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.

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

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.

LETS GO MIMICAT!!!

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 🤗🤗

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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... ❤

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 🎉

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

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 😅

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

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

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.

Latvia 😢😢😢

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

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

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

Every song was amazing

Switzerland was very impressive actually

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.

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

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

Portugal 🇵🇹

❤❤❤ PORTUGAL ❤❤❤

Congratulation, what a good show❤

🇵🇹 Portugal | Mimicat - Ai Coração ❤

Israel was amazing!! Noa you are our unicorn 🦄

Israel, Finland, Serbia and Portugal

The hosts were AMAZING.

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

Latvia deserved more! 🇫🇮🇱🇻

Дякую, Латвія! Thank you dear Latvia!

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

NORWAY SERBIA MOLDOVA PORTUGAL SWEDEN FINLAND CZECHIA ISRAEL NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND

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

What was the semifinal? What incredible presentations!

Croatia, Czech Republic, Portugal

Love Julia's character ❤ what a voice❤

Thank you Turin Italy for hosting last year

Amazing party of music 🟡🔵🔥

Moldova is just awersome

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

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!

Serbia! 🇷🇸

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

Latvia

Moldova ❤❤❤

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

Sweeden , Norvay and Filand❤

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

0:08 Good Job Alessandra 🎉🎉🎉

Moldova 🎉❤

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

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

Finland 😍😍❤❤

Norway is standard similar to Nightwish

Croatia and finland!!!!

Remo is definately the most bangable this year

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

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

isreal like 👏

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

Let 3šč😇👍❤️

Moldova the best❤

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

Please post the real recap

Serbia ❤

Latvia 😪

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

azerbaijan and latvia were so, so, so robbed

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

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

Croatia the best so far!!!

Where's Latvia 😭😭😭

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

I love Czech song !!!

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 !❤

1.🇳🇴Norwegia 2.🇲🇹Malta 3.🇷🇸Serbia 4.🇱🇻Łotwa 5.🇵🇹Portugalia 6.🇮🇪Irlandia 7.🇭🇷Chorwacja 8.🇨🇭Szwajcaria 9.🇮🇱Izrael 10.🇲🇩Mołdawia 11.🇸🇪Szwecja 12.🇦🇿Azerbejdżan 13.🇨🇿Czechy 14.🇳🇱Holandia 15. 🇫🇮Finlandia

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

Israel❤

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

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

Where is Dustin the Turkey?

❤❤❤ ❤ PORTUGAL ❤❤❤❤

I voted for Sweden, Switzerland and Netherlands.

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

Loreen ❤

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

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