The two finalists to host Eurovision 2023 has been announced by the BBC. The cities of Glasgow and Liverpool are in the running for potentially hosting the song context near year in place of Ukraine.
The news means that the cities of Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield are out of the running. A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed that further discussions would now take place with officials from both Glasgow and Liverpool, with a final decision made "within weeks".
Before the shortlist of seven was even revealed, bookies and fans put Glasgow as the runaway favourite to host Eurovision 2023. Sally Nugent sent Eurovision fans into a frenzy during BBC Breakfast on Tuesday morning, when she teased that an update was imminent on which UK city with get to host the contest next year.
