Eurovision star Sam Ryder had a vow to Ukraine that next year's contest will 'celebrate' the war torn European country as it was officially confirmed that the UK will host.
Sam did the unthinkable this year by taking the United Kingdom to the upper reaches of the leaderboard for the first time in over a decade and giving us our best finish since Imaani in 1998. His track Spaceman was second only to Ukraine entry Stefania by Kalush Orchestra.
After the conflict in Ukraine this year, they were red hot favourites with bookies months ahead of Eurovision 2022 in Turin, as the rest of Europe showed their support with their votes. It is of course tradition for the winning country from any given year to host the next contest but, it was decided last month that Ukraine wouldn't stage the 2023 event.
