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In Pictures: Eurovision fever hit UK in 2023 as stars rocked Coronation Concert

The Brit Awards and the arrival of the fifth Indiana Jones film were among the other showbiz highlights in the past 12 months.

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Music fans in the UK enjoyed a bumper year in 2023 after Liverpool hosted the ever-popular Eurovision Song Contest while the stars descended on Windsor Castle for a concert to mark the coronation of Charles and Camilla.

The fifth instalment of the popular Indiana Jones film series also arrived while The Rolling Stones produced their first album of original material since 2005.

The Brit Awards 2023 – Show – London
Harry Styles was the big winner on the evening, winning all four Brit Awards he had been nominated for (Ian West/PA)
Take That
(l to r) Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Gary Barlow of Take That were among those to perform at the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle in May to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Chris Jackson/PA)
Katy Perry
Katy Perry gave renditions of her hits Firework and Roar (Chris Jackson/PA)
Halle Bailey, star of the live action reimagining of The Little Mermaid
Halle Bailey, star of the live action reimagining of The Little Mermaid, at the film’s UK premiere in London in May (Ian West/PA)
UK entrant Mae Muller (centre) reacts during voting
UK entrant Mae Muller (centre) reacts during voting in the Eurovision grand final. She ended in 25th place with 24 points (Peter Byrne/PA
G4 performing on stage
G4 were among those performing on stage in June during West End Live, a weekend of free live performances from West End musicals in Trafalgar Square (Jeff Moore/PA)
Taylor Swift
In September, Taylor Swift collected the award for song of the year for Anti-Hero at the MTV Video Music Awards 2023 in Newark, New Jersey (Doug Peters/PA)
Olivia Colman
At the premiere for Wonka in London in November, Olivia Colman debuted a blonde hairdo (Ian West/PA)
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