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When is Eurovision 2023? Liverpool gears up to host contest for UK and Ukraine

There are now just a few months to go until this year's Eurovision Song Contest, as Liverpool does the honours for the United Kingdom.

While it was Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra who topped the leaderboard in Italy back in May with their track Stefania, it was decided by the European Broadcasting Union that the war torn country wouldn't be able to host this year.

After the BBC agreed to take on the contest for the UK, a number of cities submitted bids to stage Eurovision, including Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds, with those whittled down to Liverpool and Glasgow, before Merseyside won the day.

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