King Charles III and the Queen Consort went to Liverpool to inaugurate the stage where the Eurovision Song Contest will take place and met Mae Muller, the British competitor in the song contest.
King Carlos III and the queen consort were this Wednesday at the M&S Bank Arena, in Liverpool, to inaugurate the stage where the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place, which will take place between May 9 and 13, a few days after the monarch’s coronation ceremony.
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During the visit, Carlos and Camilla met with Mae Muller, the competitor who will represent the United Kingdom with the song “I Wrote a Song”, and discussed the expectations for this year’s results. “Good luck, I will be watching with great interest, to encourage you”said the monarch, quoted by the Daily Mail. “Thank you,” Muller laughed. “No pressure. This year we won’t have zero points,” she added, referring to Britain’s performances in the tournament in recent years. “No zero points,” Camilla agreed.
Following a countdown launched by Eurovision director Martin Green, the King and Queen Consort pressed the button that revealed the official colors of the stage, in a light show that ended with the official coronation emblem, in honor of the royal couple.
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The 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place in the host city of Liverpool, chosen by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) following an application process. Ukraine, winner of the last edition, could not host the event due to the war situation.
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Mimicat is the representative of Portugal in the first semifinal of the contest, which will take place on May 9. The artist won the Festival da Canção with the song “Ai Coração”, which she wrote almost 10 years ago when she released her first album. It was the first time that a free submission had won the music contest.
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Source: Observadora
