| Special Edition | |
| Theme | Back to the 80's |
| Dates | |
| Grand final date | Thursday, 27 April 2023 |
| Voting deadline | Friday, 26 May 2023 |
| Host | |
| Host city |
 Liverpool, United Kingdom
|
| Host broadcaster | BBC |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries |
|
| Vote | |
| Winning song |
 Switzerland
Tina Turner – The Best |
| Runner up |
 Portugal
|
| 3rd place |
 Israel
|
Germany,
Greece, 
Israel, 
Netherlands, 
Norway, 
Russia, 
Sweden, 
United Kingdom
Full
Results
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EMC Special Edition #01 Liverpool – Grand Final
| # | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 |
 Norway
|
Wham! | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | 7 | 71 |
| 02 |
 Ireland
|
Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody | 6 | 73 |
| 03 |
 Romania
|
Roxette | It Must Have Been Love | 4 | 84 |
| 04 |
 Russia
|
Gorky Park | Bang | 16 | 6 |
| 05 |
 Germany
|
Nena | 99 Luftballons | 9 | 57 |
| 06 |
 Greece
|
Michael Jackson | Billie Jean | 13 | 18 |
| 07 |
 France
|
Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill | 11 | 53 |
| 08 |
 Netherlands
|
Mel & Kim | Respectable | 8 | 64 |
| 09 |
Israel
|
Jennifer Rush | The Power Of Love | 3 | 85 |
| 10 |
Switzerland
|
Tina Turner | The Best | 1 | 108 |
| 11 |
 Italy
|
Toto Cutugno | L'Italiano | 12 | 47 |
| 12 |
 Estonia
|
Marju Länik | Päikesemaa | 14 | 16 |
| 13 |
 Belgium
|
Madonna | Like A Prayer | 5 | 80 |
| 14 |
 Sweden
|
Queen | Who Wants To Live Forever | 10 | 55 |
| 15 |
United Kingdom
|
MC Sven & Miker G | Holiday Rap | 15 | 11 |
| 16 |
Portugal
|
Bonnie Tyler | Total Eclipse Of The Heart | 2 | 100 |