1. Semi-Final 1 (2023)
The First Semi-Final opened with host Julia Sanina performing part of 'Маяк' by her band, The Hardkiss. The interval featured global superstar Rita Ora, who delivered a medley of some of her biggest hits and her then-new single, 'Praising You'. Ukrainian singer Alyosha, who represented Ukraine at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, performed alongside Liverpool's acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rebecca Ferguson. Alyosha, who was forced to leave her country as a refugee in 2022, shared her personal journey through a new, haunting arrangement of Duran Duran’s song, 'Ordinary World'.
Release date: 2023-05-09
User rating:
5 / 10
4 votes
Season number: 67
Episode number: 1
Runtime: 132 minutes
Directors: Richard Valentine, Nikki Parsons
Writers: David Reilly, Christine Rose
Guest stars
Loreen
as Self - Contestant
Luke Black
as Self - Contestant
Alessandra Mele
as Self - Contestant
Käärijä
as Self - Contestant
Noa Kirel
as Self - Contestant
Pasha Parfeni
as Self - Contestant
Remo Forrer
as Self - Contestant
Patricie Fuxová
as Self - Contestant
Olena Topolia
as Self
Rita Ora
as Self
La Zarra
as Self - Contestant
David Meilak
as Self - Contestant
Jean Paul Borg
as Self - Contestant
Kārlis Zitmanis
as Self - Contestant
Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis
as Self - Contestant
Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis
as Self - Contestant
Mimicat
as Self - Contestant
Conor O’Donohoe
as Self - Contestant
Olesya Ochepovskaya
as Self - Contestant
Mia Nicolai
as Self - Contestant
Dion Cooper
as Self - Contestant
Marco Mengoni
as Self - Contestant
Filomena Cautela
as Self - Qualifier vs Non Qualifier
Timur Miroshnychenko
as Self - Presenter - Turqoise Event
Chris Harms
as Lord of the Lost - Contestant
Måns Zelmerlöw
as Self
Tereza Čepková
as Self - Contestant
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
Rebecca Ferguson - Self, Sean Meachen - Self - Contestant, Kārlis Vārtiņš - Self - Contestant, Ed Porter - Self - Contestant, David Whelan - Self - Contestant, Callum McAdam - Self - Contestant, Damir Martinović - Self - Contestant, Zoran Prodanović 'Prlja' - Self - Contestant, Ivan Bojčić - Self - Contestant, Dražen Baljak - Self - Contestant, Matej Zec - Self - Contestant, Tural Bagmanov - Self - Contestant, Turan Bagmanov - Self - Contestant, Bára Šůstková - Self - Contestant, Markéta Vedralová - Self - Contestant, Tanita Yanková - Self - Contestant, Gared Dirge - Lord of the Lost - Contestant, Class Grenayde - Lord of the Lost - Contestant, Pi Stoffers - Lord of the Lost - Contestant, Niklas Kahl - Lord of the Lost - Contestant, Josh Caslin - Self, Nadiia Kupets - Self, Ilya Padzyna - Self