Andrew Lloyd Webber for Eurovision
Posted Mon 20 Oct 2008 1:25PM BST by Mitch Carter in The Guestlist
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is set to compose Britain's entry for 
the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The composer will write a song for the winner of Your Country Needs You, a BBC television program in which musicians compete for an audience vote.
After a string of disappointing entries into the competition many have called for an experienced hand to break Britain's run of poor scores. Previous Eurovision losers have included X-Factor's Andy Abraham who finished joint last in 2008 and Jemini's entry Cry Baby which famously received "null points".
"In my life I've never shied away from the impossible and this looks like the biggest mission impossible of all time," said Lloyd Webber in a statement on Saturday.
Controversy was rife at last year's Eurovision final with seasoned presenter Terry Wogan complaining about the political nature of the voting.
Can Sir Andrew win it for Britain or has the political voting got out of hand? Have your say below.
the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The composer will write a song for the winner of Your Country Needs You, a BBC television program in which musicians compete for an audience vote. After a string of disappointing entries into the competition many have called for an experienced hand to break Britain's run of poor scores. Previous Eurovision losers have included X-Factor's Andy Abraham who finished joint last in 2008 and Jemini's entry Cry Baby which famously received "null points".
"In my life I've never shied away from the impossible and this looks like the biggest mission impossible of all time," said Lloyd Webber in a statement on Saturday.
Controversy was rife at last year's Eurovision final with seasoned presenter Terry Wogan complaining about the political nature of the voting.
Can Sir Andrew win it for Britain or has the political voting got out of hand? Have your say below.
Rosie
eurovision doesnt deserve the likes of andrew lloyd webber to waste his time on it. i hope im wrong
With nigh on a billion pounds in the bank, I'm pretty sure Andrew LLloyd Webber is not too phased by the challenge, whatever the outcome of the predictably political vote.
An X-Factor's champion will never score against a 1 year old todler from the ("new", "adopted", "Hate seeking", "Blind-Deaf") Europeans.
All they want is to show any of their country at all is better than the real Europe.
WAKE UP.......
This is will be the unmaking of a respected Musician. He can Make a song but what does it give the Ego seeking nationalities.NOTHING.
CHANGE THE VOTING SYSTEM... Maybe... and let him do it. ARE BRITISH and IRISH becoming DUMB NOW...?
You HAVE alot the World's Best Singers and writers. Don't waste your time and money on a one sided contest
Is sir Andrew LLloyd Webber Only On for a chunk of the Big BUDGET for this contest.
If it is then He is not respectable after all.