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How many times has the UK hosted Eurovision? On Saturday, 13th May 2023, the UK hosted the Eurovision song contest finals for a record ninth time in Liverpool, on behalf of Ukraine. Even discounting our most recent time hosting the contest, the UK has already hosted the final more times than any other country.
On 25 July 2022, it was confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC that the UK would host the 2023 contest on behalf of the previous year's winning country Ukraine, and Liverpool was later announced as the host city on 7 October.
The United Kingdom has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest a record nine times. The BBC stepped in and hosted the contest for the Netherlands in 1960, France in 1963, Monaco in 1972 and Luxembourg in 1974 due to the winning countries' financial and capacity issues, and for Ukraine in 2023 due to the Russian invasion of the country. [46]
The host city insignia is a rotating trophy awarded to cities hosting the Eurovision Song Contest, proposed jointly by the city of Helsinki, the Finnish broadcaster Yle and the EBU in conjunction with the 2007 edition.
ContestsCountryCityVenue9United Kingdom9United Kingdom9United Kingdom9United KingdomMay 13, 2023 · Eurovision 2023 is being hosted by the UK city of Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine, which won last year but is unable to host the event amid Russia’s land, air and sea invasion of the country.
Jul 25, 2022 · Liverpool 2023 will be the 9th time the Contest has taken place in ‘Blighty’. To date, the UK has won the Eurovision Song Contest on 5 occasions and hosted the event on 8 previous occasions: 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1977 in London, 1972 in Edinburgh, 1974 in Brighton, 1982 in Harrogate, and 1998 in Birmingham.
May 13, 2023 · The UK has previously hosted Eurovision eight times - more than any other country! Every city in the UK then got the chance to send in their bid and say how they would host the competition.
