Since this Friday morning there was a clamor in the Eurovision gossip, and the confirmation has arrived late in the afternoon in the form of a statement: RTVE will relegate the first Eurovision semifinal to La 2 to avoid suspending the second weekly broadcast of MasterChef, as happened at the beginning of April due to the delay in the start of the Copa del Rey match between Athletic Club de Bilbao and Osasuna.
The first semifinal will also host the performance of the favorite according to the polls, the Swedish Loreen.
RTVE will broadcast live the two Eurovision 2023 semifinals that will take place on May 9 and 11 at the M
The Norwegian Alessandra will be in charge of opening the festival with the song Queen of kings, while the Finnish Käärijä will close the first semifinal with Cha cha cha. For his part, the Danish Reiley will be in charge of opening a second semifinal that will close the Australian band Voyager.
Last January, the 31 countries were divided by draw into two semifinals. It was also raffled that Germany, France and Italy would vote in the first semi-final, while Spain, Ukraine and the host, the United Kingdom, would vote in the second. The order was decided by the organizing station, the BBC, with the aim of guaranteeing emotion in this television show that is watched by almost 200 million viewers around the world.
First Semifinal (May 9):
In addition to the 15 participants in the First Semifinal, viewers in Germany, France and Italy will be able to vote for their favorite songs to win Eurovision.
Second Semifinal (May 11):
In addition to the 14 participants in the Second Semifinal, viewers in Spain, the United Kingdom and Ukraine will be able to vote for their favorite songs to win Eurovision.
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