Croatia, Moldova, Switzerland, Finland, Czechia, Israel, Portugal, Sweden, Serbia and Norway progressed from the first semi-final
Ireland’s Wild Youth have failed to qualify for the Eurovision grand final, bringing an early end to their 2023 bid, as the competition commenced in Liverpool on Tuesday.
Ireland has participated in Eurovision more than 50 times and has a record seven wins, but has failed to qualify for the final since Ryan O’Shaughnessy entered with his song Together in 2018. Finnish act Kaarija gave a high-energy performance of his track Cha Cha Cha, a surreal combination of techno and anthemic pop, prompting a raucous response from the audience as he smashed his way out of a giant wooden box on stage and rode his backing dancers across the stage.
There was also a surprise pre-recorded appearance from the King and Queen, who unveiled the staging last month.
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