Each live show was presented by Graham Norton and , like in other similar BBC shows ( such as '' Any Dream Will Do '' ) , was fronted by Andrew Lloyd Webber . Each week the viewing British public voted a contestant out through televoting . There were three contestants remaining by the final on 31 January , with the winner competing for the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 . The song , written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren , was first publicly performed by Mark Evans during the final of '' Eurovision : Your Country Needs You '' on 31 January 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009