• The 2023 Eurovision Tune Contest is being hosted in Liverpool, England, beginning on Tuesday.
• Forward of the occasion, contestants made daring vogue statements on the opening ceremony.
• Käärijä, a rapper from Finland, wore a neon getup, and the UK’s Mae Muller wore a hooded costume.

The 2023 Eurovision Tune Contest is formally underway.

Every year, nations around the globe select a musical consultant of their nation to carry out within the contest hosted by the European Broadcasting Union. A number of rounds and viewers votes decide the yr’s finest tune, and the competitors is then hosted within the winner’s house nation the next yr.

Earlier winners embrace Celine Dion, ABBA, Måneskin, and most just lately, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra.

This yr’s contest is being held in Liverpool, England — a spot chosen to keep away from conflicts with Russia after Ukraine’s 2022 victory — and might be streamed within the US through Peacock beginning on Tuesday.

And to kick off the occasion, contributors walked the turquoise carpet at Eurovision’s opening ceremony on Saturday in standout outfits. Here is what the representatives of every nation wore.