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"Blue have been revealed as the act representing the UK at this year&amp;#039;s Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf. The reunited boyband were confirmed to have been chosen by the BBC in a statement made on the corporation&amp;#039;s official Eurovision Twitter page. They will perform a new self-penned song entitled &amp;#039;I Can&amp;#039;, with the track&amp;#039;s promotion and recording also being filmed as part of a BBC documentary to be screened in April. BBC Head of Entertainment and Events Katie Taylor commented: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re enormously pleased to have found an act that not only meets but exceeds all the criteria for a great entry. Blue are the perfect choice and we&amp;#039;re so proud to have them representing us at this year&amp;#039;s Eurovision Song Contest.&amp;quot; Band member Duncan James also revealed his excitement on Twitter, saying: &amp;quot;Yes the rumour r true!! We r representing the uk in this yrs EUROVISION! We r really excited and cant wait till u hear the song!! ITS BIG!!! (sic).&amp;quot; The group have previous links to the contest, as Antony Costa came second in the 2006 edition of Eurovision song selection show Making Your Mind Up with &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s A Beautiful Thing&amp;#039;. Duncan James was also part of the judging panel on the show&amp;#039;s successor Eurovision: Your Country Needs You in 2009. Blue originally formed in 2001 and had a string of top ten hits in the UK, including &amp;#039;All Rise&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;One Love&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word&amp;#039;, a duet with Elton John, before splitting in 2005. The final of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest will take place on May 14. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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