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Radio 2's Ultimate 21st Century Eurovision Song - The Extras

The songs that missed out on the Top 40 chart of the UK’s Ultimate 21st Century Eurovision song.

The songs that missed out on the Top 40 chart of the UK’s favourite 21st Century Eurovision song.

Where else would you find a song – from the land of ‘pre smart phone’ mobiles and saunas - by someone called Windows95man, as far as he’s concerned there are No Rules.

Molitva was the debut entry for Serbia in Helsinki in 2007. At the close of voting that night, it was declared the winner with 268 points, giving Serbia its first victory as an independent state.

We all have a soft spot for all our UK entries and you’ll West End star Jade Ewen doing really well in Moscow in 2009, with a song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren – the Sugababes were so impressed that they asked her to them soon after!

Michelle will also bring you Turkey’s first ever winner from 2003 in Riga. Everyway That I Can.

Who re all the Euro-drama over whether American rapper Flo Rida would perform at Eurovision or not? Well on the night in 2021, he turned up and ed San Marino singer Senhit for her HUGE hit Adrenalina… you can never predict what’s going to happen at Eurovision!

Michelle still gets nervous ing Kate from Australia’s swing on that massive pole whilst performing.

And The Roop are in – that name just brings a smile to our Eurovision faces doesn’t it, they missed out in 2020 because of Covid, but the Lithuanians returned to Rotterdam the next year.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Destiny

    Je Me Casse (Eurovision 2021 - Malta)

    • Eurovision Song Contest Rotterdam 2021.
    • Universal Music A/S.
    • 28.
  • Ήβη Αδάμου

    La La Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Day1 Entertainment.
    • 1.
  • Luca Hänni

    She Got Me

    • She Got Me.
    • Muve.
    • 2.
  • Mahmood & BLANCO

    Brividi

    • I Love Italy European Song Contest Torino 2022.
    • UME.
    • 1.
  • Senhit

    Adrenalina (Eurovision 2021 - San Marino)

    • Eurovision Song Contest Rotterdam 2021.
    • Universal Music A/S.
    • 38.
  • Sanna Nielsen

    Undo

    • Undo.
    • Parlophone Sweden.
    • 1.
  • Andrei Ursu

    Llamame (Romania Eurovision Entry 2022)

    • Universal Music Group.
  • Konstrakta

    In Corpore Sano (Eurovision Version)

    • In Corpore Sano (Eurovision Version).
    • Gruvlend!.
    • 1.
  • Kate Miller‐Heidke

    Zero Gravity (Eurovision 2019 - Australia)

    • Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019.
    • Universal Music A/S.
    • 4.
  • Borislav Milanov & Poli Genova

    If Love Was a Crime

    • Eurovision Classics.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 5.
  • Jade Ewen

    It's My Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen Records.
  • Eric Saade

    Popular

    • Eurovision Song Contest Düsseldorf 2011 (Various Artists).
    • EMM.
    • 17.
  • Sertab Erener

    Every Way That I Can

    • Every Way That I Can.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.
  • Jamala

    1944

    • Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Stockholm.
    • Universal Music A/S.
    • 43.
  • Marija Šerifović

    Molitva

    • Eurovision Song Contest: Helsinki 2007.
    • CMC.
    • 16.
  • Loïc Nottet

    Rhythm Inside

    • Rhythm Inside.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 1.
  • Il Volo

    Grande amore (Eurovision Version)

    • Grande amore (Eurovision Version).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 May 2025 02:00