As Javine prepares to fly the flag for the United Kingdom at the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, her manager has spoken out about his concerns for the United Kingdom's chances of victory. Jonathan Shalit said his client�s Eurovision dreams could be dealt a serious blow by Britain�s unpopularity within the global community.
The 23-year-old singer was selected by TV viewers to represent the UK with her up-tempo track Touch My Fire , but Shalit, who handles the Mobo-award winner said:
�I�m sure on the night she�ll give one of the best performances there because it�s a great song and she�s a great singer.Quality music-wise, if that was the judgement she�d win, but we become a victim of the way politicians behave.
However when you represent the UK our politicians do so much damage to our reputation around the world and there seems to be such a large amount of dislike for the UK from other countries that you get involved in the whole political scenario which you can�t control”.
This though is not the first time the 42-year-old pop impresario has had doubts about Javine�s Eurovision ambitions. Shalit explains:
�When I first heard the song I thought she was a dead cert to win on Saturday night. But when Jordan became involved in the contest I knew we had a problem. As her pre-publicity and hype built up it looked like she was going to walk all over everybody.�
So how did he feel when Javine was proclaimed the winner? �I was absolutely thrilled, delighted and overwhelmed�
