Hosted by Terry Wogan and Claudia Winkleman, Eurovision - Your Decision showed a totally new approach to selecting a song for Belgrade as the 6 participants were divided in three categories soloists, girl groups and Joseph versus Maria. The last category referred to singers from the popular musical casting shows Any Dream Will Do and How To Solve a Problem Like Maria. After each performance a special panel of judges decided which act from each category went on through to the next round for the public vote. Terry Wogan then picked a wildcard to go through and all these four acts returned for the second part of the show. The two acts with the lowest public vote - The Revelations and Simona Armstrong - had to leave the competition, so that the remaining two acts Andy Abraham singing Even If and Michelle Gayle performing Woo (U Make Me) progressed to the superfinal!
Soloists
Michelle Gayle - Woo (U Make Me) - Superfinalist
Andy Abraham - Even If - Winner
Girl groups
The Revelations - It's You - Qualifier
LoveShy - Mr. Gorgeous
Joseph vs. Maria
Rob McVeigh - I Owe It All To You
Simona Armstrong - Changes - Qualifier
There was a big tension inside the BBC studio 8 when the two superfinalists Andy Abraham and Michelle Gayle performed their songs again, and both acts anxiously awaited the final verdict which gave the victory to Andy Abraham!
Andy Abraham will perform his song in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest Final on the 24th of May as the UK is one of the five countries having a pre-set spot, alongside France, Germany, Spain and the host nation Serbia.
