Eurovision 2023 - 1st semi-final - reviews and recommendations

This year’s reviewers consist of NRK’s permanent reviewer for Eurovision Aspen BorgIn addition to three members of the general judging panel in the program Title: Liverpool on NRK TV: Jim Odegaard Pedersen, Marie-Sophie Hellevang Jensen, and Sephan Sohail!

Aspen:

Music and humor references at NRK.

Relationship with Eurovision: tense in the stories, played in the joke!
Favorite entry of the year: Finland and Karega with “Cha Cha Cha Cha”!
Favorite of all time: Tajči – “Hajde da Ludujemo” (Yugoslavia, 1990)

Marie:

32 years old and works as a music teacher.

My relationship with Eurovision: The Eurovision Song Contest has been the highlight of the year for me for 14 years, and an important moment in my entire life.
Favorite entry of the year: La Zarra – “Évidemment” (France)
Favorite entry of all time: The movie “Gravity” directed by Zlata Ognevich (Ukraine, 2013)

C:

39 years old, Chairman of the General Jury at Address: Liverpool on NRK TV, and an expert on NRK’s advertised Eurovision.

My relationship with Eurovision: I live and breathe ESC – it has become as much a lifestyle as it is a hobby.
Favorite entry of the year: can’t choose just one! Hopefully France wins, I think Finland wins, Sweden and Lorraine fear, Austria is a treat this year.
Favorite entry of all time: the song “Poupée de cire, Poupée de son” by France Gall. She won the Luxembourg competition in 1965! Awesome ⭐️

Sabhan:

17 years old, studying media and communication in high school.

My relationship with Eurovision: Eurovision has been my hobby for more than five years now. It’s my favorite vacation!

Favorite contribution of the year: Sweden (Lorraine with “Tattoo”) and Great Britain (May Müller with “I Wrote a Song”). I love them both very much