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This Weekend’s Wildest Watch: The 2023 Eurovision Finals

It’s exciting! It’s over the top! It’s Eurovision! Everything you need to know about music’s biggest spectacle this weekend.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Why Is Eurovision a Big Deal? A Guide for Perplexed Americans.

Karla Adam

The Washington Post

The United Kingdom is hosting this year’s competition, the biggest, and strangest, live music event on the planet.

WATCH IT ONLINE: How to Live Stream Eurovision 2023

Sage Anderson

Rolling Stone

With Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham set to host, we’ve got all the information for how to live stream this year’s Eurovision online, no matter which country you’re tuning in from.

THE SONGS: All 37 of This Year’s Eurovision Song Entries, Ranked

Jon O'Brien

Vulture

From rotten Romanian rock to sublime Swedish synth-pop, here’s every 2023 Eurovision contender, ranked.

WINNERS TO DATE: All 69 Eurovision Song Contest Winners – Ranked

Alexis Petridis

The Guardian

From Abba to Céline Dion, chicken noises to lyrics about magical shoes, we rate and slate every winning entry from 1956 onwards.

A GROWING FANBASE: Why Gen Z Have Become Eurovision’s Biggest Fans

Nick Levine

BBC

Now 67 years old, Eurovision has become loved internationally for great pop music and joyful camp. And it’s got a young fanbase who are more impassioned about it than ever.

MEMORABLE ACTS: The Most Outrageous Eurovision Performances

Nick Allen

Vulture

Feather boas, sexy Roman soldiers, and yellow spandex.