NO changes have been made to the original text. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. The Eurovision grand final will air live on BBC One from 8pm on Saturday.LeatherBound. They will join the so-called “big five” nations – the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain – who each get a free pass because of their financial contributions to the event, along with last year’s winners Ukraine. The 10 countries that qualified from Tuesday’s semi-final were Croatia, Moldova, Switzerland, Finland, Czechia, Israel, Portugal, Sweden, Serbia and Norway.

After 16 countries competed, the 10 remaining spots went to Poland, Australia, Cyprus, Albania, Estonia, Belgium, Austria, Lithuania, Armenia and Slovenia. It comes after the full line-up of the grand final was revealed following the second knockout round on Thursday night. Let’s celebrate the unifying power of music” “The UK is honoured to host in Ukraine’s stead, and Liverpool stands in solidarity with all Ukrainians tonight. Mr Johnson tweeted on Saturday: “Tonight’s #Eurovision was meant to be hosted by Ukraine, but Putin’s unjust invasion made that impossible. Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram has said he will speak to both the Ukrainian ambassador and the mayor of Lviv, who are both in the city for the final, “to discuss what we can do to provide a platform” for Mr Zelensky.

But they all face tough competition from previous winner Loreen representing Sweden and Kaarija representing Finland, both favourites to win. Muller will close the show with I Wrote A Song – a slot generally considered a disadvantage. Austria will open the show with Teya and Salena’s quirky dance-pop tune Who The Hell Is Edgar?, about being possessed by the ghost of 19th century Gothic author Edgar Allan Poe. Twenty-six acts will perform at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool to an expected global audience of 160 million viewers, according to the BBC, after the UK agreed to host the contest on behalf of war-torn Ukraine. Muller is hoping to continue the success of last year’s UK entry Sam Ryder, who finished second behind Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine. Favouite for ‘nul points’ is Albania at 500/1 to win.Īfter months of preparation, the 25-year-old singer from north London will finally perform her track for the international voting public. Other contenders are Israel 18/1, Norway 40/1, France 40/1 and Spain at 45/1 before we get to the UK. The odds are against her track, I Wrote A Song coming out on top this evening - with PaddyPower much preferring Sweden on 4/9, Finland at 13/5, and Ukraine at 9/1. Mae Muller has said she is “ready to get this show on the road” ahead of Saturday’s Eurovision final - but it looks like the wheels might come off with one bookmaker making her a long shot at 66/1. The UK’s Eurovision entry has been handed a bitter blow by the bookies who don’t have a lot of confidence in the chances of victory.

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