Eurovision: You Decide to return in January 2017 on BBC Two
Eurovision: You Decide, the UK's selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest is to return in 2017.
The national selection of our representative returned for the first time this year since 2010, with a panel of experts choosing our entry from 2011 to 2015. You Decide, which aired on BBC Four in 2016, has been promoted to BBC Two.
The TV special will once again be hosted by The Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc, who also takes us through the Eurovision semi-finals with Scott Mills. Those semis will be broadcast on BBC Four again in 2017.
“I am positively giddy for Eurovision 2017 and chuffed that Eurovision: You Decide is back!" explained Mel. "I’ve been hearing great things about the standard of the songs this year and I just wish January would hurry up so that I can hear the songs and meet the performers!
"We’ve got an even bigger venue, exciting guest performers and a brilliant expert panel. It’s going to be great.”
That bigger venue Mel alluded to will be the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London although the expert panel and musical guests are currently unknown. 2015 Eurovision winner Mans Zelmerlow performed on this year's broadcast, alongside Katrina and the Waves who also appeared on the panel.
In 2016, the UK were represented by Joe & Jake with their single You're Not Alone. The duo finished in 24th position out of 26 participating finalists.
The six acts chosen to participate in Eurovision: You Decide will be revealed on BBC Radio 2's The Ken Bruce Show on Monday January 23, 2017, while the 90-minute broadcast of You Decide: will air live at 7:30pm on Friday January 27. Tickets for the show are on sale now.
Look back at everyone of the UK's Eurovision entrants in our gallery below.
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Andrew winchester
Guess we will have the usual amateurs and ex karaoke Wannabees represent us as usual...Bottom of the pile yet again,be nice just for once to feel some pride in our song.
etin
if no-name singers go again, uk will be bottom places as every year
Anthony
Jade Ewen finished 5th for the UK in 2009. Germany's Lena Meyer-Landrut and Denmark's Emmelie de Forest were also complete unknowns before they won their country's national selections shows, followed by Eurovision glory.
Raphael Howard
I'm pleased by the fact that BBC are airing You Decide earlier, on a bigger channel, but I think that they need a more elaborate selection process for Eurovision...
Rainbow Orbit
more elaborate, as in?
Raphael Howard
Maybe a bit longer, with a few more acts. We don't have the time and resources to do something as grand as Melodifestivalen, but we should put in a little more effort...
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Unbound King
I think, first and foremost, we should just focus on the songs and staging like it appears they're doing this year. Once we can start getting a decent placing (top 20/15), then start expanding.
Jason Lindley
Perhaps we should aim to win instead of sending mediocre songs and artists that always languish at the bottom year after year I.e joe and jack, scooch, jemini, javine, electro velvet. The contest has moved on and the standard of the songs are so high we need a song that screams massive hit like 'euphoria'