Eurovision: You Decide (BBC2, 7.30pm)

FOLLOWING Joe and Jake's disappointing 24th in last year's Eurovision Song Contest, the same position as our 2015 representatives Electro Velvet, it might appear that the UK has definitely Brekit already when it comes to European popularity.

Our last win was 20 years ago, thanks to Katrina and the Waves with Love Shine a Light back. It's been eight years since we even finished in the top ten – future Sugababe Jade Ewen came fifth with It's My Time, co-written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, in 2009 (although Blue missed out two years later when they took 11th place).

Now, the BBC is hoping that the viewers can do their bit to reverse the trend as Eurovision: You Decide returns. Back in October, the Beeb invited members of the public – along with professional writers – to submit their own songs for consideration.

Record industry executive and music consultant for the BBC, Hugh Goldsmith said he was looking for songs which have the capacity to make a true impact on the 200 million people that will watch Eurovision live in May 2017. Good is not enough.... Great is required.

"The winning song will need to combine emotive lyrics and memorable melodies with a brilliant production. Writers should not be constrained by genre – best in class is what we want," he added/

A shortlist of six has been compiled, and the public is being invited to vote for their favourite.

The competing songs were first revealed on Monday, on Ken Bruce's Radio 2 show. But we'll be hearing them all again tonight as the performers take to the stage of the famous Hammersmith Apollo.

Presenter and Eurovision fan Mel Giedroyc is certainly looking forward to the event. She says: "I've been hearing great things about the standard of the songs this year. We've got an even bigger venue, exciting guest performers and a brilliant expert panel. It's going to be great."

Perhaps mindful of the fact that the public haven't always had the best track record when it comes to picking winners, the viewers' votes will be combined with the jury's vote (a system not dissimilar to the Eurovision Song Contest itself) to decide who will be flying the flag for the UK in the Ukraine.

And the good news is that the victor will be guaranteed a place in the final because as one of the so-called Big Five, the UK gets to skip the qualifying semi-finals. But we might still have to stick our fingers in our ears when it comes to this year's result.

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