The U.K’s entry for Eurovision 2020, James Newman with the song ‘My last breath’ was officially announced as the U.K entry on Radio 1 and 2 this morning.
After years of disappointing results by artists/songs selected via the dreadful Eurovision decides selection show; In September last year, the BBC announced that the 2020 entry would be internally selected in partnership with BMG.
After an initial flurry of excitement when fans scoured the BMG roster of artists to speculate on who could possibly be chosen (Kylie Minogue’s name came up a few times) things inevitably went silent until last week, Graham Norton announced the U.K entry would be revealed Thursday.
So, have the BBC finally managed to get it right?
The writing credentials are good, Ed Drewett, Adam Argyle and Iain James have between them written hits for the likes of Little mix and One direction and James also has Eurovision connections, having been a co-writer of “Running Scared” by Ell & Nikki, which won Eurovision 2011 for Azerbaijan.
Newman himself, although not an established solo artist, does have a good musical pedigree, particularly with his impressive list of song writing credits.
The song itself opens with a steady drum beat and vocal that has hints of Azerbaijan’s 2019 entry Chingiz “Truth” but quickly moves into the contemporary pop realm.
Make your own mind up about the song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iS-lV909T4