"Eurovision" in Liverpool, Albina and the Kelmendi family with the song "Duje" on stage on May 11

"Eurovision" starts today in Liverpool, Great Britain. Albania will be represented in "Eurovision" by Albina and the Kelmendi family with the song "Duje", as the winner of the 61st edition of the Song Festival on the Albanian Radio Television, while 37 countries are competing this year. The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Grand Final will take place at the Liverpool Arena on Saturday 13 May, while the semi-finals will be held on Tuesday 9 May and Thursday 11 May. With the song "Duje", Albania will appear on the second night on May 11. On the first night on May 9, the following will perform: Croatia, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, Moldova, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy. On the second night on May 11, the following will perform: Armenia, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Romania, Albania, Australia, Austria, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, Ukraine. Only 20 countries will be selected from the two semi-finals to perform in the grand final on May 13, which will be joined by the 5 permanent finalist countries (Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy and Germany) as well as last year's winning country. (Ukraine), who complete the list of 26 finalist countries. Well-known names of the world scene such as Julia Sanina, Graham Norton, Hannah Waddingham and Alesha Dixon will be the moderators. "Eurovision 2023" that takes place this year in Liverpool, the logo was also released earlier, which was a union of the colors of the United Kingdom and Ukraine. Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won last year's competition,