The release of Iru’s “Echo,” Georgia’s entry for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, completes the lineup for the season after three months of national and internal selections. “Echo,” written by Iru alongside Giga Kukhianidze and Beni Kadagidze, also represents a change of strategy for the Caucasus nation as it seeks to improve its fortunes at Eurovision. Most significantly is …

Georgia will officially be the last of Eurovision 2023’s 37 contestants to release their song, with IRU’s “Echo” to be released that day. Iru Khechanov, now being officially presented mononymously as IRU, revealed the song title in a post on Instagram today, as well as hinting at the vibrant white and red Georgian colors that will be her look for …