The man responsible for the pop careers of Jason Donovan, Rick Astley, Big Fun and Sonia will produce this year’s UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Pete Waterman will write the song, which will then be performed at Eurovision 2010 in Oslo this May.

The former Pop Idol judge said: “Eurovision is one of those iconic competitions that has stood the test of time and keeps coming up with great acts, great tunes and great performances.

“Life’s full of challenges and I’m relishing the opportunity to put my own stamp on this one.”

This is the first time Pete has been directly involved in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Executive Producer Phil Parsons said: “This year, with an extremely successful pop writer, the aim is to build on the UK’s success while moving on in style and doing something different.

“Pete Waterman has an incredible track record of hits that are known all around Europe so we’re thrilled that he has taken on Eurovision.”

Last year, the UK signalled a change of direction in its approach to the contest when Andrew Lloyd Webber and American songwriter Diane Warren collaborated to produce It’s My Time, performed by Jade Ewen.

The aim was to restore some much-needed national pride in the competition after the UK had fared so poorly in recent years.

The strategy was successful as the UK finished in a respectable fifth place with, by common consent, a vastly-improved entry.

There were also changes to the song contest itself with voting split in each country between the public and a panel of industry experts.

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Veteran Eurovision presenter Terry Wogan has said that he loved Graham Norton’s coverage this year.

Terry Werry bulgy pants told the Radio Times he thought the contest was “a spectacular show without a flaw in it”.

Terry stepped down from the show after the 2008 contest in Belgrade, where the UK’s entrant Andy Abrahams finished last. He felt the voting system was flawed and biased.

“Contrary to what is often believed I love Eurovision, or I couldn’t have presented it for as long as I did,” Sir Terry said.

“This year they sorted the voting out, and I thought Graham Norton was excellent.

“People have said his approach was rather like mine, and all I can say is I take that as a compliment.”

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Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has pleaded with the British public to give tonight’s Britain’s Got Talent a miss and tune into the Eurovision Song Contest instead.

Sir Andrew has penned tonight’s British entry for the show and he will be playing piano for Jade Ewen who will be performing it.

He has told the British public that it is their duty to watch the show and told The Sun:

“I know Britain’s Got Talent is a great show but Jade really is something special. I genuinely think she is in with a strong chance.

“She is such a professional and a really fantastic singer.

“I’ve seen a lot of the entries this year and I really think Jade is top of the tree. The British audience will be in for a real treat.”

“Rather than launching a British star on a British stage we’ll be launching a British star on an international stage.”

“It doesn’t get more exciting than that.”

So what show will you be tuning into tonight? We are having a real dilemma and a hard time choosing between the two. All suggestions would be gratefully received.

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I am going to be so torn tomorrow night. Which show do I watch live and which do I save for later? Britain’s Got Talent or Eurovision, which will you be choosing?

Jade Ewen is flying the flag for the UK, having won BBC talent search Your Country Needs You, and will be accompanied on piano by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who co-wrote Jade’s song, It’s My Time, with American lyricist Diane Warren. However, the UK will no doubt face stiff competition from the 24 other acts in a line-up decided from last week’s two semi-finals.

To top it all off Graham Norton will be taking over presenting duties from Terry Wogan which should be interesting to watch, lets hope he makes a few of his famous faux pas to liven the evening up!

Tomorrow at 8:00pm – BBC One

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Eurovision competitor Jade Ewen has revealed that despite being chosen by the British public, she still feels anonymous in the UK.

“Last week I went to Amsterdam to perform and I basically got mobbed. I was stunned,” she told Celebs On Sunday magazine.

“And when I went to Malta, there was a guy crying his eyes out, screaming and waving a Union Jack around. Afterwards he was like: ‘I’ve been waiting my whole life to meet you, Jade’. His whole life? He can’t have known who I am for more than four weeks, and can only have heard the song on YouTube.”

On the response she has received in the UK, Ewen added: “Most people in this country still don’t know me. It’s like I’m two people – in London I still get on the Tube and no one recognises me, but I go to Barcelona and it turns into a frenzy.”

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