Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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Country | United Kingdom | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurovision: Your Country Needs You | |||
Selection date(s) | 4 March 2010 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Josh Dubovie | |||
Selected song | "That Sounds Good to Me" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 25th, 10 points | |||
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "That Sounds Good to Me" written by Pete Waterman, Mike Stock and Steve Crosby. The song was performed by Josh Dubovie. The British entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected via the national final Eurovision: Your Country Needs You 2010, organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected through two rounds of voting.
As a member of the "Big Four", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 12, the United Kingdom placed 25th (last) out of the 25 participating countries with 10 points, making it the third time the nation had placed last in the history of the competition.