Tonight, the second elimination show of the United Kingdom's national selection for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest will be held. The remaining five acts compete to be among the four who will reach the third round. Eurovision: Your country needs you is the search for the performer(s) who will perform the song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren.
The show
The five acts that qualified last week will perform live with an orchestra. Televoting will then decide the three acts to move forward to the next round. Andrew Lloyd Webber will then choose who of the bottom two will be eliminated from the competition.The show to be broadcast on BBC ONE will start at 19:40CET (18:40 local time) and it will be hosted by Graham Norton, who follows in the footsteps of Terry Wogan.
During the voting window, there will be two further contestant performances, both of which are written by Diane Warren who will be providing the lyrics to the tune that Andrew Lloyd Webber is writing as the song to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. The girls are set to perform DeBarge's classic Rhythm of the night with the boys singing their version of Starship's number one smash hit Nothing's gonna stop us now.
Satellite information
Details on receiving BBC ONE television via satellite can be found here.
Webcast
- A webcast is available worldwide here.
- There will also be a webcast available for UK Residents only.
Participants
- The Twins (performing The promise by Girls Aloud)
- Emperors of Soul (performing Kiss by Prince)
- Jade (performing The voice within by Christina Aguilera)
- Charlotte (performing Rain on your parade by Duffy)
- Mark (performing Me and Mrs Jones by Billy Paul)
The United Kingdom was represented in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest by Andy Abraham, who finished equal 23rd and hence last in the final with Even if.
- VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE ACT UNITED KINGDOM ACT HERE.
- WATCH THE SIX UK ACTS' PERFORMANCES AND RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT HERE.
- Read aboutLord Andrew Lloyd Webber's introduction of the six finalists here.
- Read about plans for the UK's biggest ever Eurovision promotion push here.
- All readers can watch the six acts' auditions here.
- Read the biographies of the UK's six Eurovision Acts here.
- Read the last UK winner's interview about the show here.
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