# West End Eurovision

West End Eurovision is an annual fundraising 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 The Make A Difference Trust and the format is divided between three competitions, one for the best performance, one for best creativity and another for the best video ident. Each year a number of celebrity judges pick the winner of the Best Creative Award, while the Best Video Ident Award is chosen over social media. The Best Performance Award is the biggest of the three and is awarded to the performance that gets the highest number of points combined from three categories: the best video ident points, phone votes from the audience (which are doubled) and points from the show representatives from each competing show.

## 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

This year, the contest panelists 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 | ?? |

## 2012

The celebrity judges this year were Kerry Ellis, Tony Blackburn and Stefanie Powers Points are shown as follows: (Video ident points, Show judges points, Phone votes from the audience) = TOTAL
| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
| 1 | Mamma Mia! | Bonjour, Bonjour | Switzerland | 1969 | 10th | (0,8,0) = 8 |
| 2 | Shrek The Musical | Fly on the Wings of Love | Denmark | 2000 | 9th | (2,13,0) = 15 |
| 3 | Sweeney Todd | One Step Out of Time | United Kingdom | 1992 | 1st | (4,92,24) = 120 |
| 4 | Wizard of Oz | Boom Boom | Armenia | 2011 | 5th | (0,54,4) = 58 |
| 5 | The 39 Steps | Boom Boom Boomerang | Austria | 1977 | 8th | (1,15,2) = 18 |
| 6 | Rock of Ages | Wolves of the Sea | Latvia | 2008 | 7th | (6,28,12) = 46 |
| 7 | Phantom of the Opera | Fairytale | Norway | 2009 | 5th | (10,32,16) = 58 |
| 8 | Billy Elliot | Shir Habatlanim | Israel | 1987 | 2nd | (0,88,9) = 88 |
| 9 | Les Misérables | Ne partez pas sans moi | Switzerland | 1988 | 3rd | (12,48,20) = 80 |
| 10 | Wicked | Poupée de cire, poupée de son | Luxembourg | 1965 | 4th | (8,52,8) = 68 |
| Category | Show | Title |
| Best Performance | Sweeney Todd | "One Step Out of Time" |
| Best Creative Award | Sweeney Todd | "One Step Out of Time" |
| Best Ident | Les Misérables | "A.R.S.E.D - Actors Rags to Sequins Eurovision Dream" |

## 2013

| Draw | Show | Song | Country | Year | Place | Points |
| ?? | Rock of Ages | Medley What's Another Year Why Me? Hold Me Now | Ireland | various | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Billy Elliott | I Can | United Kingdom | 2011 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | A Chorus Line | Party For Everybody | Russia | 2012 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Mamma Mia! | Euphoria | Sweden | 2013 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Wicked | Wir Geben 'ne Party | Germany | 1994 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Phantom of the Opera | Hard Rock Hallelujah | Finland | 2006 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Spamalot | Playback | Portugal | 1981 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Top Hat | Dschinghis Khan | Germany | 1979 | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | Once | All Kinds of Everything | Ireland | 1970 | ?? | 1st |
| ?? | Viva Forever! | This is the Night | Malta | 2012 | ?? | ?? |