The UK will host subsequent yr’s Eurovision Music Contest on behalf of Ukraine, organisers the European Broadcasting Union and the BBC have confirmed.
Historically, it could be Ukraine’s job as winner to host the upcoming tune contest following Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra’s triumph with their monitor Stefania in Might.
However the EBU mentioned final month, following a “full evaluation and feasibility examine”, it had concluded it could not be possible for Ukraine to host due to the ongoing warfare with Russia.
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The UK got here second on this yr’s competitors because of Sam Ryder’s efficiency of Area Man.
“It’s a matter of nice remorse that our colleagues and mates in Ukraine are usually not capable of host the 2023 Eurovision Music Contest,” BBC director-general Tim Davie mentioned in a press release on Monday.
“Being requested to host the most important and most advanced music competitors on the planet is a superb privilege.”
He went on to say that the BBC was “dedicated to creating the occasion a real reflection of Ukrainian tradition alongside showcasing the range of British music and creativity”.
Davie confirmed that the following steps can be to discover a host metropolis to companion with for the annual singing competitors. Organisers mentioned the bidding course of would start subsequent week.
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Though Ukraine wouldn’t be internet hosting, the nation would mechanically qualify for the grand ultimate together with the so-called “huge 5,” organisers mentioned.
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, are the international locations that financially contribute essentially the most towards the competition.
Mykola Chernotytskyi, head of the managing board of Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC, expressed confidence that the 2 nations might work collectively to “add Ukrainian spirit to this occasion and as soon as once more unite the entire of Europe round our frequent values of peace, help, celebrating variety and expertise”.
The BBC has staged the Eurovision Music Contest on eight events —extra instances than another broadcaster.
Following the announcement, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that the UK would placed on a “improbable contest on behalf of our Ukrainian mates”.
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