Eurovision 2023 already has a regulatory country. The European Broadcasting Union announced this Monday that the UK will host the next edition of the music competition. After reaching an agreement with the British BBC, as reported in a press release.
The approval of the UER opens a new stage in the organization of the Eurovision Song Contest on British soil next year. The next step will be the choice of the city that will host it. London, Manchester, Liverpool, Brighton, Leeds and GlasgowThe fictional host of ‘Eurovision: the story of Fire Saga’, the Scottish city that started out as a favorite of some British media has already shown its interest in being the venue of Eurovision 2023 with various media coverage. and social networks a few weeks ago.
On the other hand, various British councilors, parliamentarians and political parties also proposed: Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham and Cardiff Enter this hypothetical race to be the host city of the next edition of the competition.
“We are extremely grateful that the BBC has agreed to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in the UK,” said Martin Österdahl, the Festival’s Executive Director, in this press release, confident that British television would show creativity and skill. “One of Europe’s most experienced public broadcasters”: “this year’s winners ensure Ukraine is celebrated and represented throughout the event.
Ukraine directly qualified for the grand final of Eurovision 2023
On the other hand, in this communication, the UER announces: Ukraine, as the winning country in Turin 2022, will automatically qualify for the grand finale of the next edition along with ‘Big 5’. France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are the group of countries that contribute the most economically, so there will be 26 countries again at that gala on Saturday.
The EBU also announced that UA:PBC representatives will work with the BBC to develop and implement the Ukrainian elements of next year’s programmes, and that the logo of the 2023 event will reflect next year’s festival’s unique stage and cooperation between the host. country and this year’s winners.