Council leader Susan Aitken has reportedly hinted at a major update on Glasgow's Eurovision bid this evening.
The city has been holding its breath since it was first announced that either Glasgow or Liverpool will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest with organisers saying the decision would be made "within weeks".
And now, it seems the wait is nearly over.
While speaking at the Glasgow Business Awards at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel this evening Aitken said: "I’ll whisper it so that we don’t jinx it.
"We might have Eurovision.
"We’ll find out tomorrow."
And then there were two…
— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) September 27, 2022
We can now reveal that #Eurovision 2023 will be hosted in either Glasgow or Liverpool 🥳
Learn all about the final two here: https://t.co/NNzZP97Ml6 pic.twitter.com/lxtwMYO6Ac
The statement comes after long-time Eurovision commentator Graham Norton hailed Glasgow as a "great" potential host city.
Speaking to STV News he said: “You’ve got the amazing venues, you’ve got the hotels, airports, the trains and the banter.
“Every taxi driver of Glasgow is going to be saying: ‘Yes! Come on!'”
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Glasgow and Liverpool were picked as the final two from seven possible cities across the UK to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in place of this year’s winners Ukraine.
The UK came second in the competition and stepped into the host role after the contest organisers said it was not possible for the event to be staged in Ukraine due to the ongoing Russian invasion.
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Councillor Susan Aitken previously said: “We’re excited that Glasgow has made it to the final two cities in the running to host Eurovision and a celebration of Ukraine next year.
“The competition has been very strong, but Glasgow has an unrivalled track record for successfully hosting major global events.
“Between that experience and expertise; our famous live music scene, and one of the world’s top entertainment venues in the OVO Hydro – Glasgow has everything it takes to host a show that the whole Eurovision family can be proud of.”
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