Eurovision: Bulgaria is latest country to pull out of Liverpool song contest

Bulgaria has go the latest state to accidental it volition not enactment successful adjacent year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Broadcasters from North Macedonia and Montenegro had already confirmed they would not beryllium taking portion successful 2023 due to the fact that of the accrued introduction fee.

BBC News has been told countries person been asked to wage much to marque up for the wealth mislaid following Russia's ban.

The EBU - which organises the contention - has present confirmed the list of 37 participants for the 2023 competition.

How overmuch each participating broadcaster pays to participate is not made public, but the full outgo betwixt each entrants usually adds up to astir £5m - with the big paying a further sum.

Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro each failed to marque it past the semi-final signifier of this year's opus contest.

Liverpool was chosen arsenic the big metropolis partially due to the fact that of its "cultural connection that puts Ukraine astatine the heart" of adjacent year's event, the BBC said.

Russia utilized to beryllium a important fiscal contributor to the production, but it was expelled from competing pursuing its penetration of Ukraine.

Organisers told BBC News: "The EBU is committed to keeping the costs of taking portion successful the Eurovision Song Contest arsenic affordable arsenic possible.

"Each participating broadcaster pays a interest which is calculated based connected the fig of countries competing successful that year's amusement and their wide publication to rank of the EBU.

"Annual rank fees and subscriptions are calculated according to factors that instrumentality into relationship the member's comparative size and fiscal status."