Ukraine was the favorite in the 2022 edition of Eurovision, which took place in Italy. She won the award with the song “Stefania” by the group Kalush Orchestra. By being victorious, she also won the right to hold the next event in her country. But the war came and everything changed.
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In June, the European Broadcasting Union (promoter of the event) declared that it was not safe to hold the 67th in the country, and passed the role to the runner-up, the United Kingdom. Despite not taking place on Ukrainian soil, the leadership of the event still belongs to the nation at war.
Seven British cities were chosen to host the event: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. The United Kingdom has hosted Eurovision 8 times, most recently in 1998 in Birmingham.
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The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song event, the second oldest in Europe, and debuted in 1956. It was created to test the technological limits of television at the time.
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The program is open to all of Europe, Australia and members of the European Broadcasting Union, among countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Each country sings an original song and is evaluated by the public and judges. The broadcaster sends a song to be sung by 1 to 6 participants, over 16 years old.
Source: AFP
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