You Decide Eurovision Song Contest

This programme contains scenes of repetitive flashing images.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. The United Kingdom has suffered 19 long years

of torment without a win, but is that about the change? After the

biggest song search ever, six acts will fight for their chance to

represent the UK at Eurovision 2016. Songs were selected from six weeks

of entry. The British Academy of songwriters, composers and authors

ran their own competition, and professional writers in the music

industry took on the challenge. Tonight they battle it out for your

votes. Who will you choose to represent the UK at the biggest

music event in the world? The fate of the nation is your hands.

Eurovision: You Decide. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Ladies and

gentlemen, please welcome your host, Mel Giedroyc!

CHEERING. Good evening, bonsoir, welcome to

Eurovision: You Decide. CHEERING. Regular BBC Four viewers

might be expecting to see dark Scandinavian drama at this time, and

they would be right! It doesn't get more Scandinavian, my lovers, than

Stockholm. And it doesn't get more dramatic than choosing who is going

to represent the UK at Eurovision 2016.

CHEERING. We've got the creme de la creme for you. Hundreds of acts down

to just six for you to choose from. So why am I standing here Wittering

away when you could be meeting them? Let's see who we've got.

away when you could be meeting them? CHEERING. Matthew James...

CHEERING. Darline... CHEERING. Karl William Lund...

CHEERING. Been ka... CHEERING. And Joe and Jake...

CHEERING. Tonight thanks to your votes one of those six acts will be

crowned our winner and in May they'll be in Stockholm representing

the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Imagine that. Imagine

that, a singing show where the winner still gets gigs three months

later. Later on I will explain the different ways that you can vote,

but quick tip from me, go online and register for a BBC ID so you can go

online and vote later on. Go to bbc.co.uk/eurovision. Now, it is a

packed show tonight. Later on we'll be paying tribute to Mr Eurovision

himself, the great Sir Terry Wogan. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. With a

collection of his greatest Eurovision commentary gems. Like

this one. Keep an eye out for the high priest of the Bongo. There's

the fellow o. CHEERING. The spirit of Eurovision

Hill. We've also got a performance from a woman who knows a thing or so

about Eurovision. She was the last UK entry to win the thing. It's

Katrina! CHEERING. It's a feast. Katrina has

a right to be on our expert panel tonight. She's the one who blew

everyone away with Love Shine A Light. Later on I will be shining a

light on how some other Eurovision winners have wowed the audience. I

will also be revealing our other panel members, later. First, to

remind us all exactly how it's done, we've got the 2015 Eurovision

champion... CHEERING. I thought you might like

that. He's a gorgeous Swede. Almost as gorgeous as swede with butter and

pepper. That's an image ultimatum conjuring with now. Mans Zelmerow.

This, my friends, is how he won. I need to know that some of tonight's

performances may contain flashing images.

# But we're dancing with the demons in our minds

12 points to Sweden... 12 points to Sweden! That's extraordinary. We

have a winner, Sweden! It's the biggest thing that ever happened to

me. I'm so proud and so happy and so proud of my team.

CHEERING. And now right here, performing his winning song, Heroes,

it's Mans Zelmerow. CHEERING.

# And live your life like there is no tomorrow, son

# But we're dancing with the demons in our minds

# But we're dancing with the demons in our minds

# But we're dancing with the demons in our minds

# Don't say a word, don't make a sound

# When you were lost I followed right behind

# But we're dancing with the demons in our minds

# But we're dancing with the demons in our minds

# But we're dancing with the demons in our minds

This is what a winner looks like, ladies and gentlemen!

Mans, I'm missing slightly the leather trousers I'm sorry, I forgot

them. At home. Next time I see you, I want you to wear them. Only

leather. Always. What advice can you give to our six acts tonight? You

have been through the whole process, you know what it is like. What

advice can you give to them in Just that they should enjoy this moment.

Show the audience that you really want to be here, want to be in

Eurovision, want to represent your country. And sing the hell out of

your song. Great advice. What about viewers watching at home, Mans. What

advice can you give to them when they are trying to decide which act

they should vote for? I think you should look for a song that catches

your attention straight away and you just are mesmerised for those three

minutes. That's what you are looking for. There are so many songs in

Eurovision. You really need to stand out. So remember, you should be

mesmerised, a little bit like I am at this very moment.

CHEERING. Mans, it is so nice to see you. Let's catch up for some

meatballs in Stockholm in May. Definitely. He doesn't want to, I

can tell. Everybody, Mans Zelmerow! CHEERING. Thank you Mans.

So, it's been made very clear to me that

I can't spend the whole evening with Mans,

But what should you be looking for?

As Mans has just shown us, it's not enough to just

have a brilliant song, you also need a great performance

Now I know what you're all thinking.

We love spectacular staging but we don't know what the stage in

Stockholm looks like. Help us out! Well, luckily for you I nipped

over to SVT, the Swedish broadcaster, had a look

at their design for the Stockholm stage

and knocked up this I'm very multi-skilled. Have a look

at this. They've seen it. That was very quick wasn't it!

LAUGHTER. I thought it was going to be longer! It doesn't matter.

First up is vocal coach and former Eurovision performer,

Then we've got choreographer Jay Revell.

He's worked with stars like Ellie Goulding,

Jess Glynne and Years Years so he knows

a thing or two about putting on a show.

And finally, who better to help our entrants

than our last winner, the amazing Katrina!

Look at the lovely panel on their survive el green chairs. Carrie,

what are you going to be looking for in each performance? OK, two things

for me tonight. Anthemic song and a singer who can sing in front of 200

million people and not get nervous. Good. Katrina, you won in 1997. What

did you have those years ago that you think has maybe been missing

since? A really smelly green shirt I think, Mel. I loved your green

shirt. You could have taken off with those collars. It was absolutely

fantastic. You've got to have a lot of confidence. You have to have a

very strong song and really want it with all your heart. Amazing. Jay, a

little word from you, my love. A quick word about the staging. What

should the guys be looking out for? Wow, they need to make it big and

exciting. Just needs to match the song. Mans is a great example of how

it matches the song. He won Eurovision. Lovely, thank you Jay. I

told you I would deliver a good panel of experts. They are here to

help but at the end of the day it is all down to our six performers and

of course you at home. Your votes will start which of the six is off

to Sweden. That's a lot of pressure on you guys. To ease that pressure a

bit we won't be opening the vote until we've seen everyone perform,

so please don't try voting just yet. Your vote won't count and you may

still be charged. I think it is time we get this party started. What do

you reckon? CHEERING. First up it's Dulcima, who

will be performing When You Go. Let's find out a little bit more

about them. I'm Tom, and I wrote the song. I'm

Dulcima, I'm singing Tom's song. The name is also Dulcima, which refers

to me and the band behind me as well. We are as one, Dulcima. We

were buskers from Canterbury, that met on the high Street. Dulcima was

a violin player and I used to play guitar and sing. Initially when we

started busking we would play a lot of folk but as the years have

developed we've gone on to play different styles of music. The song

is about the positive spin on somebody we knew, how you deal with

it. My favourite lyric is I held your hand, you help my heart. I

don't know, it's fun to sing other thing, it's a great line to thing

and I have a wonderful mental image of hands and hearts kind of

intertwining and holding. My favourite lyric in the song is,

well, the title, when you go, when you go I'm going to light a candle

so I can see in the dark, and I'd like to say it had a deep meaning,

but it's just because I do light candles. It's a really strong song

and we've worked really hard on it. It's great fun to perform. I'd just

really hope the British public will love it as much as we do.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Dulcima, with When You Go.

# It was only you and me at the start

# I held your hand, you held my heart

# So when you go I'm gonna light a candle

# So please don't make things difficult

# It was only you and me at the start

# So when you go I'm gonna light a candle

# So please don't make things difficult

# It was only you and me at the start

# And finally we'll try to read through the heart

# So please don't make things difficult

# Now you're gone we can sing this song forever

# Now you're gone we can sing this song forever

# Now you're gone we can sing this song forever

# Now you're gone we can sing this song forever

# So when you go I'm gonna light a candle

# So please don't make things difficult

# It was only you and me at the start

# And finally we'll try to read through the heart

# So please don't make things difficult

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Thank you.

Well done first up. I want it to go like that, it's one of those songs.

Loved it! Carrie, the lovely Carrie Grant. What did you think of that?

Locally, and otherwise? I love the fact there was lots of musicians on

stage, that's fantastic. Goods long. My slight question with these guys

is when I look at you I feel like your music should be darker -- good

song. More rock, something a bit more sinister, and... AUDIENCE

BREWS. It looks lightweight, far how you look and sound. It's quite a

folksy look and song that Dulcima have got. How would that translate

onto a huge stage in Stockholm? The energy they bring is absolutely

electric. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Look at what happened just now, with the players up there, the energy

they've give playing their instruments, they are real musicians

and showcasing that. They turn up, stomp in and nailed it. Well done,

Jay. Magical. There's electricity already here between Jay and

Dulcima. Katrina, you know more than any of us hear what it's like to

sing with a band behind you. Do they give you support on the night, when

you are out there right Eurovision? Is it nice, singing with a band? Of

course, it's a wonderful iconic moment to be able to spend with the

band that you love. The clean-up of -- Katrina and the Waves was the

name of the group, we had help from the back-up singers. It was a

rousing start. If the next band are like that...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE How are you, love? My face is

twitching from smiling. Don't you worry, it's a beautiful twitching

face. If you think that Dulcima has got what it takes to represent the

UK, then you will need to call... You can vote online for free. Give

them your love, Dulcima. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Time now to find out about song Liberty. It's called A Better Man,

and is being performed for you by Matthew James. -- song number two.

Let's take a look. AIDS joined -- I joined 22 years ago when I was

studying at college and was literally hating it and wanted to

get out of college, I got a phone call, can you thing? I think so, I

sang and the next day I was in a teacup at Alton Towers in a boy

band. That's it! Six top 40 hits and travelled the world, take me away,

on Top Of The Pops was hysterical. Give it all this weird looks,

brilliant. The song I'm singing is A Better Man. I heard the song, it was

like, this is so uplifting. It gave me goose bumps. The song is about

love, clearly, and it's about how when you find somebody that you

really, really connect to, that person makes you a better person

yourself. My favourite lyric is you inspire me, give me reason to

believe. It's nice to have people around you, whether a partner or

friends, and everyone has been so supportive of me doing Eurovision.

It feels like now was the right time. It's a great song. I will give

it my best. There will be an element of nerves for performance. Nerves

and excitement will get me through and give me that little lift to get

through the song. I want to do my best performance, really, and

hopefully people can relate to it and people like it.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Its Matthew James, with A Better

Man. # The sound of your laugh

is what I live for # With a single word you make me

who I am # And with every day

you make me want to be # And I'll take care of all

your needs # All you've gotta do is let

me know # With a single word

you make me who I am # And with every day

you make me want to be # With a single word you make me

who I am # And with every day

you make me want to be CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you. Well done. Did I scare you? It's lovely to see you. Now,

Jay, that struck me, it was an intimate performance, it was an

intense performance. Did it work for you question might it was definitely

intimate. He made a real connection with his audience. He got his

message across as best he could. He sang the song excellently, it was

awesome. Good job. Carrie, let's talk about the vocals. What did you

think? It's really clear you are an experienced performer and there's a

security that we feel when we hear that. I actually really love this

song. But the public have got to decide, is this the type of song

that can win it for the UK? That's the big question. Katrina, you write

lots of songs. What did you think a bit in terms of its lyrics? This

song has a beautiful narrative. It's very passionate. It feels as if it's

coming from such a personal place. It's very inspiring lyrics as well.

Really beautiful singing. Wise words from the panel. If you think that

Matthew here has got what it takes to represent the UK, then you will

need to call... The vote opens after we have seen

everyone perform, later in the show. Give it up for Matthew. Well done,

Matthew. So two down, four to go, and next up we have a gorgeous

country pop duo, called Darline, and the song, Until Tomorrow. Let's see

what they have to say. We first met through a mutual friend, we knew Ben

from the shires and he put us together because we worked so great

together. Every day we get to get up and do everything we love to do, and

two passions together makes it explode. It's so fun, so fantastic,

someone to laugh at the stuff you would laugh at yourself with. Our

sound is country, a bigger pop sound basically, but still with our

country routes that we have grown up on. We were very, very lucky to be

asked to go on tour with the Shires, an amazing country duo. We were

really excited, so nervous. It was really fun. The song is called Until

Tomorrow and it's kind of about grasping hold of a moment,

basically. Having fun. It just relates really well to every

situation, so it's really lovely. We wrote the same one? It's a strong

lyric. We both absolutely love the opening lyric, if you've never seen

the dark then you've never seen the stars. I love, that because it means

that you have to go through some bad time to see the good times. To

represent the UK would be amazing for us. We want to have fun. We want

everyone to enjoy it, and the buzz from that will be amazing. It's

Darline with Until Tomorrow. # If you've never seen the dark,

then you've never seen the stars # Even if you break my heart,

I'll be here tomorrow # Nothing ventured, nothing gained,

throw your other plans away # Even if you only

stay until tomorrow # Hold on to me and

I'll hold on to you # I won't let go, won't

let go until tomorrow # Hold on to me, like

the last leaf on a tree # I won't let go, won't

let go until tomorrow # And in the harbour you'll be warm,

you'll be safe against the storm # But that's not what

I'm looking for, no # What will be will surely

be, until tomorrow # Hold on to me and

I'll hold on to you # I won't let go, won't

let go until tomorrow # Hold on to me, like

the last leaf on a tree # I won't let go, won't

let go until tomorrow # I will always want

you until tomorrow # If you've never seen the dark,

then you've never seen the stars # Hold on to me and

I'll hold on to you # I won't let go, won't

let go until tomorrow # Hold on to me, like

the last leaf on a tree # I won't let go, won't

let go until tomorrow # I'll always want you,

until tomorrow # I'll always want you,

until tomorrow #. Well done. Loving the braids, girls.

Carrie, Darline sing together so beautifully. They harmonise so well,

what did you make of that I think you both have really beautiful

voices. I think you are both stunningly beautiful. At the end you

both looked at each other and did a total vibe with each other once the

music had finished. I don't want to see two soloists. I want to see a

duo who interact more. Apart from that you are brilliant soloists.

AUDIENCE BOOS. Lovely, she is being constructive, guys. Jay, beautiful

staging. What would you do for them? Stockholm? I think you want to

enhance how beautiful it is. It won't be the first time a beautiful

performance has won Eurovision. Like Carrie said, they need to connect as

a group. I personally think they did. Katrina, do you think this type

of music will go down well in Stockholm this year?

CHEERING. That's a yes from our audience! Yeah? It sounds like it.

If this song went through, this is the type of song other Europeans

would vote for. Interesting. Girls, huddle up. If you think Darline has

got what it takes to represent the UK you will need to call:

Or vote online for free when the vote opens after we've seen

everybody perform later in the show. I think they like you Darline.

CHEERING. Please give it up for Darline! Thank you, girls. Off you

go now. A bit bossy. Next up, let's find out about Karl William Lund,

who is performing his self-penned song, Miracle. Something that

started off as a hobby has now become a true passion. I started

performing in bars around Liverpool, where I was living at the time. I

started up loading videos on YouTube and I was getting 30,000 or 40,000

views per video, quite a lot back then. So in 2012 I lived in Greece.

I was working in a Beatles tribute band playing John Lennon. We lived

in a complex with other singers and performers. There was a Tina Turner

tribute act, The Drifters and The Supremes. I started lyrics. It was

interesting between opportunity to put a song forward for this came

about. Straight away I thought Miracle is right for this. I hope

that people love it. There's a lyric in Miracle on the chorus that says,

chasing down your star will never be the same again. I think what that

means is I'm almost saying that my love and my admiration for you is

now on a completely different level. I think that is the key to a good

song, to put your own experience into that, but to write it in a way

where it can touch other people as well. I hope that's what will make

it a success. Let's go to Sweden! CHEERING. It's Karl William Lund

with Miracle. # I feel you coming, miracle,

oh oh # This life I'm living, beautiful,

oh oh # I believe that I'll

be there for life # Give up all your thoughts

of luck # What you'll give, not you'll

get back # This life I'm living, beautiful,

oh oh # I believe that I'll be

# I'll be there for life (Miracle, oh oh)

# I'll be there for life (I feel you coming, miracle, oh oh)

# A miracle (It's beautiful, oh oh)

# You are (This life I'm living, beautiful, oh oh)

Karl, the neatest suit in showbiz. And a little bit of Tom Hiddlestone

going on there in those eyes. Lovely. Carrie Grant, what did you

think of Karl's performance? Karl, that is the most solid performance

we've seen tonight, the best singing we've heard tonight. You look great

on camera and you've got loads of inner life. These are some of the

qualities we were talking about us looking for earlier. Fantastic. Jay,

how would you take what Karl did to that enormous stage in Stockholm? I

think everyone saw here tonight that Karl takes you into his world. He

makes the stage as small as he wants it to be. And everyone else feels

it. You can enhance it in so many ways. You can only have six people

on stage, with technology you can build it up. Katrina, like you, Karl

so songwriter. He wrote this song himself. I did indeed. Do you think

it makes a difference when you are singing a song if you have written

it yourself in do you give it more passion, do you think? Yeah, sure.

Karl has an emotional connection with the song and that comes

through. I think we all felt it. Lovely. Thank you so much panel. If

you think Karl's got what it takes to represent the UK, you'll need to

call: Or vote online for free when the

vote opens after we've seen everybody perform later in the show.

Go crazy for Karl! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Well done,

Karl. Bianca is up now with the song Shine A Little Light. Hopefully this

will prove illuminating. I started off as a cellist. I was lucky. I got

an Elton John scholarship to train in London. It was a huge part of my

life for a really long time. Then I started singing. It was clear that

was where my heart was, so this represents my time in the girl band.

It was wonderful. We toured with Shakira, the black eyes peas. It was

phenomenal. The producer who wrote the song, I've worked with him

before and know him well. It was nice to be with a song that spoke to

me straight away. The song is called Shine A Little Light. I really love

this song, because it is so positive. The lyric that I'm writing

down now is my favourite. It is I've been carrying a concrete heart, got

me worrying there is no fire in the dying flame. I like the sentiment in

it. Whatever has got you down, there is someone or something that picks

you up and makes you feel better. I love songs like that which are

optimistic and positive, because I think we need more of that in the

world. For me to represent the UK in Eurovision would be incredible. I

physically cannot put into words how exciting it would be. It is like a

childhood dream come true. CHEERING. It's Bianca with Shine A

Little Light. # But every time I reach out,

the fingers burn # I've been carrying

a concrete heart # Got me worrying there's just no

fire in a dying flame # That's when you

shine a little light # You keep burning

bright so I can see # You shine a little light,

shine a little light on me # I've been carrying

a concrete heart # Got me worrying there's just no

fire in a dying flame # That's when you shine a little

light, shine a little light on me # You keep burning bright so I can

see # You shine a little light,

shine a little light on me # When there's no-one to hold on to

# Shine a light # You shine a little light,

shine a little light on me # You keep burning

bright so I can see # You shine a little light,

shine a little light on me Bianca, now, listen love, listen,

don't trip over, don't trip over. I'm going to be your bridesmaid. I'm

just going to hold this. If you get to Stockholm, there are a lot of

wind machines. We don't want to see this getting caught in a wind

machine and then ripping off the whole outfit! Bianca, well done,

that was tremendous. Thank you so much. Well done. So, Jay, what did

you think of that performance? You just can't fault that vocal. That

vocal was insane. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

But I think she's got even more to give. I think she could give even

more, even more, keep rising and rising, three months until

Eurovision, and if this is our act, she will do us proud.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE . Carrick -- Carrie, have you got

any more to say about the vocal performance? That was great, that's

what we were waiting for, this is the type of song that can win! She's

fantastic! They are cheering for Carrie now, they are cheering.

Katrina, a big power ballad. Is this what we need for this year in

Stockholm? I like the lyrics. The lyrics are great. Come on, Bianca,

take is to Stockholm! Katrina is sounding a bit like Davos at the

moment, there is something like a Dalek about her. We still love you,

Katrina, whatever you say or do. Didn't hear any of that! If you

think that Bianca has got what it takes to represent the UK, then you

will need to call... You can vote online for free when

the vote opens after we have seen everyone perform later in the show.

Thank you so much to Bianca. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Just helping, there we go, helping. Now, listen up. We are at song

number six already. I can't believe it. Our final act is a pair of young

lads, Joe and Jake, performing You're Not Alone. Let's hear more

from them. I think the voice is a great stepping stone, singing in

front of millions of people, a live audience, probably one of the best

moments of my life to date. Yes, it was incredible. I do get chills when

I see it. I was about to say the same thing. Me and Jake always got

on when we were in the Voice, backstage and stuff we got on as

mates and we have a similar music style. I work in with Joe, having

good fun with what we are doing. It's nice to work with someone who

is passionate about their music, like me. Do I look like that? The

song we are singing is You're Not Alone and we personally love the

song, love singing this song and the whole message behind it is about

unity and love, really. Our favourite lyric is don't speak, your

smile tells me all I need to know because the song is very energetic,

it's nice to have a solid -- soft lyric in it. We had to fight for who

would sing it. Jake got it. I got it. I think what people will like

about the performance it's genuine. They will see that me and Joe enjoy

performing the track and love what we are doing. Every moment in our

musical career so far has built up to this and for us to get the chance

to represent the UK would be a dream come true for us. It's Joe and Jake,

with You're Not Alone. # Heartbeat, when you're not

around it's beating slow. # And it's something that

I've never known, oh-oh. # I'll be, I'll be the answer

you've been waiting for. # I'll be the truth that you've

been looking for, oh-oh. # You're not alone,

we're in this together. # All that you want

is right here forever. # And they don't need

to know-oh, oh-oh-oh. # And they don't

need to know, oh-oh. # You're not alone,

we're in this together. # All that you want,

I'm right here forever. # And they don't need

to know-oh, oh-oh-oh. # And they don't

need to know, oh-oh. # You're free, free to let go 'cos

I'll be here for you. # And when you fall I'll

be your parachute, oh-oh. # I, I, I feel like I'm

dancing in the sky, I, I. # You're not alone,

we're in this together. # All that you want is right

here forever. # And they don't need

to know-oh, oh-oh-oh. # I, I, I feel like I'm

dancing in the sky, I, I. # Don't speak, your smile

tells me all I need to know. # Your eyes show me

where I wanna go, oh-oh. # You're not alone, we're

in this together. # All that you want

is right here forever. # And they don't need

to know-oh, oh-oh-oh. # I, I, I feel like I'm

dancing in the sky, I, I. Well done. And our lovely panel are

here just to give their opinions. It's you who are going to decide who

is going to go to Stockholm. Now, these two Carrie, looked as if they

were having a great time on stage together, didn't they? They

certainly did. I think there's going to be a lot of young people voting

for these guys tonight. You've got a lot of young fans out there,

probably. They've got great stage presence haven't they, Jay? Or some

stage presence, two lads having the time of their life, it looks great.

Would you do a sort of Oxford one rips off the other was mac trousers

or jacket or something? It's what the audience want to see! We might

have to make it happen. Now, Katrina, you our -- are our high

priestess of Eurovision. Would you think that these two are contenders

for Stockholm? Yes, come on, we can't get the open -oh out of our

head. It's very catchy. It's a winner. These guys are really cute,

too. Come on, I want to take them home. They are indeed and Eurovision

loves a duet, don't they? Carrie, wouldn't you say that's true? Do

they? Eurovision love a duet. Thank you, thanks, panel. Now, if you

think, thanks, guys, you are making me look slightly younger and

definitely cooler. Let's keep this pose. Good. If you think that Joe

and Jake have got what it takes to represent the UK, then you will need

to call... Vote online for free, and the vote

opens, my friends, very, very shortly. Thank you so much. Give

them your love, Joel and Jake. Well done, guys.

We've now seen all six of our talented hopefuls perform,

but only one of them can go to Sweden.

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will cost me less. You will find full terms and conditions at

bbc.co.uk/eurovision. It's very much up to you now. You can vote right

now, as the vote is now... Open. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

your host... Hello, sailor, that was nice! The lines close in around 20

minutes from now, so not long to catch that all-important vote. We

live which means that if you are watching on demand, then

unfortunately you have missed your chance. So please don't vote. If

there's a song you really, really like, please don't assume everyone

else will vote for it. You need to vote for it. Let's have a quick look

back now at all of tonight's performances, complete with that

all-important vote information. # everyday you make me want to be a

a better man #. # It's beautiful, it's like I'm

living... #. If you are at home arguing about

what makes a winning song, we are so here to help. This is what makes

outstanding performances. If your view of Eurovision looks something

like this... Where have you been for the past few

years? It's time to cast away those old cliches and look at how more

recent acts have used not just the song but staging and style to win

what is now the world's biggest live entertainment event. Norway had a

landslide victory in 2009, achieving to date the highest ever score of

the Eurovision Song Contest. The fact that instruments can only be

mimed in Eurovision didn't stop Alexander Ryback from using it to

good effect, along with some playful looks at the camera. He secured his

victory with a whopping 380 points. In 2010 Germany's simplistic staging

and modest pop song stood out in a sea of overcomplicated performances.

Azerbaijan took total advantage of the contest's grand scale in 2011

with a pyrotechnic curtain, full stage use and camera angles to

stepped up production values. CHEERING. Meanwhile it was a

landslide victory for Sweden in 2012. In an ocean of ballads Loreen

stood out with a great song enhanced with dramatic back lighting, the

wind in her hair and nothing on her feet.

Denmark led the pack throughout the results for a comfortable win in

2013. Emily's innocent and hypnotic flute charmed the audience from the

start. In 2014 Conchita's memorable

performance and stunning performance.

And so we come to a performance style that's redefined the staging

of Eurovision yet again. Again. Impeccable timing and phenomenal

screen interaction with a character called Chalk Boy which became more

famous than Mans helped Sweden win again. All you've got to do is

choose the perfect staging, lighting and song and have an artist with

amazing stage presence deliver it impeccably. We've got somebody who

Now, we've got someone who did all of that.

Let's set the scene, it's 1997 - the Spice Girls help to launch

Channel 5, East 17 lose the unique talents of Brian Harvey,

and songs including Barbie Girl and "Teletubbies Say Eh Oh" sell

It's fair to say it was not a stellar year for British

But we had a saviour in Dublin, where this lady won

the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK,

# Love shine a light in every corner of my heart

# Let the love light carry, let the love light carry

# Light up the magic in every little part

# Let our love shine a light, in every corner of our hearts

CHEERING. Come on! Come on and feel the love.

# Love shine a light, in every corner of my dreams

# Let the love light carry, let the love light carry

# Like the mighty river, flowing from the stream

# Let our love shine a light, in every corner of my dreams

# And we're all gonna shine a light together

# Brothers and sisters, in every little part

# Let our love shine a light, in every corner of our hearts

Can I see your hands tonight? Come on, everybody. Feel the love! Come

on, keep it up. # Love shine a light, in every

corner of the world # Let the love light carry,

let the love light carry # Light up the magic,

for every boy and girl # Let our love shine a light,

in every corner of the world # And we're all gonna

shine a light together # Brothers and sisters,

in every little part # Let our love shine a light,

in every corner of our hearts # And we're all gonna shine a

light together # Brothers and sisters,

in every little part # Let our love shine a light,

in every corner of our hearts #. CHEERING. Come on! Come on and feel

the love. Can I see your hands tonight? Come on, everybody. Feel

the love! Come on, keep it up. Come on and sing it! # Shine a light in

every corner of our hearts. Love. Can I see your hands tonight? Come

on, everybody. Feel the love! Come on, keep it

She's still got it! Wow! Katrina, that was a wonderful, wonderful

performance. It still sounds as good and as fresh as ever. I can't

believe it is 19 years since you sang that. Has the time just flown

by? Didn't I sing it well when I was only 12 years old?

LAUGHTER. And you still sing it well at 29. Katrina, I need to ask you

and I think the gang here really need to know. Do you think we can do

it in 2016? CHEERING. Everybody said in 1997

that we couldn't win it because of political voting this, that and the

other, but it is a croc. Of course we can and we should. We have

everything we need to win it this year. Year. Everything. I believe

everything Katrina says. She has the most intense blue eyes I have ever

seen. I watched your performance from 1997 today actually, and you

had the look when you went on stage that was focused as if to say, I'm

going to go out there and win it. So what does our winning act have to to

do when they get to Stockholm? Do exactly what I did. Do exactly the

same thing. Just get that killer look. Thank you Katrina. Take note,

guys. These are the wise words of our high priestess of Eurovision,

Katrina. Thank you so much again for a top-notch performance Katrina and

for your insight into the wonderful world of Eurovision. Now if that

little trip down memory lane has made you hungry for another UK

Eurovision winner, don't worry there is still time to vote. Don't leave

me, Katrina. I need you to stay right here. Let's remind ourselves

of tonight's six acts all desperate to represent the UK at Eurovision

2016. You have about six minutes left to vote.

Here is a con under Birmingham. What's the greatest Eurovision

performance ever? For me it it was Sweet Dreams 1983. The truth is it

wasn't the birth of Abba or the skirts being whipped off bucks fizz

or even when Ireland sent Dustin the turkey. It was one man, Sir Terry

Wogan. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. APPLAUSE..

Hold it down to a dull roar. The rest of Europe thinks the British

are reserved. Ah, Ah, the return of the custard yellow suit. The Little

Mermaid and D death. This pair will kill you. Song one. 25 to go after

this. Watch out for the lead singer. You will be able to tell what he had

for breakfast! It's life, Jim, but what as we know

it. Keep an eye out for the high priest of the Bongo. There is the

fellow. The very nasty shock before she came

on. Be in good cheer, we're nearly halfway through. You're going to

like these. There they are. There's Silly and Spotty and Soppy and

Saucy, the four Croatian Spice Girls. The girls are wearing just a

few little things run up by their mothers. This girl will need the

neck muscles of around Schwarzenegger to keep this up.

You've had a few, haven't you, son? You look like Will and Grace, you

do. Thanks for dressing up. I made a little mistake, six points, Croatia

and Austria five points. Now, don't panic. Sorry, we have to start

again. That's OK, you're fired. Ten points goes to... It's not easy,

this. Bosnia-Herzegovina. Yes. Ake. 12 points goes to... Are you related

to the Director-General of Swedish television? We wish you all the

best, from all of us. Terry Wogan. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Gone, but never forgotten. His legacy and the love of Eurovision

that he inspired in so many of us will live on. Now, back to business

full stop important news. The vote is now closed. That said, please

don't try to vote now, as it won't count and you may still be charged.

Lovely, lovely stuff of Sir Terry in that footage there. Carrie, you were

an entrant at the Eurovision in 1983. What memories have you got of

Sir Terry? You've got to remember these were the days when we only had

about three or four TV channels, so he was a legend. He was a giant in

our industry back in the days when they really were giants. He was the

most encouraging man. Me and my band, I was only 17 at the time, he

was so encouraging. I remember him in Munich, we spent a week with him

singing on the dance floor going, oh my gosh, there's Terry Wogan damn

thing in a discotheque. Adorable, a lovely man. -- damn thing in a

discotheque. Katrina, you must have got to know Terry quite well? Toure

was wonderful company, he knew how to mix a black velvet, champagne and

Guinness, and he taught me how to smoke a bad cigar as well. Rock and

roll, Katrina, let's raise a glass to him now. Now, it's going to take,

they literally are, let's raise a glass.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE OK, it's going to take a moment to

count and verify all the votes that have come in, but while we do that,

have I got a little treat for you? Yes. Last year was the 60th

anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, and we threw a big party,

hosted by Graham Norton and Petra Mede. And starring some of the most

famous past winners. Let's take a look, see how many you can spot.

Ladies and gentlemen, brotherhood of man.

# It's impossible to say but there's one thing I must say before I go

# I love you # I view

# Your cute little ways where you promise you will say

# Your kisses for Missy, -- save all your kisses for me

# Bye-bye baby, bye-bye # Don't cry, honey, don't cry

# When you save them for me # Even though you are only three #.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, from

Denmark... Welcome to London. # In the summertime

# When the moon shines right -- bright

# There's just one more thing I'd like to add

# She's the greatest love I ever had # You all think fantastically well

# Fly, baby, fly # #.

London, we love you. Our next performers are from my

homeland, Sweden. It is not Abba. They begged to come, but with such a

packed show we just couldn't fit them in. Please welcome...

# The legend of thunder # The magic of wonder

# Couldn't believe I was dreaming # Couldn't believe it was true

# I can be whatever I choose #. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Get ready, it's Bobby Sox. # Let its thing... -- let it thing

off let it swing # Rock and roll #.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE St Johnny Logan.

# Hold me now # Don't cry

# Don't say a word # Hold me now

# And try to understand # I hope at

you've been searching for #. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Mine, my song to asked # At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender

# Oh, you're # And I met my destiny

# The history book on the shelf # Waterloo

# Couldn't escape if I wanted to # Waterloo

# Finally feting my Waterloo -- finally facing my Waterloo #.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, that was a cracker of a night!

And, of course, Graham's co-host there, Petra, will be co-hosting

this year's Song contest. Along with Mans, my new meatball friend in

Stockholm. Now, let's thank all of our acts for their incredible

performances, all the passion, energy and enthusiasm they have

given us tonight. These guys have done all they can. Six expertly

crafted songs, from superb song writers. But it's what you have

decided that matters, and now, there is nothing left to do but to find

out all-important result. So, we have counted and verified the

results. We can't take all of you with us to Stockholm. Paul and Mary

have decided that this week's Star Baker is... Sorry, wrong show, wrong

show! I can now reveal that the winner and the UK representative for

Eurovision 2016 is... Jail and Jake. Congratulations --

Joe and Jake, you are the people's choice. You are off to Stockholm, to

represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Joel

and Jake, come on over here, my love. Come on over here. There's a

lot of love, there is a lot of hugging. Joe and Jake, now, listen.

How does that feel, my love? I can't even talk. It feels amazing. I just

want to crowd is absolutely incredible. Thank you. Literally,

for everyone back home who has voted, thank you so much. We are so

proud. We are going to represent the UK, so thank you. We are going to

get to know to know these two very well over the coming months. I have

to ask you, which one is Joe and which one is Jake? I'm Joe. I'm

Jake. They will remember. We can't wait to see you in Stockholm. Are

you looking forward to Stockholm? It's going to be incredible, I hope

we make you all proud. Have you been to Stockholm before? We've never

been to Stockholm, there's a first time for everything. How are you

going to celebrate your victory now? We're not going to celebrate, we are

going to start working on our song. Home so we can win. Are you going to

throw out the moustache, or sort of take it off? If I could grow one, I

could, but this is about as good as it gets me. It's a very fine

moustache indeed. Commiserations to everyone else, you were fantastic.

Joe and Jake, we would love to see you perform again, so you go off my

loves and get ready for that all-important performance. Now,

these guys here have put on one heck of a show tonight, with so much

talent on display it's a shame there can only be one winner. I mean that

seriously, you are all amazing. Incredible songs, superb

performances, and you guys have shown just what great music talent

we have here in the UK. So one last round of applause. For our brilliant

performers. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done. Now, guys, listen. I don't want there to be any sadness

in this gang. You have all done extremely well, and I know that you

have got amazing careers ahead of you. OK? So no sadness, good.

Lovely. I just wanted to check that. I needed, that's my care of duty.

Now, thank you so much everybody for being here. What a night. I hope

that you had as much fun at home as we did here. That's almost it, but

there will be more Eurovision for you at 8pm on the 10th and 12th of

May, when Scott Mills and I will be here on BBC Four, with the

Eurovision Semi-Finals. I can't wait. And by the way, don't miss a

live interview with Joe and Jake with Graham Norton tomorrow on Radio

Two. But for now, let's close the show with the act that you have

chosen. Your winners it's Joe and Jake performing You're Not Alone.

See you in May! Bye-bye. # Heartbeat, when you're not

around it's beating slow. # And it's something that

I've never known, oh-oh. # I'll be, I'll be the answer

you've been waiting for. # I'll be the truth that you've

been looking for, oh-oh. # You're not alone,

we're in this together. # All that you want

is right here forever. # And they don't need

to know-oh, oh-oh-oh. # And they don't

need to know, oh-oh. # You're not alone,

we're in this together. # All that you want,

I'm right here forever. # And they don't need

to know-oh, oh-oh-oh. # And they don't

need to know, oh-oh. # You're free, free to let go 'cos

I'll be here for you. # And when you fall I'll

be your parachute, oh-oh. # I, I, I feel like I'm

dancing in the sky, I, I. # You're not alone,

we're in this together. # All that you want is right

here forever. # And they don't need

to know-oh, oh-oh-oh. # I, I, I feel like I'm

dancing in the sky, I, I. # Don't speak, your smile

tells me all I need to know. # Your eyes show me

where I wanna go, oh-oh. # You're not alone, we're

in this together. # All that you want

is right here forever. # And they don't need

to know-oh, oh-oh-oh. # I, I, I feel like I'm

dancing in the sky, I, I.