Following the news that Ukraine and UA:PBC will not be hosting the 2023 contest on June 23rd, even more UK cities and towns have considered a bid to host the contest. It appears that members of the Welsh government are calling for Wales to submit a bid, adding Eurovision to the growing list of large-scale events held within the country …
Following Friday’s announcement by the EBU that a feasibility study into the 2023 contest had concluded the contest was not able to be hosted in the winning country of 2022, Ukraine, the broadcasters’ union has begin talks with the BBC about potentially hosting Eurovision 2023 in the United Kingdom. This would mark the first time since 1980 that the previous …
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has stated that he hopes Ukraine will host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 and that they “deserve to” welcome the European competition to their soil next year. Returning to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England, from a visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Johnson told the …
An interesting development has occurred in the search for where Eurovision 2023 will be held, amidst ongoing concerns that Ukraine may be unable to host the song contest next year. Due to the continued war in Ukraine, it is possible that the country will be unable to host – in which case, a number of countries have volunteered to host …
The United Kingdom delegation at Eurovision have surprised fans by announcing the first meeting for 2023 has taken place today, prompting speculation about what the meeting entailed. Rather than being billed as a debrief from 2022, Lee Smithurst – a BBC Series Producer and one of the senior members of the UK delegation – teased that the first meetings for …
British Eurovision pair Sam Ryder and Scott Mills are set to appear on the celebrity adaptation of Channel 4’s popular “Gogglebox” show, it has been announced. The “Space Man” singer and Eurovision 2022 runner-up will pair up with the semi-final commentator and BBC Radio 1 DJ for the show, which sees celebrity duos reacting to the week’s TV highlights and …
It’s not just the UK’s most recent Eurovision star seeing royal approval this week, as it’s been revealed that 2013 representative Bonnie Tyler has been awarded an MBE honour (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours list for her long-time services to music! The “Believe In Me” and “Total Eclipse of the …
Sam Ryder is being tipped to take part in Strictly Come Dancing, a widely beloved dancing show in the United Kingdom and the equivalent of the international “Dancing With The Stars” franchise. The UK’s new Eurovision hero has had his odds slashed on taking part in this winter’s series after finishing second in this year’s contest, and thus earning the …
Scottish media have been speculating on the possibility of Glasgow hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in the event that Ukraine would be unable to, after the city’s arena blanked out its schedule for May of next year. The Scottish Daily Express are reporting that the OVO Hydro Arena, famous for being used as the venue in the Eurovision Song …
The United Kingdom’s Sam Ryder achieved yet another once-in-a-generation milestone today, with his Eurovision 2022 runner-up entry “Space Man” becoming the highest charting Eurovision entry on the British Official Singles Charts in 26 years. This week, “Space Man” was involved in a battle with Harry Styles’s “As It Was” for chart domination, but ultimately the former One Direction singer pipped …
