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Graham Norton on Eurovision cancellation: Safety has to come first

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Eurovision host Graham Norton said he was upset the singing competition was cancelled this year, but added that “safety has to come first”.

The TV star, who usually commentates on the contest, will host the BBC’s replacement coverage, Eurovision: Come Together on BBC One, after the event in Rotterdam was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Norton, 57, said he had thought this year would have been a “special one for the UK” and entrant James Newman. Talking about the cancellation, he said: “I was very upset, we all were, but people’s safety has to come first of course.

I always enjoy arriving in the host city and getting the chance to fully immerse myself in the excitement of the competition, there’s always a Eurovision fever that has

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