Andy Abraham, Rob McVeigh and Simona Armstrong will be competing to sing in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade.

After subjecting BBC audiences to over a week of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, the torture continued last night with Making Your Mind Up.

The BBC has revealed the six acts competing in Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up.

They are:
Big Brovaz
Cyndi
Brian Harvey
Justin Hawkins and Beverlei Brown (Hawkins & Brown)
Liz McClarnon

Finland's Lordi lords it in Athens!

Bright lights, colourful costumes, long legged girls, men in frocks, monster rockers, robots, rappers and fireworks! The 51st Eurovision Song Contest got off to a flying start at the magnificent Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece when co-presenters Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouas floated down to the stage suspended on wire.

Serbia-Montenegro has withdrawn from this year's Eurovision Song Contest after a Montenegran song was chosen amid claims of vote-rigging.

Serbian oficials accused the panel of judges in Montenegro of tactical voting in favour of the entry from Montenegro.

Daz Sampson cleans up

The UK voted for Daz Sampson to compete in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest - and gave itself a real chance to win the competition this year.

Daz's Teenage Life is a comedy rap featuring the middle-aged white rapper and a class of schoolgirls. The song could easily top the single charts even before the Eurovision Song Contest takes place.

Will Antony Costa sing for the UK?

In the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest the UK didn't do much better than nul points. Can the Brits do any better in Athens this year?
 
This year's hopefuls will appear in Making Your Mind Up on BBC One on Saturday 4th March.