The United Kingdom will host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, and supporters are overjoyed.
The draw for the position of the United Kingdom and Ukraine in the grand final has taken place, with last year’s winner placed as the 19th act and the UK’s own Mae Muller finishing at 26.
When the race moves to Liverpool, the 25-year-old Londoner is in a strong position to surpass Sam Ryder’s stunning runner-up finish last year.
The draw was held in Liverpool, with Ukraine’s Oksana Skybinska and the United Kingdom’s Adam Wydryznski – from UA:PBC and the BBC, respectively – tossing a coin to decide who would select first for the opposing delegation.
Oksana won and chose to draw the UK’s place, and things are looking up for Mae since the UK will host Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine, which won in 2022.
’26th definitely good chance for another good year,’ wrote one fan, and another added: ‘UK last! Could be great for us.’
A third person gushed: ‘UK closing the show, the perfect choice,’ while another tweeted: ‘OMG SAVE THE BEST TILL LAST’.
And a very confident Twitter user simply wrote: ‘MAE MULLER WORLD DOMINATION’.
Things are already looking up, with 2021 winner Maneskin coming out on top after drawing number 24 – but it goes a little deeper than that.
Only Turkey’s 2003 triumph came from an act drawn in the single figures in the draw with number four that year, while 13 of the past 20 winners were all drawn in the high teens or early 20s.
Going back even farther, Katrina and the Waves, who surged to victory with Love Shine A Light in 1997, came out on top as the night’s 24th act.
While anything might happen, it appears that, at least recently, having a higher number pays out, which could work in Mae’s favour.
Having said that, the last entrant has failed to win since 1998, when televoting was introduced. It’s time to make history!
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is coming to the BBC in May.
Source My Celebrity Life.
