An official drawing ceremony was held in British Liverpool.
Finally, it became known in which Eurovision 2023 semi-final Ukraine will be able to vote for its favorites at the contest and when to wait for the performances of other participating countries.
The draw took place on January 31 during the live broadcast of the "Ceremony of Handing over the Keys to the City of Liverpool and the Draw of Semi-Finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023".
Therefore, Ukraine will be able to vote in the second semi-final of the song show, which will take place on May 11. Great Britain and Spain will vote with us. But France, Italy and Germany will vote on May 9.
It also became known according to which principle other countries will compete in the semi-finals. So, on May 9, participants from the following countries will sing: Serbia, Latvia, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Croatia, Malta, Sweden, Moldova, Switzerland, Israel, the Netherlands, Finland, Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic.
In the second semi-final, the audience will hear the performances of Armenia, Albania, Cyprus, Australia, Romania, Denmark, Belgium, Iceland, Greece, Estonia, Austria, Latvia, San Marino, Slovenia, Poland and Georgia.
We will remind you that this year Ukraine will immediately present its number in the finals, because according to the rules, the winners of last year's competition automatically enter the finals. The "big five" countries - Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany and France - also become constant participants of the grand show.