UK's Eurovision Song Contest 2018 act chosen

Royal Academy of Music graduate
SuRie will represent the UK at
Eurovision 2018 with her track
Storm.
SuRie - real name Susanna Cork -
was announced as the winner of
Eurovision You Decide after a live
ceremony in Brighton, broadcast
on BBC Two.
She was chosen via a combined
public and jury vote, and said she
would celebrate with "a bottle of
something bubbly and a straw".
This year's Eurovision Song
Contest will be held in Lisbon in
May.
SuRie has previously appeared at
Eurovision supporting two Belgian
entries - as a backing dancer for
Loic Nottet in 2015, and as
musical director for Blanche in
2017.
As a child soloist, she performed
for the Prince of Wales, and more
recently provided backing vocals
for Coldplay's Chris Martin, as
well as Will Young.
'Proud Brit'
Her song Storm was written by
Nicole Blair, Gil Lewis and Sean
Hargreaves.
Speaking ahead of the
announcement, SuRie said: "My
eyes were opened to the beauty of
Eurovision a couple of years ago
and I was working with the
Belgians so false flagging for a
different country but I had an
amazing time.
"To be involved from my country,
I'm a proud Brit... I'd love to be a
part of Eurovision".
Last year's Eurovision was won by
Portugal, with Salvador Sobral
taking top honours with the ballad
Amar Pelos Dois.
Lucie Jones, former X Factor
contestant representing the UK
with I'll Never Give Up on You,
came 15th after scoring 111
points.
The UK has won Eurovision five
times but last triumphed in 1997
with Love Shine a Light performed
by Katrina and the Waves.