The UK sucks at Eurovision. But it doesn’t have to be this way! We are not condemned to last place!

Countries like Sweden and Italy have exciting and fun musical talent competitions to find the very best act and song to represent their countries. Italy’s Sanremo festival predates Eurovision, but the winner goes on to represent the country. Italy sends great songs which score highly. In Sweden, Melodifestivalen selects their Eurovision act across multiple stages and is the most watched TV show in the country.

The BBC has already spent money on TV musical talent shows that don’t have a purpose in mind, such as The Voice and All Together Now. But they only dedicate one night to selecting our Eurovision act. We know the BBC has the resources and the budget to spend money on singing competitions. So why not start a proper one where the goal is to find a new brilliantly written song and a star performer to represent us internationally?

This is a chance to restore our reputation as a great musical country. And to find some banging new tunes. Everybody wins.