Ukrainian Eurovision winner Jamala has said 2023’s song contest should be held in the UK if her home country is unable to host.
The singer, 38, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016 with her tune 1944, fled Kyiv in March following the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra went on to win this year’s contest in Turin, but the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said it was in talks with the BBC to “potentially host” the 2023 event after concluding next year’s contest cannot be held in Ukraine.
Jamala said: “It’s really sad the EBU decided to take away all this chance and all this hope.
“(But) I really understand that it has to be in a peaceful place for participants and for everybody.
“Great Britain came second in the competition, so if Ukraine is unwilling to host the event for whatever reason, it would be fair to hold it in one of your cities.”
Jamala said she considers the decision on where to host the competition to be “premature”, but added that the EBU’s conclusion is “very painful” as a Ukrainian.
She spoke about her time spent touring Europe to spread the message of anti-war, including an appearance at Glastonbury where she saw what a “treasure” it is to be human.
She continued: “It’s the first Glastonbury in my life and I see that freedom.
“It’s (a) treasure to be human… to be wearing whatever, and just express yourself. You don’t even know how important it is.
“We have a voice, we have strong voices… We have our vision and our followers, we have our fans. And we can really do something to talk about this because we can stop this evil only if we are united, only if we are together.”
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