Eurovision 2023: What Australian viewers can expect

UKRAINE: TVORCHI rehearsing Heart of Steel for Ukraine at the Second Rehearsal of the Grand Final at Liverpool Arena. Photo: Eurovision 2023 Researchers from the Computational Social Science Lab at University of Sydney have conducted a Hackathon bringing together 20 Eurovision experts to analyse how fans across the world are engaging on social media for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. The Eurovision Song Contest is an international cultural and political phenomenon. First held in Switzerland in 1956, it brought together seven nations to promote cultural diplomacy in post-war Europe. Eurovision was a radical step forward in media history, being the first to offer a live, simultaneous transnational broadcast. It has been watched by millions of viewers for over the past 60 years. Eurovision has always been linked to technological advancements and the capacity to generate "live" audiences across national boundaries.