The BBC uses an internal selection method to choose the UK's Eurovision act, after a string of disappointing results in recent years prompted a rethink - but the success of Sam Ryder means the change may have paid off.
Kalush Orchestra, a Ukrainian rap group, won the contest last year, but it was deemed unsafe to hold 2023's event in the country due to the ongoing conflict.
Coincidentally she was born in 1997 - the same year the UK last won Eurovision with Katrina And The Waves' Love Shine A Light. She has worked with chart-topping acts including girl group Little Mix, rapper Aitch and music producer and DJ Sigala.The hosting team will include
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