It is expected that more than 160 million will catch the Eurovision final in May.
It is chaired by ‘Ted Lasso’ actor Hannah Waddingham, talk show star Graham Norton, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge Alesha Dixon and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, reports BBC.
Hannah Waddingham and Jason Sudeikis at the 2021 Emmy Awards, where she won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy. Photo: Chris Pizzello/AP
Waddingham says it is a privilege to be involved.
– It is one of the world’s best music festivals. But this year, perhaps more than ever, it is a great honor to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, she says about the TV job.
Eurovision fans have long had Graham Norton as one of the favorites to lead the ESC final. But the presenter has previously been tight-lipped about whether that would happen.
When he guested on ITV’s “This Morning” in September last year, he was asked if he had been in talks to lead the TV broadcast.
– I will not give up the commentary. If I do it, someone else will do it, and maybe better than me too, I will lose that job, he said then.
Norton has been a Eurovision commentator for the BBC since 2009. Now he gets exactly what he wants.
In addition to being one of the presenters during the final, he will also comment along with comedian Mel Mel Giedroyc, writes the BBC.
– Every year is a great honour. This year is even more special, and I feel a personal responsibility to make our Ukrainian colleagues proud, says Norton.
