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| In 2000, the BBC reverted to the historic A Song for Europe title for the national selection competition. The eight songs in contention to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest competed in a semi-final round on BBC Radio 2 on Friday 14th January 2000. Following a phone vote, the top four songs went forward to the A Song For Europe final on Sunday 20th February 2000. |
| Transmission Date: (Final) | Sunday 20th February 2000 |
| Channel: | BBC One |
| Time: | 16.35-17.15 |
Presenter: | Katy Hill |
Voting: | Public phone vote |
Winning Song: | Don't Play That Song Again Nicki French |
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Scoreboard
| Semi-Final Round | The voting in the semi-final was not made public at the time. Only the top four songs progressed to the final. |
| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Votes | Position | |
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| 1 | Aria | John Tonks & Helene Horlyck | Helene Horlyck | 1,826 | 7 |
| 2 | Crazy | Tony Moore & Catherine Porter | Catherine Porter | 5,191 | 2 |
| 3 | Don't Play That Song Again | John Springate & Gerry Shepherd | Nicki French | 5,550 | 1 |
| 4 | I Won't Let You Do This To Me | Mike Connaris, Teri Bradley & Paul Brown | Sexy Sadie (Charline & Siobhan Stanislas) | 4,403 | 3 |
| 5 | Only The Women Know | Kimberley Rew | Six Chix | 4,115 | 4 |
| 6 | Stand Up | Richard Silver | Jayne Tretton | 2,182 | 6 |
| 7 | The Answer | Tony Moore & Catherine Porter | Catherine Porter | 1,635 | 8 |
| 8 | Wherever You Go | Simon May & Ben Robbins | India | 3,254 | 5 |
| Final |
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| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Votes | Position | |
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| 1 | I Won't Let You Do This To Me | Mike Connaris, Teri Bradley & Paul Brown | Sexy Sadie (Charline & Siobhan Stanislas) | 10.494 | 4 |
| 2 | Crazy | Tony Moore & Catherine Porter | Catherine Porter | 29,348 | 3 |
| 3 | Only The Women Know | Kimberley Rew | Six Chix | 42,309 | 2 |
| 4 | Don’t Play That Song Again | John Springate & Gerry Shepherd | Nicki French | 47,355 | 1 |
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Nicki French at The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 |
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At The Eurovision Song Contest 2000
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday 13th May 2000, Don't Play That Song Again finished in 16th place with 28 points. Terry Wogan provided the commentary for BBC One Television. Ken Bruce provided the commentary for BBC Radio 2. |