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Eurovision 2023: Graham Norton and Hannah Waddingham hosts of the voting sequence!

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In an interview on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show, Hannah Waddingham revealed that she will be one of the four presenters of this year’s contest, and more specifically Graham Norton’s co-host of the Eurovision 2023 Grand Final voting sequence. It should be noted that Graham Norton will only host on the night of the final. Julia Sanina and Alesha Dixon complete the frame of presenters.

Graham Norton’s experience

Presenter Graham Norton has served as a commentator for BBC since 2009 and is widely known for his remarks during the announcement of the results. His experience of presenting Eurovision results doesn’t stop there, having presented the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 and 2008.

The contest

The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the United Kingdom at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, where the three shows of the competition will take place on May 9th, 11th and 13th. The detailed schedule of Eurovision 2023:

  • 9 May – First Semi-Final
  • 11 May – Second Semi-Final
  • 13 May – Grand Final

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the latest news regarding Eurovision 2023!

Source: The Tonight Show

Eurovision 2023: Graham Norton confirms he won’t host Eurovision 2023!

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Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will not be hosted by Graham Norton. The author and presenter appeared to rule himself out from hosting duties during an interview on This Morning on Wednesday 28th September.

Norton, who has been the show’s commentator since 2009, surprised This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield when he asked them if they had “thrown [their] hats into the ring to host”.

While Schofield said he wasn’t “allowed” due to the contest being broadcast by the BBC, Willoughby pointed that it surely must be Norton’s job.

I don’t want to give up the commentating, If I stop the commentating, someone else will do it and they might be better than me and then I’ll lose that job. Well, I might wander on and wave, and then run back to my rabbit hutch and put my ear things on.

Willoughby then suggested Rylan Clark-Neal for the job, though Norton didn’t reveal whether there had been any conversations on who might host the programme in his place. Other popular contenders, however, include Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills.

The competition will be hosted in the UK, despite Sam Ryder coming in second place. Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra were crowned the winners, but the country couldn’t take on hosting duties due to the ongoing Russian invasion. Liverpool and Glasgow are the two UK cities currently in the mix for holding the competition, with Glasgow as the odds’ favorite to win!

“Both of them are beautiful cities,” Norton said. “They’ll look great on camera, they both have a big musical tradition, so you know either one. May the best city win.”

Who do you think will be the hosts of Eurovision 2023?Tell us in the comments below!

Source: radiotimes

UK: First odds for Eurovision 2023 hosts!

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It may be just a few hours after the United Kingdom actually “took over” the organization of Eurovision 2023, but already the first bets for the host of the contest have seen the light of day. Read more