UK in Eurovision win!

Nowadays the words 'United Kingdom' and 'winner' don't appear that frequently in Eurovision circles, so Eurovision Express is delighted to hear that le Royaume Uni has won the Retro 1981 Contest.

Every year fans from across Europe vote in a Second Chance Contest, giving a whole bunch of national final songs the opportunity to compete against each other.

Second Chance began back in 1987, so a few years ago a bright spark decided it would be a nice idea to give those songs from 1986 and backwards their own 'retro' contest, so this year it was the turn of 1981, and Liquid Gold with Don't Panic emerged victorious!

1981 was obviously the UK's year, as, of course, Bucks Fizz won the real contest too.

Looking ahead to Retro 1980, Eurovision Express fully expects for Maggie Moone to keep up the good work and sweep the board with Happy Everything.

You can find out more about Second Chance and the Retro Contest here