United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | A Song For Europe | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final 14 January 2000 Final 20 February 2000 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Nicki French | |||
| Selected song | "Don't Play That Song Again" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 28 points | |||
| United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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For the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, the United Kingdom entered "Don't Play That Song Again", performed by Nicki French. It received 28 points and 16th place in Stockholm, Sweden.
Before Eurovision
A Song for Europe
In 2000, the BBC reverted to the historic A Song for Europe title for the national selection competition, but retained the format from the previous selection show The Great British Song Contest (1996–99). The format consisted of a radio semi-final with eight songs, with the top four songs, selected by televoting, progressing to the televised final.
Semi-final
The semi-final was held on 14 January 2000 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. Televoting selected the top 4 songs to qualify to the final.
| Draw | Artist(s) | Song | Composer(s) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helene Horlyck | "Aria" | John Tonks, Helene Horlyck | 1,826 | 7 |
| 2 | Catherine Porter | "Crazy" | Tony Moore, Catherine Porter | 9,140 | 1 |
| 3 | Nicki French | "Don't Play That Song Again" | John Springate, Gerry Shepherd | 5,550 | 2 |
| 4 | Sexy Sadie | "I Won’t Let You Do This to Me" | Mike Connaris, Teri Bradley, Paul Brown | 4,403 | 3 |
| 5 | Six Chix | "Only the Women Know" | Kimberley Rew | 4,115 | 4 |
| 6 | Jayne Tretton | "Stand Up" | Richard Silver | 2,182 | 6 |
| 7 | Catherine Porter | "The Answer" | Tony Moore, Catherine Porter | 1,635 | 8 |
| 8 | India | "Wherever You Go" | Simon May, Ben Robbins | 3,254 | 5 |
Final
The final was held on 20 February 2000 on BBC One, hosted by Katy Hill at BBC Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. A public televote selected the winner, "Don't Play That Song Again" performed by Nicki French.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicki French | "Don't Play That Song Again" | 47,355 | 1 |
| 2 | Six Chix | "Only The Women Know" | 42,329 | 2 |
| 3 | Catherine Porter | "Crazy" | 29,348 | 3 |
| 4 | Sexy Sadie | "I Won't Let You Do This To Me" | 10,494 | 4 |
At Eurovision
The United Kingdom was the third country to perform on the night of the contest, following Netherlands and preceding Estonia. At the end of the voting, Nicki French scored a total of 28 points from eight countries, finishing in 16th place, its worst placing since it first entered the contest. The United Kingdom televoting awarded its 12 points to contest winners Denmark.
Points awarded by the United Kingdom
Final
| 12 points |  Denmark
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| 10 points |  Ireland
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| 8 points |  Russia
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| 7 points |  Latvia
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| 6 points |  Sweden
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| 5 points |  Germany
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| 4 points |  Estonia
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| 3 points |  Norway
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| 2 points |  Malta
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| 1 point |  Austria
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Points awarded to the United Kingdom
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
