After many weeks of speculation and rumour, the BBC has now confirmed one of the most badly kept secrets of the 2010 finals season. The United Kingdom will choose it’s singer on Friday March 12th.
This year, the BBC showed Europe that actually, they and the United Kingdom do take the Eurovision Song Contest seriously. They persuaded Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, possibly the biggest name in musical theatre, to write the song and head a talent search for the winner.
The British press and people are traditionally cynical about the Eurovision Song Contest. Lets see if the involvement of Andrew Lloyd Webber and the United Kingdom finishing 6th have changed anything.
In this final blog, former Romanain representative, Mihai Trăistariu share his opinions of songs from Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and Ukraine.
Jade will be representing United Kingdom at the 2009 Eurovision Song
Contest with this song called It's My Time. Last year United Kingdom were in
the final where they finished 23rd.
Diane Warren, award winning songwriter, and composer and lyricist of the United Kingdom's song for Moscow, It's My Time, took time out of her busy schedule to answer questions exclusively for EuroVisionary.
Last night, Ukraine chose its representative for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Fifteen songs fought it out and at the end of the night Be My Valentine by Svitlana Loboda was declared the winner.
Sixteen acts tonight fought for the honour of representing Russia on home ground at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Who took over after the successful Dima Bilan? EuroVisionary brought you live updates from the show.
After a little chock yesterday where Sakis Rouvas collapsed during rehearsals Greece continues the preparations for the big show tonight where a combination of jury and televoting will decide which song Sakis will sing in Moscow. You are invited to be a part of the international jury.
Although we still have fourteen weeks to go, thirteen entries have been announced so far. I can't believe how quickly they were announced, but it seems an exciting contest is coming.