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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Thomas Fair & John Bett

The Eurovision Song Contest could return to UK - here's what happened last time

The Eurovision Song Contest is a controversial subject for many but soon it may be unavoidable as the competition could be held in the UK next year.

The organisers have reached out to the BBC after concluding that Ukraine cannot fulfil the competition after the Kalush Orchestra won this year, leaving us in a bit of a tricky spot.

As the Birmingham Live reports, we were this year's runner-up with Sam Ryder's Spaceman, so the UK has been offered the chance to host the competition - but what happened the last time we hosted Eurovision?

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