Katrina Leskanich
Updated: 24 May 2021, 2:09
Katrina Leskanich
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THE UK’s Eurovision journey reached a lowpoint this weekend, as James Newman’s Embers failed to set the world alight and was awarded a humiliating ‘nil point’.
It’s a far cry from the euphoria of 1997, when Katrina and the Waves swept to victory with Love Shine A Light.
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I believe James Newman is considered a great songwriter but perhaps as a strong charismatic front man and confident singer he was misplaced, writes KatrinaCredit: EPA
Since then, the UK has often struggled to score in double figures and this weekend’s humiliating defeat - the second zero score in the competition’s history - left Brits fuming about ‘political’ scoring and demanding we should pull out for good.