“Over the last two weeks in Liverpool we have shown the UK and the rest of the world that if you invest in culture properly, if you have the right people with the right attitude, magic can - and will - happen'
Liverpool built on its 2008 European Capital of Culture success to pull off hosting a “supersized” and “incredible” Eurovision Song Contest, according to the Director of Culture at Liverpool City Council Claire McColgan.
Writing for the city council before “the numbers regarding economic impact and the crunching of figures come out”, the culture chief, who has overseen the city’s preparations and wider programming for Eurovision, touched on what many have viewed as a resounding success for Liverpool. Earlier this week Eurovision Song Contest's directing supervisor, Martin Österdahl, praised Liverpool for doing a "spectacular" job in hosting the showpiece event.
Many view the European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2008 as a defining moment in the city’s rebirth as a centre for tourism after working to overturn decades of stagnation and hardship. Speaking to the ECHO earlier this week the Director of Culture said Eurovision was “more impactful” than the celebrations 15 years earlier as the city now had a strong track record for events and was no longer in a position of “still trying to prove ourselves”.
“It has a big outspoken heart and an opinion for basically everything. It is contrary and confrontational. Kind and emotional. And it loves to party.
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