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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Poppie Platt

'It would be a fantastic thing' - People of Manchester back city's bid to host Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the UK next year, and cities across the country – including Manchester – have already started submitting their bids to host the competition.

The European Broadcast Union and the BBC announced on Monday that the UK will host the 2023 contest in place of Ukraine, this year’s winners. This is because of the ongoing war with Russia.

The M.E.N. spoke to people across the city about the possibility of the historic song contest coming to the North-West. And, it’s safe to say everyone’s feeling pretty excited.

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