A certain event has now arrived in Liverpool in a big way and Eurovision Song Contest excitement is now at fever pitch amongst fans of the world famous competition.
It was way back in 1998, following a win a year earlier for Katrina & the Waves, that the UK last hosted Eurovision, with Israeli act Dana International triumphing in Birmingham as the late Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson did the honours by hosting.
While it was Ukraine who won Eurovision in Turin last year, thanks to the Kalush Orchestra, the European Broadcasting Union promptly decided that, given the conflict in the country over the last year, they couldn't stage the event in 2023, with the UK, having finished second 12 months ago with Sam Ryder, given the opportunity to pick up the baton.
