West End Eurovision
West End is an annual event held in London between top West End shows, loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest. It is generally held at the Piccadilly theatre and the host show does not compete but rather is the opening act before the main event. This event is done for the charity theatremad and the format is divided between two competitions, one for the best performance and another for the best ident.
2008
- Debuting Shows:
Avenue Q Buddy The Lion King Phantom of the Opera Mamma Mia! Grease Wicked
| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | Wicked | Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit |  United Kingdom | 1996 | 1st | ?? |
| ?? | Grease | Making Your Mind Up | United Kingdom | 1981 | ?? | |
| ?? | Avenue Q | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| ?? | Buddy | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| ?? | The Lion King | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| ?? | Phantom of the Opera | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| ?? | Mamma Mia! | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| ?? | ?? | Ding-A-Dong |  Netherlands | 1975 | ?? | |
| ?? | ?? | Waterloo |  Sweden | 1974 | ?? | |
| ?? | ?? | Save Your Kisses For Me | United Kingdom | 1976 | ?? |
2009
| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Phantom of the Opera | Take Me To Your Heaven | Sweden | 1999 | 8th | ?? |
| 02 | Mamma Mia | Las Vegas | Sweden | 2005 | 1st | ?? |
| 03 | Lion King | Wild Dances |  Ukraine | 2004 | 5th | ?? |
| 04 | We Will Rock You | Love Shine A Light | United Kingdom | 1997 | 3rd | ?? |
| 05 | Billy Elliot | I'm Never Giving Up | United Kingdom | 1983 | 2nd | ?? |
| 06 | Wicked | Touch My Fire | United Kingdom | 2005 | 4th | ?? |
| 07 | Dirty Dancing | Nel blu dipinto di blu |  Italy | 1958 | 7th | ?? |
| 08 | La Cage aux Folles | Diva |  Israel | 1998 | 6th | ?? |
2010
This year's contest was judged by Toby Anstis, Sally Ann Triplet and Graham Norton
| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | Dirty Dancing | Shake It |  Greece | 2004 | 1st | ?? |
| ?? | Les Misérables | Puppet on a String | United Kingdom | 1967 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Avenue Q | Better the Devil You Know | United Kingdom | 1993 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Phantom of the Opera | La Voix | Sweden | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Love Never Dies | Just Get Out of My Life |  Montenegro | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Legally Blonde | Flying The Flag (For You) | United Kingdom | 2007 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | We Will Rock You | The Balkan Girls |  Romania | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Jermyn Street Theatre | My Number One | Greece | 2005 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Dreamboats and Petticoats | Miss Kiss Kiss Bang |  Germany | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Mamma Mia | Song#1 |  Russia | 2007 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Billy Elliott | Let It Swing |  Norway | 1985 | ?? | ?? |
2011
| West End Eurovision 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | ||||
| Venue | Piccadilly Theatre London, United Kingdom | |||
| Presenter(s) | Gaby Roslin | |||
| Opening act | The Cast of Grease | |||
| Interval act | The Original Bucks Fizz | |||
| Participants | ||||
| Number of entries | 11 | |||
| Debuting countries | Wizard of Oz 39 Steps Priscilla Queen of the Desert | |||
| Returning countries | Wicked | |||
| Withdrawing countries | Dreamboats and Petticoats Jermyn Street Theatre Mamma Mia! | |||
| Vote | ||||
| Winning song | Legally Blonde | |||
| West End Eurovision | ||||
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This year, the contests pannelists were Legally Blonde leading lady Sheridan Smith, BBC Eurovision commentator Graham Norton and unsuccessful 2010 Irish Eurovision contestant Justin Lee Collins
| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | Wizard of Oz | Je ne sais quoi |  Iceland | 2010 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Les Misérables | Shady Lady | Ukraine | 2008 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Phantom of the Opera | Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley | Sweden | 1984 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | We Will Rock You | In My Dreams | Norway | 2005 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Billy Elliot | Teenage Life | United Kingdom | 2006 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Priscilla Queen of the Desert | This Is My Life | Iceland | 2008 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Wicked | Aven Romale |  Czech Republic | 2009 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Legally Blonde | Dancing Lasha Tumbai | Ukraine | 2007 | 1st | ?? |
| ?? | Love Never Dies | It's All About You |  Albania | 2010 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Dirty Dancing | Fångad av en stormvind | Sweden | 1991 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | 39 Steps | Pump-Pump |  Finland | 1976 | 2nd | ?? |