Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is everything King Charles’ coronation wasn’t
When Liverpool was announced as the host city for Eurovision, Kim knew that the pair had to come here together. “There is no other city that could have done it better than Liverpool. It’scity of culture,”she tells me. “As soon as people know Maryna is from Ukraine, the support is overwhelming and positive.”
I’m from Scotland originally and, when the shortlist of potential host cities was announced, I was hoping Glasgow would be picked. But walking around Liverpool, even I must admit that Kim is right: Liverpool is the perfect place for Eurovision.
Walking around Liverpool, one thing I’m struck by is that, in almost every other context, if I were to encounter someone draped head-to-toe in the Union Jack flag I would probably give them a wide berth. Honestly? I’d view them with suspicion or, at the very least, cringe a little on their behalf.
Fran tells me the pair have made lots of friends in Liverpool and have spoken to people from across the world. She thinks part of the fun atmosphere is created by the fact that it’s OK for people to support lots of different countries, and that you can appreciate the more high-brow songs alongside the “guilty pleasure” performances. And this time, the contest has a whole new meaning for her. “It’s such an emotional thing for me,” she says, of the U.K. hosting for Ukraine.
I said earlier that Eurovision feels quite like LGBTQ+ Pride. The contest has always been a subject of fascination amongfans in particular, walking the line between high and low art which preoccupies so much of gay culture. But in the last decade or so, after Austrian drag superstar Conchita Wurst won in 2014 with the empowering anthem “Rise Like a Phoenix,” the contest has become a de facto Pride festival.
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