![Members of the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra pose onstage after winning the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14 in Turin, Italy. The winning country typically hosts the next year](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/07/25/gettyimages-1240671347_wide-6879e8706a5df4c144c2418b2600ea89bfb3c7ec.jpg?s=600)
Officials approached the U.K., this year's runner-up, after concluding that Russia's war makes Ukraine unfit to hold the competition. This isn't the first time the U.K. has stepped in to host.
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