You Decide Eurovision Song Contest

Let's have a look at the clues - surrounded by Union Jacks,

a host of gorgeous men and more sequins than Beyonce's

-- Morsi Queensland Gina G's knicker drawer. It can been only one thing,

Eurovision is back. Yes, tonight, you will once again get to help

choose the song and dance that will represent the UK in Ukraine. That's

right! It's Eurovision: You Decide to stop take me to the stage, boys,

and watch out for my VPL. The trousers are riding very badly.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Last year we organised the biggest

song search ever, but now we've gone even bigger. As well as being opened

to the public entries which were whittled down by the official

Eurovision fan club, songwriting camps across the UK and Europe were

also inspired to produce some of their finest work for our Eurovision

mission. After a final round of short listing by 15 industry

professionals, six songs were chosen, and tonight, they battle it

out to become the UK act for 2017. Their fate now lies in the hands of

the professional jury, and you at home. Tonight, our country's 60th

entry will be decided, live, from the worlds -- world-famous

Hammersmith Apollo. It's Eurovision decide.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Bonsoir, buenos nachos, jo estet,

goeie avond, god kvall, iyi aksamlar and good evening

lovely Eurovisionaries and welcome to Eurovision:

You Decide 2017. CHEERING

We have got an amazing gang here tonight at the famous Eventim Apollo

in Hammersmith, to make a decision. I don't think I'm exaggerating to

call it the single most important decision of the year! Yes, I've just

had confirmation that that is no exaggeration! Just who will

represent the UK Eurovision 2017? Well, this year, we spread the net

far and wide with songwriters' camps all over Europe, British music

industry professionals doing what they do, and the public submission

process and blimey, did they deliver. We've had hundreds of songs

to choose from, so settle down now for the best 38 hours of your lives.

CHEERING No, no, we've whittled them down to

the final 60 were going to see and vote for tonight. I'm positively

thrumming with excitement. Let's bring them on. Here are our six act.

First up, it's Holly Brewer. This is Danyl Johnson, this is Lucie Jones.

Performing I Don't Wanna Fight, raise the roof for Salena. The

question What Are We Made Of, the answer talent, if you are Nate

Simpson. And finally, put your lovely hands together for our

youngest singer, with Freedom Hearts, it's Olivia Garcia. Wow! By

the end of the night, one of these singers will be crowned our winner

and in May, they'll be representing the UK in Kiev at the Eurovision

Song Contest 2017. Later on, off you go, my loves, don't milk it, off you

go. Later on, I'll explain how you can vote. But before we do that,

make sure you are registered and ready to vote. If you want to vote

online, go to bbc.co.uk/eurovision and sign in or register for a BBC

account, so that you, my friends, are ready to go. But if you want to

vote by phone, I'll give you all the phone numbers you need later as

well. So let me just remove this bit of hair from my mouth. There we go.

Just like the thing's top in 2005, our show is bursting at the scene is

for you tonight, on top of those six amazing songs we are going to be

joined by some very special guests, including the Vamps. Now, some after

my's performances may contain flashing... Images, sorry, autocue

issues. I know, somebody has come on very exciting. It's time to kick

this party off. Sparkling Euro mirror ball, who's the greatest

Norwegian of them all? He's a Eurovision winner, he went on to

number one in seven countries and as well as a record maker, he's a

record breaker, getting the most points ever awarded under the old

voting system. It is time to Rybak and think of Norway, because it's

Alexander Rybak, performing his winning song, Fairytale. Hello!

# She was mine and we were sweethearts

# No one else, could make me sadder

# But no one else could lift me high above

# But when I do we'll get a brand new start

Alexander Rybak! Hello. It's a fairy tale to actually be with you in the

flesh. You never disappoint with that fiddling. Well done, my love.

Now, Alexander, what a performance. You of course won the Eurovision in

2009, we all remember that very clearly. Now, that was an amazing

springboard for you. What have you been doing since? You've done

amazing things. You know, after Eurovision, it turned out I got the

best fans in Europe. CHEERING

Thanks to the Internet, the best fans in the world really. I just

tried to surprise them. I've been touring with classical concert, with

Symphony orchestras, and I really love to co-work with other artists,

that's what I do. But Eurovision, that's where it started and

Eurovision is my calling card and I love it. Oh, it's so nice to see

you, Alexander. Give it up, ladies and gentlemen, Alexander Rybak.

Thank you so much for coming and kicking off our show with such

splendid stuff. See you later. We are going to go off to a museum

tomorrow, have a little day trip in London. Tonight, we're giving you a

chance to vote for which of our six performers and songs represent the

UK at Eurovision 2017. This year we are following the Eurovision Song

Contest's way of voting by also having a professional jury vote. We

will combine your public vote 50-50 with the professional jury's one. In

order to win, our artists need to impress both you at home and our

professional jury. Winning just one of the votes may not be enough, so

they need to smash it across-the-board. We are really

going to open the votes after we've seen everyone perform, and by the

end of the show we will indeed crown our winner. We'll give you all the

details you need later on in the show and all the information about

tonight's vote can be found on our website at bbc.co.uk/eurovision.

Our jury of music professionals are here tonight and once

all the acts have performed they will

After the vote has closed we will combine the points from

the jury with the points from the public vote and we'll have

Now three of our jurors will be multi

tasking as I've drafted them in to form my perfect panel.

I reckon they're going to have a lot to say!

And nobody has more to say than my first panelist.

He's a man filled with so much Latin passion and heat that he tans

from the inside, or at least that's what he insists, it's

Yes, good evening! CHEERING

What a wonderful crowd. They are amazing. Now, Bruno, you have a bit

of previous when it comes to Eurovision, haven't you? I'm going

to save the year, 1980. 1980, what was going on then, Bruno? Here we

go. You can feel it coming you can clearly see I was well packaged...

Bruneau, looking very much like a Formula One mechanics. Very much.

I'm not sure if your microphone is working, we know you are speaking.

There we go. That's working. That's better, Bruno, we need a great song,

great staging and charisma. How can you as a panel spot these things

tonight? They have to come up with something unique, unforgettable,

visually stunning, emotionally involving, devastating and

uplifting. Amazing, thank you, Bruno. Now, please welcome our next

panellist. She's a singer, she's a panellist, she is wanted by Scotland

Yard for murder on the dance floor. It's Sophie Ellis-Bextor. What are

you looking for tonight in the songs? First, I want to say I've

been smiling all day. I absolutely love.

CHEERING I'm looking for a great pop record,

but one that has unmistakable Eurovision charm. Wise words,

Sophie, thank you, my love. Finally, imagine knowing so much about

singing yet each -- that you can teach the angels yourself, well,

Charlotte Church. Please welcome CeCe Sammy. Now, CeCe, it's all

about the live vocal. They have to absolutely nail it. There's a lot of

pressure on them. What should they be thinking of as they sing? Do you

know, at the end of the day they'd have to believe in telling stories

and believing in themselves will stop gang, is that not a great

panel? It's fantastic to have you all on hand to share your thoughts

and opinions. But listen up, it's time to get to the business of the

evening. So here we go. Ok, first up, singing "I Wish

I Loved You More" is Holly Brewer. Let's find out a little

more about her. I've loved music ever since I can

remember. It's all I've ever known and all I want to do for the rest of

my life. Wherever I can perform, I perform. I work with wicked

musicians, doing corporate, weddings, we supported Jess Glynne

the other day which was incredible, and I bit, or I honestly adore it. I

would say I'm most inspired by not divas, but people who really sing,

and are so passionate about singing the music. Would I say I'm a diva?

Probably not. I'd like to be! The title of the song is I Wish I Loved

You More, so for me it's about having that person there who is so

perfect in so many ways, but unfortunately you just don't love

them in the way you should come you just don't love them enough. I think

that's a really hard emotion. My favourite lyric is the title, I Wish

I Loved You More, because it says so much about the song. That one lyric

tells you I wish I loved you more, and the rest of the song is telling

you why. I've definitely had a situation in my life where all those

feelings I've wanted to be there are not, so when I sing it I feel all of

that. That all comes back. To represent my country in the biggest

competition in the world would be a dream come true, so I hope people

get behind the song. I'm just going to go out and give it my all. Arnie

So getting the competition underway, Holly Brewer

# I know that two is better and some might even need a crowd

# Oooh, amen that the preacher talks about

# Oooh, amen I couldn't live without

# Every time we touch I wish, I wish I loved you more

# Oooh, amen that the preacher talks about

# Every time we touch I wish, I wish I loved you more

# You keep coming, you keep coming you keep coming back to me

# Oooh that the preacher talks about

CHEERING APPLAUSE

Holly Brewer, come and get yourself here. What an amazing start to our

evening's proceedings. Get your breath back. Let's talk to the

panel. CeCe, what did you think of the vocal in that? Wow, wow, wow,

beautiful voice you controlled it, you told the story, you let us hear

that high sound. Beautiful! Bruno, do you think Holly's song has the

potential for what will be an enormous stage in Kiev? Yes of

course. I like the fact it was presented in a very strict elegant

way and it gave her space to build and tease me with the vocal until

the end... I wish I love you more! It is about projection, building and

building and killing it. That was the right path, well done. Sophie

URS songwriter what did you think of the lyrics? I am ticking power

ballad of my Eurovisionary tick list, use and that really well. It

was a big song and a slightly different perspective and fresh

lyric, it went down really well here. -- you sang that really well.

If you think that Holly has got what it takes

to represent the UK, you'll need to call

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performed so don't call yet, as your vote won't count and

Holly, thank you very, very much, that was amazing. Well done.

It's Danyl Johnson, with "Light Up The World".

I've loved music since a young age to be honest. Growing up in the

artists I really liked were Michael Jackson and The Police, I liked

Sting's voice, there was a thing about his voice that was amazing and

the showmanship of Michael Jackson and his sister Janet, I used to copy

the dance moves. My experience on the X Factor was absolutely

unbelievable, I mean, music can change people's lives and it

definitely changed mine. The song I'm singing is Light Up The World,

there are so many dark times we're living in, this song shines through

it and has that, everyone comes together and everyone has fun.

That's exactly what this song does and I can't wait for people to hear

it. My favourite lyric is, we can shine so brightly but I feel like

that line just... It's near the end of the song and it means everyone is

together and we can all shine. And we can all just enjoy that moment. I

think with music that is what you can do and hopefully with the energy

we are going to bring everybody together and shine bright. I love it

so much and I hope everyone else loves it just as much as I do. This

song gives the opportunity to out there and have fun. -- to go out

there. Performing "Light Up The World",

it's Danyl Johnson. # Light up, light up,

Light up, light up, # I can feel a change

in the air we breathe tonight # There's something 'bout

the look in your eyes # We couldn't see yeah,

standing in the dark # Waiting for a spark,

to light our story # I can feel a change

in the way you move tonight # Something 'bout

the lack of sunlight # The moonlight shows

the place where we're going # Instead of asking why,

raise your light up to the sky # They can't stop

what we've started #. APPLAUSE

CHEERING . Oh yeah. Danyl. That's a frisky

little manoeuvre. I can't give you the, sorry... Now, listen, you get

your breath back. Bruno, I'd like you to put your choreographer hat on

and tell us... There you are. Would that choreography work in Kiev? Yes

it would, because it has a wonderful boy band charm. It's uplifting, it's

fun. You have to make sure you maintain the sharpness and the

tightness as well as you maintained the vocals. Crank it up a notch and

make it even bigger! Now, CeCe, did Danyl shine brightly for you

tonight? Absolutely, you did, listen tonight is a celebration night,

everyone of you are amazing singers. I want you to think, if you end up

voted in by the public, I want you to reach out to them and sing your

heart away, you've got a beautiful voice. Lovely comments, Danyl. It's

safe to say Danyl was having a very good time on stage. Never too much,

Danyl. Did you have this feeling as well? I really did, you were

adorable up there, looked like you were having lots of fun and it was

translating to us. The public are looking for an uplifting, positive

pop song. This might be the one. Well done, Danyl. Stay right here.

If you think Danyl has what it takes to light up your addition, you will

need to call... -- light up your revision.

I think you've got some fairly major fans here already. Thank you so, so

much. Well done. Next up, my Next up, with "Never Give Up

On You", is Lucie Jones. music is a huge part of my life.

It's always just been something I go to when I'm happy, when I'm sad,

when I'm excited, there's always a soundtrack playing in my head. I've

performed in front of lots of people before live, I did The X Factor in

2009. That was amazing. Since then I've done a lot of live theatre,

I've been in legally blonde, ghost the musical, rent, Les Mis. My

experience will help me in this process because even though I will

be nervous, I trust myself in front of a live audience and that's

important as a Eurovisionary treat because it's a huge deal, there are

millions of people all over the world watching this one show. Aside

from theatre I've done television acting. I've done Midsummer murders

and the Sarah Jane adventures. The name of the song I'm singing is

never give up on you. -- Never Give Up On You. My favourite line in the

song is, together we'll dance through this storm. It's a beautiful

lying in itself and I really hope people can see I really mean what

I'm singing about. To have the chance to perform at Eurovision for

the UK, you are your country for the evening. Is there a bigger honour

than that? I don't know if there is, I think it would be incredible.

Performing "Never Give Up On You", it's Lucie Jones.

# Tell me your secrets, I'll keep them safe

# No sign of weakness, it's a sign of faith

# You're not defeated, you're in repair

# We'll stand tall, so you don't fall

# If you could see how far you've walked

# Together we'll dance through this storm

# Together we'll dance through this storm

# I'm right beside you, you're never alone

# If you could see how far you've walked

# Together we'll dance through this storm

# This madness, we're running through

# The mountain climbed, the oceans crossed

# Together we'll dance through this storm

# Together we'll dance through this storm. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, Lucie, Lucie, oh, my love, she's

channelling Sandie Shaw, she's barefoot, that's very Eurovision.

Are you all right, my love? You did amazingly. Now, Sophie, did you feel

that emotion and intensity that was coming out of this amazing singer,

Lucie? You know, the song is one thing but the real magic, the

performance, was you, Lucie. You were fantastic, you brought us all

in and it felt like you were singing the song to someone. I just listened

to your story, it was powerful. Thank you, Sophie. Bruneau, no

choreography to speak of in that at all. Is it something we can do in

Kiev? Of course, because the hardest thing to do is standing on stage on

your own and captivate your public with a passion, the drama and power

of your performance, and the power of your voice. And you did that. The

tonality, the technique, was just magic. Beautiful. Thank you so much,

Bruno. And CeCe, what an incredible vocal performance. Is there anything

she can add? Incredible voice, Eurovision, you summed up what

Eurovision is about. A superstar voice. All I have to say is wow!

Well done, Lucie. If you want to send Lucie to Eurovision, you will

need to call... All vote online for free after we've

seen everybody perform. Lucie, thank you so much for a stunning

performance. Well done. Our fourth song is "Freedom Hearts",

and it's performed by Olivia Garcia. Being the youngest in the

competition makes me feel a little bit nervous, but at the same time,

I'm just so excited. When I'm at college I'm a bit shy and quiet, but

when I'm on stage I just come to life. Everything is just amazing, I

enjoy every second of it. I just love every part of music. The title

of my song is Freedom Hearts. Basically, the song is about

sticking up and standing up for people that don't necessarily have

the confidence to do it themselves, or maybe just so quiet they can't

actually scream it out. I suppose I relate to the song because I'm quite

a shy person and there's loads of big things happening to me. One day

I can be in college in a classroom, the next day I can be rehearsing to

maybe eventually performing for my country. My favourite lyric is

listen, in Freedom Hearts. When you see bad things happening in the

world you turn a blind eye and you think somebody will sort it, but it

never gets sorted. My favourite part of the whole song is probably the

ending. It starts building of the song and it drops, then it comes out

with this big note and it comes out and it's like I'm not done yet. I

want to make my family proud and I want to make my friends proud of me,

and to go on to Eurovision. I'm excited.

Performing "Freedom Hearts", it's Olivia Garcia.

# Failing from the start, made us fall apart

# Slowly fading out, should we run and shout

# Listen to whispers of all these freedom hearts

# Listen real closely, we'll find another start

# Someone said 'Yes We Can' but still we are torn apart

# You hear the same cry, we're on the same side

# Listen to whispers of all these freedom hearts

# Listen real closely, we'll find another start

# We won't be run down, no we won't stand down

# Mad men in suits, shiny hair and shoes

# Years passing by, still have a life

# Listen to whispers of all these freedom hearts

# Listen real closely, we'll find another start

# We won't be run down, no we won't stand down

# You hear the same cry, we're on the same side

# Listen to whispers of all these freedom hearts

# Listen real closely, we'll find another start

# We won't be run down, no we won't stand down

# If we play it right, we will win this fight

# We won't be run down, no we won't stand down

# You hear the same cry, we're on the same side

# Listen to whispers of all these freedom hearts

# We won't be run down, no we won't stand down

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Very strong use of flags. Olivia,

come on over, my love. Well done. Well done, that was brilliant. Now,

Sophie, Olivia here is 16 years of age. That's pretty extraordinary.

What a performance for one so young? Absolutely, I totally agree. It's

amazing and you did so well. I got to tick off flags on my Eurovision

check list, so thank you for that. My only concern about the song is I

like the song is quite crossgenerational and I think, would

my granny like this and I'm not sure what Sybil Baxter would think that

maybe the public is ready for something tougher, I'm not sure.

Thank you very much Sophie. Bruno, does Olivia tick the Eurovision

boxes? She's sticking it and she's kicking it. I love the fact it kind

of had the feel of rock 'n' roll outfit. Yeah, let's do it all

together! Let's get down, altogether. It had a little Leinster

Farney attitude, pushed that attitude, don't be afraid. Rock it,

let your hair down, people will join you in the fun. Well done. I think

he liked it, Olivia! And CeCe, were you amazed that such an enormous

voice came out of such a tiny person? Honestly, I did. I'm so

proud of you. You are a tiny, tiny little girl, with this huge voice

and honestly, everyone out there, not just in this country, everywhere

else in the world, would love to hear your voice. Believe in

yourself. You are an amazing singer, an amazing performer. Believe in

yourself. Thank you, CeCe. Olivia, I'm very pleased to see that the

outfit is not only gorgeous, but functional as well. There's a lovely

pocket therefore keeping your passport, if you need it to go to

Kiev in May. Stay with me, Olivia. If you think Olivia can do the UK

proud, you need to call... All vote online for free when the

vote opens after we've seen everyone perform. Olivia, thank you so, so

much. Good luck, well done. So, my friends.

Now, performing "What Are We Made Of?", it's Nate Simpson.

I love all music, jazz, rock 'n' roll, but my favourite artist in the

world has got to be Stevie Wonder and Prince, just for their musical

genius. They play every instrument, right incredible melodies. Music

which feels good, that's me. That's the core of who I am, really. One of

my favourite things to do is festivals. I was really lucky to

play Cheltenham Jazz Festival, but the real highlight was I got to play

with the line-up of so many of my favourite artists, British artists.

More recently I've been recording at Abbey Road, so many greats have

recorded there and it's a phenomenal experience. The title of the song

I've been singing is What Are We Made Of. My favourite lyric is, what

are we made off because we are only skin and bones. As humans all we are

as skin and bones. All the external stuff, it means nothing. What

connects as is love. It has something about it which talks of

the core of who we all are. I think that something which everyone will

relate to. To represent the UK for Eurovision would be amazing. You are

getting to represent the country on such an incredible platform. I'm

ready to go out there on that stage now I'd just give it my

3,000,000,000%, give it everything. I'm so excited.

Performing "What Are We Made Of?", it's Nate Simpson.

# We build these walls, we watch them fall

# We're drowning in our screts, the lies we keep between us

# Before we walk away, let's say we're sorry

# Before the sunlight fades, let's change our minds

# Maybe we will wake up in the morning

# Cos we are more than skin and bones

# What are we made of, what are we made of

# How can we let our future down if we don't even try

# Will you take my hand, can we make amends

# Cos we're breathing underwater and the struggle makes us stronger

# Before the sunlight fades, let's change our minds

# And maybe we will wake up in the morning

# What are we made of

# Cos we are more than skin and bones

# What are we made of, what are we made of

# How can we let our future down if we don't even try

# We've travelled to the moon, we've come so far

# We're searching for the truth, it's who we are

# Cos we are more than skin and bones

# What are we made of, what are we made of

APPLAUSE CHEERING

Mate... Take a deep breath. Come on over. That was absolutely brilliant,

well done. Every single hair on my body is up, it's just, that was

amazing, goose bumps. CeCe, what an incredible vocal range. Is that

difficult to pull out of the bag? It's very difficult to do that for

each performance. You know, the beauty of that is you lost yourself

in what the lyrics were about. I sat here and I actually thought of

sitting at the final of your revision, that's what it took me

too, that place. -- the final of Eurovision. Count on your vocal

cords, tell the story, and have fun with it. That's what you did.

Sophie, historically at Eurovision ballads have done extremely well. Do

you think 2017A 's balladeer for the UK? It could well be. It reminded me

a little bit of Conchita with rise like a Phoenix. Your voice is really

beautiful. It could be the year of the ballot, who knows. Bruno how did

you feel about Nate's performance? I felt as if you sign everything just

for me. And that is a great quality. A great performer makes everyone in

the audience feel like you perform just for them. The richness of your

voice, the quality of your interpretation, you are emotionally

involved just in the right way. Everything crystal clear. Stunning!

Well done. Gang, if you think Nate is made of the right stuff to

represent the UK, you'll need to call...

Nate thank you so very much for your beautiful performance, that was

amazing. And with our final

performance of the night, it's Salena Mastroianni,

with "I Don't Wanna Fight". I started my work in function bands

mainly, just weddings, corporate events. Then I progressed from

there. Through recommendations I got to work with Rita Ora. I've done a

few gigs for Robbie Williams. The main man himself. I was fortunate to

perform on his New Year's Eve show on the BBC and I got to do

choreography and dancing alongside singing, got to go centre of the

stage. It was brilliant, I had such a great time. The song I'm singing

is I Don't Wanna Fight, a passionate song, I'm a passionate person. I

relate it to myself a lot. I think a lot of people will be able to relate

it to themselves as well. I had to rehearse a lot for this song, is

quite challenging, it's quite up there, so you've got to be on point.

My favourite lyric is, only love survives. It's very poignant and

very true. This is an resonate with me because I've been through the

same as a lot of people have been through in life, heartbreak, love,

you can sing it with all your heart. That's what I plan to do. I have the

passion, drive and determination to do your revision because I been

doing this for years. -- to do Eurovision. To be chosen as the UK

representative, I mean, that would be an incredible dream, an

incredible dream. I'm just really looking forward to getting on that

stage. Performing "I Don't Wanna Fight",

it's Salena Mastroianni. # Why can't we put our weapons down

We never meant to hit the ground # All the flaws inside our

walls that bring us down # And exhale this mental

tale that we have found # We've both been lost

but never found # If we put our weapons down

we should put down our weapons, # We should put down our weapons,

put down our weapons, # There's no limit, burning

spirits with our eyes # We don't listen to

intuition here inside # We've both been lost

but never found # We should put down our weapons,

put down our weapons # We should put down our weapons,

put down our weapons APPLAUSE

CHEERING Salena, oh my days. Well done. Well

done. Now, listen, we have got to strike some sort of a deal. Either I

give you my jacket or you give me your trousers. Because they were

meant for each other, come on. Well done, Salena. To the panel, Bruno,

Salena sang and danced at the same time, how is that humanly possible?

It is very, very difficult because you have to understand that you use

different muscles for singing and dancing. You have to maintain that

energy all the time and you have to be absolutely sharp on your notes as

well as your body. You can never miss a beat. Vocally and physically.

It is very very hard and you've done very, very well my darling. CeCe, do

you think Salena connected with that song? Absolutely, you connected with

it and you encouraged it so that other people in the audience would

want to join in with you in that chorus. That is very important. Well

done on that. Sophie, do you think this is the kind of song that would

go down well at Eurovish? The fact I can hardly hear you... It's quite a

crowd pleaser. I've got to take off my final two boxes. Questionable

backing dancer attire, the berries were a bold choice, and a son about

world peace. You looked great and it went down a treat. I'm sure what you

said was wise but we didn't hear a single word because the crowd was so

loud. Thank you for your words. If you think Salena as what it takes to

represent the UK, you'll need to call...

Thank you very, very much, Salena, for closing proceedings. Thank you

so much. The songs are sung, the dancing done

and it's time to get to We have seen all six of our talented

hopefuls perform and now a place in Ukraine is in your

and our jury's hands. You can vote for your

favourite song right now. Calls will cost 15p plus any

network access charge and please ask the bill payer's

permission before you call. Alternatively you can

vote online for free at bbc.co.uk/eurovision

where you will also find full terms The vote closes in about 20 minutes

from now, so you don't have long to cast your

all-important vote. And while you're casting

your vote, our jury here As soon as the vote closes

the points from the jury vote and the points from the public vote

will be combined and it will be the song with the highest

combined points that wins. In the event of a tie-break,

the public vote is the decider. So our artists need to have

impressed both you at home and Winning just one of those votes may

not be enough. I can't stress enough - if there's

a song you love vote for it. If 2016 taught us anything

it was that when it comes to a vote nobody ever knows what might happen,

I mean Ed Balls still Your favourite artist

really needs your vote! If you're watching OnDemand, thank

you, I salute you, but please don't try to vote.

But if you're just not sure, here's a reminder of tonight's

brilliant performances and the all-important vote

# I wanna feel myself bursting, I want a rush I can't ignore #. #

# Light up the world tonight Light up the world tonight 's

# They can't stop what we've started # Together we'll danced through this

storm # I will never give up on you

# Listen to these freedom hearts # Singing we won't be run down

# No, we won't stand down # Cause we've got freedom hearts

# What are we made of, what are we made of

# We are searching for the miracle # What are we made of, what are we

made of # I don't wanna fight

# We can make it right, we can make it right

# Put down our weapons, put down our weapons, put down our weapons #.

We're told a few of you may be having technical difficulties voting

from your mobile. Please keep trying or you can vote online.

Now if you're still struggling to decide just who to vote

for, because let's be honest, they were all belting songs

and performances, then you'll want to take a look at this.

We've gathered great minds together to give their

insightful, astute and discerning observations on some

brilliant past Eurovision performances.

We interrupted some students who were busy watching bargain Hunt and

napping. Some were actually doing both at the same time. Here are the

opinions of the Next Generation, and they do talk a lot of sense.

Eurovision is the highlight of my year. The Olympics for music. We bob

in all types of music. It's a British tradition, everybody gathers

around to watch it. She's going for it, isn't she? Good voice, amazing.

She's obviously passionate about what she's doing, which really

stands out. LAUGHTER

# We are going up, up, up #. Wow, a bit slow Mo at the end. She

dumped him on the ground! That would play well in the student union. Oh,

that's pretty, I like that. I love the use of protection, they are

still singing with mics -- projection. It's modern, but they

keep it casual. # Skies are black and blue #.

It's an intimate performance, they sing to one another. You bobbing

look at that. -- look at that. She's sick, is amazing. I remember this

one. Australia. Oh. You won't understand, it's a power woman.

# It's the sound of silence #. Oh. She's got some lungs on her,

girl. I view! That's man's. Yes, yes. Is he wearing leather pants? I

love leather pants. The projection is really cool, so simple and

effective. How do they actually do that?

# We are heroes of our time #. # Dancing to the demons in our mind.

It's jumping around. It's a pic, amazing. He's really going for it,

isn't it? Yes. I remember watching this and the like, Eurovision has

gone up a notch. It's taking us to the future, this music. He's hot,

number one, always a good one. Number Ten, you've got cool special

effects. Special effects, good voice, good show. That's what

Eurovision is about. Turns out all you need to win

is great staging, stunning lighting, a catchy,

brilliant song, sung by an exceptional artist

with incredible stage presence

and who delivers a captivating and And here to prove how simple

that is with a special performance, they're just

brilliant, it's The Vamps. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Make some noise! # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming # You showed me how to find myself

when I needed it the most # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming # Wide awake, that's okay,

as long as I'm with you # Cause I feel like

I'm always dreaming # The past is the past

today is today # Tell the truth that

I've been trying to hide # I've been waiting

for you way too long # Won't you come and take me

home # Oh I, I'm praying

this ain't all a dream # Can you, you,

wake me up before you leave # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming # Wide awake, that's okay

as long as I'm with you # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming #. # Cos I feel like I'm

always dreaming #. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The Vamps, playing close, my loves, boy is it good to see you all. Thank

you so much for a blistering performance. Now, what do you make

of our little Eurovision gang here tonight, the party in Hammersmith?

They are very loud, they are very, very loud, which is good. Thank you

for having is, thanks a lot. A little note, I hope you've got talc

inside your shoes. Why is that? They are big sweaters, I'm hoping you've

got some talc. Thank you so much, The Vamps, you're amazing.

Well, the vote is still open so once again, let's remind

ourselves of tonight's six acts all passionate about

representing the UK at Eurovision 2017!

You have about six minutes left to vote. To vote for Holly Brewer...

# Never give up on you #. For Olivia Garcia...

# Because we've got freedom hearts #.

# What are we made of? #. For Nate Simpson ...

# What are we made of? # What are we made of? #.

# I don't want to fight #. To vote for Salena Mastroianni...

It's not an easy choice to make at all, but with Eurovision

you'll always find that there comes a time for making your

In the meantime, there's a question I've

been pondering for a couple of years now.

No it's not war, what is it good for?

many roads must a man walk down before

Because we're in a new age of gender fluidity and it's

No, the question is - why exactly is Australia in the

Two years ago the head of Eurovision had a call from the Australian

commentator Julio, that would change the contest for ever. You bobbing

hello, Eurovision Song Contest headquarters. Hello, Australian

calling. Can we sing in the Eurovision Song Contest? Oh, you are

part Knott-macro -- you are not part of Europe. Millions of is watch it

every year. Of course you can be part of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Up according to this heavily accurate reconstruction, that is

apparently what they did. Hey, that's the UK and Ireland. Don't be

moving is out of the way now! They're not in Europe. Rules,

details. OK, Danni Minogue. It's true they have large headed koalas

but it hasn't answered the important question on everyone's's lips. Why

is Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest? Why is Australia in

Eurovision? Patients, we'll get to that. First, let's see how Australia

have fared, since their debut year, in 2015. Guy Sebastien was the first

dude to represent Australia. Guy is very respected and loved, so when he

got in it everyone was like, OK, we have to get behind this now.

# We can do tonight #. Amazing performance and I think his

performance and his approach set the tone. Is ignited Australia's

world-famous competitive side, and boy, did they come back with a

vengeance. I meant all this performer on the X Factor in

Australia and when she got to represent Australia at Eurovision it

was crazy, a big deal. Everybody was glued to the TV and I was so, so

proud. She has a voice that spectacular. She hits the big note

and I think if you are in the room, you kind of step back. To end up

second, wow, amazing. Yes, but why is Australia in Eurovision? So

Australia is in the Eurovision Song Contest, why? OK, here's the reason

why. The simple fact is, Australia's posed television broadcaster SBS is

part of the European broadcasting union, otherwise known as the EDU,

and this is a qualification requirement to enter the Eurovision

Song contest. Yes? You see? Interesting, isn't it? That's why

we'll see them in May. Oh, right! Douze points. Oh, yes, so it's

Australia being part of the European TV union makes total sense...

Please don't try to vote now, as it won't count

Dear Sophie, you took part, famously, in a high-pressure

environment that was strictly come dancing, and you did absolutely

brilliantly. You know more than anyone how these guys are going to

be feeling. What's going to be going through their heads now? Well, I

really was so impressed with the standard and there's been a lovely

warm atmosphere backstage all day, so I think they should be really

proud of themselves. They've done really well. What's done is done.

They did the best they meant to do and that's brilliant. Good advice,

good words. Bruno, how important is the old staging at the Eurovision?

We know it's an important factor, but how key is it? Well, it is a

means to create an impression. It has to complement the message of the

song. You can do it either with incredible graphics and creative

scenery, as we've seen in the past few years, astonishing.

Artistically, very, very high concept. Or, your face, amazing, --

or in your face amazing unforgettable routines works as

well. But if you are a very strong performer and a great singer, as we

see from the Australian goal, the great song with the great voice, can

win it, so it's up to you. You decide! Thank you, Bruno. And CeCe,

how do you think the Eurovision has changed over the last ten years? You

know, it's changed and developed so much more and I firmly believe it's

because people in the music and the entertainment world have now joined

forces together. They've acknowledged that this is a place

where it's not just naff songs, but actual hits, and artists, artists

who have been formed. Last year, for instance, Justin Timberlake paid

attention. Like I said, it's grown and developed so much. I really want

to encourage everyone out there in the world, in England, how British

music is great, and everywhere else, music is universal language and

that's what Eurovision is about. While we count unverified the

ranking from our jury and votes for you at home, we've got a little

treat. I think it's safe to say that

Sweden produced an amazing Eurovision last year,

and are going to be a pretty To relive some of the magic,

let's take a look once again at last year's hosts,

Mans and Petra, having a sideways ironic look on what makes

a good Eurovision song! If you want to win the Eurovision

Song Contest, we suggest that you listen and learn.

It doesn't hurt if the drums are played by gorgeous topless men.

It's proven very efficient throughout the years.

But, please feel free to try other alternatives.

It's proven very helpful to go the exact opposite way.

Show the viewers your country's ethnic background by using

an old traditional folklore instrument that no-one's

No, no - in this case, it's proven much more

This instrument is called a Swedish kvinnaboske -

a small roundish piece from the horn family, inherited from the Vikings.

In Eurovision, nothing says winner like a violin.

The violin, the drums and the kvinnaboske might make it

all feel a little bit old fashioned, but this can easily be

fixed by adding a DJ who pretends to scratch.

In real life of course, this is 30 years

old, but in Eurovision, it will give your number

You need to look memorable, something that the

Everything else might be important, but the song is essential.

Let it be about something everyone can connect to.

Abba actually won the competition with a song about war with Waterloo,

but this is not something we recommend.

Now when you have everything you need

and the pieces are gathered - go for it and don't look back!

# You can break the rules of fashion.

# So the audience can see that you're lovable - not desperate.

# As dancers will join us the expectations grow

# And win the Eurovision Song Contest.

# It's you and me and when we change the key.

# And we can guarantee that you will be the best.

# And win the Eurovision Song Contest.

APPLAUSE CHEERING

That was very strong. Good to see that again. Now my lovely

panellists, a quick question. Why did the Babybird enter your

Eurovision: You Decide? Because it wanted to be a chick in Kiev!

LAUGHTER Melanie! My thigh muscles will feel

that tomorrow. You're like Bruce Forsyth. Tremendous Kiev, where all

these incredible for formers wants to be in May. -- incredible

performers. Weren't they amazing, everybody? All six of you should be

so proud of what you've achieved tonight. It's clear you poured into

your songs and performances emotion, passion and hard work, and we thank

you very very much indeed. OK, six superb performers have given us six

stunningly crafted songs from some truly great song writers. Now,

they've done all they possibly can. There is nothing left to do but find

out who you and the jury have chosen to represent the UK at your revision

-- at Eurovision 2017. Let's have a little bit of important tension

music, please. We've counted, verified and added together points

from our professional jury here, and from you at home. Now, let's find

out who has the highest number of combined points. The winner of

Eurovision: You Decide 2017 is... The winner is Lucie!

Congratulations, my love, come to me. Now, you are going to Kiev to

represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. How are you

feeling? I can't believe it, I can't believe you picked me, thank you so

much. I think she's pleased. You're going to need to prepare yourself to

perform again very, very well done. Commiserations to everybody else.

You did amazingly. Weren't they all fantastic? Lucie, you centre

yourself, you need to perform again. A lot of emotion here on stage, what

a night. And well done to you at home, I simply couldn't choose

between them which is probably why it's called Eurovision: You Decide.

Tonight wouldn't have been possible without our brilliant performers

and their talented songwriters and our fabulous panellists,

so let's have one last round of applause for all of them.

I'm going straight to Kiev to prepare.

to go until 9th and 11th May, when Scott Mills and I will be

over on BBC Four with the Eurovision Semi-Finals.

Until then, you'll have to make do with rewatching this over

But you can catch a live interview on Graham Norton's show

to close the show and that's with our winner.

It's Lucie Jones. With Never Give Up On You.

So until we meet again in May, Auf Wiedersehen, arrivederci,

# Tell me your secrets, I'll keep them safe

# No sign of weakness, it's a sign of faith

# You're not defeated, you're in repair

# We'll stand tall, so you don't fall

# If you could see how far you've walked

# Together we'll dance through this storm

# Together we'll dance through this storm

# I'm right beside you, you're never alone

# If you could see how far you've walked

# Together we'll dance through this storm

# This madness, we're running through

# The mountain climbed, the oceans crossed

# Together we'll dance through this storm

# Together we'll dance through this storm. #

APPLAUSE CHEERING

Don't let go of that towel. I'm not! Hurry up!