Please Release Me Let Me Go...to Eurovision!

Well our nearest neighbour have surprised everyone with a completely different choice for this year's Eurovision. The UK chose boyband Blue last year so a lot of people thought would it be another band (McFly perhaps?) or even a reality TV star like Joe McElderry who would go forward to Baku...but no...the BBC have chosen none other than 60's crooner - Englebert Humperdinck - to represent them in this year's contest.

Englebert - who's real name is Arnold Dorsey - will be 76 years old when he represents his country in Azerbaijan. The grammy-award winning crooner is certainly no stranger to the international stage having been in showbusiness for more than 45 years. His song will be recorded in Los Angeles (where he lives) , Nashville and London. Englebert's most famous songs are "Please Release Me"..."The Last Waltz" , "There Goes My Everything" to name but a few.

It will be interesting to see how Englebert's style contrasts to that of say...Jedward! It all makes for a very diverse and fascinating showdown in Azerbaijan.

Here is Englebert at a recent concert in Israel.