Eurovision 2019: You Decide

Eurovision 2019: You Decide
Preliminary decision data
country	United Kingdom
Broadcasting station
Producing broadcaster
place	Dock 10, MediaCityUK , Salford
date	February 8, 2019
Time	7:30 p.m. ( UTC )
Duration	about 90 minutes
Number of participants	6th
Number of contributions	3
poll	50% jury voting, 50% televoting
Pause filler	Netta : Toy (Mustik / Text: Doron Medalie , Stav Beger) ; SuRie : Storm (Music / Text: Nicole BlairGil LewisSean Hargreaves) ; Måns Zelmerlöw: Eurovision Medley
Moderation
Mel Giedroyc Måns Zelmerlöw

The 4th Eurovision: You Decide took place on February 8, 2019 and was the British preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv , Israel . For the first time, a British preliminary decision took place in the north of England with Dock 10 at MediaCityUK in Salford .

By the end of January 2019, numerous musicians, artists and cultural workers had jointly called for the BBC to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Israel , including Wolf Alice , Julie Christie , Eve Ensler , Peter Gabriel , AL Kennedy , Mike Leigh , Ken Loach and Yann Martel , Maxine Peake , Alexei Sayle , Alia Shawkat , Roger Waters , Vivienne Westwood . The statement reads: “We can not ignore Israel's systematic violations of Palestinian human rights ” and “The BBC is obliged by its statutes to stand up for freedom of expression. It should act on the foundation of its principles and work to ensure that Eurovision is moved to a country where no crimes against freedom are committed. "

format

concept

The BBC announced a new format for 2019 . This will be different from the format used from 2016 to 2018. As in 2018 , the preliminary decision was again moderated by Mel Giedroyc and Måns Zelmerlöw . Again six performers took part in the program, but there were only three songs. These three songs were each worked out into two different versions. There were two voting rounds in total. In the first round there were three duels, in which the two different versions of a song competed against each other. The song with the most votes then reached the second round of voting. There all three winners of the duels then competed against each other again. The overall winner was then decided 50% by televoting and 50% by jury voting.

Choice of contribution

From September 19, 2018 to October 26, 2018, contributions could be submitted to the BBC. Unlike in previous years, in which the OGAE UK fan club selected the participants, an international jury selected the six performers and the three songs in 2019.

Attendees

The six participants and their accompanying songs were presented on January 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. ( UTC ). These were presented by Ken Bruce on the radio station BBC Radio 2 .

First round

In the first round of the preliminary decision, the six participants competed against each other in three duels. The respective winner of the duel reached the second and final round.

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	jury
						Rylan Clark-Neal	Mollie King	Marvin Humes
I.	1	Kerrie-Anne	Sweet Lies M / T: Maria Broberg, Lise Cabble , Esben Svane	English	Sweet lies
	2	Anisa
II	3	Jordan Clarke	Freaks M / T: Jon Maguire, Rick Parkhouse, Corey Sanders, George Tizzard	English	Freaks
	4th	MAID
III	5	Holly Tandy	Bigger Than Us M / T: Laurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik , Jonas Thander	English	Bigger than us
	6th	Michael Rice

final

In the final (also called the second round) the three winners from the three duels competed against each other. The interpreter with the most votes won the preliminary decision. Michael Rice emerged victorious from this vote.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
1.	3	Michael Rice	Bigger Than Us M / T: Laurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik , Jonas Thander	English	Bigger than us
-	2	Jordan Clarke	Freaks M / T: Jon Maguire, Rick Parkhouse, Corey Sanders, George Tizzard	English	Freaks
	1	Kerrie-Anne	Sweet Lies M / T: Maria Broberg, Lise Cabble, Esben Svane	English	Sweet lies

Web links

• Website of the British preliminary decision (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ewan McCaig: United Kingdom: Eurovision You Decide Scheduled For 8th February. In: Eurovoix. January 11, 2019, accessed January 11, 2019 (UK English). 
2. ↑ Waters, Wolf Alice, Peter Gabriel and Co call on the BBC to boycott the ESC 2019 from Israel. In: rollingstone.de . January 31, 2019, accessed January 31, 2019 . 
3. ^ Move Eurovision From Israel, Peter Gabriel and Leading UK Artists Urge BBC. In: www.haaretz.com . January 30, 2019, accessed January 31, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Chris Halpin: UK: BBC's 'Eurovision: You Decide' reunites Mel Giedroyc and Måns Zelmerlöw for February selectio. In: wiwibloggs.com. November 30, 2018, accessed November 30, 2018 . 
5. ↑ BBC: BBC opens public song submissions for Eurovision 2019. In: bbc.co.uk. September 19, 2018, accessed November 30, 2018 . 
6. ↑ BBC: Six acts, three songs, You Decide returns in 2019! In: bbc.co.uk. November 30, 2018, accessed November 30, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Emily Herbert: United Kingdom: Eurovision You Decide 2019 Entries to Be Revealed on January 23rd. In: eurovoix.com. January 18, 2019, accessed January 19, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Alistair Brown: United Kingdom: Eurovision - You Decide Entries Revealed. In: eurovoix.com. January 23, 2019, accessed on January 23, 2019 .