LIVERPOOL, England — Sprinkle the sequins and pump up the volume: The 67th Eurovision Song Contest reaches its climax on Saturday with a grand final broadcast live from Liverpool. There will be catchy choruses, a kaleidoscope of costumes and tributes to the spirit of Ukraine in a competition that for seven decades has captured the changing zeitgeist of a continent.
Drag acts perform during the second semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Tvorchi of Ukraine performs during the second semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Voyager of Australia performs during the second semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Let 3 of Croatia perform during the first semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Blanka of Poland performs during the second semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Photos: Some Eurovision's most iconic looks
FILE - Israeli singer Dana International celebrates her victory in the Eurovision Song Contest at the Birmingham Indoor Arena, May 10, 1998, Birmingham England. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Louisa Buller, File)
File - The WIG WAM group of Norway perform during the semi-final dress rehearsal of the Eurovision song contest in Kiev, Ukraine, May 18, 2005. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/ Sergey Ponomarev, File)
File - Greek singer Eleni Foureira performs during the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 18, 2019. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
File - Maneskin from Italy receive the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 22, 2021. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
File - Kate Miller-Heidke of Australia performs during a rehearsal for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
FILE - Finnish group Lordi celebrate after their victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, May 21, 2006, at the Indoor Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
File - Krista Siegfrids, of Finland performs her song "Marry Me" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, May 17, 2013. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
File - Jedward perform during rehearsal for the final show of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, May 25, 2012. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev, File)
File - Elina Nechayeva from Estonia performs the song 'La Forza' in Lisbon, Portugal, May 8, 2018 during the first semi-final for the Eurovision Song Contest. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)
File - Singer Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like a Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in the B&W Halls in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 10, 2014. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has provided catchy tunes, cheesy pop and bombastic anthems - but also some eye-catching fashion. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
