Waterman to pen UK Eurovision song

Pete Waterman will be behind the UK entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

The studio wizard, who launched the career of Kylie Minogue among others, follows in the footsteps of Andrew Lloyd Webber, who created the 2009 effort.

Former Pop Idol judge Waterman said: "Eurovision is one of those iconic competitions that has stood the test of time and keeps coming up with great acts, great tunes and great performances - life's full of challenges and I'm relishing the opportunity to put my own stamp on this one."


This year's song, which Waterman will write and produce, will be performed at Eurovision 2010, being held in Oslo, Norway, in May.

Details about the selection process for the act which will perform it will be announced at a later date.

Phil Parsons, executive producer of Eurovision for the BBC, said ... [read the article].

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