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Rachel Treisman

It's official: The U.K. will host next year's Eurovision contest on behalf of Ukraine

Members of the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra pose onstage after winning the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14 in Turin, Italy. The winning country typically hosts the next year's competition, but Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted that tradition. (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine's Eurovision Song Contest win earlier this summer was a triumph for the war-torn country, with its folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra taking first place and shining a spotlight on Ukrainian culture.

It also posed a logistical challenge: How, if at all, might Ukraine be able to plan and produce next year's contest — as is customary for first-place winners — while defending itself against Russia's invasion?

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