The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Semi-Final Allocation Draw took place in St George’s Hall, Liverpool, alongside a ceremony which saw the Host City insignia pass from previous hosts Turin.
Hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan, the Semi-Finals lineups were determined randomly by drawing countries from six pots (based on historical voting patterns) to determine in which Semi-Final (and which half of that show) they would compete in.
Here is how it looks:
First Semi-Final
Tuesday 9 May, 21:00 CET
First Half of Show
🇭🇷 Croatia – HRT
🇮🇪 Ireland – RTÉ
🇱🇻 Latvia – LTV
🇲🇹 Malta – PBS
🇳🇴 Norway – NRK
🇵🇹 Portugal – RTP
🇷🇸 Serbia – RTS
Second Half of Show
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – İctimai
🇨🇿 Czech Republic ČT
🇫🇮 Finland – YLE
🇮🇱 Israel – IPBC/Kan
🇲🇩 Moldova – TRM
🇳🇱 Netherlands – AVROTROS
🇸🇪 Sweden – SVT
🇨🇭 Switzerland – SRG / SSR
‘Big 5’ countries voting during First Semi-Final:
🇫🇷 France – FT
🇩🇪 Germany – ARD/NDR
🇮🇹 Italy – RAI
Second Semi-Final
Tuesday 11 May, 21:00 CET
First Half of Show
🇦🇲 Armenia – AMPTV
🇧🇪 Belgium – VRT
🇨🇾 Cyprus – CyBC
🇩🇰 Denmark – DR
🇪🇪 Estonia – ERR
🇬🇷 Greece – ERT
🇮🇸 Iceland – RÚV
🇷🇴 Romania – TVR
Second Half of Show
🇦🇱 Albania – RTSH
🇦🇺 Australia – SBS
🇦🇹 Austria – ORF
🇬🇪 Georgia – GPB
🇱🇹 Lithuania – LRT
🇵🇱 Poland – TVP
🇸🇲 San Marino – SMRTV
🇸🇮 Slovenia – RTVSLO
‘Big 5’ countries voting during Second Semi-Final:
🇪🇸 Spain – TVE
🇺🇦 Ukraine – UA:PBC (Current Champions)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom – BBC (Host Broadcaster)