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United Kingdom finished in 15th place with 111 points, the country's best result since 2011 As a member of the "Big 5", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2017 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-nine times. Thus far, the United Kingdom has won the contest five times: in 1967 with the song "Puppet on a String" performed by Sandie Shaw, in 1969 with the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" performed by Lulu, in 1976 with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" performed by
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They scored 227 points, which would remain the highest points total of the pre semi-final era. At the 1998 contest in Birmingham, Imaani achieved the UK's 15th second-place finish and 20th top two result, with the song "Where Are You?", losing to Israel's Dana International. The UK, as of 2018, has not finished in the top two since. The UK has fared less well in the contest in the 21st century. Since girl-group Precious finished 12th in 1999, the UK has failed to reach the top ten in all but two of the last 19 contests (1999–2017) – the exceptions
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votes (from Latvia and Sweden) while "Come Back" received only one first place vote (from Austria). Whether considered a third or fourth-place finisher, "Come Back" remains the highest ranked UK entrant at Eurovision since the #2 finish of "Where are You?" by Imaani in 1998, "Come Back" being the first UK entrant to score a Top Ten finish at Eurovision since "Where Are You?". (The UK entrant for Eurovision 2009: "It's My Time" by Jade Ewen would considerably best "Come Back"'s point total with a tally of 173 points: despite earning the most points for any UK entrant since the
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in 16 years. In July 2017, the official website for Eurovision Song Contest ranked "Where Are You" at number 6 on their list of best UK Eurovision songs. The "Telegraph" placed the song at number 18 on their ranking of every UK Eurovision submission, praising Saleem's vocals as "soulful" and giving the song a "real emotional punch," but commenting that the song's backing track and drum machine make the song sound dated. Where Are You? (Imaani song) "Where Are You?" was the United Kingdom's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in English by Imaani Saleem (better known as
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Don't Come Easy "Don't Come Easy" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Isaiah Firebrace. The song was released as a digital download on 8 March 2017 through Sony Music Australia. The song represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Isaiah Firebrace was internally selected to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The song was announced on 7 March 2017, and represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Australia was placed to perform third in the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest. The first semi-final took place on 9 May 2017 and Australia were
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for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries. Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017. The Belarusian entry for the 2017 contest in Tbilisi, Georgia was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). A national final, which took place on 25 August 2017, saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined
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227 points earned by "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves afforded the last-named number a landslide Eurovision 1997 victory, "It's My Time"'s point tally only resulted in a #5 placing at Eurovision 2009.) The UK resurgence at Eurovision would be short-lived as at Eurovision 2003 the UK entry "Cry Baby" by Jemini would finish last with zero points. "Come Back" debuted at the No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 25 May 2002: its strong showing on the 25 May night of competition for Eurovision 2002 failed to buoy the popularity of the track which dropped
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points from the juries and two points from the televote, receiving a total 173 points. Don't Come Easy "Don't Come Easy" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Isaiah Firebrace. The song was released as a digital download on 8 March 2017 through Sony Music Australia. The song represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Isaiah Firebrace was internally selected to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The song was announced on 7 March 2017, and represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Australia was placed to perform third in the first semi-final at the
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Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Australia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Don't Come Easy" written by Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci and Michael Angelo. The song was performed by Isaiah Firebrace, who was internally selected by the Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Firebrace was announced as the Australian representative on 7 March 2017. The song Isaiah performed, "Don't Come Easy", was presented to the public on the same day. Australia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song
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United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The United Kingdom competed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004, where they were represented by Cory Spedding with the song "The Best Is Yet To Come". A national final was held by Independent Television (ITV) to select the UK entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. The selection show, broadcast on digital channel ITV2, was held on 4 September 2004 and was presented by Holly Willoughby, Stephen Mulhern and Michael Underwood. Televoting was held to select the winner from the 9 competing acts. The 2004 Eurovision Song Contest was
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single late in 1964. "I Love the Little Things" won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 The United Kingdom held a national selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1964. It was held on 7 February 1964 and presented by David Jacobs. Matt Monro was chosen to sing the entry and juries made up of members of the public in sixteen UK cities selected "I Love the Little Things" for him to sing at the Eurovision final, where it placed 2nd
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based on a public televote and two entries by a jury panel. Four songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 26 February 2017 where a public vote exclusively selected the winner. Latvia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 18, "Line" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 Contest, Latvia had participated in the Eurovision Song
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six finalists performed during the national final on 5 February 2017 at SRF's Studio 1 in Zürich where a public vote ultimately selected "Apollo" performed by Timebelle as the winner. Switzerland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 13, "Apollo" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 Contest, Switzerland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-seven times since its first entry
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Montenegro were competing as well as the Grand Final. Moja Istina In April 2018 Kalezić published a book called Moja Istina (My Truth) documenting his experience at Eurovision 2017 and The X Factor. It was published in Montenegrin language with a view to having it translated to English later on in 2018. Slavko Kalezić Slavko Kalezić (Cyrillic: Славко Калезић, , born 4 October 1985) is a Montenegrin actor, singer and songwriter. He represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Space". In 2017, he took part in the fourteenth series of "The X Factor UK", where he
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and Jessica Garlick had a runaway victory of nearly 70,000 votes with her ballad "Come Back". The song was also a success in Eurovision with it finishing joint third with host country Estonia. 2003 saw terrible disappointment. The new voting system of regional televoting, where 9, 10 and 12 points were awarded to the top three songs, led to an unsuccessful winner. Jemini's "Cry Baby" won by four points over "Help Me" by Emily Reed. Confidence in the UK entry was low for both fans and the public, and in the actual contest held in Riga, Jemini picked up the
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an English pop duo were chosen as to represent the UK, the song came 2nd in the contest and reached No2 in the UK singles charts selling over 1 million copies, one of the most successful UK Eurovision singles in terms of sales. "Are you Sure" won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 The United Kingdom held a national pre-selection to choose the song that would go to the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 15 February 1961 and presented by Katie Boyle. The songs
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"The Wedding Singer" from 20 June to 19 July 2017. In September 2017 going into June 2018 she reprises her role as Elle Woods in a UK tour of "Legally Blonde". In January 2017, Jones was confirmed to be competing in "Eurovision: You Decide", the United Kingdom's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Her song, "Never Give Up on You", was co-written by Eurovision Song Contest 2013 winner Emmelie de Forest. On 27 January 2017, Jones won the televised show, and was confirmed to be representing the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, in Kiev. Jones's
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with 511 points. Isaiah Firebrace and "Don't Come Easy" were announced as the artist and song that would represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 7 March 2017. Firebrace performed his entry "Don't Come Easy" live during the announcement event, which was held at Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melbourne hosted by Mark Humphries. SBS streamed the announcement online through Facebook Live. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order
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duo placed 24th out of 26 entries at the Eurovision final in Stockholm, peaking at No.81 in the UK singles chart. On 6 October 2016, the BBC announced that the "You Decide" show would return in 2017 with more details to be announced later in the year. On 9 December 2016, it was confirmed that "Eurovision: You Decide" would return on 27 January 2017. The 2017 competition consisted of six entrants, performed and broadcast live on BBC Two from the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London. The songs were revealed on 23 January during "The Ken Bruce Show" on BBC Radio
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Eurovision. This became the norm in the 1980s and the artists taking part in the contest became more and more obscure and amateurish. However, a few notable acts did enter the contest in the 1980s, with scant success. Liquid Gold, Alvin Stardust, Sinitta and Hazell Dean all failed to come through the heats. By 1981, the number of songs had dropped to eight, and interest had started to wane. Four out of eight songs in both the 1982 and 1984 events were written by Paul Curtis, who was unsurprisingly responsible for the 1984 winner; "Love Games". Following Belle & The
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public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries. Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Georgia took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as the host country after their victory in 2016 with the song "Mzeo" by Mariam Mamadashvili. Their entry was decided through an internal selection. They were represented by Grigol Kipshidze and the song "Voice of The Heart". Prior to the 2017 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest ten times since its debut in , and since then they
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on Wednesday." "Come Back" was announced as the UK entrant for Eurovision 2002 following the March 3 television broadcast of "A Song For Europe 2002" on March 3, 2002, Garlick's performance of the song having solicited 68000 televotes - 40000 more than second place. On the night of competition for Eurovision 2002 - 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia - "Come Back" was performed second, following Cyprus' One with "Gimme" and preceding Austria's Manuel Ortega with "Say A Word." For her Eurovision appearance, Garlick wore a dark red gown which was shredded from the waist
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two vocalists, one Estonian: Jelena Juzvik, and one Swedish: Lena Olsson-Björkén. The musicians who played behind Sahlene at Eurovision were Estonian drummer Jüri Mazuchak and two Swedish guitarists: Joel Sahlin - Sahlene's brother - and Charlotte Berg. At the close of voting, the tally for "Runaway" was 111 points, which result tied "Runaway" with the UK Eurovision 2002 entrant "Come Back" by Jessica Garlick for third place in a field of twenty-four. In the official Eurovision rankings, "Runaway" is listed as finishing in third place at Eurovision 2002 with "Come Back" finishing fourth: the preferment of "Runaway" is based on
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competed in the first half of the first semi-final but did not make it through to the grand final. Blackbird (Norma John song) "Blackbird" is a song written and performed by Finnish duo Norma John. The song was released as a digital download on 21 February 2017, through EMI Finland. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Norma John was announced to be competing in "Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017", Finland's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 23 November 2016. They competed in the Finnish final held on 28 January 2017, where they won both the
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and went on to come 4th in the contest. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. It was held on 24 February 1963 and presented by David Jacobs. For a second year running Ronnie Caroll represented the UK with a song called "Say Wonderful Things" and went on to come 4th in the contest. In addition to hosting the national final, David Jacobs provided the BBC TV commentary at the Eurovision final. Nicholas Parsons served as the jury spokesperson
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the top three songs were announced. Garlick performed "Come Back" for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia. She performed second in the running order on the night of the contest, following Cyprus and preceding Austria. She received 111 points at the close of the voting, coming joint 3rd place with host country Estonia. This was the best result for the UK since 1998 and the best result for the UK in the 2000s. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 The United Kingdom competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, represented by Jessica
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. It was held on 24 February 1963 and presented by David Jacobs. For a second year running Ronnie Caroll represented the UK with a song called "Say Wonderful Things" and went on to come 4th in the contest. In addition to hosting the national final, David Jacobs provided the BBC TV commentary at the Eurovision final. Nicholas Parsons served as the jury spokesperson for the UK. "Say Wonderful Things" won the national
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Louisa Lytton Louisa Claire Lytton (born 7 February 1989) is an English actress and dancer. She is known for her television roles as Ruby Allen in "EastEnders" (2005–06, 2018-), and PC Beth Green in "The Bill" (2007–09). She also finished fourth in series 4 of "Strictly Come Dancing" in 2006 and represented the UK at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008, finishing ninth. Her theatre credits include playing Betty Rizzo in the 2017 UK touring production of the musical "Grease". Lytton made her first appearance in "EastEnders" on 18 March 2005, playing Johnny Allen's daughter Ruby Allen. Weeks after winning the
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August 2017, SBS confirmed Australia's participation in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest after securing an invitation for the fourth year in a row. In 2017, Australia was represented by Isaiah Firebrace and the song "Don't Come Easy". The country ended in ninth place in the grand final with 173 points. On 11 December 2017, SBS announced Jessica Mauboy as the Australian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Mauboy had previously performed at the interval act at the second semi final of the 2014 contest, the year before Australia debuted at the 2015 contest. The "Eurovision Song Contest 2018" took
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of 1980. Their final UK Top 40 entry was "The Night, the Wine, and the Roses", which hit No. 32 late in the year. In March 1981, the single "Don't Panic" was released, and it was also entered into the contest to pick the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, but was beaten by Bucks Fizz with "Making Your Mind Up", that year's eventual Eurovision winner. The following year saw the release of the singles "Where Did We Go Wrong" (UK No. 56) and "Turn the Tables". In 1983, Rothe quit the band, and Twynham left soon after.
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Belle and the Devotions Belle and the Devotions were a British pop group, ostensibly a group named for the singer Kit Rolfe. Under this name, she released the singles "Where Did Love Go Wrong?" and "Got to Let You Know" in 1983. In 1984, two other members, Laura James and Linda Sofeld, were added to the group in order to participate in the UK heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1984. "Love Games", written by Paul Curtis and Graham Sacher, proved to be an easy winner, and represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 in Luxembourg. According
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British jury for Eurovision Song Contest 2016.; the following year Sammy acted as the judge for the Eurovision: You Decide 2017. In 2017, CeCe Sammy was the Series Head Vocal Coach on BBC One's' "Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief", worked on the making/selling of the music programme "Pitch Battle" to the BBC and rounded off the year as Head Vocal Coach on BBC One's new singing show "All Together Now". CeCe Sammy is also a regular vocal judge for UK singing competitions "Open Mic UK" and "TeenStar" UK. Sammy, a member of the BRIT Awards Voting Academy, is
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"Popstar to Operastar" along with Alan Titchmarsh. The celebrities on this show included Klass' former bandmate Kym Marsh. They're both on good terms. Kym Marsh Marsh opted for an adult contemporary sound and released three UK Top 40 singles – "Cry", "Come on Over" and "Sentimental" – and an album, on Polydor's sister label Island, before she was dropped due to low sales. She later went on to become a guest presenter of "Loose Women", and entered "Making Your Mind Up" 2006, the UK show devised to pick a singer and song for the Eurovision Song Contest, but did not
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of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries. Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Armenia will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which will take place on 26 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) is responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Michael Grigoryan, also known as Misha, was selected internally on 18 July
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Decision 2008", the UK selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held on 24 May 2008, with his song "Even If". He was selected as a wild card in "Eurovision – Your Decision" by Terry Wogan and won the contest in a sing-off with favourite Michelle Gayle through a public vote. In the final, Abraham finished equal last of the 25 entries, sharing 14 points (obtained from San Marino and Ireland) alongside Germany and Poland. In addition to becoming only the second UK act ever to come last in Eurovision, Abraham also became the first since 1989 not to hit
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old for her performance. Her composer, Don Black was the most famous name among the composers this year and had previously submitted songs into the UK final, "Come September" for Lulu in 1969 and "Happy Everything" for Maggie Moone being his most memorable. B-Yond had appeared on the children's TV show "Blue Peter" on Thursday 7 February but none of the other 7 entries did so. The "teen idol" pop group consisted of Jaden Cornelious, Nataylia Roni, Steve Whyte and Elaine Morris. Their follow-up single was a re-working of "Born Free" (made famous by fellow UK finalist Matt Monro) which
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2009 Contest to perform at a Eurovision concert in Amsterdam. She also appeared on RTL 4's "Life and Cooking" while in the Netherlands. Ewen concluded her pre-contest promotion in the UK, where she appeared on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" on 1 May, as well as "Saturday Kitchen" with James Martin on 2 May. On 3 May she appeared on "Taniec z Gwiazdami", the Polish version of "Strictly Come Dancing", and then on 4 May, she was a guest on BBC One's "The One Show", appearing alongside Arlene Phillips. In the week before the Contest, Ewen's Russian promotion included a
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had also done four years earlier in the UK final. Danny Ellis had the pedigree writing team on paper but gave the appearance during his performance that he had one too many sips of the fizzy pop prior to his performance. DJ Gary Davies said that he could imagine it being sung by Frank Sinatra. Danny had previously written "Where does that love come from" performed by the Duskey Sisters at the 1981 Irish National final for Eurovision placing joint 3rd. Julie Coulson aka Julie C had put out her song on 7" single with a sticker on the front
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 The United Kingdom held a national preliminary round to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. The semi-finals were held on 2–5 February 1959 and the final was held on 7 February 1959. All were presented by Pete Murray. "Sing, Little Birdie" was a pop song which won the national and went on to come second in the contest, it was the UK's best result up until that point. The UK has since come in 2nd place 15 times, the last time was in 1998 and has
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Hopkin had been chosen as the UK representative back in August 1969, having made her name with his such as "Those Were the Days" and "Goodbye". "Knock, Knock Who's There?" won the national preselection and went on to come 2nd in the Eurovision final. The song was released as a single and became a hit across Europe, peaking at No.2 in the UK, with the runner up "I'm Gonna Fall In Love Again" on the B-Side. Belatedly, it also became a minor US hit for her in 1972. At the Eurovision final, BBC 1 broadcast the Contest with David Gell
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from the UK final. Swedish singer (and future Eurovision winner) Agnetha Fältskog recorded a version of "Are You Ready For Love?" under the title "Ge Dej Till Tåls". Finland's Katri Helena recorded "Come September" as "Taas Kun Tuulee", while another Finnish version was recorded by Jarkko & Laura under the title "Kahden Ollaan". Jarkko & Laura were competitors against Lulu in the 1969 Eurovision final. Gloria Hunniford also recorded "Are You Ready For Love?" in the UK. In Britain, Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw and Polly Brown all recorded versions of "I Can't Go On Living Without You". Although technically a
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entry, since 1964, not to make the UK Singles Chart prior to the Eurovision final, eventually peaking there at #48. The group released one more single in September 1980, "Just Got to be You", but failed to chart. They disbanded soon after, with member Kate Robbins scoring a UK No.2 hit single a few months later. Triplett returned to Eurovision in 1982, as one half of the group Bardo, who although did not win scored a big hit with the song "One Step Further", which reached No.2 in the UK Singles Chart. Aston tried again to reach the Eurovision final,
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for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points. The amount of points will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries. Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Russia won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took take
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scooter. Marissa's leg was placed in plaster after being sprained, however this did not deter her from competing in the contest, with Marissa stating that she would try as much as she can to get to Junior Eurovision, even if she was in a wheelchair. Fortunately it did not come to this, and Marissa was able to perform as normal. Marissa performed 11th at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008, performing after Malta and before Ukraine. Marissa received 27 points and finished 13th. Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008
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contest, when again Andrews submitted a song. At the Eurovision final in Naples, the UK finished in 2nd place for a record fifth time. At the Eurovision final the BBC TV commentary was provided by David Jacobs with David Gell providing the domestic BBC radio commentary. Ian Fenner provided radio commentary for British Forces Radio. "I Belong" won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1965. It was held
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released their Eurovision single on 7 May 2007 and performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. They finished joint 22nd out of 24 countries, receiving nineteen points; this did, however, include a maximum score of twelve from Malta. The next day, their single reached number 5 in the UK singles UK Top 40. Subsequent to their Eurovision exposure, the group embarked on a series of gigs across the UK & Ireland. Natalie recorded a new track "Shattered Glass", originally a hit for Laura Brannigan which was released as a single via Liberty City Music in the Spring of 2008. The
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the jury and public televoting. Latvia in the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 Latvia participated in the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017, where they were also the host country of the inaugural Eurovision Choir of the Year. On 29 April 2017, six acts competed in the national selection "Latvija Dzied!" (Latvia Sing!), organised by the Latvian national broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV). Spīgo, under the conductorship of Līga Celma–Kursiete, was chosen as the first representatives at the inaugural contest on 22 July 2017. The 2017 edition was the inaugural Eurovision Choir of the Year, which Latvia made their debut
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Latvia in the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 Latvia participated in the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017, where they were also the host country of the inaugural Eurovision Choir of the Year. On 29 April 2017, six acts competed in the national selection "Latvija Dzied!" (Latvia Sing!), organised by the Latvian national broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV). Spīgo, under the conductorship of Līga Celma–Kursiete, was chosen as the first representatives at the inaugural contest on 22 July 2017. The 2017 edition was the inaugural Eurovision Choir of the Year, which Latvia made their debut appearance as well as hosting
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Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Gimme" getting the 6th position. Christoforou returned to the Eurovision stage as a solo artist in Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Ela Ela (Come Baby)" finishing in 18th place with a score of 46 points. In 2010 he participated in the Cyprus final for Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Angel". He placed second nearly missing the opportunity to represent the country in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest for the fourth time. At Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and 2017, He announced the Greek jury votes. Constantinos Christoforou Constantinos
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therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 Contest, Lithuania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seventeen times since its first entry in 1994. The nation’s best placing in the contest was sixth, which it achieved in 2006 with the song "We Are the Winners" performed by LT United. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the , Lithuania, to this point, has managed to qualify to the final eight times. In the 2016 contest, "I've Been Waiting for This Night" performed by Donny Montell qualified to the final where the song scored 200 points
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of the votes. Among the contestants was Rinat Bar who previously participated in the 2005 national final where she placed seventh with the song "Kmo chalom". The third audition was broadcast on 12 November 2017. Five of the eight contestants advanced to the next phase following achieving at least 70% of the votes while one contestant who did not get enough votes to qualify was saved by the hosts. Among the contestants was Alon Sharr, the lead singer of the band The Choice who previously took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as a backing vocalist behind IMRI. While
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The EBU further went on to explain that the "Festival of British Popular Song", a contest created by the BBC for the United Kingdom, was the inspiration that brought in format changes to the contest elements from the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 onwards. Patricia Bredin was the first performer to represent the UK at Eurovision, finishing seventh in 1957. The UK was the first choice to stage the third contest in 1958, however following a failure to get an agreement from various artistic unions, the BBC withdrew their bid in the summer of 1957 and the UK did not enter
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compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 4, "Breathlessly" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 Contest, Malta had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-nine times since its first entry in 1971. Malta briefly competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s before withdrawing for sixteen years. The country had, to this point, competed in every contest since returning in 1991. Malta's best
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twelve-member jury panel and a public televote selected "Botë", performed by Lindita, as the winner. The song was later translated from Albanian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "World". Albania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 4, "World" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 Contest, Albania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since
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Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 3, "Don't Come Easy" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. Australia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in by invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as a "one-off" special guest to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Eurovision. On 17 November 2015, the EBU announced that SBS had been invited to participate in the 2016 contest and that Australia would once again take part. In 2015, Australia was guaranteed a
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outside the top 20 on nine occasions, including Jemini's infamous 2003 ""nul points"" result, which was the first time that the country had come last in the contest. The UK also finished last in 2008 with Andy Abraham (14 points) and in 2010 with Josh Dubovie (10 points). It was alleged that the United Kingdom were expected to take part in the first contest in 1956, and that they missed the submission deadline and therefore could not take part. This was later revealed by the EBU in January 2017 to be a mythical fact created by fans of the contest.
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Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The country was represented by the song "Where I Am", performed by Anja Nissen and co-written by Australian songwriters Angel Tupai and Michael D'Arcy. The Danish broadcaster DR selected the entry through the national final "Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017". Prior to the 2017 contest, Denmark had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-five times since their first entry in . Denmark had won the contest, to this point, on three occasions: in with the song "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, in with
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Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "On My Way" written by Omar Naber. The song was performed by Omar Naber, who had previously represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 where he failed to qualify to the final with the song "Stop". Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija) organised the national selection "EMA 2017" in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. After a two-week-long competition consisting of two semi-finals, and a final, "On My Way" performed by Omar Naber
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top four songs selected by televoting and jury voting qualified to the "Gold Final", where the winner was selected through another round of jury and televoting. NRK received 600 submissions for MGP, substantially higher than the previous year's total of 464. Rumours of who would compete in the 2008 MGP arose early on. The first major name to be mentioned was former Eurovision winner for Sweden Carola. However this did not come to pass, having later entered as a wildcard into the Swedish national selection Melodifestivalen. Another name mentioned as a potential entrant was Lene Alexandra, who had previously had
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and was a co-production by Splash Media – run by the developers of its successful "Strictly Come Dancing" format – and sports production house Sunset + Vine – with help from the International DanceSport Federation and in association with the European Broadcasting Union. The contest was broadcast in English and French languages, although France did not take part. Each broadcaster also had the option of providing its own commentators at the event. UK commentators were Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. The Croatian broadcaster HRT had expressed an interest in taking part, but pulled out due to costs and scheduling problems.
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Denmark, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. On 9 December 2016, Isaiah released his debut studio album "Isaiah". The album peaked at number 12 on the Australian Albums Chart. Following his X-Factor win, Firebrace reported that he was interested in representing Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest, and put his name forward for possible participation in the 2017 contest. On 7 March 2017, broadcaster SBS announced that they had internally selected Firebrace to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev, Ukraine. His entry, "Don't Come Easy", was written by DNA Songs, who also composed Dami Im's entry "Sound
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Anri Jokhadze Anri Jokhadze (; born 6 November 1980) is a Georgian pop singer from Tbilisi who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "I'm a Joker". The singer is a winner and laureate of 13 international contests. Prior to his appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Anri Jokhadze has also represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 as a backing vocalist for Diana Gurtskaya and her song "Peace Will Come." Besides, he is the composer of the Georgian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, "Keep the Faith" sung by Tamara Gachechiladze. Anri
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2005) is a Georgian singer who represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Prior to his Junior Eurovision experience, he studied at the National Center for Folklore between 2011 and 2015, and in 2014 he entered the Vocal Academy of Tbilisi. He has also participated in various singing contests, achieving the most successful result at the 2017 edition of X-Factor Georgia, where he made it to the final. "Voice of the Heart" (; Gulis khma) is a song by Georgian singer Grigol Kipshidze. It represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 and reached the 2nd place
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. It was held on 5 March 1968 and presented by Cilla Black as a special edition of her debut BBC1 TV series 'Cilla'. Black had been the BBC's first choice to sing the 1968 UK entry, but she had turned it down as she did not believe any nation was likely to win back-to-back contests. Unlike the last three UK selections, the songs were not presented at all before the final. Instead,
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("I could have "tooken" one step further"), the BBC did not request that 'proper' English was performed at the contest as they had with previous examples of bad grammar in UK entries. After Eurovision, the song reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. No further UK Eurovision entries would chart so highly until 1996. The song was the 75th-best-selling single of 1982 in the UK, achieving a Silver disc for sales of over 250,000. The song was featured in episode one of the second series of "Peter Kay's Car Share", which was first broadcast on BBC One on 11
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"", a BBC television contest to determine the United Kingdom's entry in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Finland. They were chosen as the UK's entry, beating, amongst others, Justin Hawkins and Brian Harvey. Russ co-wrote the song "Flying the Flag (For You)", signed to Warner Bros. Records and released the song to the UK chart. The UK Eurovision entry automatically goes to the final, where the song received only 19 votes, coming joint 22nd out of 24 entries. However, the single was the highest charting Eurovision song in the UK since 1997 when "Katrina and the Waves" last won
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of Silence". On 9 May 2017, he qualified from the first semi-final and competed in the final on 13 May, finishing in ninth position. In 2018, Firebrace appeared as a guest quiz master on "Have You Been Paying Attention?". Isaiah Firebrace Isaiah Firebrace (born 21 November 1999) is an Australian singer who won the eighth season of "The X Factor Australia" in 2016. He then represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Don't Come Easy", where he finished 9th. One of twelve children, Firebrace was born in Portland, Victoria, and raised in Moama, New South Wales,
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her official website. Garlick performed the new single, along with her Eurovision entry, "Come Back", at the UK Eurovision Preview Party, at Scala, King's Cross, on 17 April 2009. Jessica Garlick Jessica Julie Anne Garlick (born 1981) is a Welsh pop singer. Garlick made her first steps into showbusiness when she was 16. At that age she won the Welsh final of the TV talent show "Star for a Night". The same year she also featured in Michael Barrymore's "My Kind of Music". She was the highest placed British entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest of the 2000s, coming joint
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was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 10, "Spirit of the Night" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 contest, San Marino had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in . Their debut entry in 2008, "Complice" performed by Miodio, failed to qualify to the final and placed last in the semi-final it competed in. San
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compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 7, "Blackbird" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 Contest, Finland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty times since their first entry in . Finland has won the contest once in 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. In the 2016 contest, "Sing It Away" performed by Sandhja failed to qualify Finland to
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performed by Tamara Gachechiladze was selected as the winner. Georgia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 2, "Keep the Faith" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times since their first entry in 2007. The nation's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been ninth place, which was achieved
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emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from a regional jury vote from six regions in Slovenia and a public vote. Slovenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 17, "On My Way" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Prior to the 2017 Contest, Slovenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-two times since its first entry
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at "Vocea României" in 2016, where she also made it to the semifinals. The singer tried to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Trilogy of Life" and "My Heart is Still Winning" in 2015 and 2016, respectively. On the first occasion, she was disqualified because of plagiarism accusations, and on the second occasion she did not reach the semifinals because the jury of the "Selecția Națională" thought the song did not have a solid chorus. In 2017, Nerra reached seventh place in the final round of the "Selecția Națională 2017" with "Save Me". Ramona Nerra Ramona Nerra (born
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Slavko Kalezić Slavko Kalezić (Cyrillic: Славко Калезић, , born 4 October 1985) is a Montenegrin actor, singer and songwriter. He represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Space". In 2017, he took part in the fourteenth series of "The X Factor UK", where he was eliminated from the competition at Judges Houses. Kalezić studied at the Academy of Performing Arts at Cetinje, Montenegro and later on becoming part of Ensemble of the Montenegrin National Theatre. He played various roles in theater and movies, performed at various music events but also at European Pride shows in Tel
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a version of the song on April 14, 2017 through AEM Records and Sony Music. The song was produced by Daniel Salcedo and Rune Braager. Never Give Up on You "Never Give Up on You" is a song performed by Welsh singer Lucie Jones, who previously appeared on series 6 of "The X Factor UK". The song was released on 27 January 2017 by ArtPeople, and represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The song was written by Daniel Salcedo, Lawrie Martin, and Emmelie de Forest, the latter whom won the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the
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Never Give Up on You "Never Give Up on You" is a song performed by Welsh singer Lucie Jones, who previously appeared on series 6 of "The X Factor UK". The song was released on 27 January 2017 by ArtPeople, and represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The song was written by Daniel Salcedo, Lawrie Martin, and Emmelie de Forest, the latter whom won the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops". A new version of the song, along with a music video, was released on 11 March 2017. Danish singer Lasse Meling released
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1960. The semi-finals were held on 2 February and 4 February 1960 and the final was held on 6 February 1960. All were presented by David Jacobs. "Looking High, High, High", a pop ballad, won the national final and went on to come 2nd in the Contest. This was the second time the UK came in 2nd place, it would take another few years until they finally won in 1967. "Looking High, High,
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Have They Done To My Song, Ma?" released on the Contour label. In subsequent years, all six songs by the group have been released on CD compilations. The UK went on to finish second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 staged in Edinburgh. This was also the only Eurovision Song Contest between 1971 and 2008 in which Terry Wogan had no involvement with. Actor and royal commentator Tom Fleming provided the BBC Television commentary, whilst Pete Murray provided the radio commentary for BBC Radio 1 and 2 listeners. "Beg, Steal Or Borrow" won the national and went on to come
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As the contest was held in the UK, the BBC opted not to send a Television commentator, instead Katie Boyle introduced each act from the stage. However Pete Murray provided commentary for BBC Radio 1. The contest was also broadcast on British Forces Radio with commentary provided by Thurston Holland. Michael Aspel served as the spokesperson for the U.K jury. "Congratulations" won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. It was held on 20 February 1971 and presented by Cliff Richard as part of the BBC1 TV series "" Clodagh Rodgers, a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit singles including, 1969 hits "Come Back and Shake Me" and "Goodnight Midnight" sang all the six finalists in the contest, having been chosen by the BBC to represent the UK, in part due to worries as to what
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"Il Faut Chanter La Vie". "Power To All Our Friends" placed 3rd in the Eurovision Song Contest. The 1973 contest became the most watched Eurovision Song Contest in the UK, with 23.54 million watching Cliff Richard perform in Luxembourg, almost 1 million more viewers than the record set in 1972. For the second year running, the contest was the No.1 rated TV show for the entire year in the UK. This was also the first Eurovision Song Contest where Terry Wogan provided the BBC television commentary, having previously provided the BBC radio commentary for the 1971 Contest. Pete Murray returned
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The United Kingdom participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway in May. The BBC announced on 29 January after months of speculation that British record producer and songwriter Pete Waterman would write the UK entry for the 2010 Contest. The song, "That Sounds Good to Me", was performed on 12 March 2010 on "", where Josh Dubovie was selected to represent the UK at Eurovision over five other finalists. The song came in last place. The song was 12th in the line-up for the Grand Final. After the
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Kingdom votes were announced by BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The United Kingdom participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway in May. The BBC announced on 29 January after months of speculation that British record producer and songwriter Pete Waterman would write the UK entry for the 2010 Contest. The song, "That Sounds Good to Me", was performed on 12 March 2010 on "", where Josh Dubovie was selected to represent the UK at Eurovision over five other finalists. The song came in last place. The song
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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Blackbird" written and performed by Lasse Piirainen and Leena Tirronen under the name Norma John. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final "Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017" in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Ten entries competed in a televised national final on 28 January 2017 where the 50/50 combination of votes from ten international juries and votes from the public selected "Blackbird" performed by Norma John as the winner. Finland was drawn to
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Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Ukraine will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organized by the Ukrainian broadcaster NTU. The semi-final took place on 8 August 2017, where the 27 eligible submissions performed in front of a jury, and then they chose ten artists to qualify to the final, which took place on 25 August 2017. As a result, Anastasiya Baginska won the Ukrainian selection and got the right to represent Ukraine in Tbilisi, Georgia with
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Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017. The Belarusian entry for the 2017 contest in Tbilisi, Georgia was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). A national final, which took place on 25 August 2017, saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 The United Kingdom held a national selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1964. It was held on 7 February 1964 and presented by David Jacobs. Matt Monro was chosen to sing the entry and juries made up of members of the public in sixteen UK cities selected "I Love the Little Things" for him to sing at the Eurovision final, where it placed 2nd in the contest. Monro released all six songs from the UK final on an Extended Play maxi single "A Song for
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Blackbird (Norma John song) "Blackbird" is a song written and performed by Finnish duo Norma John. The song was released as a digital download on 21 February 2017, through EMI Finland. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Norma John was announced to be competing in "Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017", Finland's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 23 November 2016. They competed in the Finnish final held on 28 January 2017, where they won both the jury vote and public vote, being declared the winners. They represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Finland
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of public votes, blocking them from entering the final. Michelle Gayle and Andy Abraham, the two soloists, proceeded to the final. In the final, the act who received the highest number of televotes would win, and represent the United Kingdom in Serbia. Andy won and did represent the UK in the final of Eurovision 2008. Although Andy did hope the song would make a good showing in Belgrade, his task was not made easy. He came last with only 14 points. The United Kingdom's entry finished in 25th position with 14 points, joint last with Germany and Poland. Following Eurovision
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juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. At the end of the show, Slovenia was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. The following five members comprised the Slovenian jury: Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "On My Way" written by Omar Naber. The song was performed by Omar Naber, who had previously represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 where he failed to qualify to the final
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her debut studio album, "Standing Tall". In 1998, Saleem entered "The Great British Song Contest" competition to find the UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest that year. Her track "Where Are You" was a runaway winner with the British public and was selected to represent the UK. Saleem finished a mere seven points behind the winner Dana International, in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The UK has never been so close to winning ever since. After its success in the contest, "Where Are You" entered the UK Singles Chart in May 1998, peaking at number 15
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have also written the songs entered in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Sound of Silence" by Dami Im in 2016, "Don't Come Easy" by Isaiah Firebrace in 2017 and Jessica Mauboy did represent Australia with "We Got Love" in 2018. From her album "Wings of the Wild" (which also has "In the Name of Love" and "Hold On") From their album "The Veronicas" and the debut studio album, "Yours" (2015). DNA Songs DNA Songs is a songwriting and production company founded by Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci in Australia in 2004. They have worked with a variety of international and
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of "All" and the UK had not participated in Eurovision 1958. The second place showing of "Sing, Little Birdie" at Eurovision 1959 was the first evidence of the UK being a potent force at Eurovision: four subsequent UK Eurovision entrants would take second place at the contest finals before the UK would score its first Eurovision victory at Eurovision 1967 with "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw. Sing, Little Birdie "Sing, Little Birdie" is the 1959 UK Eurovision entrant song that took second place at Eurovision 1959. Performed by husband-and-wife duo Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson, "Sing, Little Birdie"
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Pol Niubó. The following five members comprised the Spanish jury: Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Do It for Your Lover" written by Manel Navarro and Antonio Rayo "Rayito". The song was performed by Manel Navarro. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final "Objetivo Eurovisión 2017" in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Six artists and songs competed in the televised show where a professional jury and a public televote selected "Do It for Your Lover" performed by
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Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Do It for Your Lover" written by Manel Navarro and Antonio Rayo "Rayito". The song was performed by Manel Navarro. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final "Objetivo Eurovisión 2017" in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Six artists and songs competed in the televised show where a professional jury and a public televote selected "Do It for Your Lover" performed by Manel Navarro as the winner. As a member of the
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from the professional juries. Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Poland participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. A national final, which took place on 1 October 2017, saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. Alicja Rega was chosen as the winner of the selection and
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Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Poland participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. A national final, which took place on 1 October 2017, saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. Alicja Rega was chosen as the winner of the selection and she got the right
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singer of The Mojos, with whom she had two children, including their son, Toby Slater. De Sykes and Stuart Slater wrote two UK Eurovision Song Contest entries, Co-Co's "The Bad Old Days" and Prima Donna's "Love Enough for Two" in 1978 and 1980 respectively. In 1981, she teamed up with Angus Deayton to record a parody of that year's Eurovision winner "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz. The song, "It's Only A Wind Up" by "Brown Ale", did not make the UK singles chart. De Sykes and Slater had one other song in the UK final, "All Around The
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1985 with the song "Olé, Olé". The sixth audition was broadcast in two parts on 3 and 4 December 2017. Six of the eleven contestants advanced to the next phase following achieving at least 70% of the votes while one contestant who did not get enough votes to qualify was saved by jury members Static and Ben-El Tavori instead of the hosts following a temporary switch in the roles during the contestants's audition. Among the contestants was Joseph Guedj, a relative of Nadav Guedj who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 where he placed ninth with the song
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2014 for Russia. On May 2016 Dimitris Kontopoulos participated at the Eurovision Song Contest with Russia. His song "You're the only one" performed by Sergey Lazarev came third with 491 points, despite winning the televote. In 2017, he was the composer for Demy and Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. He composed three songs: 'Where the time comes around', 'Angels', and 'This is love' which were voted on at the national final in March 2017. The song titled 'This is love' got the most votes and thus represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, which took place in
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Song Contest replacing Pavlo Shylko. He arranges commentary of all contests of Eurovision on to these days, even in 2015 in Vienna that Ukraine did not compete. Also he hosts the TV-programme "Як це?" ("How it is?") on this channel. Timur also hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with Zlata Ognevich. This was his second time hosting the Junior contest. On 26 February 2017, it was announced that Timur would host the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv acting as the green room host, alongside Oleksandr Skichko and Volodymyr Ostapchuk who would be the stage hosts. It was the
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