The United Kingdom will host the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with Liverpool being backed to be host city.
Next year’s contest would have taken place in Ukraine after its 2022 entry took home the crown. But due to safety and security concerns following Russia’s invasion, the European Broadcast Union (EBU) has sought to move the event elsewhere.
It was confirmed earlier today that the UK and BBC would now host the event on behalf of Ukraine in 2023. In a statement confirming the offer to host, BBC Director-General Tim Davie said the broadcaster “will now begin the process to find a host city to partner with us on delivering one of the most exciting events to come to the UK in 2023."