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Liverpool Echo
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Christopher Megrath

When are the Eurovision Song Contest's national selection acts announced?

The Eurovision Song Contest's 2023 timeline of when the national selections competitions will announce their acts has been revealed.

Multiple nations have already put their acts forward and will shortly follow up with whatever banger they hope will storm this year's contest. A large number of countries opt for a national selection process which sees performers battle it out in multiple televised heats to see who has what it takes to head to Eurovision.

This format allows Europe to get a sneak peek at the act and song long before they officially perform in the contest in May. Some artists slightly change their tracks once they've secured their spots but more or less they remain the same as they were during the selection process.

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Several nations including the UK handpick their representative through an internal selection which sees them being revealed at a much later stage. Not every country has a solid date for when their acts will be announced but here is a confirmed timeline of when to expect the national selections' winners.

February

  • 2nd: Georgia - The Voice Georgia
  • 3rd: Ireland - Eurosong 2023
  • 4th: Norway - Melodi Grand Prix 2023
  • 4th: Spain - Benidorm Fest 2023
  • 11th: Croatia - Dora 2023
  • 11th: Italy - Festival di Sanremo
  • 11th: Latvia - Supernova

  • 11th Malta - Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023

  • 11th: Denmark - Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

  • 11th: Estonia - Eesti Laul

  • 11th: Romania - Selecţia Naţională

  • 18th: Lithuania - Pabandom Iš Naujo! 2023

  • 25th: Finland - Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

  • 25th: San Marino - Una Voce Per San Marino

  • 26th: Poland - Krajowe Eliminacje

March

  • 3rd: Germany - Unser Lied für Liverpool
  • 4th: Iceland - Söngvakeppnin
  • 4th: Serbia - Pesma za Evroviziju 23
  • 11th: Portugal - Festival da Canção 2023
  • 11th: Sweden - Melodifestivalen
  • TBC: Moldova - Etapa Națională

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