This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7862824.stm
The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Singer Jade wins Eurovision berth | Singer Jade wins Eurovision berth |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| Jade Ewen has been chosen to sing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Eurovision Song Contest entry for the UK in Moscow. | Jade Ewen has been chosen to sing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Eurovision Song Contest entry for the UK in Moscow. |
| The Londoner won the public vote ahead of identical sibling act The Twins and Welshman Mark Evans after all three acts performed My Time. | |
| The ballad, heard for the first time, was composed by Lloyd Webber with US Grammy-winning lyricist Diane Warren. | |
| The composer said he would give "101% commitment" to the singer ahead of the Eurovision final on 16 May. | The composer said he would give "101% commitment" to the singer ahead of the Eurovision final on 16 May. |
| In an interview ahead of the contest, Lloyd Webber said that he feared one of three final acts would be unable to cope with the pressure of performing at the event. | |
| 'Realistic' | |
| He said it would be a "mistake to put through somebody who didn't appear to do the song justice". | |
| In the live final of Your Country Needs You, 23-year-old Mark, who until recently appeared in pantomine, finished third in the public vote. | |
| Sheffield Sisters Nicola and Francine Gleadall, whose interpretation of Lloyd Webber's song won praise from song contest fans, were pipped to the post. | |
| All three acts performed two cover versions during the programme, with Jade singing Beyonce's Deja Vu and Lady Marmalade. | |
| The singer is now faced with the task of reversing the UK's very poor recent form at Eurovision, including last place at the 2008 final. | |
| She is expected to go on a tour of Europe to promote the song ahead of the competition. | |
| Lloyd Webber has said that a top 10 placing - last achieved in 2002 - would be a "realistic" goal. |