Wales could put forward a bid to host Eurovision 2023 after it was confirmed the competition will be held in the UK. Ukraine won in 2022 with the UK coming second but the ongoing conflict with Russia means it will not be able to host the competition.
The quest is now on for a UK host city. The news was confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union, EBU, which runs the contest, after investigations into the possibility of hosting in Ukraine - the 2022 winners - resulted in the decision being made that under the circumstances it was too dangerous. It was also announced that the BBC will now start the process of finding a host city.
The EBU said in a statement: "Following the decision that, regrettably, next year’s event could not be held in Ukraine for safety and security reasons the EBU explored a number of options with the winning broadcaster. As a result of discussions, the BBC, as runner up in the 2022 Contest, was invited by the EBU to act as Host Broadcaster for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.
