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Daily Mirror
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Amy Denman

UK will host Eurovision Song Contest instead of Ukraine after BBC agrees to step in

Eurovision 2023 will be hosted in the UK next year, it has been confirmed.

It is usually tradition for the winning country to host the competition the following year, however, amid the ongoing war in Ukraine the country is not able to host as it poses a "significant risk".

However Ukraine, who won with Kalush Orchestra's performance of Stefania in the 2022 competition, has reached an agreement that the UK will be hosting the next competition as the United Kingdom came in second place following Sam Ryder's performance of SPACE MAN.

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