The UK will host the Eurovision Song Contest next year on behalf of Ukraine, it has been confirmed.
Ukraine won the right to host the contest in 2023 after Ukrainian entry Kalush Orchestra triumphed at this year’s competition held in Italy in May, but the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided the event cannot be held in the country, which is still at war with Russia.
In a statement released on July 25, the EBU said the contest will now be held in the UK by the BBC.
Martin Osterdahl, Eurovision’s executive supervisor, said: “We’re exceptionally grateful that the BBC has accepted to stage the Eurovision Song Contest in the UK in 2023.”…