{"id":4896,"date":"2022-07-26T08:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T08:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enews.sotout.com\/the-u-k-will-host-eurovision-2023-after-ukraine-ruled-too-risky-amid-russias-war\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T08:57:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T08:57:42","slug":"the-u-k-will-host-eurovision-2023-after-ukraine-ruled-too-risky-amid-russias-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/the-u-k-will-host-eurovision-2023-after-ukraine-ruled-too-risky-amid-russias-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.K. will host Eurovision 2023 after Ukraine ruled too risky amid Russia’s war"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Next year\u2019s Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> will be staged in Britain, organizers announced Monday, after concluding it is too risky to hold the much-beloved pop extravaganza<\/a> in the designated host country, Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The U.K. said the 2023 event would be a celebration of Ukrainian culture and creativity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ukraine won the right to host the glitzy pan-continental music competition when its entry,\u00a0the folk-rap ensemble Kalush Orchestra, won\u00a0this year\u2019s contest in May. Britain\u2019s Sam Ryder came in second.<\/p>\n

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The European Broadcasting Union, which runs Eurovision, said it had concluded that \u201cregrettably, next year\u2019s event could not be held in Ukraine for safety and security reasons.\u201d It said Britain\u2019s BBC had agreed to broadcast the show on behalf of Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will not be in Ukraine but in support of Ukraine,\u201d said Mykola Chernotytskyi, head of the managing board of UA:PBC. \u201cWe are grateful to our BBC partners for showing solidarity with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fate of the 2023 contest had featured in talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n

Johnson said the two had agreed that \u201cwherever Eurovision 2023 is held, it must celebrate the country and people of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we are now hosts, the U.K. will honor that pledge directly \u2014 and put on a fantastic contest on behalf of our Ukrainian friends,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Ukraine has won the contest twice and hosted Eurovision in 2005 and 2017. The competition has been held in Britain eight times, most recently in 1998, the year after the U.K. last won.<\/p>\n

The BBC said bidding to be the host city for the 2023 contest will open next week.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1956 to help unite a continent scarred by World War II, Eurovision has grown to include more than 40 countries, including non-European nations such as Israel and Australia.<\/p>\n

Organizers strive to keep pop and politics apart \u2014 banning overtly political symbols and lyrics \u2014 but global tensions have often imposed themselves on the contest. Russia was kicked out of this year\u2019s competition because of its invasion of Ukraine in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n
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