as we speak, to watch. and the whole thing will be kicked off by the austrians. their song will be the first one to play. and the last one, just before the public vote opens, will of course be the uk s very own mae miller with i wrote a song. nothing more to say, really, then this is such an exciting combination of so many months of preparation. i cannot wait to go and sit down with my popcorn and watch what is going on. we my popcorn and watch what is going on. ~ ., ., ., ., ., on. we are going to let you go and crab that on. we are going to let you go and grab that pepcorn on. we are going to let you go and grab that popcorn and on. we are going to let you go and grab that popcorn and enjoy - on. we are going to let you go and grab that popcorn and enjoy the i grab that popcorn and enjoy the show. thank you. don t forget, you can follow all the latest details and the bands that are playing on bbc news website. so follow that live from there. we have had some breaking news come to
well, you re allowed to be positive. mae miller could be delighted. she ll be punching the air that she s got a good review from you. just tell her. yeah. and before we left, we discovered that one resident has a very special birthday coming up. i mjohn whitwell, and i m 99 when you turn 100. when you turn 100? 14th of may. that s the weekend of europe. that s the day after eurovision, in fact. will you be watching eurovision? no. i never have done. and seeing this on television convinced me even more. john, happy birthday in advance. thank you very much indeed. there we have it. a guarantee at least one brit will be celebrating this weekend. colin patterson, bbc news. # instead, i wrote a song. eurovision truly for all ages.