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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Abigail Nicholson

500 Eurovision volunteer roles created after council 'inundated' with requests

Liverpool City Council is looking for 500 people to volunteer ahead of the city hosting Eurovision later this year.

The biggest music competition in the world lands in Liverpool in May with the best vocalists, groups and performers Europe has to offer. Ukraine, last year's champions, had to pass on hosting duties to the United Kingdom after the European Broadcasting Union deemed it unsafe for the country to house the event given their ongoing conflict with Russia.

After a number of cities in the UK put in bids to host the competition, Liverpool was announced as the host city. On Tuesday, January 31, The Mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, gave Liverpool Mayor, Joanne Anderson the keys to Eurovision in a momentous ceremony. which marked the unofficial start of the event.

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