Michael Stock is an English songwriter,record producer,musician,and member of the songwriting and production trio Stock Aitken Waterman. He has written and/or produced 18 No. 1 records in America and the UK,over a hundred top-40 hits and is recognised as one of the most successful songwriters of all time by the Guinness Book of Records. As part of Stock Aitken and Waterman in the 1980s and 90s,he holds the UK record of 11 number one records with different acts. In the UK Singles Chart he has written 54 top-ten hits including 7 number ones.
Sonia Evans,known mononymously as Sonia,is an English pop singer from Skelmersdale,near Liverpool. She had a 1989 UK number one hit "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and became the first female UK artist to achieve five top 20 hit singles from one album. She represented the United Kingdom in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest,where she finished second with the song "Better the Devil You Know". Between 1989 and 1993,she had 11 UK Top 30 hits,including "Listen to Your Heart" (1989),"Counting Every Minute" (1990) and "Only Fools " (1991). In 1994,she starred as Sandy in a West End revival of the musical Grease,while on television she appeared as Bunty in the 1998 BBC comedy series The Lily Savage Show.
Stock Aitken Waterman are an English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock,Matt Aitken,and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. SAW is considered one of the most successful songwriting and producing partnerships of all time,scoring more than 100 UK top 40 hits,selling 40 million records and earning an estimated £60 million.
Peter Alan Waterman,is an English record producer,songwriter,radio and club DJ,television presenter,president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team,he wrote and produced many hit singles. He is the owner of significant collections of both historic and commercial railway locomotives and rolling stock.
The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1973.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Teenage Life" written by Daz Sampson and John Matthews. The song was performed by Daz Sampson. The British entry for the 2006 contest in Athens,Greece was selected via the national final Eurovision:Making Your Mind Up 2006,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected entirely through a public vote.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Irelande Douze Pointe" written by Darren Smith,Simon Fine and Dustin the Turkey. The song was performed by children's show puppet Dustin the Turkey. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2008 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade,Serbia. Six songs faced a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "Irelande Douze Pointe" performed by Dustin the Turkey as the Irish Eurovision entry.
San Marino debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008,held in Belgrade,Serbia. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) officially confirmed San Marino's participation in the contest in November 2007 after deliberation amongst the broadcaster's shareholders.
Georgia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Peace Will Come" written by Kim Breitburg and Karen Kavaleryan. The song was performed by Diana Gurtskaya. The Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) held a national final in order to select the Georgian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade,Serbia. An open call for submissions was held which resulted in the shortlisting of twelve entries that were presented to the public during a televised production on 1 March 2008. The results of a public televote exclusively resulted in the selection of "Peace Will Come" performed by Diana Gurtskaya as the Georgian entry,having received 39.4% of the votes.
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hold On Be Strong" written by Mira Craig. The song was performed by Maria Haukaas Storeng. NRK organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2008 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade,Serbia. "Hold On Be Strong" performed by Mira Craig was selected as the winner following a five-week-long competition consisting of three semi-finals,a Second Chance round and the final.
"Secret Combination" is a song by Greek-American singer Kalomira. Described as an American production of "perky pop" and R&B,the track was composed by Poseidonas Giannopoulos with lyrics by Konstantinos Pantzis. It was released on 26 February 2008 by Heaven Music and served as the first single released from Kalomira's fourth studio album,Secret Combination:The Album. The song was as the Greek entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008,held in Belgrade,where it placed third behind Russia and Ukraine.
"Irelande Douze Pointe" [sic] is a 2008 novelty song by Irish puppet act Dustin the Turkey,played by John Morrison. The song was chosen to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after winning Eurosong 2008,Ireland's national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. The song was performed in the first semi-final of the contest,held on 20 May 2008,and placed 15th with 22 points,failing to qualify for the final. Reception was mixed,with it peaking at number 5 on the Irish Singles Chart.
The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times. It first took part in the second contest in 1957 and has entered every year since 1959. Along with Sweden and the Netherlands,the UK is one of only three countries with Eurovision victories in four different decades. It is one of the "Big Five" countries,along with France,Germany,Italy and Spain,that are automatically prequalified for the final each year as they are the biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The British national broadcaster,the BBC,broadcasts the event and has,on multiple occasions,organised different national selection processes to choose the British entry. The United Kingdom has won the Eurovision Song Contest five times,and has finished as runner-up on a record sixteen occasions. The UK has hosted the contest a record eight times,four times in London and once each in Edinburgh (1972),Brighton (1974),Harrogate (1982) and Birmingham (1998),and will host the contest for a ninth time in 2023 in Liverpool.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "It's My Time" written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren. The song was performed by Jade Ewen. The British entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow,Russia was selected via the national final Eurovision:Your Country Needs You,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final which consisted of two heats,a semi-final and a final,during which the winner was selected entirely through a public televote.
"It's My Time" is a song by Jade Ewen,the British entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest,held in Moscow,Russia,in May 2009. The song was composed and written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren and became the UK's most successful Eurovision entry since 2002 by coming fifth,and a significant improvement on the previous and following year's entries,which came last in the contest. Ewen remained the one with the highest score for the UK since their victory in 1997,until 2022 when Sam Ryder came 2nd place with 466 points.
Switzerland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Il pleut de l'or" written by Michael von der Heide,Pele Loriano and Heike Kospach. The song was performed by Michael von der Heide,who was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse to represent the nation at the 2010 contest in Oslo,Norway. "Il pleut de l'or" was announced as the Swiss entry on 18 December 2009,while the song was presented to the public on 9 January 2010.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "That Sounds Good to Me" written by Pete Waterman,Mike Stock and Steve Crosby. The song was performed by Josh Dubovie. The British entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo,Norway was selected via the national final Eurovision:Your Country Needs You 2010,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected through two rounds of voting.
Josh James Dubovie is a British singer. Dubovie is most notable for having represented the UK at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest,held in Oslo,Norway,in May 2010,after winning the UK national selection competition with "That Sounds Good to Me",a song by Mike Stock,Pete Waterman and Steve Crosby.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I Can" written by Duncan James,Lee Ryan,Ciaron Bell,Ben Collier,Ian Hope,Liam Keenan and StarSign. The song was performed by the band Blue,which was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf,Germany. Blue was announced as the British entrant on 29 January 2011,while the song "I Can" was presented to the public on 11 March 2011.
Steve Crosby is a British record producer,songwriter and music manager. He is best known for creating the group Steps.
