Finland won the most points, followed by Sweden, Israel, Czechia, Moldova, Norway, Switzerland, Croatia, Portugal, and Serbia. Each postcard was bookended with the " little planet effect", which symbolised the interconnections between people. The 'Song Contest' text was accompanied below by 'United Kingdom' and further down by 'Liverpool 2023'. Between May and June 2022, the Ukrainian government and UA:PBC, the nation's public broadcaster, discussed hosting the contest with the EBU. Making use of 360° drone technology, each postcard began in a selected location in Ukraine, then one in the United Kingdom, before moving to the artist's country of origin, where the artist took part in an activity of their choice.

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It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, after Ukraine, winner of the 2022 contest with the song " Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to meet the demands of hosting the event due to security concerns caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Eurovision Song Contest is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, the world's foremost alliance of public service media, representing over 100 member organizations in 56 countries and an additional 34 Associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas. The interval acts included Sam Ryder performing his new single " Mountain" with Queen's Roger Taylor, [172] and "The Liverpool Songbook", a homage to Liverpool's music heritage featuring six former Eurovision entrants singing their own version of songs from the host city: Mahmood with " Imagine", Netta with " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", Daði Freyr with " Whole Again", Cornelia Jakobs with " I Turn to You", Sonia with " Better the Devil You Know", and Duncan Laurence, together with the aforementioned artists, the presenters, and Ruslana in a pre-recorded appearance at the Golden Gate in Kyiv, with " You'll Never Walk Alone".Check off the flags and countries as each singer takes the spotlight and arrange a prize for the winner to up the stakes.

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The selected venue was the 11,000-seat Liverpool Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the ACC Liverpool complex.The postcards were produced by London-based production company Windfall Films and Ukrainian production company 23/32, with background music composed by Dmytro Shurov.