Why is the UK hosting Eurovision and when is it on?
Eurovision is the world's biggest international song contest, and more than 160 million people are expected to watch the final in May in Liverpool.
Usually the winning country hosts the next competition. But because of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the European Broadcasting Union which organises the contest invited the BBC to host it on Ukraine's behalf.Liverpool, which gave the world The Beatles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and The Wombats, has been chosen as the host city, and the contest will take place at the M&S Bank Arena on the waterfront.
The so-called big five don't take part in the semis - the UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany pay more to EBU, and so they are guaranteed a place in the final, along with last year's winners, Ukraine. So a total of 26 countries will be competing for Eurovision glory on 13 May.Kate Miller-Heidkes represented Australia in 2019 in Tel Aviv
If Australia ever won the competition, there's a special rule in place which states they would have to nominate a European co-host who would stage the competition on their behalf, so no chance of the Eurovision Song Contest taking place Down Under. Then, calculated from viewer votes, the competing countries give the other contestants 12 to one points in the same way .
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