
British broadcaster, BBC, have announced the 19 entries taking part in โEurovision: Come Togetherโ tonight (16th May). The British public will be able to vote for their favourite entries from the shortlist, determined by a โdiverse mix of panellistsโ.
Each panellist was asked to choose their ten favourite Eurovision songs that they believed were โmodern day classics or songs that have stood the test of timeโ. The โexpert panelโ includes semi-final commentators Rylan Clark-Neal and Scott Mills, Radio 2โs Ken Bruce and former UK Eurovision acts SuRie and Nicki French.
12 former winners plus fan favourites!
The shortlist, as determined by the BBC and the panellists, includes a dozen past winners of the contest including three British winners and a further seven memorable Eurovision performances. The full list of selected entries can be seen below:
- ๐ฎ๐น Domenico Mudugno โ Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Italy 1958)
- ๐ฑ๐บ France Gall – Poupรฉe de cire, poupรฉe de son (Luxembourg 1965)
- ๐ธ๐ช ABBA โ Waterloo (Sweden 1974)
- ๐ฌ๐ง Brotherhood of Man โ Save Your Kisses For Me (United Kingdom 1976)
- ๐ฌ๐ง Bucks Fizz โ Making Your Mind Up (United Kingdom 1981)
- ๐ฌ๐ง Gina G โ Oohโฆ Aahโฆ Just A Little Bit (United Kingdom 1996)
- ๐ฌ๐ง Katrina & The Waves โ Love Shine A Light (United Kingdom 1997)
- ๐ฎ๐ฑ Dana International โ Diva (Israel 1998)
- ๐บ๐ฆ Verka Serduchka โ Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine 2007)
- ๐ณ๐ด Alexander Rybak โ Fairytale (Norway 2009)
- ๐ฉ๐ช Lena โ Satellite (Germany 2010)
- ๐ธ๐ช Loreen โ Euphoria (Sweden 2012)
- ๐ฆ๐น Conchita Wurst โ Rise Like A Phoenix (Austria 2014)
- ๐ธ๐ช Mรฅnsย Zelmerlรถw โ Heroes (Sweden 2015)
- ๐ง๐ช Loรฏcย Nottet โ Rhythm Inside (Belgium 2015)
- ๐ฆ๐บ Dami Im โ Sound of Silence (Australia 2016)
- ๐ฎ๐ฑ Netta โ Toy (Israel 2018)
- ๐จ๐พ Eleni Foureira โ Fuego (Cyprus 2018)
- ๐ฎ๐น Mahmood โ Soldi (Italy 2019)
Voting as part of a Eurovision night
British Eurovision fans will be able to vote for their favourite song during the show which will be broadcast at 18:25 BST (19:25 CEST). Voting will take place on the BBC Eurovision website. โEurovision: Come Togetherโ will be held as part of a Eurovision night across BBC One and BBC Two.
The night will begin on BBC One with a Eurovision special of Pointless Celebrities at 17:40 BST with past Eurovision artists taking part including Dana, SuRie and John Lundvik. This will be followed by โEurovision: Come Togetherโ. At 20:00 BST, BBC One will go live to Hilversum to join the rest of Europe in broadcasting โEurovision: Europe Shine A Lightโ.
Eurovision broadcasting will continue on BBC Two at 22:00 BST, with a Eurovision special โ โThe A-Z of Eurovisionโ โ presented by Rylan Clark-Neal. The โEurovision nightโ will finish with a repeat of a Eurovision special of Top of The Pops at 23:00 BST.
Are you happy with the entries shortlisted for the show? Will you be voting for your favourite?
Let us know in the comments below and on social media @ESCXTRA.
Gonna be real, I don’t like any of those songs ๐