Ukraine: Kyiv states ready to host Eurovision 2023 if asked so

• Kyiv's administrative authorities state ready to host the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest if they are asked to do so. 

  According to a statement coming from the Mayor's office in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine feels keen to organise Eurovision 2023 if they are requested to host the next edition. Namely, Mykola Povoroznyk, the First Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration told Siohodni that:

  "We are ready to host Eurovision. We have all the infrastructure prepared for this. I think it is inexpedient to build something new, we will focus on what we already have – in a year, in the current conditions, it is quite difficult to build something new. If the organizers trust us, we will hold a competition at a high international level."

  This will be the third time the contest will be taking place in the capital city, which in past has hosted in 2005 and 2017 the competition following Ukraine's victorious participation the previous years respectively. The city has also on its record the hosting of two Junior Eurovision Contests. 

  With the discussions between EBU and the Ukrainian official having kicked off, a number of country have offered to host the competition or contribute to the organization if a hosting in Ukraine turns to be not feasible due to the war in the country after the Russian invasion. Among the countries that have stated ready to contribute are Sweden, Iceland, Poland, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain. 

  Ukraine won the right to host the next competition after Kalush Orchestra's triumph in Turin with their song 'Stefania'. The band accomplished to came 4th in the jury voting and by topping the televoting with the record breaking amount of 439 points won the competition with the overall score of 631 points. 

   

  News Source: Eurovoix/  Siohodni

   

   

   

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