JOY Eurovision

11 May 2017

The Hosts: Who Are Alex, Timur and Vova?

Interviews, Music, Society & Culture

This year, the Eurovision Song Contest is celebrating diversity by doing something different – having three male hosts.

It actually is a first for the Contest and the men of the moment are aware of how big the occasion is.

Michael had a chance to chat with Oleksandr (Alex) Skichko, Volodymyr (Vova) Ostapchuk and Timur (Tim) Miroshnychenko. They talked about learning a script in a new language, their knowledge of Australia and what to expect from the shows. And they got into a bit of trouble…

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