The President of Ukraine has announced that he wants to host the next Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine following the country's win. Last night (May 15) Ukraine won the hearts of viewers around the world after the band Kalush Orchestra performed their song Stefania, which has become a popular anthem among Ukrainians during the war.
Ukraine won a huge 439 points in the public vote and 631 points overall to claim the title, having been frontrunners and the favourites to win since Russia’s invasion. Followed closely behind was the UK after Sam Ryder's performance which earned us 446 points and second place in the singing contest.
Following the country's success Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has now vowed to host the next Eurovision Song Contest in the besieged city of Mariupol, which is almost entirely in Russian hands during the war. This is aside from a stalwart group of a few hundred Ukrainian fighters who continue to hold out in a steel factory.
