Eurovision Finals Liverpool 2023 - The Watch and Score thread.

[MartyG]

15. Australia | Voyager – Promise

https://eurovision.tv/participant/voyager-2023

7/10

That's what happens when you drink drive, get your ancient Mk1 MR2 stuck on a one-way stage and you panic.

[MartyG]

16. Belgium | Gustaph – Because Of You

https://eurovision.tv/participant/gustaph-2023

5/10

That's what happens when you're 42, have had mediocre success in your 20-year music career, have a mid-life crisis, buy the biggest size hat that you can, as you can't stretch to that Porsche, and you panic.

[MartyG]

17. Armenia | Brunette – Future Lover

https://eurovision.tv/participant/brunette-2023

6/10

That's what happens when you say sure, I can dress like Raquel Welch, even though you've never heard of her, look it up online and you panic.

[MartyG]

18. Moldova | Pasha Parfeni – Soarele şi Luna

https://eurovision.tv/participant/pasha-parfeni-2023

8/10

That's what happens when you're about to be ousted as the leader of your underground cult and you panic.

[MartyG]

19. Ukraine: TVORCHI – Heart of Steel

https://eurovision.tv/participant/tvorchi-2023

6/10

That's what happens when you have to spend most of the day in an air-raid shelter and only have Cyberpunk 2077 to play for entertainment and you panic.

[MartyG]

20. Norway | Alessandra – Queen of Kings

https://eurovision.tv/participant/alessandra-2023

7/10

That's what happens when you realise you've taken your World of Warcraft cosplay too far and you panic.

[MartyG]

21. Germany: Lord of the Lost – Blood & Glitter

https://eurovision.tv/participant/lord-of-the-lost-2023

8/10

That's what happens when you get lost on the way to the KISS tribute concert and you panic.

[MartyG]

22. Lithuania | Monika Linkytė – Stay

https://eurovision.tv/participant/Monika-Linkyt%C4%97-2023

6/10

That's what happens when you really wanted to be an Avon rep and you panic.

[MartyG]

23. Israel | Noa Kirel – Unicorn

https://eurovision.tv/participant/noa-kirel-2023

8/10

That's what happens when you're so busy bombing the Gaza Strip that there's only enough time to write the lyrics to 80% of the song and you panic.

[MartyG]

24. Slovenia | Joker Out – Carpe Diem

https://eurovision.tv/participant/joker-out-2023

5/10

That's what happens when the handlers are too frighted or coked up to tell the talent that Austin Powers is not a role model and you panic.

[MartyG]

25. Croatia | Let 3 – Mama ŠČ!

https://eurovision.tv/participant/let-3-2023

4/10

That's what happens when you misread the interactions of the different prescriptions, accidentally drop the pills in the teapot, drink it anyway and you panic.

[MartyG]

And we've made it, the final song.

26. United Kingdom: Mae Muller – I Wrote A Song

https://eurovision.tv/participant/mae-muller-2023

5/10

That's what happens when you pay extra for a guaranteed entry into the finals expecting to win and you panic.

[MartyG]

Well, Finland gets my vote. Now we just have a 90-minute or so wait till the voting is over.

[Neon Ignition]

Missed all of it, flicking through performances on Youtube now and...

UK - Jesus wept. I've heard this so much on the radio in the last few weeks and it translates into a live performance so badly. It's like being dragged back into our really dour years. They need a strong live singer before they even look at the other requirements, dire.

Croatia - Should be ashamed of themselves

Israel - Nothing amazing but it's like they showed up just to show up the UK

Lithuania - Shakespeare Sister did a better Stay

Germany - 10 years too late for this ****

Norway - Yeah... I feel this one could do well...

Sweden - This could do well too

EDIT - I'm terrible at this

EDIT 2 - Damn, might have spotted the winner

[MartyG]

Most of the entries were above average this year, but Sweden takes it with Finland second - they was robbed.