United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

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Eurovision Song Contest 2000
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process A Song for Europe 2000
Selection date(s)Semi-final
14 January 2000
Final
20 February 2000
Selected entrant Nicki French
Selected song"Don't Play That Song Again"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result16th, 28 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199920002001►

For the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, the United Kingdom entered "Don't Play That Song Again", performed by Nicki French. It received 28 points and 16th place in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 2000

In 2000, the BBC reverted to the historic A Song for Europe title for the national selection competition, but retained the format from the previous selection show The Great British Song Contest (1996–99). The format consisted of a radio semi-final with eight songs, with the top four songs, selected by televoting, progressing to the televised final.

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on 14 January 2000 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. Televoting selected the top 4 songs to qualify to the final.

Contestants and results of the semi-final – 14 January 2000
DrawArtist(s)SongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1Helene Horlyck"Aria"
  • John Tonks
  • Helene Horlyck
1,8267
2 Catherine Porter "Crazy"
9,1401
3 Nicki French "Don't Play That Song Again"
5,5502
4Sexy Sadie"I Won’t Let You Do This to Me"
  • Mike Connaris
  • Teri Bradley
  • Paul Brown
4,4033
5Six Chix"Only the Women Know" Kimberley Rew 4,1154
6Jayne Tretton"Stand Up"Richard Silver2,1826
7Catherine Porter"The Answer"
1,6358
8India"Wherever You Go"
3,2545

Final

The final was held on 20 February 2000 on BBC One, hosted by Katy Hill at BBC Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. [1] A public televote selected the winner, "Don't Play That Song Again" performed by Nicki French. [2]

Contestants and results of the final – 20 February 2000
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Sexy Sadie"I Won't Let You Do This To Me"10,4944
2 Catherine Porter "Crazy"29,3483
3Six Chix"Only the Women Know"42,3292
4 Nicki French "Don't Play That Song Again"47,3551

At Eurovision

The United Kingdom was the third country to perform on the night of the contest, following Netherlands and preceding Estonia. Around 535,000 valid votes were registered in the UK in total during the five-minute voting window, which determined the UK's points. At the end of the voting, Nicki French scored a total of 28 points from eight countries, finishing in 16th place. At that time, it was the worst placing for the United Kingdom since it first entered the contest, and would remain so until 2003. [3] The United Kingdom televoting awarded its 12 points to contest winners Denmark.

Voting

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