Terry Wogan Tips Take That And Robbie Williams For Eurovision Glory

Former Eurovision commentator Sir Terry Wogan has said Britain’s best chance of winning the song contest would come if an established act entered.

Sir Terry said countries in Eastern Europe would continue to dominate the competition unless Britain took action.

“The fact is eastern Europeans are putting their major stars to sing the songs so the votes are coming in,” he told the BBC.

“I've said it before, I think our best chance of winning would be if one of our major stars who are known all over Europe and the world like Take That, Boyzone or Robbie Williams took part.”

But Sir Terry, who stood down as the BBC’s Eurovision commentator this week, said none of them are “willing to take a chance on being beaten and you can't blame them because they might feel that this is a terrific blow.”

He added: “We have to be able to compete at the same level as the eastern European stars. I think that would make a difference.”

Eastern European countries have continued to dominate Eurovision over recent years as a result of favorable bloc voting.

As previously reported on Gigwise, Graham Norton is to replace Sir Terry at the 2009 song contest in Moscow, Russia.

He said Sir Terry was “an impossible act to follow” but “I just couldn't say no.”

Sir Terry's reputation as a no holds barred commentator and his many off the cuff remarks at singers won him huge support with the public.