by In Trieste
Trieste has not been included in the shortlist of five Italian cities bidding to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, organisers announced last week.
The shortlist includes Milan, Bologna, Rimini, Pesaro and Turin, all of which are vying to be chosen as the host city for the 66th edition of the Eurovision next year.
The song contest is being held in Italy for the first time in three decades after Rome band Måneskin won the title in May with the song Zitti e buoni.
Within hours of the band’s triumph, several Italian cities, including Trieste, put themselves forward as suitable candidates, with Trieste’s mayor vaunting the Friuli Venezia Giulia capital as “perfect stage to relaunch the challenge.”
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