With the three judge panel consisting of John Barrowman, Carrie Grant and Terry Wogan, it was a close call for Andy. Terry Wogan was the only judge to vote for Andy to stay in for the public vote, as a wild card.

Andy's soulful performance of his song, "Even If", written by Andy Abraham, Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson, was enough to convince the public to vote for him as the winner to go on to the Eurovision 2008 final.

Watch Andy Abraham - "Even If" video:

Other contestants included ex-EastEnders star Michelle Gayle, Simona Armstrong, Rob McVeigh, LoveShy and The Revelations.

Andy Abraham is best known in the UK as a former contestant on X Factor 2005. With memorable appearances that included a stand out performance of "Me and Mrs. Jones", the former bin man was runner up to winner Shayne Ward.

Since the X Factor, Andy has released two studio albums, with a third on it's way, set to include the single, "Even If".

The 53rd Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.

For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals will be held to decide which 25 countries will be represented in the Final.

The first Semi-Final will take place on Tuesday, 20th of May.

The second Semi-Final is Thursday 22nd of May.

The Final is Saturday, 24th of May, 2008.

For more information, go to:

Eurovision Song Contest Official Website

BBC - Eurovision: Your Decision

Andy Abraham on amazon.co.uk

Andy Abraham Official Website
Andy Abraham on Myspace