RECAP Eurovision 2023 Grand Final: updates, pictures, voting and results from Liverpool

This one has a got a bass beat that it’s impossible not to nod your head to. If a load of mythical creatures headed to a nightclub, this is what they would be dancing to. And I’d join them.

Jeffery and Andrii, two friends who met at University, have enjoyed plenty of domestic success, with four number one albums in Ukraine. The staging is incredible, with rapper/singer Jeffery morphing into a terminator style robot.

This song has racked up nearly 30 million streams and the the “she, queen of the kings, running so fast, beating the wind.” chorus is so catchy it will stay with you to the grave. Not to mention the high note only dogs can hear.

“This is super popular,” Emma says from the fan park.

Full-thottle rock with a sprinkling of Eurovision. Guitars, a death metal vocal, lasers, fire and a one-legged leather cat suit. This one will certainly split the crowd. Scream ‘Blood & Glitter’ everyone.

Monika has paired it all back. Just her, in a red dress, powerfully belting out a song that sounds like it could open the World Cup or the Olympics. She is joined on stage by black-clad backing singers for the finale, which has a very catchy melody.

An established popstar and actress and a judge on ‘Israel’s Got Talent’ she has been a star since she was 14. She definitely got sass and unicorns have to be popular at Eurovision, right?

There’s a massive choreographed dance at the end but the singing ended a while ago.

Joker Out are a massive band in their homeland and it’s no surprise they are singing in their native tongue. It starts with some funky bass guitar and there is a touch of Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand about it. It’s a polished band performance and is very popular in the hall, with the crowd clapping along.

Let 3 come from Rijeka, the birthplace of Croatia’s punk scene. This isn’t punk. It’s like a moustachioed version of the Macarena with outlandish costumes and y-fronts. There is definitely something about it though.

It’s the UK’s turn and the arena goes wild. Mae Muller has over 2 billion streams and supported British girl group Little Mix on their 2019 stadium tour.

She gives it a good performance with plenty of sass and gets cheered to the rafters but she is up against some very strong acts this year.

That’s it. All the acts have performed. Fans can now vote using the official Eurovision App or go directly to www.esc.vote – the new voting hub for the Eurovision Song Contest.

For the very first time viewers watching in eligible countries not participating in this year’s competition will also be able to vote, as ‘rest of the world’.

Once verified, each country taking part will give two sets of points to their favourite songs; one set is given by a jury of five music industry professionals from that country, and one set given by voting public.

At the end of the Grand Final, the song that has received the most points wins the iconic trophy, and is performed once more.