Miracle by Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding retains its position at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart for an eighth non-consecutive week.
16.05.2023 - 08:45 / officialcharts.com
As Liverpool sweeps the last of the stray sequins from its streets, the Eurovision effect continues to impact the Official Chart.
Following the Eurovision Song Contest grand final at M&S Bank Arena last weekend, four acts look set to see their songs reach brand-new peaks on the Official Singles Chart this week; with winner Loreen, the UK's Mae Muller, Norway representative Alessandra and Finland's Käärijä all making big gains in today's update.
Let's take a look how things stand today, shall we?
Currently leading the charge is Sweden's Loreen, who became the first female in Eurovision history (and second person overall) to take home the trophy for a second time last weekend.
Her 2023 entry Tattoo currently tracks to make its UK Top 40 debut in the Top 5 - sitting at Number 3 in today's update. With less than 2000 chart units currently separating it from David Kushner's Daylight at Number 2, could it become the Stockholm-born singer-songwriter's highest UK chart placing ever?
Back in June 2012, Loreen's first winning Eurovision entry Euphoria peaked at Number 3 on the Official Singles Chart.
Also on the ascent is the UK's Mae Muller, who could see the Karen Poole and Lewis Thompson co-penned I Wrote A Song lift 38 spots to break the Top 10 and claim a new peak of Number 7 this Friday.
Elsewhere, runner-up Käärijä of Finland could celebrate his first-ever Top 40 entry with the brilliantly-bonkers Cha Cha Cha this week (11). The balls-to-the-wall anthem's less than 1000 chart units behind Harry Styles' enduring As It Was in today's update, too (10).
WATCH 2023 contestants reveal their favourite Eurovision songs ever:Finally, Norway powerhouse Alessandra could also enjoy her first-ever UK Top 40 entry with the mammoth
Miracle by Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding retains its position at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart for an eighth non-consecutive week.
Mae Muller is undoubtedly one of the most promising female talents in pop right now. Fresh off the back of her first-ever Official Top 10 single, the UK's Eurovision 2023 entry I Wrote A Song, Mae's booked and busy at festivals from Birmingham to Brighton Pride, has a headline tour in the diary and has just announced her debut album.
BBC bosses are reportedly keen to sign singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor as their 2024 Eurovision representative. It comes after this year's contestant, Mae Muller, came second from last in the competition, which was hosted by the UK in Liverpool. It was the first time in 25 years that Eurovision has been hosted by the UK.
BBC sign language translator has gone viral after translating the Finnish entry ‘Cha Cha Cha’ into British sign language at the Eurovision final.The upbeat dance track by Käärijä was an early favourite to win the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest 2023. One viewer described the performance as “fucking bonkers and brilliant”, with another adding: “The Eurovision village went wild for Finland…biggest reaction of the night so far.”However, ‘Cha Cha Cha’ ultimately came in at second place to Swedish singer Loreen and her song ‘Tattoo’.BBC sign language translator Adrian Bailey was praised for his enthusiastic performance of the tune.
Eurovision 2023 winner Loreen and her banger Tattoo have moved one step closer to Official Chart domination - creeping up today to outpeak Euphoria and even potentially challenge for Number 1, the Official Charts Company can confirm.
Following his show-stopping performance at last weekend's Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Liverpool, it's safe to say the UK's fallen a little bit in love with Finland's Käärijä.
The effect of Eurovision 2023 is in full force following last weekend's grand final in Liverpool, with TikTok crunching the numbers to reveal an incredible uplift in video creations using the music of Loreen, Käärijä and more.
Eurovision 2023 tracks continue to transcend the contest and impact the Official Singles Chart midweek; with winner Loreen, Mae Muller, Käärijä and Alessandra all set to make their mark this week.
Loose Women star Janet Street-Porter has made a savage dig at the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entrant Mae Muller, who sadly came second to last after a nail-biting vote on Saturday 13 May. The 76 year old panellist and former journalist weighed in on the UK's low position in the song contest, following Sam Ryder's rare second place in 2022, and she didn't hold back.The competition, which was held in the UK for the first time in 25 years, ended up giving the trophy to Loreen of Sweden and her powerhouse ballad Tattoo, who had won once before. Finland came second, Noa Kirel of Israel then came in third, and Italy was fourth.
Following last weekend's big Eurovision Song Contest grand final at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena, a host of entries are set to make their mark on the Official Singles Chart.
Eurovision entrant Mae Muller has issued a statement in response to a disappointing result in last night’s (May 13) finale, which saw the UK finish second from last.Sweden’s Loreen was crowned the overall winner in the final, after earning a score of 583 points. Sweden were the bookies favourite to win ahead of the final in Liverpool, with Loreen’s song ‘Tattoo’ having odds of 4/9 on bet365 to win on the day of the grand finale.The win made Eurovision history, with Loreen becoming the first woman to win the competition twice, following her victory in 2012 with the track ‘Euphoria’.After the jury votes, Sweden stood in first place at 340 points.
So the 67th Eurovision Song Contest was a game of two halves for the UK: stepping up as host nation in place of Ukraine, it delivered a flawless extravaganza, perfectly walking the tightrope between paying solemn tribute to Ukraine’s current plight and presenting an undiluted celebration of the unity of music with all the humour, goodwill and sometimes outright bonkers business that offers.
Eurovision has officially ended for another year, and of course, fans on social media had no shortage of hot takes, conspiracy theories and memes.The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted last night (May 13) at Liverpool Arena; Sweden came in first place with 583 points, followed by Finland and Israel. Viewers seemed to be divided on the final ranking, with some opining that Finnish artist Käärijä should have won for his campy and unusual ‘Cha Cha Cha’, while others found Loreen‘s ‘Tattoo’ to be a fitting winner. “Massive congrats to [Loreen], who lit up the [Eurovision 2023] stage for [Sweden] (for the second time!) with her current stunning song ‘Tattoo’!” wrote Erik Ramanathan, the US’ official Ambassador to the kingdom of Sweden.
Eurovision Song Contest, after earning 583 points. Sweden was favourite to win ahead of tonight’s final in Liverpool, with Loreen’s song ‘Tattoo’ having odds of 4/9 on bet365 to win.Loreen becomes the first ever woman to win Eurovision twice, following her victory in 2012 with the track ‘Euphoria’.After the jury votes, Sweden stood in first place at 340 points.
After beating some stiff competition from a whopping 26 acts which included the UK’s very own Mae Muller, it was Loreen that reigned victorious at the end of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Singing Tattoo, Loreen scored an impressive 583 points in total, which sent them skyrocketing to the top of the leaderboard! Securing victory for a second time, Sweden’s entry Loreen managed to once again claim the coveted title with this year’s track Tattoo, 11 years after she triumphed at the competition back in 2012! In the past decade since bringing home the coveted Eurovision win, Loreen has enchanted audiences with her voice, unique artistic expression, and captivating lyrics.
Mae Muller has closed this year’s Eurovision song contest with the UK entry for this year’s competition.Muller performed ‘I Wrote A Song’ as the last performance of the evening – you can watch footage and reaction of the moment below.WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED HER IN HERE. TEN OUT OF TEN.
UK Eurovision fans were cheering on singer Mae Muller as she closed the final with I Wrote A Song.
All 26 acts have now performed in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
The Eurovision Song Contest final is underway with singers from 26 all taking to the stage.
The UK's Eurovision hopes this year rest on the shoulder of singer Mae Muller.