The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is now well underway in the Liverpool City Region and is expected to attract an estimated 100,000 visitors during the course of the event.
And whilst we're still a bit gutted that Manchester won't be hosting this year's contest on behalf of Ukraine, we're buzzing it's going ahead nearby.
Last night (May 9), thousands gathered at the M&S Bank Arena to watch the first live show of this year’s international contest and saw 15 countries compete for their spot in Saturday’s grand final, including Sweden, Norway, Israel and Czechia.
The UK was selected to host this year's contest on behalf of last year's winners Ukraine after Sam Ryder took second place in the 2022 competition with his song Space Man.
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