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Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa could have the job of saying the British jury’s factors at this 12 months’s Eurovision Song Contest.
The Guardian newspaper studies that Gatwa, who’s at the moment starring because the 15th Doctor within the BBC’s long-running sci-fi drama, will comply with within the footsteps of earlier stars together with Joanna Lumley, Nigella Lawson and Doctor Who alumna Catherine Tate.
Gatwa’s job on the night time of the Eurovision Grand Final, to happen in Switzerland on Saturday May 17, comes alongside a particular Eurovision-themed episode of Doctor Who airing on the identical day, known as ‘Interstellar Song Contest’ – the place the Doctor visits a galaxy-wide singing competitors.
BBC Eurovision presenters Graham Norton and Rylan can even seem within the particular episode.
Dr Who showrunner Russell T Davies stated in an announcement:
“There’s no song contest without the great man himself. It was an honour to welcome Graham Norton to our studios in Cardiff. This is the wildest episode of all, and we’re lucky to have Graham adding to the mayhem.”
Switzerland will host the 69th Contest in Basel. The present favorite to win the Contest is Sweden, with the track Bara bada bastu (translated as “Just sauna”) carried out by KAJ.
The UK are sending theatrical music trio Remember Monday, and will likely be crossing fingers the lady band does higher than the UK’s earlier two contestants – Mae Muller got here twenty fifth (out of 26) and Olly Murs got here 18th. The UK did higher in 2022, when its artist Sam Ryder got here second to Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra. The following 12 months, as a result of ongoing conflict state of affairs in Ukraine, the Contest was hosted in Liverpool, UK.
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