In 2001 , she was among the last ten contestants on the ITV talent show '' Pop Idol '' . The BBC later invited her to sing " Come Back " , one of the competing songs in '' A Song for Europe '' , the British selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 . The audience selected her to represent the United Kingdom at the event in Tallinn , where she took her country to its best result since Imaani 's " Where Are You ? " in 1998 , finishing joint third alongside Estonia 's representative , Sahlene . Her result has , as of 2019 , not been bettered
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Jessica Garlick