'Eurovision' 2023: See Who is Going to The Grand Final

Eurovision is upon us this May 2023, and the contestant lineup has finally been set. Artists from around Europe (plus Israel and Australia) are chosen by various processes depending on the country, some by hand-selected juries of musicians from the competing nations, others by a national contest that most American viewers will recognize as resembling American Idol or The Voice. Most national competitions conclude between the end of January and mid-March, so there's been a flurry of announcements, with the final stragglers hoping to make a splash as the last entries unveil their acts.

Only two years ago, in 2021, it seemed like the U.K. had zero chance of winning, let alone hosting, with a zero from both the juries and the popular vote that year. However, in 2022, the U.K. division switched from National Contest selection to jury vote, which chose TikTok artist Sam Ryder. The result was a second-place finish behind Ukraine. Considering the state of Maripol currently, a substitute hosting gig, the contest was held in Liverpool on behalf of the war-torn country.

Perhaps it is not a surprise that for their 2023 selection, the U.K. again went with a jury-selected artist, Mae Muller, whose collaboration "Better Days" with Neiked and Polo G was a European pop hit in 2021. She was selected by a team headed up by TaP Music, a global music management and publishing company. In true Eurovision sappy style, the number she's singing is called "I Wrote A Song."