How to vote in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 and how the voting system works

Calum Scott just dropped his new single “Biblical”.

Comedian Bill Bailey has confirmed that he is now writing a song to put forward as the UK’s entry for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.After James Newman came last in the 2021 contest last month – scoring zero points with his song ‘Embers’ – Bailey tweeted that he would “be happy to throw my hat in the ring”.Asked by the Radio Times if that was a serious comment, he said: “Yes. Do you know what? I was writing [a Eurovision song] today.

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Little Simz has announced a UK and Ireland tour for the end of 2021, taking in her biggest shows to date.The South London rapper will kick off at Birmingham’s O2 Institute on November 25, before wrapping up almost a month later with a homecoming show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on December 16.Between those two dates, she’ll take in stop-offs in cities such as Newcastle, Glasgow, Dublin, Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester, Norwich, Brighton, Cardiff, Cambridge and Liverpool.You can check out the

James Newman has revealed that he received a call from Coldplay‘s Chris Martin following his nil point loss at Eurovision.Newman represented the UK with his track ‘Embers’ at Saturday night’s (May 22) Eurovision Song Contest, which ultimately saw Italian band Måneskin take this year’s crown.The singer failed to score a single point from the jury and public votes, explaining later that he wanted to “focus on the positives”.In a new interview with the BBC, Newman reflected further on his

James Newman has responded to finishing with nul points at the Eurovision Song Contenst last weekend (May 22). 

Amanda Holden has been slammed after she made a distasteful joke about European languages live on air during Eurovision on Saturday. The Britain’s Got Talent judge was asked to present the UK’s points on the popular singing contest last night, however many viewers were more than unimpressed by her unflattering opening speech.

Amanda Holden has been slammed after she made a distasteful joke about European languages live on air during Eurovision on Saturday.The Britain’s Got Talent judge was asked to present the UK’s points on the popular singing contest last night, however many viewers were more than unimpressed by her unflattering opening speech.The blonde bombshell, 50, who recently landed her own TV show, donned an elegant nude ballgown with the Tower of London projected behind her, as she opened the night by

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