8.1 UK singles chart successes for all entries to the UK final.5 Guest commentators, panellists and judges.
3.8 Eurovision: Your Country Needs You (2009–2010).3.4 The Great British Song Contest (1996–1999).3.2 Eurovision Song Contest British Final (1959–1960).3.1 Festival of British Popular Songs (1957).The You Decide format was scrapped in September 2019 and an internal selection was used for the UK's 2020 participation, with BBC Studios and music company BMG collaborating in order to find the entry which will then be released and published by BMG. Mel Giedroyc has hosted since its return in 2016, being joined by co-host Måns Zelmerlöw from 2018 onwards. The national selection shows have been hosted by a variety of presenters over the years. The same format returned in 2018 and a modified version was used for the fourth edition in 2019, again broadcast live on BBC Two. On 9 December 2016, it was confirmed that Eurovision: You Decide would return on 27 January 2017 and, for the first time, would be aired on BBC Two. On 30 September 2015, the BBC confirmed the show would return in 2016 and on 17 January 2016 that the national selection show would return and be called Eurovision: You Decide and broadcast on BBC Four. The most recent name and format was adopted in 2016, as between 20 the UK representation had been selected internally by the BBC, resulting in the televised selection show being suspended. In 20, the singer was chosen by a public vote and the song internally selected. For most years the public has been able to vote for the winner, in the past with postcard voting, where the viewers sent postcards with their vote to the BBC, but more recently televoting and online. The selection process, originally broadcast on BBC One, has varied between selecting both the performer and song, or just the song in some years. The show had previously gone under several other names, including Festival of British Popular Songs (1957), Eurovision Song Contest British Final (1959–1960), The Great British Song Contest (1996–1999), Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up (2004–2007), Eurovision: Your Decision (2008), and Eurovision: Your Country Needs You (2009–2010), but was known, for most of its history, as A Song for Europe (1961–1995, 2000–2003). Internal selection (2011–2015, 2020–present)Įurovision Song Contest Previews (1971–1994, 2002–2004)Įurovision: You Decide is the most recent name of a BBC television programme that was broadcast annually to select the United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. Festival of British Popular Songs (1957).Eurovision Song Contest British Final (1959–1960).The Great British Song Contest (1996–1999).Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up (2004–2007).Eurovision: Your Country Needs You (2009–2010).Logo for the fourth edition of You DecideĬlare Pizey, Moira Ross, Martin Scott (2009)īBC Radio 2 (TV final: 1977, 1986–1995 semi-finals, 1996–2003)