A collection of Eurovision alumni paid tribute to the legendary artists of Liverpool – the place this yr’s Song Contest was hosted – by performing a medley of classics from the likes of John Lennon, Dead Or Alive and Atomic Kitten.
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted final evening (May 13) at Liverpool Arena; Sweden got here in first place with 583 factors, adopted by Finland and Israel. The occasion opened with final yr’s champions, Kalush Orchestra, performing their profitable track ‘Stefania’. There had been a number of extra performances held after the 26 grand finalists took to the stage, together with one the place Sam Ryder was joined by iconic Queen drummer Roger Taylor.
Following Ryder’s efficiency was a 14-minute medley of songs by acts native to Liverpool, starting with a canopy of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ by Italian artist Mahmood (who competed in Eurovision 2019). Up subsequent was Eurovision 2018 winner Netta, from Israel, who sung a rendition of ‘You Spin Me Around’ by Dead Or Alive. Following that, Iceland’s Daði Freyr (who vied for the highest prize in Eurovision 2021) coated ‘Whole Again’ by Atomic Kitten.
The second half of the medley was led by a canopy of ‘I Turn To You’ by Mel C – delivered by the Swedish Cornelia Jakobs (the profitable nation’s consultant at Eurovision 2022) – adopted by a efficiency of ‘Better The Devil You Know’ from Liverpool native Sonia (who got here second place in Eurovision 1993). Rounding out the ‘Liverpool Songbook’ medley was one other Eurovision 2019 contestant, Dutch winner Duncan Laurence, who carried out ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ by Gerry And The Pacemakers.
Have a have a look at the entire ‘Liverpool Songbook’ performances beneath:
Elsewhere at Eurovision 2023, UK contestant Mae Muller ended the present with a efficiency of ‘I Wrote A Song’. She got here second-to-last within the last rating, solely beating Germany.
Speaking to NME, Sweden’s Loreen mentioned of her contest-winning track: “It’s a love song and I let everybody interpret whatever they want,” she defined, “however what I’m making an attempt to say is that there is no such thing as a day with out evening, and there’s no love with out the alternative both. It’s all vital.
“We tend to think that the grass is greener on the other side but if you want to experience this deep, authentic love, you have to be aware that the struggle needs to be there too. We can’t run off the moment we feel a little bit of pain.”