The Eurovision Song Contest delivered a £54 million boost to Liverpool's economy after the city was picked over Glasgow to host the competition.
After last year's winner Ukraine was unable to hold it due to the Russian invasion, Liverpool was chosen to host the competition in May 2023.
Glasgow had been the bookies' favourite to host the event, but in October last year it was revealed Scotland's biggest city had missed out.
Thousands of visitors headed to Liverpool instead in May - and although the contest did not see success for the UK, with entrant Mae Muller finishing second from last, research announced on Thursday showed it had left Merseyside businesses with something to celebrate.
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