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Eurovision: Come Together asks viewers to vote for best-ever song tonight

Who is the ultimate Eurovision champ?

Eurovision: Come Together will ask UK viewers to vote for the event’s best-ever song.

The BBC One show is looking to crown the champion of champions tonight Saturday (16.05.20) by asking the nation to vote for their favourite performance from a list of 19 acts across the 64-year singing competition.

Rylan Clark-Neal
Eurovision show features Rylan among other broadcasters (Credit: Splash)

Eurovision experts and broadcasters – including Rylan Clark-Neal, Scott Mills, Ken Bruce, Adele Roberts and Mel Giedroyc, as well as former UK acts SuRie and Nicki French – came together to compile a list of 19 contenders who could take home the prize.

The list includes legendary 1974 Swedish winners ABBA with their hit song Waterloo, the UK’s Buck’s Fizz – who took home the crown in 1981 with Making Your Mind Up – and the more recent Netta Barzilai, who won the contest for Israel in 2018 with fan-favourite ‘Toy’.

Fans will able to vote online for the ultimate song during Eurovision: Come Together after the songs have been broadcast on BBC One.

The concept was developed after this year’s European Song Contest – which was due to be held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands – was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Following the vote, the Europe Shine a Light show will showcase all 41 songs that would have competed this year.

What’s more, host Graham Norton will be seen talking to the UK’s James Newman, who would have performed My Last Breath.

Graham Norton Eurovision (Credit: BBC)
Graham Norton will host Europe Shine A Light (Credit: BBC)

Positivity

The 34-year-old singer and the other contestants have been told they are not allowed to use the same songs for next year’s competition, but he has begged BBC bosses to give him another shot in 2021.

James – who is hoping to bring the crown back to the UK for the first time in more than two decades – recently said: “I’m a firm believer in visualising what you want to achieve in life so I was imagining myself standing on stage winning, because you’ve got to.

“It felt like there was a lot of positivity around it.

“I started something and I really want to finish it. I was on such a journey. If I got the opportunity to go next year, I would love to.”

Eurovision: Come Together voting shortlist:

Dancing Lasha Tumbai:
Verka Serduchka (Ukraine) – 2007

Diva:
Dana International (Israel) – 1998

Euphoria:
Loreen (Sweden) – 2012

Fairytale:
Alexander Rybak (Norway) – 2009

Fuego:
Eleni Foureira (Cyprus) – 2018

Heroes:
Mans Zelmerlow (Sweden) – 2015

Love Shine A Light:
Katrina & The Waves (UK) – 1997

Bucks Fizz Eurovision
Bucks Fizz will need you to make your mind up! (Credit: YouTube)

Making Your Mind Up:
Bucks Fizz (UK) – 1981

Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu:
Domenico Modugno -(Italy) – 1958

Ooh…Aah…Just A Little Bit:
Gina G (UK) – 1996

Poupee de cire, poupee de son:
France Gall (Luxembourg) – 1965

Rhythm Inside:
Loïc Nottet (Belgium) – 2015

Conchita
Will Conchita Wurst get your vote? (Credit: BBC/YouTube)

Rise Like A Phoenix:
Conchita Wurst (Austria) – 2014

Satellite:
Lena (Germany) – 2010

Save Your Kisses for Me:
Brotherhood of Man (UK) – 1976

Soldi:
Mahmood (Italy) – 2019

Sound of Silence:
Dami Im (Australia) – 2016

Toy:
Netta (Israel) – 2018

Waterloo:
ABBA (Sweden) – 1974

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Kaggie Hyland
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