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EUROVISION: BBC CONFIRMS PRESENTERS FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMMES

Following on from the previously announced commissions, the BBC have now revealed the presenters of the two special entertainment programmes celebrating all things Eurovision Song Contest.



Comedian Jason and singer-songwriter Chelcee will present Eurovision Calling: Jason and Chelcee’s Ultimate Guide (1x60’) produced by Little Gem. This entertainment programme will showcase 20 compelling reasons why the Eurovision Song Contest is the greatest show on Earth.



Using a mix of fascinating archive footage and revealing interviews, the film will delve into the story of how the Contest has become the world’s largest live music event, creating global superstars and leaving an impact on the lives of many.


Jason says: "As a glory-hunting latecomer to the Eurovision phenomena, I’m fascinated to speak to the people who create it, perform in it and most of all who love it! And discover why it means so much to so many people around the world and why is it considered the greatest show on Earth"



Sharing their own exclusive personal experiences of the Eurovision Song Contest with Jason will be Sam Ryder who came second in 2022’s contest and Katrina Leskanich from Katrina and the Waves, the UK’s last Eurovision Song Contest winner from 1997.


Liverpudlian singer-songwriter Chelcee will join forces with Jason to provide viewers with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Eurovision Song Contest preparations. In addition to revealing some little-known facts about the event, Chelcee will take audiences on a journey through Liverpool as the city prepares for Eurovision 2023 and also visits Sweden to find out just how popular the Contest is there.



Chelcee Grimes adds: “Me and my mates have always loved Eurovision, I’ve been to many Eurovision parties over the years, so it’s boss to be able to make a documentary about it and meet some of the stars of the show, both in front of and behind the camera”.


Eurovision Calling: Jason and Chelcee’s Ultimate Guide is a Little Gem production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The executive producers are Ben Gale and Damian Kavanagh. It has been commissioned by BBC Lead Commissioner for Eurovision Song Contest Rachel Ashdown and the commissioning editor for the BBC is Jo Wallace. The show will air Monday 8th May on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.



Musician Fleur East will present Eurovision: Everyone’s A Winner (1x60’), produced by Merseyside-based Shearwater Media. A Eurovision party like no other, this one-off special is a chart rundown of the twenty most successful Eurovision songs that didn’t quite win the official song contest. It will chronicle the triumphs of past Eurovision Song Contest entrants who may not have scored enough points to win the iconic competition, but have gone on to score great success in the music industry.


Fleur will be joined by celebrity Eurovision fans including Radio 1 DJ Dean McCullough, the UK’s 2018 Eurovision entrant SuRie, and ‘Dr Eurovision’ Paul Jordan who has a PhD in Eurovision studies. Also joining in the fun are an array of Eurovision superfans including Owain Wyn Evans, Scott Mills, actress Claire Sweeney, singer Duncan James from former UK Eurovision entrant Blue, TV presenter Lauren Layfield and Tia Kofi from RuPaul's Drag Race UK.



Fleur says: “I’m so excited to be hosting my own pre-Eurovision party in Liverpool, celebrating some of the songs that didn’t quite win, but still went on to become massive hits around the world. This is a top twenty countdown with a real difference, including tracks we all know and love, plus a few surprises.”


Eurovision: Everyone’s A Winner is a Shearwater Media production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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