The opening film saw last year’s champions performing their winning entry, Stefanie, from the Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station in the heart of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Throughout their performance, the group were joined by a range of British contributors including the Princess, Lord Lloyd Webber, Mr Ryder, Ms Banks, Ballet Black and Joss Stone. 

Eurovision 2023 is taking place in Liverpool after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of war-torn Ukraine, which won last year’s contest. 

The opening sequence film was produced by BBC Studios.