What you need to know:
✅ Ukraine gained the chance to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 after winning the competition last year with the politically-charged song ‘1944’ by Jamala;
✅ The Grand Final will take place in Kyiv on 13th May. 43 countries will be taking part;
✅ Approximately 30,000 tickets have been sold so far;
✅ The slogan for this year’s event is ‘Celebrate Diversity’;
The stage is being set for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. In just one month, participants and fans from all over Europe (and Australia) will be descending on the Ukrainian capital for this renowned musical event. Hromadske went to visit the venue for Eurovision 2017, the International Exhibition Centre in the Livoberezhna microdistrict of Kyiv, to see how the plans for event are taking shape.
