The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 may include some of the industry's biggest stars.
The Insignia Handover on Tuesday, January 31, saw those with a key part to play in the upcoming show arrive in Liverpool to officially ring in the contest. Before the semi-final allocation draw and handing over of the keys took place, a group of industry heads took part in a private lunch briefing ahead of the show.
In attendance was Culture Liverpool's Clare McColgan, UA: PBC's Head of Managing, Mykola Chernotytskyi, and BBC Eurovison's managing director Martin Green. Speaking to the ECHO and other press, Green teased the team is hoping to secure some of the world's biggest stars.
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When asked whether or not the contest will make use of Liverpool talent such as the remaining members of The Beatles, Martin told the room "everyone" has been contacted.
He said: "You can imagine what we want all the shows to do is celebrate music in the UK, across Liverpool, across Ukraine, and across the world. We're talking to [absolutely everyone you can think of] at the moment and let's see what happens when we get to the show."
ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus has expressed an interest in visiting Liverpool for the contest to soak up the city's music history which includes a trip to the Cavern Club.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today, he said: "My idols The Beatles, come from there, which is why I am thinking maybe I should go to see the finals... and I've never been to Liverpool.
"To see the Cavern where The Beatles appeared. They were the reason why Benny Andersson and I started writing music. Before the Beatles, songwriters were kind of anonymous but suddenly there were these guys who were not only the artist but they wrote their own songs."
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