Will Ukraine Host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023?

The unspoken question in the run up to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest was whether Ukraine would be able to host next spring if they won. Before the event, sources close to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the annual music contest, indicated it was not a situation they were looking forward to grappling with. However, when Ukrainian rappers Kalush Orchestra were announced as the winners in Italy on Saturday night, it became an inevitability. The contest is hosted each year in the country which won the previous year. Following Italian rock band Maneskin’s 2021 win, this year’s competition… Read Full Article