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Six acts, three songs, You Decide - United Kingdom’s Eurovision song selection show returns in 2019

Exciting changes are set for the United Kingdom’s Eurovision song selection show as a brand new location and format details are revealed for Eurovision: You Decide.

Published: 30 November 2018
Our exciting 'euro-version' format will give fans the chance to compare and contrast these fantastic songs in a fresh, new way and deliver the United Kingdom the artist it deserves to fly the flag out in Tel Aviv in May.
— Mel Balac

Presented by Mel Giedroyc and Måns Zelmerlöw, 主播大秀 Music’s Eurovision: You Decide will be broadcast live from Dock10, MediaCity UK in Salford as the show comes to the North West of England for the very first time.

As well as a new home, there are also exciting format changes coming too, as from the hundreds of songs that have been submitted, three will be performed on the night by six different artists. The six acts will compete for the honour of representing the United Kingdom at the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In the exciting new format, each of the three songs will be performed in two musically different ways, by two different acts. There will be three rounds of 'song-offs', with six acts performing in total.

Mel Balac, Creative Director, Entertainment at 主播大秀 Studios and Executive Producer of Eurovision: You Decide, says: “This year the three songs presented to the United Kingdom have been selected with the help of an international jury. Our exciting 'euro-version' format will give fans the chance to compare and contrast these fantastic songs in a fresh, new way and deliver the United Kingdom the artist it deserves to fly the flag out in Tel Aviv in May.”

Kate Phillips, Controller of Entertainment Commissioning at the 主播大秀, says: “Next year it’s all about the song-off as we once again try to marry a great singer with a great song, one which could finally get us on the left hand side of the leader board. We may be leaving the EU but we are still determined to win Eurovision again one day!”

All of this including live music performances from guest artists and lots more besides, plus with 主播大秀 Radio 2’s Ken Bruce broadcasting his show live from Salford on the morning of the show, Eurovision: You Decide 2019 will be bigger and better than ever before.

Eurovision: You Decide (1x90') will be broadcast on 主播大秀 Two in February 2019, as part of 主播大秀 Music’s programming on the channel.

The 主播大秀’s Eurovision coverage is produced by 主播大秀 Studios.

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Eurovision: You Decide
The Executive Producer for 主播大秀 Studios is Mel Balac and the Series Producer is Lee Smithurst. The Commissioning Editor for 主播大秀 Entertainment is Rachel Ashdown.

Eurovision 2019
The Executive Producer for 主播大秀 Studios will be Andrew Cartmell and the Series Producer will be Lee Smithurst. Andrew Cartmell will serve as the Head of Delegation for the United Kingdom. The Commissioning Editor for the 主播大秀 is Rachel Ashdown.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel and the Grand Final will be broadcast live on 主播大秀 One and 主播大秀 Radio 2, with the semi-finals being broadcast on 主播大秀 Four.

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Ken Bruce will broadcast live from Salford on the morning of Eurovision: You Decide, chatting to all six contestants ahead of their performances that night. He’ll also catch up with hosts Mel and Mans to find out how rehearsals are going and what viewers can expect from this year’s competition.