Montenegro AND North Macedonia decided to withdrawEurovision Song Contest 2023whose final will be held in Liverpool. This was made known by the BBC, which indicates among the reasons, the high costs expected to participate in the well-known music competition. Here’s what’s happening.
Why Montenegro and North Macedonia withdrew from the ESC 2023
Broadcasters have to bear costs to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and, according to the BBC, participation would vary according to the size of the country. In addition, the broadcaster added: “BBC News learned that some countries were asked to pay more after Russia was banned from the competition.“Russia was in fact not allowed to participate in the ESC after invading Ukraine.
Montenegro’s motives
A spokesperson for Montenegro’s public television, RTCG, said the reasons that led the country to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest 2023: “In addition to the significant costs covered by the application fees, added to the costs due to the stay in Great Britain, we also faced a lack of interest from sponsors, so we decided to direct existing resources towards funding ongoing and planned national projects“.
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will be held in Liverpool
After winning the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Stefania, performed by Kalush Orkestra, unfortunately Ukraine was unable to organize the event and therefore host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The war that is bringing the Ukrainian people to their knees has not allowed the country worthily celebrate its victory. The event, as the BBC made it known, will be held in Great Britain, precisely in Liverpool. However, during the ESC 2023 final, Ukrainian culture will be honored and celebrated.
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