Eurovision: What does it take to stage the world’s greatest song contest?
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Eurovision 2023: This year’s grand final was the most watched in the contest’s history
The Eurovision 2023 final reached a massive milestone in the contest’s 67-year history. On 13 May, 26 countries returned to the Liverpool Arena to battle it out for the coveted first-place title and Eurovision trophy. Due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the UK hosted the highly anticipated competition on behalf of the European country – who took home the title with Kalush Orchestra’s single Stefania in 2022. While each artist delivered incredible performances full of showstopping vocals, unique dance routines and jaw-dropping sets, Sweden’s Loreen and her emotional single…
Read MoreEurovision 2023: Sweden’s Loreen makes history by taking home title for a second time
LGBTQ+ pop superstar Loreen has made history with her monumental Eurovision 2023 win. On 13 May, the grand final of the 2023 competition took place at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool – with Graham Norton, Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina (of The HARDKISS), Emmy Award-winning Ted Lasso actress Hannah Waddingham and singer/television presenter/Mis-Teeq alum Alesha Dixon stepping in as hosts. Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra kicked off the four-hour show with an iconic rendition of their hit track Stefania. Their performance also featured showstopping guest appearances from Sam Ryder, Andrew Lloyd-Webber,…
Read MoreEurovision: 9 of the campest winning songs in history
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Read MoreEurovision Song Contest 2023: Everything you need to know
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Read More“High energy and powerful”: Mae Muller teases Eurovision performance
Mae Muller is ready to slay the Eurovision stage with her break-up banger I Wrote A Song. After an “extensive” search for the successor to Sam Ryder, Muller was revealed as the UK’s entry for the annual extravaganza earlier this month. The British singer-songwriter, from London, is best known for featuring on Neiked’s 2021 nu-disco/funk anthem Better Days, which reached the top 40 in both the UK and U.S. and has been streamed over a billion times. Her other credits include I Just Came to Dance, American Psycho (with Marshmello…
Read MoreUK to host Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in over 20 years
Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been confirmed to take place in the UK. Due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the show’s organisers have announced that it’s not safe for the event to be held in the country. Receiving a total of 631 points, the Kalush Orchestra won this year’s competition for Ukraine with its song Stefania. As a result, the UK – who placed runner-up with Sam Ryder’s Spaceman – were invited by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to act as Host Broadcaster for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.…
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