This morning Australian time (evening in Europe) the Eurovision 2023 semi-final allocation draw took place in Liverpool, UK.
The draw was hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan and saw 15 nations placed in semi-final 1 and 16 nations in semi-final 2.
Australia will be compete in semi-final 2 in the second half of the show.
The complete results of the all important draw are:
Semi-final 1 (Tuesday 9 May in Europe)
First half
Serbia
Latvia
Ireland
Norway
Portugal
Croatia
Malta
Second half
Sweden
Moldova
Switzerland
Israel
Netherlands
Finland
Azerbaijan
Czech Republic
Voting in this semi-final from the "Big 5" are: Germany, France and Italy
Semi-final 2 (Thursday 11 May in Europe)
First half
Armenia
Cyprus
Romania
Denmark
Belgium
Iceland
Greece
Estonia
Second half
Albania
Australia
Austria
Lithuania
San Marino
Slovenia
Georgia
Poland
Voting in this semi-final from the "Big 5" and host are: Ukraine, Spain and United Kingdom
Countries are placed in these pots to help reduce the chance of neighbour or "bloc" voting.
The Eurovision Song Contest will take place on the 9, 11 and 13 May in Liverpool, UK, hosting on behalf of Ukraine.
Australia will choose our artist and song internally with SBS expected to make an announcement by March.
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