The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place in the Liverpool Arena next to the River Mersey on Saturday 13 May with Semi-Finals on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May. The BBC, together with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), will organise the Contest in consultation with UA:PBC, Ukraine’s public broadcaster and last year’s winners of the Contest. Liverpool was chosen following a strong city bid process that examined facilities at the venue; the ability to accommodate thousands of visiting delegations, crew, fans and journalists; infrastructure; and the cultural offer of the Host City in reflecting Ukraine’s win in 2022. Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl welcomed the news: ‘Liverpool is the ideal place to host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine. The city is synonymous with music and Liverpool Arena exceeds all the requirements needed to stage a global event of this scale. We have been very impressed with the passion the city has shown in embracing the Contest and their inclusive ideas for placing last year’s winners, Ukraine, front and centre when thousands of fans visit next May. This will be the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the UK in 25 years and, as we work with our Host Broadcaster, the BBC, to celebrate Ukraine’s victory, this unique production promises to be a very special one indeed.’ Read more here:- https://eurovision.tv/story/liverpool-will-host-eurovision-2023
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TaP Music the global music management and publishing company behind some of the world’s most successful pop artists, such as Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding announce today that they will be leading the search for the UK contender for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Recipients of Music Week’s prestigious Managers of the Year Award for two years running (2020, 2021) – TaP will be consultants on the project, and today call on the music industry to share experienced live performers for their consideration. The song performed at Eurovision will be released commercially through a partnership with a major label.
“We’re really excited to be teaming up with the BBC for this event and will use Eurovision to authentically reflect and celebrate the rich, diverse and world-class musical talent the UK is globally renowned for. For many years, we’ve witnessed the United Kingdom not doing as well as we would’ve liked, when pop music is something we usually excel at. The simple fact is it’s time to show what we can do and the wonderful musical talent we have - ultimately we can’t blame politics. It’s time for the UK to mirror the positive spirit of our European counterparts and really deliver the best of what we have to offer - we should unite as a country and champion talent representing our country on the global stage. Look at our wonderfully diverse and hugely successful talent across sport and entertainment - Dua Lipa, a British Kosovan is the number 1 female artist in the world right now, Emma Raducanu - a Brit of Chinese and Romanian heritage breaking incredible records in tennis, not to mention the British nations football teams representing so well at the Euros - all high profile examples reflecting today's modern, diverse British culture.”
“The UK is not lacking in talent. Talent has never been the issue. In fact we are overflowing with talent. Rather than viewing Eurovision as just a bit of fun, let's look at it for what it is; the world’s biggest live music event - 200 million viewers at last count, with an audience skewing younger each year. Win or lose or somewhere in between - we’re going to go for it. We really want the entire nation to get behind the UK Eurovision act like never before. As a team, we’re incredibly focused on finding a really special act that creates excitement for the UK - both in the build-up to the final and beyond.” TaP Music’s plan for the Eurovision campaign is to pull together an ‘A-Team’ committee of the best people in the music industry, spanning the country’s best artists, songwriters, creatives and media.
“Covering Eurovision for the BBC is one of my favourite times of the year. Hearing TaP’s vision to discover and showcase to the world the rich and diverse depth of musical talent that truly represents the UK at its best has got me even more excited for the 2022 contest than any year since I started in Düsseldorf in 2011.”
“As of today - we’d like to appeal to the entire music industry to send to us acts for consideration - we can promise to put the best possible team around them on all fronts to give them not just a wonderful opportunity at Eurovision but hopefully for a long career ahead.”
“I’m a proud Brit whilst also being a proud Kosovan… I’m happy to lend my manager to the cause… I’ll be cheering them on!”
“British pop music has led the world for seven decades now. The legacy and continued impact it has, makes it one of our Nation's greatest success stories. In a changing world, we must find new ways for it to continue to thrive. There aren't many televised events that are as big and genuinely global as Eurovision, so it's a wonderful opportunity for us to remind the world yet again of the depth and diversity of our talent. I can't wait to see what gems our friends at Tap Music will unearth”
“The Brits make fantastic pop music. Not only that, we invented it! Isn’t it about time we started showing the rest of Europe what we can do and put our best foot forward when it comes to Eurovision? We have so much to offer and I for one, am excited to see a British act at Eurovision that is going to make me and the whole country proud. With TAP at the helm next year, I’m sure that’s what's going to happen!” TaP was founded in 2010 by music lawyer Ben Mawson and manager Ed Millett. It has since expanded to over 40 people across offices in London, LA, Berlin and Sydney and offers a truly global focus for its clients. TaP Music incorporates management, publishing, records and studios and services include dedicated in-house marketing, A&R, studios and digital / social media personnel. Throughout all areas of the business, TaP’s success speaks for itself - named ‘Music Managers of the Year’ by Music Week two years in a row (2020, 2021) whilst also collecting Music Innovation of the Year (2021) for their record breaking live streams - TaP continue to break records with their roster of industry leading artists. Success includes Dua Lipa - the number 1 female artist in the world right now - amass 5x BRIT Awards and 3x GRAMMYs, reach in excess of 8 billion streams on Spotify alone, making her the most listened to British artist on the platform. Ellie Goulding - recognised as the 13th most played female artist of the 21st century - continues to drive real change globally as a UN Environment Ambassador whilst exceeding over 23 billion streams worldwide. TaP have managed the incomparable Lana Del Rey since the beginning of her career - totalling 28 billion streams to date, plus award recognition such as x2 BRIT Awards and x6 GRAMMY nominations. TaP Music launched not-for-profit arm TaP Futures in September 2020 - working alongside the music, fashion and sports industries to provide lasting change via increased access to employment opportunities for those currently under-represented within their chosen field. In addition to their ongoing success in music, TaP launched TaP Sports in 2020 - an athlete management and consultancy agency, representing those at the forefront of sport including Kalvin Phillips, David Alaba and Danny Welbeck across brand partnerships, publicity, social media and content creation. www.tap-music.com | Instagram | Twitter Young hopefuls will be making their way to Belarus this November to take part in the 16th Junior Eurovision Song Contest. A record-breaking 19 countries will participate in Minsk - the most in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest - celebrating the extraordinary young musical talent across Europe. Belarus’ public broadcaster BTRC (Belarusian Television and Radio Company) will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, which will take place at the Minsk Arena on Sunday 25 November, the second time the contest has been held at the 15000 seat stadium in the Belarusian capital. Following their triumph with Polina Bogusevich winning at last year’s contest Russia return to defend their title in Belarus, facing tough competition for the accolade from previous winners Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Italy, Malta and The Netherlands plus the rest of the 2018 contenders Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, France, FYR Macedonia, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Wales. Young contestants will look to emulate the success of previous Junior Eurovision contestants, including Ieva Zasimauskaitė who performed for Lithuania in 2007 and went on to represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon. As in previous years, the winner of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be invited to perform at the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Israel. Having won the competition twice before Belarus are among the few countries who have won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest multiple times along with Russia and Malta who have also won twice, and Georgia who have won a record three times. Kazakhstan and Wales will both take part for the first time. Jon Ola Sand, the EBU’s head of Live Events and Executive Supervisor of the JESC said “We are delighted to have a record-breaking 19 countries taking part at the 16th Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Since the contest began in 2003 we have been thrilled to see a wealth of young talented performers take to the stage, some of whom have gone on to represent their countries in the Eurovision Song Contest. We are looking forward to seeing the next generation of young musical talent shine in the 2018 contest at the Minsk Arena in Belarus” The following countries (and EBU Members and Associates) will participate in the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belarus: Albania (RTSH) Armenia (AMPTV) Australia (ABC / SBS) Azerbaijan (ICTIMAI) Belarus (BTRC) France (France TV) FYR Macedonia (MKRTV) Georgia (GPB) Ireland (TG4) Israel (KAN Italy (RAI) Kazakhstan (Khabar Agency) Malta (PBS) Poland (TVP) Portugal (RTP) Russia (RTR) Serbia (RTS) The Netherlands (AVROTROS) Wales (S4C) Continue to JuniorEurovision.tv The Semi-Final Allocation Draw, to determine which country will participate in which Semi-Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the City Hall of Lisbon on 29th January at 13:00 CET. During the ceremony, the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, will hand over the Host City Insignia to Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisbon. The Semi Final Allocation Draw and the Host City Insignia Exchange are key milestones in the preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest. The ceremony will be hosted by Sílvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela who form half of the presenting team for Eurovision 2018. You will be able to watch all the action live from Lisbon on YouTube! Semi Final Allocation Pots revealed! The 37 Semi-Finalists have been allocated into six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. Drawing from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called neighbourly voting and increases suspense in the Semi-Finals. READ MORE Tickets for Eurovision 2018 Further tickets for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, including the Semi-Finals, will be on sale soon. Keep an eye on the ticket page of Eurovision.tv for more information. Big news as the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is taking shape. During a press conference in Lisbon, where the upcoming contest will take place, the list of participating countries was released and the slogan and theme artwork was officially unveiled. Drum roll..! All aboard! for Eurovision 2018 Portugal as a country has always connected Europe to the rest of the world through the ocean, and 500 years ago Lisbon was the centre of many of the world’s most important sea routes. Today, Lisbon is using the ocean’s connectivity as inspiration with the slogan All Aboard!, inviting you and the international community to come together for this year’s competition. More about theme and artwork for Lisbon 2018 Lisbon 2018: These countries will participate! The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest will see 42 countries participate:
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