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Eurovision 2021 hopeful James Newman: ‘I’ve written the summer banger the UK deserves’
A year ago, James Newman was preparing to sing for an audience of 200 million in Rotterdam. Now he s back, with the data on his side
22 May 2021 • 7:26am I just hope everyone’s at home watching it on telly and not in the pub : UK Eurovision entrant James Newman
Credit: Victor Frankowski
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is underway, and this year, the UK s hopes ride on the shoulders of 2014 Brit Award-winner James Newman, with earnest single Embers .
The preview of Newman’s performance at the second Semi-Final on May 20 looked promising, and you can see how the London singer-songwriter fares by tuning in to the Grand Final on Saturday, May 22, which will go live on BBC One from 8pm.
Eurovision 2021 hopeful James Newman: ‘I’ve written the summer banger the UK deserves’
A year ago, James Newman was preparing to sing for an audience of 200 million in Rotterdam. Now he s back, with the data on his side
20 May 2021 • 7:26am I just hope everyone’s at home watching it on telly and not in the pub : UK Eurovision entrant James Newman
Credit: Victor Frankowski
The last time I saw James Newman, he was singing on top of the world. Or, at least, the upper floor of a central London private members’ club, before an audience of music industry and BBC grandees. The musician was launching his new single, My Last Breath, a song whose very existence had been a matter of utmost national secrecy for many months.