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BBC iPlayer will also provide sign language commentary for the grand final with various interpreters Gísli has been Iceland’s Eurovision commentator between 2003-2005, and since 2016. He is a TV presenter and former politician, part of Reykjavík City Council as their deputy mayor. He currently hosts talk showVikan með Gísla Marteini. 🇮🇪 Ireland: RTÉ One, RTÉ2 Zlatko Turkalj has provided radio commentary for Croatia almost every year since 2016. He is a journalist and radio presenter who has been gracing Croatian airwaves since the 1980s. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: RIK 1, RIK Sat
Timur Miroshnychenko has been Ukraine’s Eurovision commentator almost every year since 2007 – with the notable exception of 2017, when he appeared in front of the camera as one of the three hosts of the contest. Famously, he provided commentary on the 2022 edition of the contest from inside a bomb shelter. He has also commentated on Junior Eurovision since 2005, and presented the contest in 2009 and 2013. He is also producing content this year in Liverpool, including as a presenter on this year’s Turquoise carpet and in material to be broadcast during the live shows.
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Marte Stokstad is a journalist and presenter who has previously been involved with MGP and began her role as Eurovision commentator in 2021. Between 2013 and 2019, she headed theAdresseseries at NRK, in which experts and Eurovision fans review the participating songs of each year prior to the contest.
Lauris Reiniks, Latvia’s “King of YouTube”, joins Grēviņš for the grand final. Reiniks is no stranger to Eurovision, despite making his commentary debut this year. In 2003, he represented Latvia at the contest as part of the group F.L.Y. with Hello From Mars. He has since written songs for multiple preselections alongside his career as an actor, presenter, musician, and Dancing With The Stars winner. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: LRT televizija, LRT radijas Ida Nowakowska is an actress, dancer and presenter. She was a finalist on the first season of the Polish edition of So You Think You Can Dance, then returned as a judge for the ninth season. She can also be seen as a presenter on the Polish editions of Junior Bake Off and The Voice Kids. Nowakowska also hosted the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and presented Poland’s jury votes for the main contest in 2021 and 2022. 🇵🇹 Portugal: RTP, RTP Internacional, RTP África
Graham Norton has provided commentary on the Eurovision final since 2009. He is a presenter best known for hosting comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show, and for being a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Ken Bruce has provided radio coverage of Eurovision since 1988. He is best known for hosting BBC Radio 2’s morning show, which he has done since 1992. He was the UK’s spokesperson in 1998. This year, he combines his commentary duties with hosting the show alongside Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham and Alesha Dixon!
We don’t yet know much about Moldova’s Eurovision broadcasts, but we’ll update you as soon as we do! 🇲🇪 Montenegro: RTCGIlanit was the first performer to represent Israel at Eurovision in 1973. She performed “Ey Sham”, finishing in fourth place. In 1977, she returned in the contest with “Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim”. She was voted Israel’s top female singer every year from 1971 to 1977, and has recorded over 600 songs and more than 30 best-selling albums. 🇮🇹 Italy: Rai 1, Rai 2, Rai Radio 2 Wouter van der Goes is a radio DJ. He began his work on radio aged 12 as he discovered a love of tinkering with audio equipment, and later begun working with local radio and pirate radio stations alongside his day job as an insurance broker. He is currently the programme director for Q-Music. Frank van ‘t Hof is a radio DJ and producer. Until 202, he could regularly be heard on NPO’s morning shows. He currently presents Wout & Frank alongside van der Goes on Friday afternoons on NPO Radio 2. Claire Sweeney is a Liverpudlian actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. She has played some of theatre’s most iconic roles, including Velma Kelly in Chicago and Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. She will provide an “alternative Scouse commentary” for BBC Radio Merseyside alongside Paul Quinn, a civil servant, who was selected to join her through the “Voice of Eurovision” talent search. North Macedonia will broadcast all shows for Eurovision 2023 on MRT 1. Aleksandra Jovanovska and Eli Tanaskovska will provide commentary. 🇳🇴 Norway: NRK1
Duško Ćurlić has provided commentary for Croatia at Eurovision almost every year since 2006, and was their spokesperson in 2002. He is an actor and television presenter, with his work including Dora, Croatia’s national selection show.
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Marko Reikop is a TV presenter who has provided Estonia’s Eurovision commentary since 1999. He is best-known for being one of the presenters on daily talk show Ringvaade. Aleksandr Hobotov has provided Russian-language commentary since 2016, and was first joined by Julia Kalenda in 2017. Both are TV and radio presenters. We’ll be updating this article as more news comes out about who will take viewers along for the Eurovision 2023 journey, and who will help deliver a final result at the end of it all! 🇦🇱 Albania: RTSH 1, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo have provided commentary for San Mario ever since their contest debut in 2008. Fiorio is a radio and television presenter, who has been heard on Radio San Marino since 1976. Restivo is a radio presenter and voice actor.
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