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Klein closes second semi-final

Joost Klein is the last to perform during the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The singer, who represents the Netherlands with the song Europapa, is competing with fifteen other countries for ten final spots.

The running order was presented on Tuesday evening by Eurovision Song Contest organizer EBU. Previously, it was determined by drawing lots in which semi-final the countries would participate and whether they would perform in the first or second half of that semi-final. The precise order must ensure a show that is as varied and attractive as possible.

The Netherlands will compete against Belgium, Israel and Greece in the second semi-final on Thursday, May 9. Croatia and Ukraine, who are the big favorites according to the bookmakers, will play in the first semi-final on Tuesday, May 7. Joost is currently in fifth place among the bookmakers.

Joost’s Eurovision Song Contest entry is already a big hit. Europapa has been in first place in the Dutch Spotify charts since its release. Never before has a song been streamed so much in the Netherlands in 24 hours. Europapa is also in the charts in Belgium, among others.

The Eurovision Song Contest will take place this year in the Swedish city of Malmö, due to Loreen’s victory with the song Tattoo. The singer won for the second time last year, after having already collected the most points in 2012 with Euphoria. The final of the Eurovision Song Contest is on Saturday, May 11.

Eurovision 2023

This week the 67th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as Ukraine, the winner of the 2022 contest with the song Stefania by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion of the country. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acting as host broadcaster on behalf of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC). The contest was held at Liverpool Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2023. The three live shows were presented by British singer Alesha Dixon, British actress Hannah Waddingham, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, with Irish television presenter Graham Norton joining for the final.

Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia ceasing their participation, mainly due to the economic impact of the global energy crisis.

The winner was Sweden with the song Tattoo, performed by Loreen and written by her along with Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son. Finland, Israel, Italy, and Norway rounded out the top five. Sweden won the combined vote and jury vote, and came second to Finland in the televote. Loreen became the second performer to win the contest twice, after Irish singer Johnny Logan; it was also the seventh win for Sweden, tying Ireland’s record for the most Eurovision victories.

The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 162 million viewers in 38 European markets, an increase of a million viewers from the previous edition. A total of 15.6 million viewers watched the contest online on YouTube and TikTok.