BBC comply with host 2023 Eurovision Track Contest within the UK

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have confirmed that the BBC shall be internet hosting the 2023 Eurovision Track Contest within the UK on behalf of this yr’s winners, Ukraine.

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Organisers revealed final month that they had been in talks with the BBC to convey the occasion to the UK. The successful nation of the annual track competitors normally hosts the next yr’s occasion and regardless of Ukraine’s folk-rap entry Kalush Orchestra topping the desk, it was introduced earlier this month that the EBU could be in search of a special nation to host the occasion in 2023.

In a prolonged assertion, EBU defined the the explanation why Ukraine couldn’t host the 2023 occasion. “The EBU totally understands the frustration that greeted the announcement that the 2023 Eurovision Track Contest can't be staged in Ukraine, this yr’s successful nation,” the statement started.

“The choice was guided by the EBU’s accountability to make sure the circumstances are met to ensure the protection and safety of everybody working and collaborating within the occasion, the planning of which wants to start instantly within the host nation.”

The UK’s Sam Ryder got here second within the competitors and because of discussions, the BBC have now been invited by the EBU to behave as Host Broadcaster for the 67th Eurovision Track Contest.

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“We’re exceptionally grateful that the BBC has accepted to stage the Eurovision Track Contest within the UK in 2023,” Martin Österdahl, the Eurovision Track Contest’s Government Supervisor, mentioned in a press release.

“The BBC has taken on internet hosting duties for different successful international locations on 4 earlier events. Persevering with on this custom of solidarity, we all know that subsequent yr’s Contest will showcase the creativity and ability of certainly one of Europe’s most skilled public broadcasters while making certain this yr’s winners, Ukraine, are celebrated and represented all through the occasion.”

Ukraine, because the successful nation of the 2022 Eurovision Track Contest, will routinely qualify to the 2023 Grand Closing.

Tim Davie, Director-Normal of the BBC added: “It's a matter of nice remorse that our colleagues and buddies in Ukraine will not be in a position to host the 2023 Eurovision Track Contest. Being requested to host the most important and most advanced music competitors on the earth is a superb privilege.

“The BBC is dedicated to creating the occasion a real reflection of Ukrainian tradition alongside showcasing the variety of British music and creativity. The BBC will now start the method to discover a Host Metropolis to companion with us on delivering one of the crucial thrilling occasions to come back to the UK in 2023.”

The BBC beforehand hosted Eurovision in London in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1977, Edinburgh in 1972, Brighton in 1974, Harrogate in 1982 and Birmingham in 1998. The host metropolis shall be chosen within the coming months following a bidding course of.