First Semi-Final Recap | Eurovision 2023 |  

I wasn't ready to lose Malta and Latvia but what I can I say when the acts in this Semifinal are all monsters... 😭😭😭 Congratulations to all the acts that passed! And thank you to whoever came up with this running order to put Norway first and Finland last. HELL of an opening and closing moment!

Latvia deserved a place in the grand final. Not to win. It was a masterpiece. The atmosphere, vocals, staging. Everything connected and made it such a masterpiece. Sad how not so many people noticed that. Comforting song, done right as well. Thank you Latvia, I will never forget this incredible performance. I wish, I really wish I could vote for this song, I was surprised by this beauty, unique beauty may I say. Thank you from a greek fan. Edit: stop replying with all the "song was weak". Idc lol, your opinion, say it once, it is good enough, stop wasting my time.

So sad for Latvia 🇱🇻 😢

I voted for Czechia, like at the last minute. I never in my life voted in Eurovision, but this one time I was like "I never thought I would ever do this, but I'm voting for Czechia". As a fellow Slav (Serbian) I was able to resonate with the song.

What a semi 🎉 So happy 🇳🇴 🇫🇮 🇲🇩 🇷🇸 got through

LETS GO MIMICAT!!!

What a phenomenal semi final 🎉 Europe is amazing! 💜🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙🤎🖤

Moldova is that mystic unique music u will hear for first time and u will be amazed and can't forget but Czech has my heart in this semi final 🤗🤗

Luke Black has come from the future to explain what staging will be for 30 years

we are all the year complaining about the number of participants but imagine if this was like 2018 and this semifinal had 19 songs😭😭

Thank You Latvia for your Masterpiece u will always be remember in our hearts be proud of Sudden Lights 🇱🇻 ❤ 🇱🇹

That was one of the best semi finals I've seen. Was hard to find a bad act, great interval acts, perfect postcards, engaging crowd and great hosts.

MIMICAT ALL THE WAY ❤️

Omg just bloody semi final 1 Switzerland Norway Sweden Finland Czechia Serbia Portugal Moldova Azerbaijan Ireland please be in the final

So happy Portugal, Norway, Serbia and Moldova went trough 🎉🎉🎉🎉Sad about Malta ✨

This was a really good show. Great hosts, strong songs, great interval acts. Well done BBC, you did not disappoint us!

So many pre-recorded vocals. For many (particularly uptempo) songs i could not distinguish between live vocals and just 'singers' opening their mouth. NO to pre-recorded vocals!!!!

Serbia ❤Luke Black 🎉

Wow I'm really happy with the finalists! My Favs are Finland and Moldova. Can't get the cha cha cha out of my head... ❤

latvia you will always be the best, thank you for showing us real art 🩵

Bravo Hrvatska 🇭🇷 Pozdrav iz Srbije

Portugal, Serbia and Czechia were the best IMO, but it was a very good semi, really. They all deserved to reach the final night. Greetings from Sweden.

Switzerland, Azerbaijan and Portugal were my 3 favorites for this semi final. I am happy 2/3 made it out ❤. And I am not surprised that we as The Netherlands didn't qualify 😅

Serbia, Latvia, Moldova, Czechia, The Netherlands are my favourites from this lineup. 😊

Latvia 😢😢😢

Even tho Malta and Latvia didn't make it, I'm proud of them.

❤❤❤ PORTUGAL ❤❤❤

Switzerland was very impressive actually

I'm from Germany and my favorites are finnland,serbia,czechia and moldova :) But all songs are amazing

Sweden, Israel, Finland and Norway really stood out to me, but I will say, Moldova really impressed me. We stan

One year passed again and i am back - MY ultimate TOP7 bangers ARE - 1. MOLDOVA (they continue GO-A Ukraine success style and i love it), 2. SERBIA (would fit in Cyberpunk2077 universe-electronic/techno - juicy :D ), 3. Czechia (another folk/dance gem), 4. Iceland (very chill sweet boom boom pop) , 5. Sweden (sounds like Loreen-Euphoria old song just speed up-good one), 6. Australia (80s vibe + synthpop mixed with rock, so weird but interesting), 7. Latvia (reminded me of Coldplay/Radiohead). P.S. - I judge clearly the songs itself, but if the show/presentation is good than just another plus to the project. Now back to spotify and play my favourites every day... :D . Worth mention (projects were something was off FOR ME, either the presentation or details in songs) - Cool show Ukraine, Finland. Good Songs - Georgia, Armenia, Spain (needed more lyrics, too much EeA EeA EeA, good beat), Lithuania, Cyprus, Belgium, Israel, Malta.

Portugal 🇵🇹

I watched all the performances and here is my top 15 1. 🇮🇱 Noa Kirel - Unicorn 2. 🇵🇹 Mimicat - Ai Corãçao 3. 🇫🇮 Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha 4. 🇷🇸 Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava 5. 🇸🇪 Loreen - Tattoo 6. 🇲🇹 The Busker - Dance ( Our Own Party ) 7. 🇨🇭 Remo Forrer - Water Gun 8. 🇲🇩 Pasha Parfeni - Soarele si Luna 9. 🇭🇷 Let 3 - Mama SC 10. 🇸🇯 Alessandra - Queen Of Kings ____________________________ My NQ 11. 🇱🇻 Sudden Lights - Āija 12. 🇨🇿 Vesna - My Sister's Crown 13. 🇳🇱 Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper - Burning Daylight 14. 🇨🇮 Wild Youth - We Are One 15. 🇦🇿 TuralTuranX - Tell Me More

🇵🇹 Portugal | Mimicat - Ai Coração ❤

Czechia, Italy and Finland are my favs this year. Love love love them all.

Every song was amazing

Vote now: 🇳🇴 Norway | Alessandra - Queen of Kings 🇲🇹 Malta | The Busker - Dance (Our Own Party) 🇷🇸 Serbia | Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava 🇱🇻 Latvia | Sudden Lights - Aijā 🇵🇹 Portugal | Mimicat - Ai Coração 🇮🇪 Ireland | Wild Youth - We Are One 🇭🇷 Croatia | Let 3 - Mama ŠČ! 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Remo Forrer - Watergun 🇮🇱 Israel | Noa Kirel - Unicorn 🇲🇩 Moldova | Pasha Parfeni - Soarele şi Luna 🇸🇪 Sweden | Loreen - Tattoo 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | TuralTuranX - Tell Me More 🇨🇿 Czechia | Vesna - My Sister's Crown 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper - Burning Daylight 🇫🇮 Finland | Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha

Дякую, Латвія! Thank you dear Latvia!

The hosts were AMAZING.

Israel, Finland, Serbia and Portugal

Israel was amazing!! Noa you are our unicorn 🦄

Love Julia's character ❤ what a voice❤

Congratulation, what a good show❤

So happy for 🇭🇷🇲🇩🇨🇿🇸🇪🇳🇴🇮🇱 but very sad for 🇮🇪 and 🇲🇹

Latvia deserved more! 🇫🇮🇱🇻

Serbia,Israel,Finland and Ireland are the best for me.

Latvia

Croatia, Czech Republic, Portugal

Amazing party of music 🟡🔵🔥

Loreen and Pasha back! I’m in my happy place no matter who wins… but as an Aussie, also love our entry this year. Love, love, love this year’s entries!

NORWAY SERBIA MOLDOVA PORTUGAL SWEDEN FINLAND CZECHIA ISRAEL NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND

Why the online version of First Semi Final was closed for me? I'm in London.

Alessandra for norway opening everything... what a year

Moldova is just awersome

Gran Semifinal, quizá la mejor junto con la primera semi de Lisboa 2018.

Moldova ❤❤❤

Sweeden , Norvay and Filand❤

Why are the graphics in this video removed? The graphics as shown on TV are FAR better

Thank you Turin Italy for hosting last year

Moldova 🎉❤

Finland 😍😍❤❤

Does anyone know what the U.K. number will be to vote on Thursday? I won’t be watching but want to vote !

0:08 Good Job Alessandra 🎉🎉🎉

Really sad about Malta and Latvia. It was a tough semi though...

I'm so sorry for Latvia 🇱🇻 and Irish people 🇮🇪☘️😢😓.

Are the semi final voting results published in terms of numbers? Enjoy tomorrow all!

SUCH A STRONG SEMI! Finland, Israel and Sweden were the best ones without a doubt! ❤️

If Moldova won't place in top 5, I'm not watching this ever again

Croatia and finland!!!!

Norway is standard similar to Nightwish

Let 3šč😇👍❤️

isreal like 👏

Serbia! 🇷🇸

Remo is definately the most bangable this year

Where's Latvia 😭😭😭

Дякуємо Ліверпуль за підтримку 💙💛🕊️ 🇺🇦❤️🇬🇧

Latvia 😪

My Top 5 is in the final 😍 Spain, Finland, Portugal, Italy and France

Serbia ❤

Those lights in Latvia’s performance must be cursed. Like last time I saw those they were Germany’s 2015 entry haha

❤❤❤ ❤ PORTUGAL ❤❤❤❤

Where is Dustin the Turkey?

I'm so happy for Portugal, Switzerland and Croatia, wishing them all the best in the final from Serbia ❤❤❤

I love Czech song !!!

💙👍Sweden, Norway, Finland!

Norway, Ireland and Switzerland... THE BEST!!!❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🇳🇴👑🇮🇪👑🇨🇭💪🏻🫶🏻

Please post the real recap

LETS GO CROATIA AJMO HRVATSKA NAJJAČI SMO✌✌✌🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

Israel❤

Moldova the best❤

Finland was a lot weaker live than I thought...We'll see where this ends up

My qualifiers of semi-final 1: Norway 🇳🇴 Malta 🇲🇹 Serbia 🇷🇸 Portugal 🇵🇹 Ireland 🇮🇪 Israel 🇮🇱 Moldova 🇲🇩 Sweden 🇸🇪 Czechia 🇨🇿 Finland 🇫🇮

Why was every stage so dark other than The Netherlands' and Finland's? Israel, Moldova etc. needs some lights.

Triste pour Malte... le monde entier est sous le charme de Mimicat, une boule d'énergie et de générosité ! Sa voix me fait penser à celle de la chanteuse espagnole luz casal. Ce n'est pas très moderne ( pour ceux qui n'écoute pas que du beyonce ) mais c'est tellement entraînant et bien fait. Fédérateur. Enchantée que de plus en plus de pays chantent dans leur langue et pas en anglais ! Cha cha cha en anglais, ça n'aurait pas été aussi fort qu'en finnois. C'est unique et authentique. La Suède est toujours professionnelle mais ça ne me touche pas. Alors que la Suisse m'a émue sur scène. Tellement plus de saveur en direct sur scène : quelle voix ! Comme pour la plupart des artistes ce soir-là, j'ai apprécié leur chanson 100 fois plus sur cette scène que dans leur vidéo clip. Ils ont tous assuré ! Je ne me suis pas ennuyé une seule seconde !❤

I want to hear live vocals from each participant in the recap.

I do not think many other people were as happy as i was when i hears Croatia passed.

I'm so happy Portugal made it!! But my favorite is Finland, definitely gonna vote for him on Saturday :D

PORTUGAL!!!!

Swiss Portugal and norway swedan Netherlands

Great show from the BBC. All three hosts have charisma. Hannah is funny. I'd have put the Netherlands or Latvia through over Switzerland and Serbia. Ireland really suck at Eurovision don't they? If this was 2013, it'd have made it. Very happy for Croatia my favourite and Portugal. I'd say Sweden and Israel look like Eurovision winners.