The city was chosen to host the competition in May 2023 after last year’s winner Ukraine was unable to hold it due to the Russian invasion.
Although the contest did not see success for the UK, with entrant Mae Muller finishing second from last, research announced on Thursday showed it had left Merseyside businesses with something to celebrate.
The figures showed 473,000 people attended Eurovision events in the city, while 50,000 people and 367 organisations engaged with education and community programmes which ran alongside the contest. “None of this would have been possible without the hard work of everyone who truly embraced the Eurovision spirit and made our visitors feel so welcome.
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