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The Eurovision song contest will be hosted by Liverpool next year after it beat 19 other cites to stage the event on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.
The annual extravaganza will be held in the UK for the first time in 25 years on 13 May as Ukraine is unable to host the event due to the Russian invasion.
Liverpool was one of 20 cities to offer to stage the 67th Eurovision, beating Glasgow in the final two.
The announcement by Graham Norton on the BBC’s One Show on Friday will fire the starting gun on a frenetic six months of preparation to stage one of the most-watched music events in the world.
All eyes will be on Liverpool’s 11,000-capacity M&S Bank Arena for the three live events that culminate in a four-hour grand final in May.
More than 160 million people from around the world tuned in to watch the three events in Turin, Italy, in May.
Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra won the contest with their song Stefania, a folk-rap ensemble they dedicated to all the country’s mothers.
