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UK Eurovision hopefuls revealed

Published Friday, Mar 5 2010, 09:52 GMT | By Alex Fletcher
Your Country Needs You - Graham Norton
The contestants taking part in the UK Eurovision hunt Your Country Needs You! have been revealed.

Six acts will perform on the BBC One show next Friday in the hope that they will be named the 2010 Song Contest representative.

The competitors are 2009 X Factor hopefuls Miss Fitz, Austrian singer Esma, solo singers Alexis, Josh and Karen, and pop group Uni5.

Judges on the show, which will be hosted by Graham Norton, include last year's UK entrant Jade Ewen, Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli and Pete Waterman, who has penned this year's Eurovision song.

"If any man can second guess European musical tastes surely that man is Pete Waterman," Norton told The Sun.

"I can't wait to get to Oslo and see the competition. Here's to all the usual fun, glamour, and madness of Eurovision - this year with the added extra of a faint whiff of pickled herring."

Ewen, who came fifth in last year's competition with her rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren's 'It's My Time', will sing on the show with the Sugababes.

Your Country Needs You! airs next Friday at 8.30pm on BBC One.
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