Acts from 25 countries took part in the event. It was won by Germany, whose entrant Lena scored 246 points. Turkey's MaNga came in second place, with Romania third and Denmark fourth. This is the third time the UK has finished in the bottom spot in the past eight years, following on from Jemini in 2003 and Andy Abraham in 2008.
Dubovie, who was chosen to represent the UK after securing the most public votes on Your Country Needs You! on BBC One in March, said, "This has been one of the best experiences of my life no matter where I've come in the contest. It's been a privilege to represent the UK, I will keep performing and I'm still smiling."
No More Floyd - Pink Floyd's Roger Waters has said he "won't be unhappy" if the band's performance at Live 8 in 2005 proved to be their last. "It was an extraordinarily moving experience for me and if that's the way we draw a line under Pink Floyd, so be it," he told BBC News. Waters will tour the band's classic album The Wall later this year. He said Pink Floyd had been asked to reform for a show in New York but that bandmate David Gilmour had refused.
"I think Live 8 was probably it," Waters told the BBC's Rebecca Jones. "And Live 8 was so beautiful, and Rick [Wright] obviously was still with us then. "If that's the way we draw a line under Pink Floyd, so be it. I won't be unhappy about that."
Street Wise - Country singer Willie Nelson is to have a street named after him in Austin, Texas, its city council has decided. According to the Austin American-Statesman newspaper, a section of Second Street in Downtown will be renamed Willie Nelson Boulevard in honour of the Texas-born musician. Plans are also afoot to erect a life-size statue of Nelson, who celebrated his 77th birthday last month. Born in Abbott, Texas, Nelson has lived near Austin for nearly 40 years.
(Jim Evans)
