"MYMU" RIP - Say Hello To "EYD"

Looks like the BBC is renaming its national final from Making Your Mind Up (or MYMU as it was affectionately known) to Eurovision: Your Decision.

Although we don't think people are going to start calling the show EYD, maybe the change of name is a step in the right direction. Associating the UK Eurovision selection with Bucks Fizz's winning song from 1981 perhaps suggested to the voting public that what the UK needed was a stereotypical 'Boom-Bang-A-Bang' type entry.

And, as the past 5 years have shown, this is definitely not what we need to send. Eurovision Express thinks it's time for us to send a good solid ballad (a la Jessica Garlick) or a contemporary pop song (a la Imaani).

The BBC should be announcing details of EYD within the next week or so, and whether it takes the form of the rumoured Joseph+Maria/Lloyd Webber+Gary Barlow extravaganza or another format, the only thing that really matters is that we send a good song. Fingers crossed.