predictions gave her a very high position. Originally it was considered that she could finish fourth, although in the betting houses the candidacy of the woman from Elche has lost weight in recent days and has already been surpassed by the Norwegian Alessandra; yes, with practically identical numbers. The great favorite to take the victory is the Swedish Loreen, winner in 2012, who will sing ‘Taboo’. The only one who seems likely to surprise and take the candy out of the Swedish representative’s mouth is the Finnish Käärijä with his ‘Cha Cha Cha’. Thus, there are three Scandinavians in the ‘top 4’ of favorites according to the bets. The third in contention will be the Ukrainian duo Tvorchi, who will try to get their ‘Heart of Steel’ to the top, although it does not seem likely that they will manage to prevail.
Now all that remains is to sit in front of the television on May 13 at 9:00 p.m. and give our full support to Blanca Paloma so that she can surprise Liverpool and win.
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