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at 8.00pm on Saturday 20 May 2006 on
BBC ONE - and BBC Radio 2
Boom Bang-A-Bang – 50 Years Of Eurovision at 10.35pm on Tuesday 16 May on BBC ONE The Eurovision Semi-Final 2006 at 8.00pm on Thursday 18 May on BBC THREE Daz Sampson's Eurovision at 10.45pm on Thursday 18 May on BBC THREE Daz Sampson enters the history books this year as he becomes the 50th UK Eurovision performer to take to Europe's biggest stage in The Eurovision Song Contest 2006, the world's biggest music show. Celebrating another big anniversary, Eurovision legend Sir Terry Wogan prepares for his 35th contest and guarantees to add his inimitable style and finesse to the proceedings in Athens. So get your pens at the ready and join more than 160 million people worldwide to watch Europe's greatest, glitziest spectacle! Following a landslide victory in this year's Making Your Mind Up, Manchester-based rap star Daz Sampson beat off tough competition from Kym Marsh and Antony Costa to secure his place at Eurovision 2006 with his totally original, show-stopping performance of Teenage Life. This is the first time Britain has taken a rap song to Europe since Love City Groove over a decade ago – but will Europe get down with Daz and crown him king? To mark 50 years of Eurovision for the UK, BBC ONE kicks off the celebrations with a one-off special presented by Sir Terry Wogan. Boom Bang-A-Bang – 50 Years Of Eurovision is a chance to relive the best and worst moments of the contest from the last five decades and features Sir Terry's favourite memories and anecdotes. BBC THREE raises the curtains on this year's hottest competition with the Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final, live and exclusive, with Patrick O'Connell providing his irreverent and incisive commentary. And don't go anywhere as BBC THREE follows the excitement of the semi-final with a one-off special documentary, Daz Samspon's Eurovision. This 60-minute, intimate special follows Daz's two-year journey to Eurovision, from the time he stormed the charts with his smash-hit record Kung Fu Fighting, through his victory in Making Your Mind Up, to the road to Athens. It reveals everything you ever needed to know about the music industry and what it takes to represent the UK at Eurovision. BBC Radio 2 also gets in on the act, as usual, as Ken Bruce gives his usual witty, pithy and informative commentary on the contest from 8.00pm on Saturday 20 May. The official BBC Eurovision website at bbc.co.uk/eurovision goes fully interactive this year, giving users a chance to view the contest's final live on their PCs on 20 May. In the build-up to the big day, the site will also be constantly updated with behind-the-scenes exclusives, news, gossip, interviews and games. Want to know what happened backstage at the semi-final and who's making friends … or enemies? Log on for everything you need to know about this year's competition. A traditional family favourite – the Eurovision Score Chart – also makes a welcome return. So head to bbc.co.uk/eurovision and print out the Daz-themed card ready for the great night! Notes to Editors The BBC's Eurovision Song Contest 2006 press pack is available as a pdf on the right-hand side of this page, as a complete document and in sections. KC2
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