LGBTQ+ Performers in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

The Eurovision Song Contest is renowned for being camp, extravagant and accepting of all identities, so it's little wonder that the LGBTQ+ community have held it dear to their hearts for many decades. With queer representation dating all the way back to the 1960s, the competition has always had a place for progressive values and promoting diversity and inclusion.

This year’s contest in Liverpool is no exception, with multiple LGBTQ+ performers representing their country in the hopes of being crowned the 2023 winner. Here are the openly LGBTQ+ artists performing at the Eurovision Song Contest in the United Kingdom this year.

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Alessandra (Norway)

Alessandra Mele, known simply by her stage name Alessandra, is a bisexual Norwegian-Italian singer. She is representing Norway in this year’s competition with the electropop anthem Queen of Kings. Alessandra revealed that the song's lyrics are about empowering women, and that her experiences as a bisexual woman influenced the song’s creation.

Listen to Queen of Kings by Alessandra now!

Luke Black (Serbia)

Representing Serbia this year is singer and songwriter Luke Black. Openly gay, the artist has expressed his immense excitement at being involved in the world-famous competition. The song Samo mi se spava, which translates as I Just Want to Sleep, is Black’s contribution to the contest. He revealed that the song is about feelings of isolation and was created as a result of the emotional impact of the 2020 lockdown. He also described the song as a call for people to wake up to the evil that surrounds them and defeat it.

Listen to Samo mi se spava by Luke Black here!