1. 2010
    1. September
      1. Andrew to appear on Michael Ball Show this Friday
    2. August
      1. Hello! magazine photoshoot with Andrew
    3. July
      1. Lord Rowe-Beddoe presents Andrew with key to the Wales Millennium Centre
      2. Andrew visits Cardiff for a special announcement about Sophie Evans
      3. Preserving Our Heritage
      4. Andrew calls for increased prostate cancer screening
      5. Love Never Dies album number one across key retailers in China
    4. June
      1. Sale of Pablo Picasso's Angel de Fernandez de Soto
      2. Tell Me on a Sunday national tour, starring Claire Sweeney
    5. May
      1. A statement from Andrew
      2. Oz Blog: The winner is revealed...
      3. The last Dorothy mission....
      4. Oz Blog: The Final Countdown
      5. Danielle you are Dorothy… and here comes Dangerous Dave as Toto!
      6. Danielle is your Dorothy!
      7. Danielle, Lauren and Sophie have a go at Polo!
      8. The winning Dorothy to release charity single
      9. Sierra meets the Dorothys!
      10. Oz: Blog: Andrew makes his final choice and the final three are revealed
      11. Oz Blog: The Fantastic Four
      12. Bombay Dreams Movie Announcement
      13. Andrew to appear on The Graham Norton Show
      14. Andrew meets Bobby...
      15. Oz Blog: The second sing-off
      16. Oz Blog: A Dorothy Cull...
      17. We’re off to see The Wizard of Oz!
      18. From Nancy to Dorothy: A message from Sam and Niamh
      19. Oz Blog: An Emotional Goodbye
      20. Oz Blog: An audience with the Lord
      21. Andrew and the Dorothys get ready for their close up...
      22. An Over the Rainbow update from Andrew
    6. April
      1. Andrew gets ready for next week's Over The Rainbow
      2. It's Toto time for Andrew...
      3. Oz Blog: Standing ovations as we say another goodbye
      4. Oz Blog: A chorus of Angels...
      5. Oz Blog: Another sad goodbye...
      6. Behind the scenes at Over The Rainbow
      7. Oz Blog: Making a Song and Dance
      8. Oz Blog: It's goodbye to another of our Dorothies...
      9. Oz Blog: A Class Act
      10. Oz Blog: The first Dorothy flies over the rainbow
      11. Oz Blog: The first live show... and the public get to choose
      12. West End Story: What Nancy, Joseph and Maria Did Next
    7. March
      1. Oz Blog: 20 become 10...
      2. Oz Blog: Over The Rainbow kicks off with weekend special
      3. Behind the scenes on "Wetten, Das?"
      4. Filming the Over The Rainbow trailer
      5. Andrew’s off to see the Wizard… and revisiting the South Bank Show
      6. BBC ONE Follows the Yellow Brick Road, Over the Rainbow
      7. The South Bank Show Revisited
      8. Andrew and Katherine Jenkins on Dancing On Ice
    8. February
      1. Andrew’s TV appearances this weekend
      2. Lloyd Webber, Universal Music forge new partnership in recording, publishing
      3. Andrew Lloyd Webber to appear on Weekend Wogan this Sunday
      4. Andrew in Manchester...
      5. 'Love Never Dies' premieres at The South Bank Show Awards
    9. January
      1. Andrew Inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame
      2. Love Never Dies World Exclusive for The South Bank Show Awards
      3. Andrew begins his search for Dorothy
      4. My Health Diary
  2. 2009
    1. December
      1. Full Love Never Dies cast announced
    2. November
      1. A message from Andrew
      2. Could you be Dorothy?
      3. Update on Andrew's health
    3. October
      1. Thank you from Andrew
      2. A press statement from Andrew's office.
      3. Andrew Lloyd Webber on Stephen Gately
      4. Andrew honoured by Theater Hall of Fame
      5. Love Never Dies global launch
      6. Welcome to the Andrew Lloyd Webber site
    4. September
      1. Bono is one of “The Boys In The Photograph”
      2. Andrew and Ben Elton in Toronto
      3. 9,000 performances of Phantom on Broadway
      4. Andrew seeks Dorothy... and Toto!
      5. 'Love Changes Everything' performed at Kennedy memorial
    5. August
      1. Backstage with Connie Fisher
    6. July
      1. Andrew reveals that Michael Jackson wanted to play the Phantom
    7. May
      1. I'd Do Anything Finalists star in the West End
      2. Mark Cook on the Eurovision final
      3. Jade Ewen at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest
      4. Andrew in Moscow
    8. April
      1. The Boys in the Photograph opens in Canada
      2. Andrew questions budget Tax proposals
      3. Love Never Dies...
      4. Andrew Lloyd Webber Leads House of Lords Debate
    9. March
      1. A Beginner's Guide to Eurovision
      2. Mark's top Eurovision outfits
    10. February
      1. Mark's Eurovision Top 10
      2. Andrew congratulates AR Rahman on his double Oscar glory
      3. Joseph voted Best Musical Revival
      4. Mark's in Malta...
      5. So you want to be a real Eurovision fan?
      6. Moscow here we come...
    11. January
      1. Your Country Does Need You! Jade is the winner
      2. We meet Eurovision's Bucks Fizz
      3. And then there were three...
      4. Unbreak our Eurovision hearts
      5. The Eurovision zoo...
      6. Chris Moyles The Musical?
      7. Triumphant night for TV's Nancy
      8. A Lulu of a Eurovision
      9. Double whammy Grammy
      10. Grammy Award Winner joins Andrew in his quest for Eurovision glory
      11. Lee Mead's final performance as Joseph in the West End
      12. The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber sets new record
      13. Your Country Needs Them...
      14. The first instalment from our Eurovision blogger
  3. 2008
    1. December
      1. Meet our Eurovision blogger!
      2. Andrew meets Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
      3. Andrew in conversation with Josh Groban
    2. November
      1. Theatregoers to benefit from Chancellor‘s VAT cut
      2. 25 years of Cats in Japan!
      3. BBC Radio 1s Dave and Dom big Eurovision break?
      4. Andrew to judge Eventing International
    3. October
      1. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Surprise for Simon Cowell
      2. Lloyd Webber recruited to pen UK's 2009 Eurovision entry
      3. UK premiere of Phantasia
      4. Special birthday album release today
    4. September
      1. Free tickets for redundant bankers
      2. More birthday celebrations for Andrew in Ireland
      3. Andrew's 60th birthday celebrated by BBC concert in Hyde Park
    5. July
      1. Problem Solved - Elicia Mackenzie is Canada's Maria
      2. Andrew makes surprise trip to see Canada Maria's
      3. The Likes of Us is released for amateur licence to NODA
    6. June
      1. Starlight Express celebrates 20 years of productions in Bochum, Germany
      2. Thank you from Jodie, Jessie and Samantha
      3. Andrew congratulates Jodie
    7. May
      1. Rachel leaves I'd Do Anything semi final
      2. Andrew and the Nancy's meet Celine Dion
      3. Andrew to receive Woodrow Wilson Award
      4. It's goodbye Niamh!
      5. I'd Do Anything Results: Sunday 11th May
      6. The Phantom of the Opera goes digital!
      7. Andrew's speech to the House of Lords
      8. I'd Do Anything Results: Sunday 4th May
      9. Could Jenna be Nancy?
    8. April
      1. Andrew bids farewell to Francesca
      2. Andrew appears on American Idol
      3. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 3
      4. Andrew's Other Passion
      5. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 2
      6. Andrew to receive Classical BRIT Award
    9. March
      1. A Tribute Concert for Steven Pimlott
      2. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 1
      3. Thank you to chinamusical.net
      4. Playbill Unmasks Phantom Lyricist
      5. Michael Ball Meets Andrew Lloyd Webber
      6. Andrew Lloyd Webber to be ‘American Idol‘ mentor
      7. I'd Do Anything begins on BBC1
      8. Andrew and Madeleine set the record straight
      9. Andrew's Special Award from SOLT
    10. February
      1. Joseph is still amazing audiences 40 years on
      2. Andrew and Julian join tribute to the late Ian Adam
      3. Andrew joins guest presenters at the Brits
      4. Andrew appears in Hollyoaks
  4. 2007
    1. December
      1. Andrew to help BBC find Oliver!
      2. TV to watch this Christmas
      3. Andrew and Ben visit Liverpool
    2. November
      1. Andrew Lloyd Webber welcomes the Government's announcement on Music in Schools
      2. How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Scoops International Emmy
      3. Andrew on Amy Winehouse
      4. Joseph Raises £600k for Children in Need
      5. Supporting Children in Need
      6. Any Dream Will Do shortlisted for National Television Award
    3. October
      1. Andrew helps the Dutch find their Evita
      2. Lee Signs Polydor Record Deal
      3. Joseph Children in Need single
      4. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? nominated for Emmy Award
      5. The Maria and Joseph Finalists Find Success
      6. Canada to be the next nation to Solve a Problem Like Maria...
    4. September
      1. Joseph on Children in Need:Tickets Available
      2. Andrew at ArtsEd
  5. 2006
    1. December
      1. Andrew is honoured at the Kennedy Center
    2. November
      1. The Sound of Music opens at the London Palladium
    3. June
      1. The 2006 revival of Evita
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Lloyd Webber recruited to pen UK's 2009 Eurovision entry

20th October 2008

Lloyd Webber recruited to pen UK's 2009 Eurovision entry

Andrew Lloyd Webber has been asked by the BBC to bring Eurovision glory back to the shores of the UK, by penning next year’s entry.

In a televised address to the nation on Saturday evening, Andrew invited Eurovision-wannabes to submit an audition through the BBC website, he said: “The BBC have asked me to unite our kingdom in a quest to bring home the Eurovision Crown once more. I have been asked to write the song but where will I be unless one of you volunteer to sing it.”

The search is open to amateur, professional and semi-professional singers – soloists, duos and groups. Entries will be scrutinised by Andrew and his expert team of music industry professionals, who’ll then decide on a shortlist of six finalists. They will also have the ability to mix up the acts, delete and change their names in a bid to create the perfect entry.

The battle to represent the UK will climax in a series of live shows Your Country Needs You on BBC One, hosted by Graham Norton, where the viewers will have the final say on who will pick up the baton for the country in the Eurovision extravaganza being held in Moscow next May.

It has been over 10 years since the UK last won the contest, but Andrew is looking forward to the challenge, “I have never shied away from the impossible and this looks like the biggest mission impossible of all time. But with the might of the British public behind me, who knows what will happen?”

For more information on how to enter contact the official BBC Eurovision Song Contest website at www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision. The deadline for entries is 21st November 2008.

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