The 67th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) will be held in the UK next year.
This was confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the responsible broadcaster BBC on Monday.
The Secretary General of the ESC, the Swede Martin Österdahl, said that the BBC was extremely grateful that they would organize the ESC on behalf of Ukraine.
Peter Philipp Schmitt
Editor in the department "Germany and the World".
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The EBU had already announced in Geneva in mid-June that the competition could not take place as usual in the country of the winner, Ukraine.
"In view of the current circumstances", the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC was not able to fulfill the "security and operational guarantees" necessary for the organization and organization of the ESC, it was said at the time.
At the same time, the BBC was asked if they would step in as host.
The Brit Sam Ryder came second with his song "Space Man" at this year's ESC final in Turin.
However, according to the BBC, it wants to give the broadcaster UA:PBC the opportunity to contribute itself and Ukraine with its own elements for its show, which is probably planned for May next year.
The Ukraine will also automatically be seeded in the final, as Kalush Orchestra won the Grand Prix this year with "Stefania".
It is not yet clear where the ESC will take place.
A decision should be made in the next few months.
However, in the past four weeks, 17 cities in the UK have already applied to host the event, including four of the five former ESC host cities: London, Edinburgh, Brighton and Birmingham.
The BBC has hosted the ESC eight times (1960, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1982 and 1998), more than any other broadcaster or country.
In 1982 in Harrogate, Nicole won the Grand Prix for Germany for the first time with her song "A Bit of Peace".