2022 Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra "very pleased" that next year's Eurovision will take place in Liverpool

Last Friday (7 October) evening it was announced that next year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine. The UK was selected to host the 2023 Eurovision in June due to placing second in this year's contest after after Ukraine was ruled out following a "full assessment" on "safety and security issues" due to the ongoing war.

Liverpool will host #Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine…and it’s gonna be proper boss

Find out all about Liverpool 2023 right here: https://t.co/a1zGojGfbr pic.twitter.com/7sZ7SaYjg2

— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) October 7, 2022

In August it was revealed that Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield were the shortlisted cities to host next year's Eurovision, and after being narrowed down to just two cities, Liverpool was chosen as the host city over Glasgow.

Kalush Orchestra, who won this year's Eurovision, said of the news, "We are very pleased that next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Liverpool. Though we haven’t had the privilege of visiting yet, the musical heritage of the city is known all over the world. Playing in the same place that The Beatles started out will be a moment we’ll never forget! Although we are sad that next year’s competition cannot take place in our homeland, we know that the people of Liverpool will be warm hosts and the organisers will be able to add a real Ukrainian flavour to Eurovision 2023 in this city."