Where should Eurovision 2023 be held?
30.07.2022 - 11:25
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Eurovision 2023 will be hosted in the UK - and we want to know where you think it should be staged.
Several locations across the UK are in the running to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest after it was announced the United Kingdom will host the competition on behalf of war-torn Ukraine. And we're launching a survey to find out which town or city has the most support across the country.
The bidding process to select a host city begins this week, with the BBC and European Broadcasting Union (EBU) set to jointly make the final decision.
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It was agreed that the UK should stage Eurovision 2023 after Sam Ryder came second in this year's competition to Ukraine, who won with Kalush Orchestra's performance of Stefania. It is tradition for the winning country to host the competition the following year, but organisers decided it could not be held in Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
It will be the ninth time Eurovision has taken place in the UK - more than any other country - with London, Edinburgh, Brighton, Harrogate and Birmingham all having staged the hugely popular annual celebration.
London has hosted the competition four times - in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1977. In between it was held in Edinburgh in 1972, then Brighton two years later, while Harrogate was its home in 1982 and then Birmingham in 1998.
So, should next year's Song Contest return to one of its former host locations to carry on the tradition, or is it time for another city to give its own take on Eurovision? Tell us what you think in our survey below, or via this link if it isn't displaying.
You can also have your say in the comments section.
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