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Will the next Eurovision be held in Sicily?

cde.news desk 14 July 2021, 06:44 · 1 min read

epa09221692 Maneskin from Italy with the song 'Zitti E Buoni' reacts after winning the Grand Final of the 65th annual Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 22 May 2021. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, only a limited number of visitors is allowed at the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC2021) that is taking place in an adapted form at the Rotterdam Ahoy. EPA-EFE/Sander Koning / POOL

Following the victory in the last Eurovision song contest by Maneskin, Italy won the right to organise the 2022 Eurovision song contest. On Monday, RAI announced the list of the cities which submitted their interest to host the event.

These are:

Acireale (Catania)
Alessandria
Bertinoro di Romagna (Forlì – Cesena)
Bologna
Genoa
Florence
Jesolo (Venice)
Matera
Milan
Palazzolo Acreide (Syracuse),
Pesaro
Rimini
Rome
Sanremo (Imperia)
Turin
Trieste
Viterbo

WIWIbloggs reports that the next stage will see all the candidates receive a more detailed document with the necessary requirements for hosting Eurovision. These bid books will be delivered to the candidate cities on Wednesday 14 July and must be submitted to RAI by Wednesday 4 August. The final decision will be made by RAI in conjunction with the EBU by the end of August.

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Will the next Eurovision be held in Sicily?

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