![]() won the contest was 1997, thanks to Katrina and the Waves and “Love Shine A Light.” in 2009, but decided not to.Īfter all, until Ryder, competing in Eurovision was no guarantee of a sparkling career for a Brit. She’s performing during the interval at a semifinal in Liverpool, but her connection to the event goes back much further: Ora was lined up to represent the U.K. “The Eurovision is suddenly just (becoming) huge again and I’m really here for it,” she said. Singer Rita Ora says Eurovision - the semifinals begin today and the final is Saturday - has received another lease on life in the U.K. So the U.K., as runnerup, is hosting instead. Normally the winner of the previous contest would host the next one, but that winner was Ukraine, and the ongoing war there has made that impossible. ![]() Sam Ryder’s “Space Man” restored the nation’s interest last year with his smiling enthusiasm, soaring vocals and great song despite coming on the heels of James Newman in 2021, who received no points at all, and 2019’s Michael Rice, who also came in last. And the U.K.’s second-place position at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest has helped kickstart widespread enthusiasm for 2023’s edition - taking place in Liverpool this week. T here’s nothing like nearly winning to wake people up. ![]() King Charles III and Camilla meet the presenters of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, from right Scott Mills, Hannah Waddingham, Rylan Clark and Julia Sanina, as they visit the host venue of Eurovision Song Contest, the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool ![]()
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