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Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Bulgarian coastal city Burgas next year

The European Broadcasting Union and Bulgarian broadcaster BNT have announced that the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Bulgarian coastal city of Burgas next year. Burgas was selected over the only other candidate city, Sofia.