Graham Norton, Rylan Clark and Hannah Waddingham are among the stars who will host coverage of this year's 'Eurovision Song Contest'.

Graham Norton, Rylan Clark and Hannah Waddingham are among the stars who will host coverage of this year's Eurovision Song Contest

Graham Norton, Rylan Clark and Hannah Waddingham are among the stars who will host coverage of this year's Eurovision Song Contest

Comedian Graham, HARDKISS frontwoman Julia Sanina, 'Ted Lasso' star Hannah, and 'Britain's Got Talent' judge Alesha Dixon will co-host the grand final on May 13th to an audience of 160 million, when the competition takes place in Liverpool.

Hannah, Alesha and Julia will present the two live semi-finals on May 9th and May 11th, while Ukrainian broadcaster Timur Miroshnychenko will be the Eurovision Correspondent in Liverpool.

Timur and Liverpudlian presenter Sam Quek will front the opening ceremony live stream on the official 'Eurovision Song Contest' YouTube Channel.

Graham and Mel Giedroyc will take turns in the commentary box for the grand final on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and Scott Mills and Rylan will commentate for the semi-finals, with both set to air live on BBC One and iPlayer for the first time in the UK’s 'Eurovision Song Contest' history.

Kate Phillips, BBC’s Director of Unscripted, says: "The BBC is thrilled to have such a talented line-up bringing the 'Eurovision Song Contest' from Liverpool - on behalf of Ukraine - to the world.

"One thing that truly unites us all is music, and we’re proud to have a team - who are well accustomed to the worlds of music, performing and live broadcasting - as part of our Eurovision presenting family.

"It will be a remarkable moment for the BBC to deliver two huge pinnacles in this year’s broadcasting calendar, the King’s Coronation and Eurovision, within the same week."

Claire Sweeney will be part of a special commentary team on BBC Radio Merseyside, bringing the contest closer to audiences in the local area.

Last year, Ukraine’s entry the Kalush Orchestra won at 2022’s 'Eurovision Song Contest', held in Turin, Italy, but event producers the European Broadcasting Union decided this year's event could not safely be held in the country amid Russia’s continued bombardment of the country.

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