It's no big secret that Glasgow is the bookies favourite to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 after this year's winner, Ukraine, pulled out because of the ongoing war there.
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The seven cities shortlisted to possibly host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in the UK have been revealed.
After it was announced that the UK will play host to the contest following Ukraine's win with Kalush Orchestra in Turin, Italy earlier this year.
The shortlist of possible host cities was revealed by Scott Mills live on BBC Radio 2's Zoe Ball Breakfast Show this morning, with the BBC explaining each of the candidates boast 'the capacity, capability and experience to host an event of this scale and complexity.'
Where will the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 be held in the UK?The seven cities shortlisted to host next year are:
Birmingham Glasgow Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle SheffieldThis comes after Sam Ryder placed as runner-up for the United Kingdom in this year's contest with his Number 2-peaking single SPACE MAN. The song even became the highest-charting Eurovision entry in the UK since Gina G's Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit 26 years go.
A statement from the BBC adds that the shortlisting process was 'heavily weighted towards demonstrating past experience in hosting major international events, as well as being able to demonstrate their credentials in hosting a celebration of contemporary music.'
When will the UK city chosen to host the Eurovision Song Contest be announced?The chosen city will be announced this autumn.
Why is the Eurovision Song Contest being hosted in the UK in 2023?Though Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won this year's contest with their song Stefania, ongoing conflict in the country means the UK will take on hosting duties as runner-up.
"We’re exceptionally grateful that the BBC has accepted to stage the Eurovision Song Contest in the UK in 2023," said Martin Österdahl, the Eurovision Song
It's no big secret that Glasgow is the bookies favourite to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 after this year's winner, Ukraine, pulled out because of the ongoing war there.
Sam Ryder has released his new single Somebody, his first since leading us to a record-breaking result in Eurovision earlier this year.
Good Morning Britain viewers said they were 'genuinely baffled' as Lulu made an appearance on the show. Charlotte Hawkins and Adil Ray were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Friday (August 12) when the shortlist for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 host city was revealed.
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has been announced – check it out below.The UK’s entry Sam Ryder came in at second place to Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in this year’s competition, scoring an impressive 466 points overall with his song ‘Space Man’.It was subsequently confirmed that the BBC would host next year’s event in the United Kingdom on behalf of Ukraine due to the ongoing war in the latter country.
K.J. Yossman It’s official: the Eurovision Song Contest will not be held in London.A shortlist of potential host cities was unveiled on Friday morning and, as had been widely expected, the U.K.’s capital city has been left off.Instead, the seven U.K.
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AJ Odudu has thrown her hat in the ring as a possible presenter for Eurovision 2023, which is set to be hosted in the UK on behalf of Ukraine. Earlier this week, the BBC confirmed it would be taking charge of next year’s contest after it was announced winners Ukraine had been ruled out amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
the honour falls to the UK and we have the opportunity to celebrate Sam Ryder coming second in this year’s event. The Eurovision host city will be decided in the coming months with London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Sheffield joining Leeds in campaigning to be the competition’s venue. In order to be chosen to hold the competition, cities must demonstrate that they have a 10,000-seater venue and are located within close proximity to an international airport.
Eurovision 2023 will be hosted in the UK - and we want to know where you think it should be staged.
Craig Hill reckons the Eurovision Song Contest WILL be held in Glasgow and has put himself forward to host it.
The UK is set to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year on behalf of Ukraine, the BBC has confirmed, and according the bookies, Glasgow is the favourite city to host the competition.
Sam Ryder said on an Instagram video addressing fans in Ukraine, "It’s Ukraine’s party, we’re just inviting them to throw it at our house. " Twitter users have started to speculate and put forward which UK presenters they hope will host the much-anticipated song contest alongside some Ukrainian presenters. Some familiar names are cropping up a lot on social media, such as This Morning's cheery host Alison Hammond, or the hilarious Graham Norton, who has been doing the UK commentary for over a decade.