Eurovision 2023: All the songs ranked, from Albania to the UK

By Mark SavageBBC Music Correspondent
The countdown has begun. This Friday marks 40 days to the start of Eurovision week with a 'turquoise carpet' opening ceremony in Liverpool.
All 37 songs have now been submitted, with lyrics dealing with everything from demonic possession to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
As always, quality is at little nearly as constant as a vat of jelly, but there are some gems among the inevitable onslaught of power ballads.
The following is a very subjective attempt to rank them all. You will no doubt disagree, and I inevitably snubbed someone's favorite. But that's the beauty of Eurovision: everyone has a say, and my opinion is not more important than anyone else's. (Plus, I have a terrible track record for predicting the winner, so here goes.)
With that in mind, let's have fun. You can listen with an alphabetically sorted playlist on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube.

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Eurovision 2023: All the songs ranked, from Albania to the UK

By Mark SavageBBC Music Correspondent

The countdown has begun. This Friday marks 40 days to the start of Eurovision week with a 'turquoise carpet' opening ceremony in Liverpool.

All 37 songs have now been submitted, with lyrics dealing with everything from demonic possession to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

As always, quality is at little nearly as constant as a vat of jelly, but there are some gems among the inevitable onslaught of power ballads.

The following is a very subjective attempt to rank them all. You will no doubt disagree, and I inevitably snubbed someone's favorite. But that's the beauty of Eurovision: everyone has a say, and my opinion is not more important than anyone else's. (Plus, I have a terrible track record for predicting the winner, so here goes.)

With that in mind, let's have fun. You can listen with an alphabetically sorted playlist on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube.