Kalush Orchestra won Eurovision 2022 for Ukraine. (Getty)
The BBC has officially announced the seven UK cities shortlisted to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
The seven shortlisted cites were announced on BBC Radio 2 and BBC One on Friday morning (12 August).
They are: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool. Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield.
They beat out over 20 bids from Bristol, Aberdeen, Darlington, Edinburgh and more.
The Eurovision 2023 shortlist was chosen for cities’ capability, capacity and experience to host the contest.
The seven cities will now go through to the next stage of selection.
The final chosen city will be announced in autumn.
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