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Scottish singer and former Eurovision winner Lulu has said her "heart sunk" when she learned that her home country would not be hosting the next song contestant.
Graham Norton announced on Friday that Glasgow lost out to Liverpool, who will host Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine. Understandably, Glaswegians were gutted after an excitable wait, as was the Scottish pop star.
Speaking on Saturday's BBC Breakfast, she admitted: "It's upsetting."
However, the 73 year old took the loss in her stride: "You know, you have to be a good loser," she advised. "You have to be a good loser, it's very important."
"And in the end, you know, it's the UK hosting it. And that's what we've got to be grateful for. We are now focused on supporting Liverpool doing a great job for Ukraine."
But Lulu couldn't completely hider her devastation. While on a video call to BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Peterson, she admitted: "My heart sunk, I have to say.
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"But I've had a lot of disappointments in my life, so I managed to get over them and I suppose I'll get over this one! But yeah, I sort of thought we were going to get it."
She added: "You know, actually not unlike the Glasgow audience. Liverpudlians - I mean, if you think about the fact that
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K.J. Yossman The BBC has set its executive team overseeing the broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which is set to take place in Liverpool next year. Although the U.K. is hosting, the BBC have promised that the show will “celebrate Ukraine’s victory as well as U.K. creativity.” Ukraine were unable to host the contest due to security issues stemming from the ongoing Russian invasion. Martin Green has been appointed managing director for the operation, which will see the BBC broadcasting in partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Green was recently the chief creative officer of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and was head of ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He will report to Kate Phillips, BBC’s director of unscripted.
Eurovision 2023 as a result of the costs of taking part in the contest.As previously reported, due to the ongoing war with Russia, this year’s winners Ukraine will not host the 2023 edition of the singing competition and it will instead be held in Liverpool next May.However, both Montenegro and North Macedonia have now announced they will not be heading to Merseyside due to “high costs”.“In addition to the significant costs of the registration fee, as well as the cost of staying in Great Britain – we also faced a lack of interest from sponsors, so we decided to direct existing resources to the financing of current and planned national projects,” Montenegro’s broadcaster RTCG said in a statement.North Macedonia’s state broadcaster added: “Due to the economic and energy crisis and high costs, [North] Macedonia will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which will be held in May in Liverpool, UK.”It’s not known what each broadcaster has to pay to participate in Eurovision but the total costs for all broadcasters reportedly totals around £5million.Song contest organisers – the EBU – said it is “committed to keeping the costs of taking part as affordable as possible”, explaining that fees are “calculated based on the number of countries competing” while considering “the member’s relative size and financial status”.News of Montenegro and North Macedonia’s withdrawal from Eurovision 2023 comes just weeks after Liverpool was announced as the host city for next year’s contest.
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K.J. Yossman The Royal Television Society’s annual RTS Programme Awards have been set for March 28, 2023. The awards ceremony, which is held at Grosvenor House every year, always attracts a sea of bold-face names from the world of television. (Pictured above: Jodie Comer attending in 2019). Last year’s winners included “Help” writer Jack Thorne, “It’s a Sin” showrunner Russell T. Davies and comedian Graham Norton, who was honored with an award for Outstanding Contribution to British Television. Entries have now opened for next year’s awards, which include three new categories — Comedy Drama, Supporting Actor – Female and Supporting Actor – Male — in recognition of the supporting performances from the acting community over the past 12 months.
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Eurovision Song Contest, after it was confirmed that Liverpool had been chosen as the UK host city for the competition. On Friday’s The One Show, Graham Norton made the huge announcement, as the people of Liverpool celebrated and those in Glasgow commiserated over their loss.
2 min read Liverpool has been named as the Host City of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, following a competitive bidding process by cities across England.
Liverpool was tonight unveiled as the host of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest next year - and the reaction in Manchester was, well, mixed.
Liverpool has been selected as host city for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, the wildly popular music competition that will be entering its 67th year. The city of the Beatles won out Friday over Glasgow, the fellow finalist from a shortlist of UK cities that included Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield.
Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have responded to the news of Liverpool being announced as the host city for next year’s contest.The news was confirmed on The One Show this evening (October 7), with BBC Eurovision commentator Graham Norton making the announcement that the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 would take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on May 13.“We are very pleased that next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Liverpool,” Kalush Orchestra said in a statement. “Though we haven’t had the privilege of visiting yet, the musical heritage of the city is known all over the world.
Eurovision Song Contest 2023.The news was confirmed on The One Show this evening, with BBC Eurovision commentator Graham Norton making the announcement.“It means everything,” Liverpool’s director of culture, Claire McColgan, said. “We’re doing it for Ukraine first of all, for our brilliant city and for the people who come here.
Eurovision 2023 will take place in Liverpool, Graham Norton has announced. The 59 year old star, who does the BBC's commentary on the Song Contest, shared the news during Friday night's episode of The One Show and revealed that the event will take place on May 13 2023.
Liverpool has tonight been chosen as the host city for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023.
K.J. Yossman The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool. The winner was selected from a shortlist of seven U.K. cities. The news comes after months of uncertainty over where the contest would be held.https://t.co/Lrs7Fnqqoq Liverpool’s win was announced on BBC’s “The One Show” on Friday evening (Oct. 7). The exact dates of the contest have not yet been revealed although it is always held in May. It is likely the event will be hosted in the city’s biggest arena, the M&S Bank Arena, which has a capacity of 11,000. Currently there are two acts scheduled to perform there in May: Olly Murs on May 6 and violinist Andre Rieu on May 12.