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Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Country United Kingdom
National selection
Selection processA Song for Europe 2000
Selection date(s)Semi-final
14 January 2000
Final
20 February 2000
Selected entrantNicki French
Selected song"Don't Play That Song Again"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • John Springate
  • Gerry Shephard
Finals performance
Final result16th, 28 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1999 • 2000 • 2001►

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.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 2000

Main article: UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest

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
Draw Artist(s) Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Helene Horlyck "Aria"
  • John Tonks
  • Helene Horlyck
 1,826 7
2 Catherine Porter "Crazy"
9,140 1
3 Nicki French "Don't Play That Song Again"
  • John Springate
  • Gerry Shepherd
 5,550 2
4 Sexy Sadie "I Won’t Let You Do This to Me"
  • Mike Connaris
  • Teri Bradley
  • Paul Brown
 4,403 3
5 Six Chix "Only the Women Know" Kimberley Rew 4,115 4
6 Jayne Tretton "Stand Up" Richard Silver 2,182 6
7 Catherine Porter "The Answer"
1,635 8
8 India "Wherever You Go"
3,254 5

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
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Sexy Sadie "I Won't Let You Do This To Me" 10,494 4
2 Catherine Porter "Crazy" 29,348 3
3 Six Chix "Only the Women Know" 42,329 2
4 Nicki French "Don't Play That Song Again" 47,355 1

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

References

  1. ^ "Song for Europe 2000". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | UK Euro entry has French flavour". news.bbc.co.uk. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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